Fernanda Contreras Gómez
Mexican tennis player (born 1997)
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Fernanda Contreras Gómez (born 8 October 1997) is a Mexican former professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 139 by the WTA, achieved on 3 October 2022, and a doubles ranking of 99, achieved on 8 May 2023. She played collegiately for Vanderbilt University.[1]
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| Full name | Fernanda Contreras Gómez |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Mexico |
| Born | 8 October 1997 San Luis Potosi, Mexico |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 2019 |
| Retired | 2026 |
| Plays | Right (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Vanderbilt University |
| Coach | Christo Van Rensburg |
| Prize money | US$ 459,720 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 114-93 (55.1%) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 139 (3 October 2022) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2023) |
| French Open | 2R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
| US Open | 1R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 93–55 |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 99 (8 May 2023) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 16–4 |
| Last updated on: 10 March 2025. | |
College career
As a junior at Vanderbilt, Contreras won the USTA/ITA All-American Intercollegiate Championship to become Vanderbilt's first Riviera/ITA Singles Tournament Champion on 8 October 2017.[2] She defeated Aliona Bolsova in the championship match.[3]
Contreras finished the season with a 44–10 record, setting the program record for most victories in a season, and was named singles and doubles All-American.[4] She reached the semifinals of the Oracle ITA Fall National Championships[5] and the semifinals in the NCAA singles draw.[6] Contreras ended her collegiate career with the most wins in Commodore history with 138 career wins.[7]
Professional career
2018–2020
She made her debut for the Mexico Fed Cup team in 2018, winning all three matches she played.[8]
Contreras also participated in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games with partner Giuliana Olmos taking gold in doubles and silver in team. She lost to reigning Olympic champion Monica Puig in singles before defeating Team Puerto Rico in doubles with Giuliana Olmos for the gold medal.[9][10]
In February 2020, Contreras participated in the 2020 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs, representing Mexico. After defeating Peru, Mexico beat Team Chile in the semifinals, squaring off to face Paraguay in the finals. [11][12] Mexico defeated Paraguay 2–1 securing their spot in the Fed Cup World Group Qualifiers. [13][14] For her performance, Contreras was awarded the Fed Cup 2020 Americas Heart Award. [15]
2022: Major & WTA 1000 debuts and first wins, top 150 in singles
At the French Open, Contreras qualified for the main draw to make her Grand Slam tournament debut.[16][17][18] She defeated Panna Udvardy in the first round,[19] before losing to 20th seed Daria Kasatkina.[20]
She qualified for her second and third major in a row at Wimbledon and the US Open.[21][22]
At the Pan Pacific Open, Contreras earned her first main-draw qualification in a WTA Tour event and defeated former top-10 player Sofia Kenin.[23] As a result, she reached the top 150, at No. 141 climbing 41 positions in the rankings.[24]
She made her WTA 1000 debut at the 2022 Guadalajara Akron as a wildcard, losing to Ajla Tomljanović in the first round.[25]
2023: WTA Tour final & top 100 in doubles
Ranked No. 143 in doubles, Contreras reached her first WTA Tour doubles final at the 2023 Monterrey Open, partnering Kimberly Birrell, after the pair received a wildcard. As a result, she reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings.
Contreras received a main draw wildcard for the WTA 1000 Miami Open. Initially, she was entered in the qualifying draw, but after withdrawals, Emma Raducanu entered the main draw with her own ranking instead of as a wildcard, and Contreras was promoted to the main draw, given a wildcard.
2026: Retirement
Contreras Gómez announced her retirement from professional tennis in February 2026.[26]
Personal life
Contreras was born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico and grew up in Austin, Texas, where she attended Westlake High School.
Contreras graduated from Vanderbilt University in May 2019 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Her grandfather Francisco Contreras Serrano was a Davis Cup member, a Pan American Games medalist and a Wimbledon semifinalist in mixed doubles.
Grand Slam performance
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2023 China Open.
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | NH | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Madrid Open | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wuhan Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| China Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Guadalajara Open | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Career statistics | |||||||
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 0[b] | 0 | 5 | 2 | Career total: 7 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 25% |
| Clay win–loss | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Overall win–loss | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | 27% |
| Win % | 100% | – | 29% | 0% | Career total: 27% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 464 | 276 | 160 | $338,495 | |||
WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2023 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | WTA 250 | Hard |  Kimberly Birrell |
 Yuliana Lizarazo María Paulina Pérez |
3–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard |  Patricia Maria Tig |
0–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard |  Aleksandra Pitak |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Oct 2019 | Waco Showdown, United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Leylah Fernandez |
6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2021 | ITF Sumter, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Peyton Stearns |
1–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 13 (9 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard | Jessica Hinojosa Gómez |
 Melany Krywoj  Fernanda Labraña |
2–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard | Nazari Urbina |
 Tiphanie Fiquet  Daria Kuczer |
3–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2019 | ITF Cancún, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard | Ana-Paula de la Pena |
 Haine Ogata Aiko Yoshitomi |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2019 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Chiara Scholl |
 Monica Cappelletti Melania Delai |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–1 | May 2021 | ITF Pelham, |
25,000 | Clay | Marcela Zacarías |
Erina Hayashi Kanako Morisaki |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–1 | Jan 2022 | Bendigo International, Australia | 60,000+H | Hard | Alycia Parks |
Alison Bai Alana Parnaby |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–1 | Jan 2022 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 25,000 | Hard |  Andrea Lázaro García |
 Tereza Mihalíková  Linda Nosková |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–1 | Feb 2022 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Andrea Lázaro García |
Tereza Mihalíková Linda Nosková |
6–1, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 7–2 | Apr 2022 | Clay Court International, Australia | 60,000 | Clay | Alana Parnaby |
 Ankita Raina Arina Rodionova |
6–4, 2–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 8–2 | May 2022 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 60,000 | Clay |  Lulu Sun |
 Valentini Grammatikopoulou  Anastasia Tikhonova |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–3 | Jun 2022 | Surbiton Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | Catherine Harrison |
Ingrid Neel  Rosalie van der Hoek |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–3 | Apr 2023 | Oerias Open, Portugal | 60,000 | Clay |  Ingrid Martins |
Jesika Malečková Renata Voráčová |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–4 | Oct 2023 | Georgia's Rome Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Robin Anderson |
Sofia Sewing Anastasia Tikhonova |
6–4, 3–6, [7–10] |
Head-to-head records
Record against top 10 players
Contreras Gómez's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[27]
| Player | Years | MP | Record | Win% | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||||
| Barbora Krejčíková |
2022 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (0–6, 4–6) at 2022 US Open 1R |
| Number 4 ranked players | ||||||||
| Sofia Kenin |
2022 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(9–7), 6–4) at 2022 Tokyo 1R |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||||
| Daria Kasatkina |
2022 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (0–6, 3–6) at 2022 French Open 2R |
| Total | 2022 | 3 | 1–2 | 56% | 1–1 (50%) |
0–1 (0%) |
0–0 ( – ) |
current after the 2022 Tokyo Open |
Notes
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- During the season, she did not play in the main-draw of any WTA Tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup that is not counted as a played tournament but matches counted.
