Gustavo Fernández (tennis)
Argentine wheelchair tennis player
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Gustavo Fernández (born 20 January 1994) is an Argentine professional wheelchair tennis player.[1][2] Fernández has been ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles.
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| Country (sports) | Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 January 1994 Río Tercero, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 369–131 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (10 July 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 4 (12 June 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2017, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2016, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | F (2014, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters | F (2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic Games | QF (2012, 2016, 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 203–144 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (9 September 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 7 (12 June 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2015, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters Doubles | W (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic Games | QF (2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 1 February 2026. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He was just 17 months old when he suffered a spinal stroke (also known as Spinal Cord Infarction).
This event caused an irreversible spinal cord injury resulting in paraplegia, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down and dependent on a wheelchair.
In December 2025, he announced on Instagram that he and his partner, Florencia Tagliaferro, were expecting a baby boy whom they would call René.
[3]Fernández has won major singles titles at the 2016 French Open, the 2017 Australian Open, the 2019 Australian Open,[4] the 2019 French Open, and the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. In doubles, he has won major titles at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships partnering Nicolas Peifer, and the 2019 French Open and 2022 Wimbledon Championships partnering Shingo Kunieda.
Since mid to late 2025, he has played men's doubles with Tokito Oda. They won the 2025 US Open and the 2026 Australian Open and reached the final of Wimbledon 2026 where they lost to Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid.
Career statistics
Grand Slam performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Wheelchair singles
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Australian Open | QF | F | SF | SF | W | QF | W | QF | QF | QF | SF | A | SF | SF | 2 / 12 | 14–10 | 58% |
| French Open | QF | SF | QF | W | F | F | W | SF | SF | F | SF | F | SF | 2 / 12 | 20–10 | 67% | |
| Wimbledon | NH | NH | NH | QF | F | F | W | NH | SF | SF | QF | SF | SF | 1 / 8 | 11–7 | 61% | |
| US Open | QF | F | QF | NH | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | 1R | SF | NH | F | 0 / 11 | 13–10 | 57% | |
| Win–loss | 0–3 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 8–3 | 5–4 | 10–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 4–1 | 9–4 | 3–1 | 5 / 43 | 58–37 | 61% |
Wheelchair doubles
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Australian Open | SF | SF | F | SF | F | SF | SF | SF | SF | F | QF | A | QF | W | 1 / 13 | 6–12 | 33% |
| French Open | SF | F | F | SF | SF | SF | W | F | SF | F | F | SF | SF | 1 / 13 | 10–11 | 48% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | W | SF | SF | SF | SF | NH | SF | W | SF | QF | A | F | 2 / 9 | 7–7 | 50% |
| US Open | F | SF | SF | NH | SF | SF | F | SF | F | QF | QF | NH | W | 1 / 11 | 3–10 | 23% | |
| Win–loss | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3 / 42 | 22–39 | 36% |
Grand Slam finals
Wheelchair singles: 14 finals (5 titles, 9 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2014 | Australian Open | Hard |  Shingo Kunieda | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2014 | US Open | Hard | Shingo Kunieda | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2016 | French Open | Clay |  Gordon Reid | 7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
| Win | 2017 | Australian Open | Hard |  Nicolas Peifer | 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2017 | French Open | Clay | Alfie Hewett | 6–0, 6–7(9–11), 2–6 |
| Loss | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Stefan Olsson | 5−7, 6−3, 5−7 |
| Loss | 2018 | French Open | Clay | Shingo Kunieda | 6–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass | Stefan Olsson | 2–6, 6–0, 3–6 |
| Win | 2019 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Stefan Olsson | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 2019 | French Open (2) | Clay | Gordon Reid | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass | Shingo Kunieda | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2022 | French Open | Clay | Shingo Kunieda | 2–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2024 | French Open | Clay | Tokito Oda | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2025 | US Open | Hard | Tokito Oda | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(11–13) |