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Ernie Fernandez

PUR Age 66 191 cm / 6'3" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1980–1985

Ernie Fernandez represented Puerto Rico on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 183. In TennisDB's records, Ernie Fernandez finished with a career record of 8–11 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

183 (Oct 15, 1984)

Elo peak

1572 (25th percentile)

Career record

8–11 (42.1%)

Career titles

Prize money

$34,167

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Ernie Fernandez's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
David Pate #22	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1985*	R16	Cleveland	ATP 250	Hard
Marcel Van Der Merwe	5-7 6-2 6-3	W	—	Match data	Aug 15, 1985*	R32	Cleveland	ATP 250	Hard
Ivan Kley #139	3-6 6-4 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1985*	R32	Argentina Open	ATP 250	Clay
Joakim Nystrom #15	3-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 6, 1985*	R64	Miami Open	ATP 500	Hard
Marcel Freeman #114	6-4 5-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 5, 1985*	R128	Miami Open	ATP 500	Hard

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Ernie Fernandez's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
David Pate	0	1	1	Aug 16, 1985	H2H
Marcel Van Der Merwe	1	0	1	Aug 15, 1985	—
Ivan Kley	0	1	1	Feb 28, 1985	H2H
Joakim Nystrom	0	1	1	Feb 6, 1985	H2H
Marcel Freeman	1	0	1	Feb 5, 1985	H2H

Career Results

Ernie Fernandez career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1980	20	1	3	4	25.0%	390	390
1981	21	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—
1982	22	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1984	24	2	2	4	50.0%	217	229
1985	25	2	3	5	40.0%	228	324
Career		8	11	19	42.1%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Ernie Fernandez career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1980	20	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1981	21	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
1982	22	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1984	24	2	1	3	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%
1985	25	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
Career	—	8	9	17	47.1%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	8	11	19	42.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Ernie Fernandez career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1980	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%
1981	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1982	22	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1984	24	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	0	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1985	25	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	6	6	12	50.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 12/19 (63.2%) of Ernie Fernandez's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Ernie Fernandez advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1980	20	1487	99.7	—	—	—	—	+32	—	—	30.0%	-1.30	1–1	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.40
1981	21	1502	107.1	—	—	—	—	+26	—	—	50.0%	+0.08	1–1	1–1	—	+0.44
1982	22	1519	110.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60.0%	+1.00	0–1	—	—	-0.03
1984	24	1551	116.3	—	—	—	—	+35	—	—	55.6%	+0.11	0–1	1–0	—	-0.41
1985	25	1552	107.9	—	—	—	—	+43	—	—	38.5%	-0.31	2–1 (67%)	0–1	—	+0.34
Career		1572	114.5	—	—	—	—	+34	—	—	44.9%	-0.21	4–5 (44%)	3–4 (43%)	100.5	+3.89

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Ernie Fernandez Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	USO	W-L Win %
1981	21	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 500

Ernie Fernandez ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	MIA	W-L Win %
1980	20	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1985	25	—	R64	1–1 (50%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)

ATP 250

Ernie Fernandez ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	BUE	CLE	COL	COL	FOR	LA	W-L Win %
1980	20	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1981	21	—	QF	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1982	22	—	—	—	R16	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1984	24	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	2–2 (50%)
1985	25	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	4–3 (57%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	7–8 (47%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

183

Career-high date

Oct 15, 1984

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Ernie Fernandez ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1980	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	390
1983	23	398	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	24	217	—	—	—	—	204	198	196	184	185	186	229
1985	25	229	328	329	356	341	338	353	352	331	331	329	324
1986	26	322	397	413	407	451	440	462	629	635	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Ernie Fernandez's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Mike Brunnberg	USA	165	1,599	24	9	15	37.5%	1982–1984	Match log
Phil Lehnhoff	USA	182	1,509	7	2	5	28.6%	1980–1984	Match log
Mansour Bahrami	IRI	192	1,565	68	22	46	32.4%	1973–1992	Match log
Kelvin Belcher	USA	193	1,554	13	4	9	30.8%	1984–1985	Match log
Harald Theissen	GER	214	1,552	20	7	13	35.0%	1981–1983	Match log
Mike Gandolfo	USA	203	1,517	12	4	8	33.3%	1980–1983	Match log
Fernando Soler	ESP	203	1,515	9	3	6	33.3%	1981–1984	Match log
Tsuyoshi Fukui	JPN	177	1,521	36	10	26	27.8%	1977–1989	Match log
Paul Torre	FRA	145	1,648	35	15	20	42.9%	1980–1986	Match log
Nick Brown	GBR	145	1,564	26	11	15	42.3%	1980–1991	Match log
Rory Chappell	RSA	195	1,559	21	8	13	38.1%	1976–1983	Match log
Glen Holroyd	USA	185	1,506	22	5	17	22.7%	1980–1982	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ernie Fernandez?: Ernie Fernandez is 66 years old, born on June 8, 1960.
Which country does Ernie Fernandez represent?: Ernie Fernandez represents Puerto Rico in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Ernie Fernandez?: Ernie Fernandez is 191 cm / 6'3".
Is Ernie Fernandez left-handed or right-handed?: Ernie Fernandez plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Ernie Fernandez won?: Ernie Fernandez has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Ernie Fernandez won?: TennisDB does not group any of Ernie Fernandez's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Ernie Fernandez's highest ATP ranking?: Ernie Fernandez's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 183, first achieved on October 15, 1984.
What is Ernie Fernandez's career win-loss record?: Ernie Fernandez has a career ATP singles record of 8 wins and 11 losses (42.1%).
How much career prize money has Ernie Fernandez earned?: Ernie Fernandez has earned at least $34,167 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Ernie Fernandez's career appear in TennisDB?: Ernie Fernandez appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1980 through 1985.
Who has Ernie Fernandez faced most often?: Ernie Fernandez's most frequent opponent is David Pate, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.