How old is Mary Joe Fernandez?

Mary Joe Fernandez is 54 years old, born on August 19, 1971.

How tall is Mary Joe Fernandez?

Mary Joe Fernandez is 176 cm / 5'9".

Does Mary Joe Fernandez use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?

Mary Joe Fernandez uses a two-handed backhand.

Is Mary Joe Fernandez left-handed or right-handed?

Mary Joe Fernandez plays right-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Mary Joe Fernandez won?

Mary Joe Fernandez has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Mary Joe Fernandez won?

Mary Joe Fernandez has won 3 WTA 1000 titles. The most recent was Berlin in 1997.

How many WTA titles has Mary Joe Fernandez won?

Mary Joe Fernandez has won 7 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Brighton in 1995.

What is Mary Joe Fernandez's highest WTA ranking?

Mary Joe Fernandez's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 4, first achieved on October 22, 1990.

What is Mary Joe Fernandez's career win-loss record?

Mary Joe Fernandez has a career WTA singles record of 409 wins and 192 losses (68.1%).

How much career prize money has Mary Joe Fernandez earned?

Mary Joe Fernandez has earned at least $5,258,471 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Mary Joe Fernandez play professional tennis?

Mary Joe Fernandez turned professional in 1984 and was active through 2000.

What is Mary Joe Fernandez's best surface?

Mary Joe Fernandez's best surface is grass court with a 71.4% win rate (55W-22L).

Who is Mary Joe Fernandez's biggest rival?

Mary Joe Fernandez's most frequent opponent is Gabriela Sabatini, with a head-to-head record of 10–13 across 23 meetings.

Mary Joe Fernandez

Age 54 176 cm / 5'9" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand Pro 1984–2000

Peak ranking

4 (Oct 22, 1990)

Elo peak

2191 (98.1%ile)

Career record

409–192 (68.1%)

Career titles

Prize money

$5,258,471

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Oct 17, 2000*	Shanghai	WTA 250	R32	Hard	Tamarine Tanasugarn #34	5-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Oct 7, 1999*	Filderstadt	WTA 250	R32	Hard	Nathalie Dechy #28	6-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data
Sep 7, 1999*	US Open	Grand Slam	R16	Hard	Venus Williams #3	6-2 1-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data
Sep 5, 1999*	US Open	Grand Slam	R32	Hard	Dominique Monami #15	7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 2, 1999*	US Open	Grand Slam	R64	Hard	Anastasia Myskina #110	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Gabriela Sabatini	10	13	23	Sep 7, 1995	H2H
Steffi Graf	0	16	16	Jan 24, 1999	H2H
Monica Seles	1	15	16	Jun 5, 1997	H2H
Helena Sukova	6	5	11	Feb 27, 1993	H2H
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario	4	6	10	Jun 1, 1999	H2H

Titles (7)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000	500	250	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1990	18	2	—	—	—	2	—	Filderstadt , Tokyo Dentsu
1993	21	1	—	1	—	—	—	Indian Wells
1994	22	1	—	—	1	—	—	Strasbourg
1995	23	2	—	1	—	1	—	Brighton , Indian Wells
1997	25	1	—	1	—	—	—	Berlin
Total		7	—	3	1	3	—

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1984	12	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—
1985	13	5	6	11	45.5%	99	99
1986	14	18	14	32	56.3%	100	27
1987	15	24	14	38	63.2%	27	20
1988	16	22	11	33	66.7%	20	15
1989	17	32	15	47	68.1%	15	12
1990	18	40	10	50	80.0%	12	4
1991	19	47	18	65	72.3%	4	8
1992	20	47	16	63	74.6%	8	6
1993	21	34	13	47	72.3%	6	7
1994	22	21	9	30	70.0%	7	14
1995	23	29	11	40	72.5%	13	8
1996	24	26	15	41	63.4%	10	16
1997	25	39	16	55	70.9%	17	10
1998	26	8	8	16	50.0%	10	77
1999	27	17	13	30	56.7%	77	38
2000	28	0	1	1	0.0%	38	136
Career		409	192	601	68.1%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	12	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1985	13	5	4	9	55.6%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	11	45.5%
1986	14	7	5	12	58.3%	10	5	15	66.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	18	14	32	56.2%
1987	15	9	5	14	64.3%	9	5	14	64.3%	3	2	5	60.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	24	14	38	63.2%
1988	16	11	5	16	68.8%	3	3	6	50.0%	7	2	9	77.8%	1	1	2	50.0%	22	11	33	66.7%
1989	17	11	6	17	64.7%	6	2	8	75.0%	6	2	8	75.0%	9	5	14	64.3%	32	15	47	68.1%
1990	18	17	4	21	81.0%	7	3	10	70.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	13	2	15	86.7%	40	10	50	80.0%
1991	19	22	8	30	73.3%	11	4	15	73.3%	9	2	11	81.8%	5	4	9	55.6%	47	18	65	72.3%
1992	20	27	8	35	77.1%	8	3	11	72.7%	6	2	8	75.0%	6	3	9	66.7%	47	16	63	74.6%
1993	21	16	4	20	80.0%	12	3	15	80.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	34	13	47	72.3%
1994	22	13	5	18	72.2%	6	2	8	75.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	21	9	30	70.0%
1995	23	14	4	18	77.8%	4	4	8	50.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	7	2	9	77.8%	29	11	40	72.5%
1996	24	9	6	15	60.0%	8	4	12	66.7%	8	2	10	80.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	26	15	41	63.4%
1997	25	22	8	30	73.3%	13	4	17	76.5%	3	2	5	60.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	39	16	55	70.9%
1998	26	7	6	13	53.8%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	8	8	16	50.0%
1999	27	9	8	17	52.9%	7	3	10	70.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	17	13	30	56.7%
2000	28	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	199	89	288	69.1%	105	48	153	68.6%	55	22	77	71.4%	50	33	83	60.2%	409	192	601	68.1%

Career Results by 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 %
1984	12	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1985	13	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	2	0	2	100.0%	4	4	8	50.0%
1986	14	1	6	7	14.3%	3	5	8	37.5%	9	1	10	90.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	16	12	28	57.1%
1987	15	1	8	9	11.1%	7	1	8	87.5%	10	4	14	71.4%	0	0	—	—	18	13	31	58.1%
1988	16	3	5	8	37.5%	2	1	3	66.7%	8	3	11	72.7%	6	1	7	85.7%	19	10	29	65.5%
1989	17	4	9	13	30.8%	2	2	4	50.0%	9	3	12	75.0%	8	1	9	88.9%	23	15	38	60.5%
1990	18	5	6	11	45.5%	9	3	12	75.0%	16	1	17	94.1%	7	0	7	100.0%	37	10	47	78.7%
1991	19	2	11	13	15.4%	10	5	15	66.7%	18	2	20	90.0%	9	0	9	100.0%	39	18	57	68.4%
1992	20	4	12	16	25.0%	16	3	19	84.2%	15	1	16	93.8%	9	0	9	100.0%	44	16	60	73.3%
1993	21	3	5	8	37.5%	9	6	15	60.0%	11	1	12	91.7%	6	0	6	100.0%	29	12	41	70.7%
1994	22	2	0	2	100.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	9	3	12	75.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	20	8	28	71.4%
1995	23	4	6	10	40.0%	6	1	7	85.7%	16	3	19	84.2%	3	1	4	75.0%	29	11	40	72.5%
1996	24	2	4	6	33.3%	4	7	11	36.4%	15	1	16	93.8%	4	0	4	100.0%	25	12	37	67.6%
1997	25	6	9	15	40.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	17	3	20	85.0%	5	0	5	100.0%	35	16	51	68.6%
1998	26	0	1	1	0.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	8	8	16	50.0%
1999	27	1	6	7	14.3%	5	3	8	62.5%	6	4	10	60.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	15	13	28	53.6%
2000	28	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		38	90	128	29.7%	89	50	139	64.0%	164	35	199	82.4%	70	5	75	93.3%	361	180	541	66.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 541/601 (90.0%) of Mary Joe Fernandez's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1984	12	1475	11	—	—	—	20.0%	-1.42	17	0	—	0	0	—
1985	13	1555	61	62	—	—	50.0%	+0.12	92	0	—	2	0	—
1986	14	1764	87	76	85	42	54.2%	+0.29	95	21	63	4	2	67
1987	15	1896	95	92	91	69	61.2%	+1.19	96	14	56	2	4	33
1988	16	1923	96	94	89	84	68.2%	+1.47	93	36	83	0	4	0
1989	17	1978	97	96	90	90	63.2%	+1.20	93	53	75	4	6	40
1990	18	2124	99	99	92	90	79.2%	+2.30	94	92	78	4	0	100
1991	19	2063	98	98	96	96	69.6%	+1.66	96	83	45	3	1	75
1992	20	2108	98	98	96	96	69.6%	+1.35	96	81	82	5	5	50
1993	21	2054	97	97	97	94	66.1%	+1.15	97	71	73	9	3	75
1994	22	1976	96	95	97	94	66.2%	+1.14	85	40	55	6	2	75
1995	23	2038	98	98	98	96	64.8%	+1.13	96	62	91	4	3	57
1996	24	1927	95	92	97	98	62.7%	+1.13	90	33	100	1	4	20
1997	25	1988	96	96	95	98	66.9%	+1.28	91	53	67	2	4	33
1998	26	1933	95	95	—	—	50.0%	-0.17	95	13	75	4	2	67
1999	27	1890	94	94	95	—	56.5%	+0.84	94	8	55	1	6	14
2000	28	1870	94	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.00	90	0	—	0	0	—
Career		1961	94	94	93	90	65.0%	+1.11	93	47	68	51	46	53

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1985	13	—	R128	—	R64
1986	14	—	QF	R128	R32
1987	15	—	R64	R16	R32
1988	16	—	—	R16	R32
1989	17	R32	SF	R16	R128
1990	18	F	QF	—	SF
1991	19	SF	QF	SF	R32
1992	20	F	R32	R32	SF
1993	21	QF	F	R32	—
1994	22	R16	R32	R32	R32
1995	23	R16	R128	QF	QF
1996	24	R16	R16	QF	—
1997	25	SF	QF	R16	R16
1998	26	—	—	—	R32
1999	27	R32	R16	R128	R16

WTA 1000

Season	Age	CIN	DLB	IW	MAD	ROM	TKY	BER	BOC	CAN	GER	HIL	KEY	MON	PHI	TOR	ZUR
1985	13	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	15	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	19	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—
1992	20	—	—	—	—	SF	—	SF	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—
1993	21	—	—	W	—	SF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	R32	—	—
1994	22	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	23	—	—	W	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	24	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—
1997	25	—	—	SF	R32	—	—	W	—	SF	—	R64	QF	—	—	—	R32
1998	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	27	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—

WTA 500

Season	Age	TKY	BER	LOS	NEW	STR	SYD
1987	15	—	—	R32	—	—	—
1988	16	—	QF	—	—	—	—
1989	17	—	R16	QF	—	—	QF
1991	19	—	—	—	—	—	QF
1992	20	—	—	—	—	—	SF
1994	22	—	—	—	—	W	F
1995	23	—	—	—	—	R16	SF
1996	24	—	—	—	—	R16	QF
1997	25	—	—	—	—	—	SF
1998	26	R16	—	—	QF	—	—
1999	27	—	—	—	—	SF	R16

WTA 250

Season	Age	AUC	BAR	DAL	DLB	EAS	GEN	HOU	NAP	SHA	TKY	WAS	AME	BOC	BOL	BOS	BRI	CHI	ESS	FIL	FOR	HIL	KEY	LUG	MAN	MIL	NEW	OAK	PHI	SAN	STA	STR	TAM	WOR
1984	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—
1985	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—
1986	14	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	R16	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32
1987	15	—	—	—	—	R64	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—
1988	16	—	—	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	17	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	F	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	18	—	SF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF
1991	19	—	—	—	—	SF	—	F	—	—	F	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—
1992	20	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	F	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	21	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—
1995	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	24	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—
1997	25	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—
1999	27	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—
2000	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

WTA Finals

Season	Age	WTA
1989	17	R16
1990	18	SF
1991	19	QF
1992	20	R16
1993	21	R16
1995	23	QF
1997	25	QF

Data coverage note: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Oct 22, 1990

First top 100

Jun 10, 1985

First top 50

May 26, 1986

First top 20

Mar 16, 1987

First top 10

Aug 14, 1989

Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1985	13	—	—	—	—	—	101	107	106	128	107	96	99
1986	14	101	97	95	70	50	23	24	24	24	23	23	27
1987	15	27	28	20	21	18	29	26	25	26	23	20	20
1988	16	21	22	14	18	20	12	13	14	15	15	15	15
1989	17	14	12	16	15	20	16	14	10	13	12	12	12
1990	18	11	8	7	7	8	9	8	8	8	4	4	4
1991	19	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8
1992	20	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6
1993	21	6	7	6	6	7	6	7	7	7	6	7	7
1994	22	8	8	7	9	7	12	11	11	11	12	14	14
1995	23	18	19	13	12	12	14	13	13	11	11	8	8
1996	24	9	9	13	14	11	8	8	9	9	10	14	16
1997	25	13	14	11	13	12	13	13	13	12	11	10	10
1998	26	14	15	23	24	32	43	49	49	46	53	76	77
1999	27	68	48	45	45	37	32	33	38	38	39	38	38
2000	28	50	56	63	63	85	138	136	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Grand Slams	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Martina Navratilova	USA	1	2,664	18	168	1,654	1,427	227	86.3%	1972-2005	Match log
Chris Evert	USA	1	2,574	18	146	1,379	1,222	157	88.6%	1969-1989	Match log
Steffi Graf	GER	1	2,600	22	106	975	866	109	88.8%	1981-1999	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Mary Joe Fernandez?: Mary Joe Fernandez is 54 years old, born on August 19, 1971.
How tall is Mary Joe Fernandez?: Mary Joe Fernandez is 176 cm / 5'9".
Does Mary Joe Fernandez use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Mary Joe Fernandez uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Mary Joe Fernandez left-handed or right-handed?: Mary Joe Fernandez plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Mary Joe Fernandez won?: Mary Joe Fernandez has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Mary Joe Fernandez won?: Mary Joe Fernandez has won 3 WTA 1000 titles. The most recent was Berlin in 1997.
How many WTA titles has Mary Joe Fernandez won?: Mary Joe Fernandez has won 7 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Brighton in 1995.
What is Mary Joe Fernandez's highest WTA ranking?: Mary Joe Fernandez's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 4, first achieved on October 22, 1990.
What is Mary Joe Fernandez's career win-loss record?: Mary Joe Fernandez has a career WTA singles record of 409 wins and 192 losses (68.1%).
How much career prize money has Mary Joe Fernandez earned?: Mary Joe Fernandez has earned at least $5,258,471 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Mary Joe Fernandez play professional tennis?: Mary Joe Fernandez turned professional in 1984 and was active through 2000.
What is Mary Joe Fernandez's best surface?: Mary Joe Fernandez's best surface is grass court with a 71.4% win rate (55W-22L).
Who is Mary Joe Fernandez's biggest rival?: Mary Joe Fernandez's most frequent opponent is Gabriela Sabatini, with a head-to-head record of 10–13 across 23 meetings.