_(52129656678).jpg) Contreras at the2022 French Open | |
| Full name | Fernanda Contreras Gómez |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Mexico |
| Born | (1997-10-08)8 October 1997 (age 28) San Luis Potosi, Mexico |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Plays | Right (one-handed backhand) |
| College | Vanderbilt University |
| Coach | Christo Van Rensburg |
| Prize money | US$ 459,720 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 114–93 |
| 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. | |
Fernanda Contreras Gómez (born 8 October 1997) is a Mexicantennis 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 forVanderbilt University.[1]
As a junior at Vanderbilt, Contreras won theUSTA/ITA All-American Intercollegiate Championship to become Vanderbilt's first Riviera/ITA Singles Tournament Champion on 8 October 2017.[2] She defeatedAliona 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]
She made her debut for theMexico Fed Cup team in 2018, winning all three matches she played.[8]
Contreras also participated in the2018 Central American and Caribbean Games with partnerGiuliana Olmos taking gold in doubles and silver in team. She lost to reigning Olympic championMonica 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 the2020 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]
At theFrench Open, Contreras qualified for the main draw to make her Grand Slam tournament debut.[16][17][18] She defeatedPanna Udvardy in the first round,[19] before losing to 20th seedDaria Kasatkina.[20]
She qualified for her second and third major in a row atWimbledon and theUS Open.[21][22]
At thePan Pacific Open, Contreras earned her first main-draw qualification in a WTA Tour event and defeated former top-10 playerSofia 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 the2022 Guadalajara Akron as a wildcard, losing toAjla Tomljanović in the first round.[25]
Ranked No. 143 in doubles, Contreras reached her first WTA Tour doubles final at the2023 Monterrey Open, partneringKimberly 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 1000Miami 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.
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Contreras was born inSan Luis Potosí, Mexico and grew up inAustin, Texas, where she attendedWestlake High School.
Contreras graduated from Vanderbilt University in May 2019 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Her grandfatherFrancisco Contreras Serrano was aDavis Cup member, aPan American Games medalist and aWimbledon semifinalist in mixed doubles.
| 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.
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 | |||
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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 LizarazoMaría Paulina Pérez | 3–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
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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 |
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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 HayashiKanako Morisaki | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–1 | Jan 2022 | Bendigo International, Australia | 60,000+H | Hard | Alycia Parks | Alison BaiAlana 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 RainaArina 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 MalečkováRenata 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] |
Contreras Gómez's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are inboldface.[26]
| 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) at2022 US Open 1R |
| Number 4 ranked players | ||||||||
| Sofia Kenin | 2022 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(9–7), 6–4) at2022 Tokyo 1R |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||||
| Daria Kasatkina | 2022 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (0–6, 3–6) at2022 French Open 2R |
| Total | 2022 | 3 | 1–2 | 56% | 1–1 (50%) | 0–1 (0%) | 0–0 ( – ) | current after the2022 Tokyo Open |
