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Women'stennis

Representingthe United States
Olympic Games
	1992 Barcelona	Women's doubles
	1996 Atlanta	Women's doubles
Representing Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
	1983 Caracas	Singles
	1983 Caracas	Women's doubles
	1979 San Juan	Women's doubles

Beatriz "Gigi"Fernández (born February 22, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former professionaltennis player.Fernández won 17major doubles titles and two Olympic gold medals representing the United States, and reached theworld No. 1 ranking in doubles. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 17 in 1991. Since retiring from the professional tour in 1997 at the age of 33,^[1] Fernández has been a tennis coach and entrepreneur. She now shares her knowledge of doubles with tennis enthusiasts throughout the US by conducting Master Doubles with Gigi Clinics and Doubles Boot Camps. Fernández is the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame.^[2]^[3]

Career

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Fernández was recognized primarily as a doubles specialist during her professional career. She won a career doubles Grand Slam with 17 Grand Slam women's doubles title – six French Open, fiveUS Open, fourWimbledon, and two Australian Open winning at least one Grand Slam title every year from 1988 to 1997, except 1989, and for three straight years winning three of the four Grand Slam doubles titles in the same year (1992–1994). She won 14 of her 17 Grand Slam titles partneringNatasha Zvereva; their partnership is the second most successful doubles pair in the Open era afterMartina Navratilova andPam Shriver.^[4]

In mixed doubles, Fernández was the runner-up in three of the four Grand Slam mixed doubles events in 1995 (Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) partneringCyril Suk. Fernández captured 69 career titles in doubles and reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking in 1991 and attained the No. 1 ranking again in 1993, 1994 and 1995.^[5]

Fernández represented the United States at the Olympic Games in1992 (Barcelona) and1996 (Atlanta). She teamed withMary Joe Fernández (no relation) to win the women's doubles gold medal on both occasions. The first gold medal was won against the home team ofConchita Martínez andArantxa Sánchez Vicario with the king and queen of Spain in the audience.^[6]

Fernández representedPuerto Rico when San Juan played host to the Pan Am Games in 1979. Just 15, Fernández won a bronze medal. In 1982 at the Central American-Caribbean Games in Cuba, she teamed withMarilda Julia to win doubles gold and won a silver medal in the singles as well. She represented Puerto Rico at the 1984 Olympics.

Fernández was also on theUnited States team that won theFederation Cup in1990.

In singles, Fernández reached as high as world No. 17. She also won two top-level titles and reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 1994 (ranked 99 becoming the lowest-ranked Grand Slam singles semifinalist at Wimbledon^[7]) and the quarterfinals at the US Open in 1991 and 1994.

Fernández retired from the professional tour in 1997, and in 1999, she was named Puerto Rico's "Female Athlete of the Century".^[6]

On July 12, 2010, Fernández was inducted in theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame with Zvereva.^[5]

Personal life

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Her parents are Tuto Fernández, a well-known doctor in Puerto Rico, and Beatriz Fernández.^[8] Her cousinJosé Ferrer was a famous Puerto Rican actor and director.^[8] Fernández started playing tennis when she was seven. She studied at the prestigious Academia San José in Guaynabo. When she turned professional in 1983, she became Puerto Rico's first female professional athlete. Before turning professional, she played tennis for one season at Clemson University in 1982–83, where she was singles and doublesAll-American and reached theNational Collegiate Athletics Association singles final.

Since retiring from the tour, Fernández has worked as a tennis coach. She has coached players including the former world No. 1 doubles playerRennae Stubbs,Lisa Raymond, andSamantha Stosur. She coached Sam Stosur to her first Grand Slam title at the 2005 US Open with Lisa Raymond. She also coached for the Puerto Rican national team and the University of South Florida.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of South Florida in 2003 and later graduated fromRollins College's Crummer School of Business where she earned a Master of Business Administration. She is the mother of twins, Karson Xavier and Madison Jane, and the partner of retired professional golfer and former LPGA and WWE executiveJane Geddes.^[9]

In 2010, Fernández started a company named Baby Goes Pro.^[10] She presently resides in Tampa, Florida and was the Director of Adult Tennis at Chelsea Piers Connecticut, as well as Summer Director at The Long Ridge Tennis Club.^[11]

In a 2021 interview, Fernández stated she receives a lot of negative comments from some Puerto Ricans via her social media and that it saddens her.^[12]

Major finals

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Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 23 (17–6)

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Result	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1988	US Open(1)	Robin White	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	6–4, 6–1
Win	1990	US Open(2)	Martina Navratilova	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	6–2, 6–4
Loss	1991	Australian Open	Jana Novotná	Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández	6–7^(4–7), 1–6
Win	1991	French Open(1)	Jana Novotná	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 6–0
Loss	1991	Wimbledon	Jana Novotná	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Natasha Zvereva	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	1992	French Open(2)	Natasha Zvereva	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–2
Win	1992	Wimbledon(1)	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Jana Novotná	6–4, 6–1
Win	1992	US Open(3)	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Jana Novotná	7–6^(7–4), 6–1
Win	1993	Australian Open(1)	Natasha Zvereva	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6–4, 6–3
Win	1993	French Open(3)	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko Neiland	6–3, 7–5
Win	1993	Wimbledon(2)	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Jana Novotná	6–4, 6–7^(9–11), 6–4
Win	1994	Australian Open(2)	Natasha Zvereva	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win	1994	French Open(4)	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	6–2, 6–2
Win	1994	Wimbledon(3)	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 6–1
Loss	1995	Australian Open	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 4–6
Win	1995	French Open(5)	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–7^(6–8), 6–4, 7–5
Loss	1995	Wimbledon	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Win	1995	US Open(4)	Natasha Zvereva	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Rennae Stubbs	7–5, 6–3
Loss	1996	French Open	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	2–6, 1–6
Win	1996	US Open(5)	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win	1997	French Open(6)	Natasha Zvereva	Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond	6–2, 6–3
Win	1997	Wimbledon(4)	Natasha Zvereva	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
Loss	1997	US Open	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	3–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 3 (0–3)

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Result	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1995	Australian Open	Cyril Suk	Natasha Zvereva Rick Leach	6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–3), 4–6
Loss	1995	Wimbledon	Cyril Suk	Martina Navratilova Jonathan Stark	4–6, 4–6
Loss	1995	US Open	Cyril Suk	Meredith McGrath Matt Lucena	4–6, 4–6

Olympic finals

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Doubles: 2 (2 gold medals)

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Result	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Gold	1992	Barcelona	Mary Joe Fernández	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez	7–5, 2–6, 6–2
Gold	1996	Atlanta	Mary Joe Fernández	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	7–6^(8–6), 6–4

WTA Tour finals

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Singles (2)

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Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Category	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 1986	Singapore, Singapore	Tier V	Hard (i)	Mercedes Paz	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Win	2–0	Apr 1991	Albuquerque, US	Tier IV	Hard	Julie Halard-Decugis	6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 118 (69–49)

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Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1983	Indianapolis, US	Clay	Beth Herr	Kathleen Horvath Virginia Ruzici	5–7, 4–6
Win	1–1	Jan 1985	Washington, D.C., US	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win	2–1	Feb 1985	Delray Beach, US	Hard	Martina Navratilova	Kathy Jordan Hana Mandlíková	7–6^(7–4), 6–2
Win	3–1	Aug 1985	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Martina Navratilova	Marcella Mesker Pascale Paradis	6–4, 6–0
Win	4–1	Oct 1985	Fort Lauderdale, US	Hard	Robin White	Rosalyn Fairbank Beverly Mould	6–2, 7–5
Loss	4–2	May 1986	Indianapolis, US	Clay	Robin White	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	2–6, 0–6
Loss	4–3	Sep 1986	Largo, US	Clay	Kim Sands	Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank	5–7, 2–6
Loss	4–4	Oct 1986	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	Susan Leo	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Gerken	1–6, 2–6
Loss	4–5	Nov 1986	Puerto Rico, US	Hard	Robin White	Lori McNeil Mercedes Paz	2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	5–5	Mar 1987	Piscataway, US	Carpet (i)	Lori McNeil	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	6–1, 6–4
Win	6–5	Jul 1987	Newport, US	Grass	Lori McNeil	Anne Hobbs Kathy Jordan	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 7–5
Win	7–5	Aug 1987	Mahwah, US	Hard	Lori McNeil	Anne Hobbs Elizabeth Smylie	6–3, 6–2
Loss	7–6	Feb 1988	Dallas, US	Hard	Zina Garrison	Lori McNeil Eva Pfaff	6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Loss	7–7	Mar 1988	Key Biscayne, US	Hard	Zina Garrison	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	6–7^(6–8), 3–6
Win	8–7	Apr 1988	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Robin White	Lea Antonoplis Barbara Gerken	6–1, 6–4
Loss	8–8	May 1988	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet	Robin White	Pam Shriver Helena Suková	6–4, 2–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Loss	8–9	Jul 1988	Newport, US	Grass	Lori McNeil	Rosalyn Fairbank Barbara Potter	4–6, 3–6
Loss	8–10	Aug 1988	Los Angeles, US	Hard	Robin White	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	6–7^(2–7), 7–5, 4–6
Loss	8–11	Aug 1988	Mahwah, US	Hard	Robin White	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	3–6, 2–6
Win	9–11	Sep 1988	US Open	Hard	Robin White	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	6–4, 6–1
Loss	9–12	Oct 1988	Puerto Rico, US	Hard	Robin White	Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington	4–6, 2–6
Loss	9–13	Nov 1988	WTA Doubles Championships, Japan	Carpet (i)	Robin White	Katrina Adams Zina Garrison	5–7, 5–7
Loss	9–14	Mar 1989	Key Biscayne, US	Hard	Lori McNeil	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 4–6
Loss	9–15	Apr 1989	Houston, US	Clay	Lori McNeil	Katrina Adams Zina Garrison	3–6, 4–6
Win	10–15	Jul 1989	Newport, US	Grass	Lori McNeil	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull	6–3, 6–7⁽⁵⁾, 7–5
Win	11–15	Aug 1989	Toronto, Canada	Hard	Robin White	Martina Navratilova Larisa Savchenko	6–1, 7–5
Win	12–15	Sep 1989	WTA Doubles Championships, Japan	Carpet (i)	Robin White	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull	6–2, 6–2
Win	13–15	Oct 1989	Filderstadt, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Robin White	Raffaella Reggi Elna Reinach	6–4, 7–6^(7–2)
NA	—	Oct 1989	Puerto Rico, US	Hard	Robin White	Cammy MacGregor Ronni Reis	Not played
Win	14–15	Jan 1990	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Elizabeth Smylie	Jo-Anne Faull Rachel McQuillan	6–2, 6–2
Loss	14–16	Feb 1990	Indian Wells, US	Hard	Martina Navratilova	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	2–6, 6–7^(6–8)
Loss	14–17	Apr 1990	San Antonio, US	Hard	Robin White	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	5–7, 5–7
Win	15–17	May 1990	Hamburg, West Germany	Clay	Martina Navratilova	Larisa Neiland Helena Suková	6–2, 6–3
Win	16–17	Aug 1990	Manhattan Beach, US	Hard	Jana Novotná	Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win	17–17	Sep 1990	US Open	Hard	Martina Navratilova	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	6–2, 6–4
Loss	17–18	Sep 1990	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Martina Navratilova	Mary Joe Fernández Robin White	6–4, 3–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Win	18–18	Nov 1990	Worcester, US	Carpet	Helena Suková	Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	19–18	Jan 1991	Brisbane, Australia	Hard	Jana Novotná	Patty Fendick Helena Suková	6–3, 6–1
Loss	19–19	Jan 1991	Sydney	Hard	Jana Novotná	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková	1–6, 4–6
Loss	19–20	Jan 1991	Australian Open	Hard	Jana Novotná	Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández	6–7^(4–7), 1–6
Win	20–20	Feb 1991	Chicago, US	Carpet	Jana Novotná	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–2, 6–4
Loss	20–21	Mar 1991	Key Biscayne	Hard	Jana Novotná	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison	5–7, 2–6
Win	21–21	Mar 1991	Saddlebrook, US	Clay	Helena Suková	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva	4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win	22–21	May 1991	French Open	Clay	Jana Novotná	Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva	6–4, 6–0
Loss	22–22	Jun 1991	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Jana Novotná	Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	22–23	Jun 1991	Wimbledon	Grass	Jana Novotná	Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva	4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss	22–24	Aug 1991	San Diego, US	Hard	Nathalie Tauziat	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	22–25	Aug 1991	Washington, US	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	7–5, 1–6, 6–7^(10–12)
Win	23–25	Nov 1991	Oakland, US	Carpet	Patty Fendick	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–4, 7–5
Win	24–25	Nov 1991	Indianapolis, US	Hard	Patty Fendick	Katrina Adams Mercedes Paz	6–4, 6–2
Loss	24–26	Nov 1991	New York	Carpet (i)	Jana Novotná	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Win	25–26	Apr 1992	Houston, US	Clay	Patty Fendick	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	7–5, 6–4
Loss	25–27	May 1992	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–7^(5–7), 6–4, 5–7
Win	26–27	May 1992	French Open	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–2
Win	27–27	Jun 1992	Wimbledon	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–4, 6–1
Win	28–27	Jul 1992	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Mary Joe Fernández	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7–5, 2–6, 6–2
Loss	28–28	Aug 1992	Canadian Open, Montreal	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs	6–3, 5–7, 5–7
Win	29–28	Sep 1992	US Open	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	7–6^(7–4), 6–1
Loss	29–29	Nov 1992	Puerto Rico, US	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Amanda Coetzer Elna Reinach	2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win	30–29	Nov 1992	Oakland, US	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer Gretchen Magers	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win	31–29	Nov 1992	Philadelphia, US	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Conchita Martínez Mary Pierce	6–1, 6–3
Win	32–29	Jan 1993	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6–4, 6–3
Win	33–29	Mar 1993	Delray Beach, US	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–2, 6–2
Win	34–29	Mar 1993	Wesley Chapel, US	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7–5, 6–3
Win	35–29	Mar 1993	Hilton Head, US	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf	6–3, 6–1
Win	36–29	May 1993	Berlin, Germany	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Debbie Graham Brenda Schultz	6–1, 6–3
Win	37–29	May 1993	French Open, Paris	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–3, 7–5
Win	38–29	Jun 1993	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win	39–29	Jun 1993	Wimbledon	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–4, 6–7^(9–11), 6–4
Loss	39–30	Aug 1993	Puerto Rico Open	Hard	Rennae Stubbs	Ann Wunderlich Debbie Graham	5–7, 7–5, 7–5
Win	40–30	Aug 1993	San Diego, US	Hard	Helena Suková	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6–4, 6–3
Loss	40–31	Aug 1993	Los Angeles, US	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková	6–7^(3–7), 3–6
Win	41–31	Sep 1993	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–3, 6–2
Loss	41–32	Oct 1993	Zurich, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Zina Garrison Martina Navratilova	3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win	42–32	Oct 1993	Filderstadt, Germany	Hard (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Patty Fendick Martina Navratilova	7–6^(8–6), 6–4
Win	43–32	Nov 1993	VS Championships, New York	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–3, 7–5
Win	44–32	Jan 1994	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win	45–32	Feb 1994	Chicago, US	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Manon Bollegraf Martina Navratilova	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win	46–32	Mar 1994	Key Biscayne, US	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	6–3, 6–1
Loss	46–33	Mar 1994	WTA Doubles Championships, US	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2–6, 5–7
Loss	46–34	Mar 1994	Hilton Head, US	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Lori McNeil Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4–6, 1–4 ret.
Win	47–34	May 1994	Italian Open, Rome	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Gabriela Sabatini Brenda Schultz	6–1, 6–3
Win	48–34	May 1994	German Open, Berlin	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 7–6^(7–2)
Win	49–34	May 1994	French Open, Paris	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	6–2, 6–2
Win	50–34	Jun 1994	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Inés Gorrochategui Helena Suková	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–3
Win	51–34	Jun 1994	Wimbledon	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 6–1
Win	52–34	Oct 1994	Filderstadt, Germany	Hard (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Manon Bollegraf Larisa Neiland	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
Loss	52–35	Nov 1994	Oakland, US	Carpet (i)	Martina Navratilova	Lindsay Davenport Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5–7, 4–6
Win	53–35	Nov 1994	Philadelphia, US	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Gabriela Sabatini Brenda Schultz	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win	54–35	Nov 1994	VS Championships	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3
Loss	54–36	Jan 1995	Australian Open	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 4–6
Win	55–36	Feb 1995	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Rennae Stubbs	6–0, 6–3
Loss	55–37	Mar 1995	Key Biscayne, US	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5–7, 6–2, 3–6
Loss	55–38	Apr 1995	Hilton Head, US	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6–0, 3–6, 4–6
Win	56–38	May 1995	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Martina Hingis	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6–2, 6–3
Win	57–38	May 1995	Italian Open, Rome	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	3–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4
Win	58–38	Jun 1995	French Open	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–7^(6–8), 6–4, 7–5
Loss	58–39	Jun 1995	Eastbourne, UK	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–0, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	58–40	Jul 1995	Wimbledon	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7–5, 5–7, 4–6
Win	59–40	Aug 1995	San Diego, US	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Sandrine Testud	6–2, 6–1
Win	60–40	Aug 1995	Los Angeles, US	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Larisa Neiland Gabriela Sabatini	7–5, 6–7^(2–7), 7–5
Win	61–40	Sep 1995	US Open	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Rennae Stubbs	6–4, 7–6^(8–6)
Win	62–40	Oct 1995	Filderstadt, Germany	Hard (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland	5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	62–41	Nov 1995	WTA Tour Championships, US	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2–6, 1–6
Win	63–41	Feb 1996	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Natasha Zvereva	Mariaan de Swardt Irina Spîrlea	7–6^(9–7), 6–3
Loss	63–42	Apr 1996	Hilton Head, US	Clay	Mary Joe Fernández	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2–6, 3–6
Loss	63–43	May 1996	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Martina Hingis	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	6–4, 6–7^(10–12), 4–6
Loss	63–44	May 1996	Italian Open, Rome	Clay	Martina Hingis	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Irina Spîrlea	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	63–45	May 1996	WTA Doubles Championships, UK	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	3–6, 6–2, 6–7^(6–8)
Loss	63–46	Jun 1996	French Open	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	2–6, 1–6
Win	64–46	Jul 1996	Atlanta, US	Hard	Mary Joe Fernández	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	7–6^(8–6), 6–4
Win	65–46	Aug 1996	San Diego, US	Hard	Conchita Martínez	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	66–46	Sep 1996	US Open	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win	67–46	Jan 1997	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6–3, 6–1
Loss	67–47	Feb 1997	Tokyo, Japan	Carpet (i)	Martina Hingis	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	4–6, 3–6
Loss	67–48	May 1997	German Open, Berlin	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win	68–48	Jun 1997	French Open	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond	6–2, 6–3
Win	69–48	Jul 1997	Wimbledon	Grass	Natasha Zvereva	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss	69–49	Sep 1997	US Open	Hard	Natasha Zvereva	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	3–6, 4–6

Doubles performance timeline

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Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	1R	2R	NH	2R	A	A	SF	F	QF	W	W	F	QF	SF	2 / 12	38–10
French Open	A	A	A	A	QF	A	2R	A	W	W	W	W	W	F	W	6 / 9	45–3
Wimbledon	A	3R	A	3R	3R	QF	QF	QF	F	W	W	W	F	SF	W	4 / 13	53–9
US Open	A	2R	QF	QF	3R	W	QF	W	3R	W	SF	SF	W	W	F	5 / 14	57–9
Win–loss	0–1	3–3	4–2	5–2	8–4	9–1	7–3	13–2	18–3	21–1	22–1	22–1	22–2	18–3	21–2	17 / 48	193–31
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	NH	A	Not Held			A	Not Held			G	Not Held			G	NH	2 / 2	9–0
Year-end championships
Tour Championships	A	A	A	QF	A	QF	QF	A	F	SF	W	W	F	SF	QF	2 / 10	13–8
Category 5 & Tier I tournaments
Washington	No Levels					A	SF	Tier II		Not Held						0 / 1	2–1
Tokyo	NH	No Levels				Category 4		Tier II			SF	A	W	W	F	2 / 4	13–2
Boca Raton	NH	No Levels				A	QF	T II	QF	A	Tier II			Not Held		0 / 2	3–2
Indian Wells	Not Held						C 4	Tier II						A	SF	0 / 1	2–1
Miami	NH	No Levels				F	F	A	F	2R	QF	W	F	A	A	1 / 7	25–6
Hilton Head	No Levels					A	A	A	QF	QF	W	F	F	F	SF	1 / 7	18–6
Rome	No Levels					C 3	A	A	A	A	QF	W	W	F	QF	2 / 5	15–3
Berlin	No Levels					A	A	A	SF	F	W	W	QF	A	F	2 / 6	17–4
Montreal / Toronto	No Levels					A	W	A	A	F	A	A	A	A	A	1 / 2	7–1
Zurich	NH	No Levels				C 3	C 4	Tier II			F	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	3–1
Philadelphia	Not Held								Tier II		SF	W	QF	Tier II		1 / 3	7–2
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	—	—	—	17	20	6	8	3	4	6	1	2	3	4	4

References

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External links

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Gigi Fernández at theWomen's Tennis Association
Gigi Fernández at theInternational Tennis Federation
Gigi Fernández at theBillie Jean King Cup (archived)
Gigi Fernández at theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame
Gigi Fernández atOlympedia
Gigi Fernández atOlympics.com

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Australian Open women's doubles champions

Amateur Era

Open Era

v t e French Open women's doubles champions
Amateur Era (national)	1907:Adine Masson /Yvonne de Pfeffel 1908:Kate Gillou-Fenwick /Cecile Matthey 1909:Jeanne Matthey /Daisy Speranza 1910:Jeanne Matthey /Daisy Speranza 1911:Jeanne Matthey /Daisy Speranza 1912:Jeanne Matthey /Daisy Speranza 1913:Blanche Amblard /Suzanne Amblard 1914:Blanche Amblard /Suzanne Amblard 1915–1919: No competition (World War I) 1920:Élisabeth d'Ayen /Suzanne Lenglen 1921:Suzanne Lenglen /Geramine Pigueron 1922:Suzanne Lenglen /Geramine Pigueron 1923:Suzanne Lenglen /Julie Vlasto 1924:Marguerite Broquedis /Yvonne Bourgeois
Amateur Era (international)	1925:Suzanne Lenglen /Julie Vlasto 1926:Suzanne Lenglen /Julie Vlasto 1927:Irene Bowder Peacock /Bobbie Heine 1928:Phoebe Holcroft Watson /Eileen Bennett 1929:Lilí Álvarez /Kea Bouman 1930:Helen Wills Moody /Elizabeth Ryan 1931:Eileen Bennett Whittingstall /Betty Nuthall 1932:Helen Wills Moody /Elizabeth Ryan 1933:Simonne Mathieu /Elizabeth Ryan 1934:Simonne Mathieu /Elizabeth Ryan 1935:Margaret Scriven /Kay Stammers 1936:Simonne Mathieu /Billie Yorke 1937:Simonne Mathieu /Billie Yorke 1938:Simonne Mathieu /Billie Yorke 1939:Simonne Mathieu /Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 1940–1945: No competition (World War II) 1946:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne 1947:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne duPont 1948:Doris Hart /Patricia Canning Todd 1949:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne duPont 1950:Doris Hart /Shirley Fry 1951:Doris Hart /Shirley Fry 1952:Doris Hart /Shirley Fry 1953:Doris Hart /Shirley Fry 1954:Maureen Connolly /Nell Hall Hopman 1955:Beverly Baker Fleitz /Darlene Hard 1956:Angela Buxton /Althea Gibson 1957:Shirley Bloomer /Darlene Hard 1958:Rosie Reyes /Yola Ramírez Ochoa 1959:Sandra Reynolds /Renée Schuurman 1960:Maria Bueno /Darlene Hard 1961:Sandra Reynolds /Renée Schuurman 1962:Sandra Reynolds Price /Renée Schuurman 1963:Ann Haydon-Jones /Renée Schuurman 1964:Margaret Smith /Lesley Turner 1965:Margaret Smith /Lesley Turner 1966:Margaret Smith /Judy Tegart 1967:Françoise Dürr /Gail Chanfreau
Open Era	1968:Françoise Dürr /Ann Haydon-Jones 1969:Françoise Dürr /Ann Haydon-Jones 1970:Gail Chanfreau /Françoise Dürr 1971:Gail Chanfreau /Françoise Dürr 1972:Billie Jean King /Betty Stöve 1973:Margaret Court /Virginia Wade 1974:Chris Evert /Olga Morozova 1975:Chris Evert /Martina Navratilova 1976:Fiorella Bonicelli /Gail Chanfreau 1977:Regina Maršíková /Pam Teeguarden 1978:Mima Jaušovec /Virginia Ruzici 1979:Betty Stöve /Wendy Turnbull 1980:Kathy Jordan /Anne Smith 1981:Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer /Tanya Harford 1982:Martina Navratilova /Anne Smith 1983:Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer /Candy Reynolds 1984:Martina Navratilova /Pam Shriver 1985:Martina Navratilova /Pam Shriver 1986:Martina Navratilova /Andrea Temesvári 1987:Martina Navratilova /Pam Shriver 1988:Martina Navratilova /Pam Shriver 1989:Larisa Savchenko Neiland /Natalia Zvereva 1990:Jana Novotná /Helena Suková 1991:Gigi Fernández /Jana Novotná 1992:Gigi Fernández /Natalia Zvereva 1993:Gigi Fernández /Natalia Zvereva 1994:Gigi Fernández /Natalia Zvereva 1995:Gigi Fernández /Natalia Zvereva 1996:Lindsay Davenport /Mary Joe Fernández 1997:Gigi Fernández /Natalia Zvereva 1998:Martina Hingis /Jana Novotná 1999:Serena Williams /Venus Williams 2000:Martina Hingis /Mary Pierce 2001:Virginia Ruano Pascual /Paola Suárez 2002:Virginia Ruano Pascual /Paola Suárez 2003:Kim Clijsters /Ai Sugiyama 2004:Virginia Ruano Pascual /Paola Suárez 2005:Virginia Ruano Pascual /Paola Suárez 2006:Lisa Raymond /Samantha Stosur 2007:Alicia Molik /Mara Santangelo 2008:Anabel Medina Garrigues /Virginia Ruano Pascual 2009:Anabel Medina Garrigues /Virginia Ruano Pascual 2010:Serena Williams /Venus Williams 2011:Andrea Hlaváčková /Lucie Hradecká 2012:Sara Errani /Roberta Vinci 2013:Ekaterina Makarova /Elena Vesnina 2014:Hsieh Su-wei /Peng Shuai 2015:Bethanie Mattek-Sands /Lucie Šafářová 2016:Caroline Garcia /Kristina Mladenovic 2017:Bethanie Mattek-Sands /Lucie Šafářová 2018:Barbora Krejčíková /Kateřina Siniaková 2019:Tímea Babos /Kristina Mladenovic 2020:Tímea Babos /Kristina Mladenovic 2021:Barbora Krejčíková /Kateřina Siniaková 2022:Caroline Garcia /Kristina Mladenovic 2023:Hsieh Su-wei /Wang Xinyu 2024:Coco Gauff /Kateřina Siniaková

US Open women's doubles champions

Amateur Era

1889:Bertha Townsend /Margarette Ballard
1890:Ellen Roosevelt /Grace Roosevelt
1891:Mabel Cahill /Emma Leavitt-Morgan
1892:Mabel Cahill /Adeline McKinlay
1893:Aline Terry /Harriet Butler
1894:Helen Hellwig /Juliette Atkinson
1895:Helen Hellwig /Juliette Atkinson
1896:Elisabeth Moore /Juliette Atkinson
1897:Juliette Atkinson /Kathleen Atkinson
1898:Juliette Atkinson /Kathleen Atkinson
1899:Jane Craven /Myrtle McAteer
1900:Edith Parker /Hallie Champlin
1901:Juliette Atkinson /Myrtle McAteer
1902:Juliette Atkinson /Marion Jones
1903:Elisabeth Moore /Carrie Neely
1904:May Sutton /Miriam Hall
1905:Helen Homans /Carrie Neely
1906:Ann Burdette Coe /Ethel Bliss Platt
1907:Marie Wimer /Carrie Neely
1908:Evelyn Sears /Margaret Curtis
1909:Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman /Edith Rotch
1910:Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman /Edith Rotch
1911:Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman /Eleonora Sears
1912:Dorothy Green /Mary K. Browne
1913:Mary K. Browne /Louise Riddell Williams
1914:Mary K. Browne /Louise Riddell Williams
1915:Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman /Eleonora Sears
1916:Molla Bjurstedt /Eleonora Sears
1917:Molla Bjurstedt /Eleonora Sears
1918:Marion Zinderstein /Eleanor Goss
1919:Marion Zinderstein /Eleanor Goss
1920:Marion Zinderstein /Eleanor Goss
1921:Mary K. Browne /Louise Riddell Williams
1922:Marion Zinderstein Jessup /Helen Wills Moody
1923:Kitty McKane Godfree /Phyllis Howkins Covell
1924:Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman /Helen Wills Moody
1925:Mary K. Browne /Helen Wills Moody
1926:Elizabeth Ryan /Eleanor Goss
1927:Kitty McKane Godfree /Ermyntrude Harvey
1928:Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman /Helen Wills Moody
1929:Phoebe Holcroft Watson /Peggy Michell
1930:Betty Nuthall /Sarah Palfrey Cooke
1931:Betty Nuthall /Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
1932:Helen Jacobs /Sarah Palfrey Cooke
1933:Betty Nuthall /Freda James
1934:Helen Jacobs /Sarah Palfrey Cooke
1935:Helen Jacobs /Sarah Palfrey Cooke
1936:Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn /Carolin Babcock Stark
1937:Sarah Palfrey Cooke /Alice Marble
1938:Sarah Palfrey Cooke /Alice Marble
1939:Sarah Palfrey Cooke /Alice Marble
1940:Sarah Palfrey Cooke /Alice Marble
1941:Sarah Palfrey Cooke /Margaret Osborne duPont
1942:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne duPont
1943:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne duPont
1944:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne duPont
1945:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne duPont
1946:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne duPont
1947:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne duPont
1948:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne duPont
1949:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne duPont
1950:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne duPont
1951:Doris Hart /Shirley Fry
1952:Doris Hart /Shirley Fry
1953:Doris Hart /Shirley Fry
1954:Doris Hart /Shirley Fry
1955:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne duPont
1956:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne duPont
1957:Louise Brough /Margaret Osborne duPont
1958:Jeanne Arth /Darlene Hard
1959:Jeanne Arth /Darlene Hard
1960:Maria Bueno /Darlene Hard
1961:Darlene Hard /Lesley Turner Bowrey
1962:Maria Bueno /Darlene Hard
1963:Robyn Ebbern /Margaret Smith
1964:Billie Jean King /Karen Hantze Susman
1965:Carole Caldwell Graebner /Nancy Richey
1966:Maria Bueno /Nancy Richey
1967:Rosemary Casals /Billie Jean King

Open Era

Wimbledon women's doubles champions

Amateur Era

Open Era

Grand Slam achievements

Grand Slam

Men's singles	1938:Don Budge 1962:Rod Laver 1969:Rod Laver
Women's singles	1953:Maureen Connolly 1970:Margaret Court 1988:Steffi Graf
Men's doubles	1951:Ken McGregor /Frank Sedgman
Women's doubles	1960:Maria Bueno 1984:Martina Navratilova /Pam Shriver 1998:Martina Hingis
Mixed doubles	1963:Margaret Court /Ken Fletcher 1965:Margaret Court 1967:Owen Davidson

Non-calendar year Grand Slam

Men's singles	2015–16:Novak Djokovic
Women's singles	1983–84:Martina Navratilova 1993–94:Steffi Graf 2002–03:Serena Williams 2014–15:Serena Williams
Men's doubles	2012–13:Bob Bryan /Mike Bryan
Women's doubles	1949–50:Louise Brough 1986–87:Martina Navratilova /Pam Shriver 1992–93:Gigi Fernández /Natasha Zvereva 1996–97:Natasha Zvereva 2009–10:Serena Williams /Venus Williams
Mixed doubles	1967–68Billie Jean King

Career Grand Slam

Men's singles	Fred Perry Don Budge Rod Laver (2) Roy Emerson (2) Andre Agassi Roger Federer Rafael Nadal (2) Novak Djokovic (3)
Women's singles	Maureen Connolly Doris Hart Shirley Fry Irvin Margaret Court (3) Billie Jean King Chris Evert (2) Martina Navratilova (2) Steffi Graf (4) Serena Williams (3) Maria Sharapova
Men's doubles	Adrian Quist Frank Sedgman (2) Ken McGregor Lew Hoad /Ken Rosewall (2) Neale Fraser (2) Roy Emerson (3) John Newcombe (3) /Tony Roche Bob Hewitt John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd Jacco Eltingh /Paul Haarhuis Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge Jonas Björkman Bob Bryan (2) /Mike Bryan (2) Daniel Nestor Leander Paes Pierre-Hugues Herbert /Nicolas Mahut Mate Pavić
Women's doubles	Louise Brough Clapp Doris Hart Shirley Fry Irvin Maria Bueno Lesley Turner Bowrey Margaret Court (2) Judy Tegart-Dalton Kathy Jordan /Anne Smith /Martina Navratilova (7) Pam Shriver (4) Helena Suková Gigi Fernández (2) /Natasha Zvereva (3) Jana Novotná (2) Martina Hingis (2) Serena Williams (2) /Venus Williams (2) Lisa Raymond Sara Errani /Roberta Vinci Barbora Krejčíková /Kateřina Siniaková
Mixed doubles	Jean Borotra Doris Hart (2) /Frank Sedgman (2) Margaret Court (4) Ken Fletcher Owen Davidson Billie Jean King Marty Riessen Bob Hewitt Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge Martina Navratilova Daniela Hantuchová Mahesh Bhupathi (2) Cara Black Leander Paes Martina Hingis

Gigi Fernández Achievements

WTA Year-end championships – doubles winners

Olympic tennis women's doubles champions

Demonstration

1968: Edda Buding &Helga Niessen (FRG)

Outdoor

1920: Kathleen McKane &Winifred McNair (GBR)
1924: Hazel Wightman &Helen Wills (USA)
1988: Zina Garrison &Pam Shriver (USA)
1992: Gigi Fernández &Mary Joe Fernández (USA)
1996: Gigi Fernández &Mary Joe Fernández (USA)
2000: Serena Williams &Venus Williams (USA)
2004: Sun Tiantian &Li Ting (CHN)
2008: Serena Williams &Venus Williams (USA)
2012: Serena Williams &Venus Williams (USA)
2016: Ekaterina Makarova &Elena Vesnina (RUS)
2020: Barbora Krejčíková &Kateřina Siniaková (CZE)
2024: Sara Errani &Jasmine Paolini (ITA)

Women's Tennis Association (WTA) world No. 1 doubles players

Martina Navratilova (1984/1990 – 237 w)
Pam Shriver (1985/1986 – 48 w)
Helena Suková (1990/1993 – 68 w)
Jana Novotná (1990/1999 – 67 w)
Gigi Fernández (1991/1995 – 80 w)
Natasha Zvereva (1991/1999 – 124 w)
Larisa Neiland (1992 – 4 w)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (1992/1997 – 111 w)
Lindsay Davenport (1997/2000 – 32 w)
Martina Hingis (1998/2018 – 90 w)
Anna Kournikova (1999/2000 – 10 w)
Corina Morariu (2000 – 7 w)
Lisa Raymond (2000/2012 – 137 w)
Rennae Stubbs (2000 – 3 w)
Julie Halard-Decugis (2000 – 14 w)
Ai Sugiyama (2000/2003 – 45 w)
Paola Suárez (2002/2004 – 87 w)
Kim Clijsters (2003 – 4 w)
Virginia Ruano Pascual (2003/2005 – 65 w)
Cara Black (2005/2010 – 163 w)
Samantha Stosur (2006/2007 – 61 w)
Liezel Huber (2007/2012 – 199 w)
Serena Williams (2010 – 8 w)
Venus Williams (2010 – 8 w)
Gisela Dulko (2010/2011 – 24 w)
Flavia Pennetta (2011 – 18 w)
Květa Peschke (2011 – 10 w)
Katarina Srebotnik (2011 – 10 w)
Sara Errani (2012/2015 – 87 w)
Roberta Vinci (2012/2015 – 110 w)
Peng Shuai (2014 – 20 w)
Hsieh Su-wei (2014/2024 – 59 w)
Sania Mirza (2015/2017 – 91 w)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2017 – 32 w)
Lucie Šafářová (2017 – 6 w)
Latisha Chan (2017/2018 – 34 w)
Ekaterina Makarova (2018 – 5 w)
Elena Vesnina (2018 – 5 w)
Tímea Babos (2018 – 13 w)
Barbora Krejčíková (2018/2021 – 19 w)
Kateřina Siniaková (2018/2023 – 115 w)
Kristina Mladenovic (2019/2021 – 12 w)
Barbora Strýcová (2019/2020 – 27 w)
Aryna Sabalenka (2021 – 6 w)
Elise Mertens (2021/2024 – 39 w)
Coco Gauff (2022/2023 – 7 w)
Jessica Pegula (2023 – 3 w)
Storm Hunter (2023/2024 – 12 w)
Erin Routliffe (2024 – 1 w)

WTA rankings incepted on 4 September 1984
(year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w))
current No. 1 in bold, as of week of 15 July 2024^[update]

Members of theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame

Men

Master players	Manuel Alonso Areizaga James Anderson Mal Anderson Bunny Austin Wilfred Baddeley Jean Borotra John Bromwich Norman Brookes Jacques Brugnon Clarence Clark Henri Cochet Ashley Cooper Jim Courier Jack Crawford Owen Davidson Sven Davidson Jaroslav Drobný Neale Fraser Chuck Garland Andrés Gimeno Arthur Gore Bryan Grant Lew Hoad Harry Hopman Frederick Hovey Karel Koželuh René Lacoste Herbert Lawford Gene Mako Ken McGregor Robert Lindley Murray Hans Nüsslein Alex Olmedo Manuel Orantes Gerald Patterson Theodore Pell Fred Perry Adrian Quist Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw Mervyn Rose Frank Sedgman Pancho Segura Gottfried von Cramm Anthony Wilding
Players	Fred Alexander Wilmer Allison Karl Behr Don Budge Oliver Campbell Malcolm Greene Chace Joseph Clark William Clothier Dwight F. Davis John Doeg Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty James Dwight Bob Falkenburg Pancho Gonzales Harold Hackett Joe Hunt Francis Hunter Bill Johnston Jack Kramer William Larned Art Larsen George Lott Maurice McLoughlin Frank Parker Vincent Richards Bobby Riggs Ted Schroeder Richard Sears Frank Shields Henry Slocum Bill Talbert Bill Tilden John Van Ryn Ellsworth Vines Holcombe Ward Watson Washburn Malcolm Whitman R. Norris Williams Sidney Wood Robert Wrenn Beals Wright
Recent players	Andre Agassi Arthur Ashe Boris Becker Björn Borg Michael Chang Jimmy Connors Rick Draney Stefan Edberg Roy Emerson David Hall Lleyton Hewitt Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jan Kodeš Gustavo Kuerten Goran Ivanišević Rod Laver Ivan Lendl John McEnroe Chuck McKinley Frew McMillan Don McNeill Gardnar Mulloy Ilie Năstase John Newcombe Yannick Noah Rafael Osuna Leander Paes Budge Patty Nicola Pietrangeli Pat Rafter Dennis Ralston Tony Roche Andy Roddick Ken Rosewall Marat Safin Pete Sampras Manuel Santana Dick Savitt Vic Seixas Stan Smith Randy Snow Michael Stich Fred Stolle Tony Trabert Guillermo Vilas Mats Wilander Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Court tennis players	Pierre Etchebaster Tom Pettitt

Women

Master players	Daphne Akhurst Blanche Bingley Dorothy Bundy Cheney Charlotte Cooper Thelma Coyne Long Françoise Dürr Marion Jones Farquhar Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling Suzanne Lenglen Simonne Mathieu Kathleen McKane Godfree Elisabeth Moore Angela Mortimer Betty Nuthall Nancy Richey Ellen Roosevelt Dorothy Round Elizabeth Ryan Margaret Scriven Eleonora Sears Bertha Townsend Lesley Turner Bowrey Marie Wagner Nancye Wynne Bolton
Players	Juliette Atkinson Maud Barger-Wallach Pauline Betz Molla Bjurstedt Mallory Louise Brough Mary Browne Mabel Cahill Maureen Connolly Lottie Dod Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers Shirley Fry Althea Gibson Ellen Hansell Darlene Hard Doris Hart Ann Haydon Jones Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Helen Hull Jacobs Alice Marble Sarah Palfrey Cooke Helen Wills
Recent players	Tracy Austin Maria Bueno Jennifer Capriati Rosemary Casals Kim Clijsters Lindsay Davenport Chris Evert Gigi Fernández Evonne Goolagong Cawley Steffi Graf Justine Henin Martina Hingis Billie Jean King Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch Li Na Hana Mandlíková Conchita Martínez Amélie Mauresmo Martina Navratilova Jana Novotná Margaret Osborne duPont Mary Pierce Gabriela Sabatini Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Monica Seles Pam Shriver Margaret Smith Court Helena Suková May Sutton Chantal Vandierendonck Esther Vergeer Virginia Wade Natasha Zvereva