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Gustavo Fernández
Country (sports) Argentina
Born (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30)
Río Tercero, Argentina
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record369–131
Highest rankingNo. 1 (10 July 2017)
Current rankingNo. 4 (12 June 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2017, 2019)
French OpenW (2016, 2019)
WimbledonW (2019)
US OpenF (2014)
Other tournaments
MastersF (2021)
Paralympic GamesQF (2012, 2016, 2020)
Doubles
Career record203–144
Highest rankingNo. 3 (9 September 2019)
Current rankingNo. 7 (12 June 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2015, 2017, 2022)
French OpenW (2019)
WimbledonW (2015, 2022)
US OpenF (2013, 2019, 2021)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2022)
Paralympic GamesQF (2016)
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Singles
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Doubles
Last updated on: 12 June 2023.

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.[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.

Career statistics

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Grand Slam performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Wheelchair singles

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Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open QF F SF SF W QF W QF QF QF SF A 2 / 11 12–9 57%
French Open QF SF QF W F F W SF SF F SF F 2 / 12 20–10 67%
Wimbledon NH NH NH QF F F W NH SF SF QF SF 1 / 7 9–6 60%
US Open QF F QF NH SF SF SF SF SF 1R SF 0 / 9 10–9 53%
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 5 / 38 49–33 60%

Wheelchair doubles

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Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open SF SF F SF F SF SF SF SF F QF A 0 / 11 3–11 21%
French Open SF F F SF SF SF W F SF F F SF 1 / 12 10–11 48%
Wimbledon A A W SF SF SF SF NH SF W SF 2 / 8 5–6 45%
US Open F SF SF NH SF SF F SF F QF QF 0 / 10 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 3 / 41 22–38 37%

Grand Slam finals

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Wheelchair singles: 13 finals (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2014 Australian Open Hard Japan Shingo Kunieda 0–6, 1–6
Loss 2014 US Open Hard Japan Shingo Kunieda 6–7, 4–6
Win 2016 French Open Clay United Kingdom Gordon Reid 7–6(7–1), 6–1
Win 2017 Australian Open Hard France Nicolas Peifer 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Loss 2017 French Open Clay United Kingdom Alfie Hewett 6–0, 6–7(9–11), 2–6
Loss 2017 Wimbledon Grass Sweden Stefan Olsson 5−7, 6−3, 5−7
Loss 2018 French Open Clay Japan Shingo Kunieda 6–7, 0–6
Loss 2018 Wimbledon Grass Sweden Stefan Olsson 2–6, 6–0, 3–6
Win 2019 Australian Open (2) Hard Sweden Stefan Olsson 7–5, 6–3
Win 2019 French Open (2) Clay United Kingdom Gordon Reid 6–1, 6–3
Win 2019 Wimbledon Grass Japan Shingo Kunieda 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2022 French Open Clay Japan Shingo Kunieda 2–6, 7–5, 5–7
Loss 2024 French Open Clay Japan Tokito Oda 5–7, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "Gustavo Fernandez [ARG], Australian Open". ausopen.com. Australia: Australian Open. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  2. ^ "Player card - Gustavo FERNANDEZ - Roland-Garros - The 2018 French Open official site". www.rolandgarros.com. France: French Open. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  3. ^ "Gustavo Fernandez marks world No.1 with revealing interview". www.paralympic.org.
  4. ^ "Abierto de Australia: Gustavo Fernández se consagró campeón en tenis adaptado". www.clarin.com.
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Awards
Preceded by ITF Wheelchair Tennis World Champion
2017
Succeeded by