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Fernandez turned professional in 1986. She won her first tour doubles title in 1989 at ], partnering ]. Her first top-level singles title came in 1990 at the ] Indoor championships. She reached her first Grand Slam singles final in 1990 at the ], where she was defeated 6–3, 6–4 by ]. She finished 1990 ranked a career-high World No. 4 in singles. |
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Fernandez turned professional in 1986. She won her first tour doubles title in 1989 at ], partnering ]. Her first top-level singles title came in 1990 at the ] Indoor championships. She reached her first Grand Slam singles final in 1990 at the ], where she was defeated 6–3, 6–4 by ]. She finished 1990 ranked a career-high World No. 4 in singles. |
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In 1991, Fernandez teamed with ] to win the women's doubles title at the Australian Open. |
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In 1991, Fernandez teamed with ] to win the women's doubles title at the Australian Open. She was back in the Australian Open singles final in 1992, this time losing to ] 6–2, 6–3. Fernandez was selected to represent the United States at the 1992 Olympic Games in ], winning a gold medal in women's doubles, partnering ] and a bronze medal in women's singles. |
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In the quarterfinals of the 1993 ], Fernandez staged a dramatic comeback against ] after Sabatini took a 6–1, 5–1 lead. Fernandez saved five match points during the 3-hour, 36-minute match and eventually won 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 10–8. She then defeated ] 6–2, 6–2 in the semifinals to reach her third Grand Slam singles final. In a close match against Graf, Fernandez lost 4–6, 6–2, 6–4. Fernandez won her second Grand Slam doubles title in 1996 at the French Open, partnering ]. The pair went on to capture the year-end ] doubles title later that year. |
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Fernandez was back in the Australian Open singles final in 1992. This time, she lost to ] 6–2, 6–3. |
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Fernandez was a late replacement for ] on the United States team for the 1996 Olympic Games in ]. She won a second straight women's doubles gold medal, again in partnership with Gigi Fernandez. She was also entered in the singles competition due to a withdrawal and reached the semifinals, where she was defeated in the bronze medal match by ]. Later that year, Fernandez was a member of the U.S. team that won the ]. Fernandez won her final tour singles title in 1997 at the ] in ]. Her final doubles title also came that year in ]. She retired from the tour in 2000, having won 7 singles titles, 17 ] doubles titles, and 2 ] women's doubles titles. |
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Fernandez was selected to represent the United States at the 1992 Olympic Games in ]. She won a gold medal in women's doubles, partnering ] (no relation), and a bronze medal in women's singles. |
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In the quarterfinals of the 1993 ], Fernandez staged a dramatic comeback against ] after Sabatini took a 6–1, 5–1 lead. Fernandez saved five match points during the 3-hour, 36-minute match and eventually won 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 10–8. She then defeated ] 6–2, 6–2 in the semifinals to reach her third Grand Slam singles final. In a close match against Graf, Fernandez lost 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
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Fernandez won her second Grand Slam doubles title in 1996 at the French Open, partnering ]. The pair went on to capture the year-end ] doubles title later that year. |
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Fernandez was a late replacement for ] on the United States team for the 1996 Olympic Games in ]. She won a second straight women's doubles gold medal, again in partnership with Gigi Fernandez. She was also entered in the singles competition due to a withdrawal and reached the semifinals, where she was defeated in the bronze medal match by ]. Later that year, Fernandez was a member of the U.S. team that won the ]. |
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Fernandez won her final tour singles title in 1997 at the ] in ]. Her final doubles title also came that year in ]. She retired from the tour in 2000, having won 7 singles titles, 17 ] doubles titles, and 2 ] women's doubles titles. |
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Since retiring from the tour, Fernandez has served as a tennis commentator for ] and joined ] as an analyst for the ]. |
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Since retiring from the tour, Fernandez has served as a tennis commentator for ] and joined ] as an analyst for the ]. |
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Fernandez completed her high school education at the ], in ]. |
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Fernandez completed her high school education at the ], in ]. |
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On ], ], Fernandez married Anthony Lewisohn (Tony) Godsick, a sports agent with International Management Group. The pair were married in Miami.<ref>{{cite news |
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On 8 April 2000, Fernandez married Anthony Lewisohn (Tony) Godsick, a sports agent with International Management Group. The pair were married in Miami.<ref>{{cite news |
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Fernandez first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player who won four straight Orange Bowl junior titles. In 1985, aged 14 years and 8 days, Fernandez became the youngest player to win a main draw match at the U.S. Open when she defeated Sara Gomer in the first round 6–1, 6–4.
Fernandez turned professional in 1986. She won her first tour doubles title in 1989 at Dallas, partnering Betsy Nagelsen. Her first top-level singles title came in 1990 at the Tokyo Indoor championships. She reached her first Grand Slam singles final in 1990 at the Australian Open, where she was defeated 6–3, 6–4 by Steffi Graf. She finished 1990 ranked a career-high World No. 4 in singles.
On 8 April 2000, Fernandez married Anthony Lewisohn (Tony) Godsick, a sports agent with International Management Group. The pair were married in Miami. They have two children: Isabella Maria (born December 11, 2001 and Nicholas Cooper (born September 15, 2004).
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