| Oliver Fernandez | |
| Birth Date: | 1972 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Orizaba, Mexico |
| Turnedpro: | 1991 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $148,944 |
| Singlesrecord: | 9–15 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 141 (5 Jul 1993) |
| Doublesrecord: | 2–5 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 178 (18 Apr 1994) |
Oliver Fernandez (Orizaba, 7 December 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Mexico. He was captain of Mexico's Davis Cup side.[1] [2] [3] Today he is a businessman.[4]
Fernandez had a good year on the juniors circuit in 1990, finishing the season as the number three junior in the world. He was runner-up to Andrei Medvedev in the Orange Bowl and made the semi-finals of the boys' singles event at the 1990 Australian Open. The man who beat him in the semi-final, Dirk Dier, had been his doubles partner when he made the 1989 US Open boys' doubles quarter-finals.[5]
Also in 1990, Fernandez represented the Mexico Davis Cup team for the first time. He managed to defeat Marcelo Filippini of Uruguay in Mexico's World Group player-off win and appeared in three further ties during his career, from which he had two wins, over Diego Pérez and then Jaime Yzaga.[6]
The Orizaba born player was a semi-finalist at his home event, the Mexican Open, in 1993.[7] Fernandez defeated Franco Davín, Agustín Moreno and Alberto Berasategui, before falling to Thomas Muster.[7] He was also a doubles semi-finalist at the 1993 International Tennis Championships in Florida, with Juan Garat as his partner.[7]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1991 | Puebla, Mexico | Hard |  Luis Herrera |  Doug Eisenman Dave Randall | 6–4, 7–6 | |
| 2. | 1994 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Clay | Leonardo Lavalle | Ismael Hernandez Luis Herrera | 7–5, 7–5 |