Mary Joe Fernández Bio | Wiki
Mary Joe Fernández ( Full name: Mary Joe Fernández Godsick ) is an American former professional tennis player and current commentator. She currently serves as an analyst and commentator for ESPN. Mary reached a career-high world No. 4 in both singles and doubles. In singles, Mary was the runner-up at the 1990 and 1992 Australian Open and the 1993 French Open.
Also, she won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In doubles, Mary won the 1991 Australian Open with Patty Fendick and also the 1996 French Open with Lindsay Davenport, in addition to two Olympic gold medals.
Mary Joe Fernández Age
She was born on August 19, 1971, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Mary is 51 years old.
Mary Joe Fernández Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Mary stands at the height of 5 ft 9 in ( Approx 1.75 m).
Mary Joe Fernández Family
She was born and raised by her parents in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Mary’s parents were immigrants to the country. Her father José is from Asturias, Spain while her mother Silvia Pino is from Cuba.
Mary Joe Fernández Husband
She is married to Anthony (Tony) Godsick, a sports agent with International Management Group. The couple was hitched in April 2000. Her wedding bridesmaid was Monica Seles.
Mary Joe Fernández Daughter
Mary and her husband Anthony (Tony) Godsick have two children. Anthony is the current agent of Roger Federer. One of their children called Nicholas Godsick is also a tennis player. The couple has homes in Cleveland, Ohio, and Key Biscayne, Florida.
Mary Joe Fernández Education
She attended Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami, Florida where she earned her high school diploma. However, information on whether Mary furthered her education after high school is not available to the public.
Mary Joe Fernández Tennis
She first came to the tennis world’s attention after winning four straight Orange Bowl junior titles. Mary was an outstanding junior player. She became the youngest player to win a main draw match at the US Open in 1985, aged 14 years and eight days. Mary defeated Sara Gomer in the first round. In 1986, she turned professional and won her first tour doubles title in 1989 at Dallas, partnering Betsy Nagelsen. Mary semifinalist at the 1989 French Open, losing to Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 2–6, 2–6.
In 1990, she reached her first Grand Slam singles final at the Australian Open. Mary was defeated by Steffi Graf 3–6, 4–6 (having held a 4–1 lead herself in the second set). The same year, she won her first WTA Tour singles title at the Tokyo Indoor championships and finished the year ranked a career-high world No. 4 in singles. Mary reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in 1991 where she was match point up against Monica Seles. She eventually lost 3–6, 6–0, and 7–9.
Mary then teamed with Patty Fendick to win the women’s Australian Open doubles title. She reached the semifinals at Wimbledon, losing to Steffi Graf in straight sets. In 1992, Mary reached the Australian Open singles final again, beating world No. 3, Gabriela Sabatini, in the semifinals prior to losing to Seles, 2–6, 3–6. Mary reached the semifinals of the US Open after beating Sabatini in the quarterfinals but lost once again to Seles. She was selected to represent the United States at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
Mary won both a gold medal in women’s doubles (with Gigi Fernández) and a bronze medal in singles. She won the title in Indian Wells in 1993 after defeating Amanda Coetzer in the final. Mary defeated world No. 5 Sabatini in the quarterfinals at the French Open, and world No. 3 Sanchez-Vicario in the semifinals. She held several points in the final against Steffi Graf, to lead 3–0 in the final set, but eventually lost 6–4, 2–6, 4–6. In 1996, Mary won her second Grand Slam doubles title at the French Open, partnering with Lindsay Davenport.
The duo went on to capture the year-end WTA Tour Championships doubles title later the same year. During the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Mary was a late replacement for Chanda Rubin on the United States team. She won a second straight women’s doubles gold medal once more in partnership with Gigi Fernández. Mary entered the singles competition (owing to a withdrawal). She reached the semifinals after defeating world No. 2, Conchita Martinez, in the quarterfinals. However, she was defeated for the bronze medal by Jana Novotná. Mary was a member of the U.S. team that won the Fed Cup later that year.
Mary Joe Fernández Vs Serena Williams
In 1997, she reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, losing to Martina Hingis 1–6, 3–6. In May, Mary won her first and only Tier I tournament in Berlin after defeating Jana Novotná in the semifinals and Mary Pierce in the final. She won against world No. 2, Lindsay Davenport at the end-of-year WTA Finals. Mary defeated Serena Williams in the third round of the French Open in 1999 in her last Grand Slam appearance, she lost to Venus Williams in the fourth round of the US Open the same year. She retired from the tour in 2000 after winning a total of 24 titles:- seven WTA singles titles and 17 doubles titles.
Mary Joe Fernández Espn Tennis Commentators | Espn
Dr. Wade Exum gave copies of documents to Sports Illustrated in 2003. Those documents revealed that some 100 American athletes who failed drug tests and should have been prevented from competing in the Olympics were nevertheless cleared to compete. Dr. Wade Exum served as the United States Olympic Committee’s director of drug control administration from 1991 to 2000. Mary was among the 100 American athletes. She coached the US Fed Cup team from 2008 to 2016. Also, Mary served as the woman’s coach for the 2012 U.S. Olympic tennis team in London. Currently, she serves as an analyst and commentator for ESPN.
Mary Joe Fernández Salary
She currently serves as an analyst and commentator for ESPN. Mary earns an average salary of $73,694 per year.
Mary Joe Fernández Net Worth
She is an American former professional tennis player and current commentator. Mary has an estimated net worth of $10,694,671.
How Old Is Mary Joe Fernández
Mary is 51 years old. She was born on August 19, 1971, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Is Mary Joe Fernández Married
She married Anthony (Tony) Godsick, a sports agent with International Management Group, in April 2000. The couple has two kids.