Gustavo Fernández (wheelchair tennis player)

Gustavo Fernández
Gustavo Fernández at the US Open 2013
Nation:	Argentina
Birthday:	January 20, 1994
Playing hand:	Right
singles
Career record:	278: 106
Highest ranking:	3 (April 8, 2013)
Current placement:	4th
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record:	158: 112
Highest ranking:	5 (May 16, 2016)
Current placement:	7th
Grand Slam record
Last update of the infobox: May 8, 2017
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Gustavo Fernández (born January 20, 1994 in Río Tercero ) is an Argentine wheelchair tennis player .

Career

Gustavo Fernández started wheelchair tennis at the age of 13 and has been in the paraplegic class ever since .

When he first participated in the Paralympic Games in 2012 , he reached the quarter-finals in singles, where he was defeated by Stéphane Houdet in three sets. In doubles he was eliminated with Agustín Ledesma in the first round.

He celebrated his first major success by winning the doubles competition at Wimbledon alongside Joachim Gérard . In 2016 he won the singles at the French Open , and the following year he won the Australian Open .

In the world rankings, he achieved his best placings with third place in singles on April 8, 2013 and fifth in doubles on May 16, 2016.

Web links

Commons : Gustavo Fernandez  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• ITF profile of Gustavo Fernández (English)