Anna-Maria Fernandez (born October 22, 1960) is an American former professional tennis player active during the 1980s. She won five WTA titles during her career, all in doubles. Her career high ranking in singles was number 19, in approximately 1979–1980. She was a member of the University of Southern California's national championship team (1979 and 1980) and captured the AIAW singles national championship title in 1981. She was named the National Collegiate Player of the Year (1981) winning the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate tennis player. She earned a BA degree in Broadcast Journalism from USC (1983).
She is married to former tennis player Ray Ruffels and is the mother of professional golfers Ryan Ruffels and Gabriela Ruffels. She is of Peruvian American ancestry.
WTA Tour finals
Singles 1 Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0 Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1. Nov 1978 Clearwater, Florida, USA Hard Virginia Wade 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Doubles 5 (4–1)
Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0 Titles by surface Hard 3 Clay 0 Grass 1 Carpet 0 Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1. Jan 1984 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Carpet Trey Lewis Christiane Jolissaint Marcella Mesker 6–7, 4–6Win 2. Apr 1984 Durban, South Africa Hard Peanut Louie Cláudia Monteiro Beverly Mould 7–5, 5–7, 6–1Win 3. Oct 1986 Singapore Hard Julie Richardson Sandy Collins Sharon Walsh 6–3, 6–2Win 4. Jan 1987 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Julie Richardson Gretchen Magers Elizabeth Minter 4–6, 6–4, 6–2Win 5. Apr 1987 Singapore Hard Julie Richardson Barbara Gerken Heather Ludloff 6–1, 6–4
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