Gustavo Fernández (born 20 January 1994) is an Argentine professional wheelchair tennis player. Fernández has been ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles.
Early and personal life He was just 17 months old when he suffered a spinal stroke (also known as Spinal Cord Infarction). This caused an irreversible spinal cord injury resulting in paraplegia, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down and dependent on a wheelchair.
In December 2025, he announced on Instagram that he and his partner, Florencia Tagliaferro, were expecting a baby boy whom they would call René.
Wheelchair tennis career Fernández has won major singles titles at the 2016 French Open, the 2017 Australian Open, the 2019 Australian Open, the 2019 French Open, and the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. In doubles, he has won major titles at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships partnering Nicolas Peifer, and the 2019 French Open and 2022 Wimbledon Championships partnering Shingo Kunieda.
Since mid to late 2025, he has played men's doubles with Tokito Oda. They won the 2025 US Open and the 2026 Australian Open and reached the final of Wimbledon 2026 where they lost to Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid.
Career statistics
Grand Slam performance timelines
Wheelchair singles Tournament20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin % Australian OpenQFFSFSFWQFWQFQFQFSFASFSF2 / 1314–10 French OpenQFSFQFWFFWSFSFFSFFSFSF2 / 1422–11 WimbledonNHNHNHQFFFWNHSFSFQFSFSF1 / 811–7 US OpenQFFQF NHSFSFSFSFSF1RSFNHF0 / 1113–10Win–loss0–35–31–34–28–35–410–12–33–44–46–44–19–43–15 / 4358–37
Wheelchair doubles Tournament20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin % Australian OpenSFSFFSFFSFSFSFSFFQFAQFW1 / 136–12 French OpenSFFFSFSFSFWFSFFFSFSF1 / 1310–11 WimbledonAAWSFSFSFSFNHSFWSFQFAF2 / 97–7 US OpenFSFSF NHSFSFFSFFQFQFNHW1 / 113–10Win–loss1–31–34–30–31–40–43–31–31–45–33–42–10–13–03 / 4222–39
Grand Slam finals
Wheelchair singles: 14 finals (5 titles, 9 runner-ups)
ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss2014Australian Open Hard Shingo Kunieda0–6, 1–6Loss2014US Open Hard Shingo Kunieda6–7, 4–6Win2016French OpenClay Gordon Reid7–6(7–1), 6–1Win2017Australian Open Hard Nicolas Peifer3–6, 6–2, 6–0 Loss2017French OpenClay Alfie Hewett6–0, 6–7(9–11), 2–6Loss2017WimbledonGrass Stefan Olsson5−7, 6−3, 5−7Loss2018French Open Clay Shingo Kunieda6–7, 0–6Loss2018WimbledonGrass Stefan Olsson2–6, 6–0, 3–6Win2019Australian Open (2)Hard Stefan Olsson 7–5, 6–3Win2019French Open (2)Clay Gordon Reid6–1, 6–3Win 2019WimbledonGrass Shingo Kunieda4–6, 6–3, 6–2Loss2022French Open Clay Shingo Kunieda2–6, 7–5, 5–7Loss2024French Open Clay Tokito Oda5–7, 3–6Loss2025US OpenHard Tokito Oda3–6, 6–3, 6–7(11–13)
See also List of Wimbledon champions List of Australian Open champions
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