Clarisa Fernández (born 28 August 1981) is an Argentine former professional tennis player.
She is best known for her semifinal appearance at the 2002 French Open, the first Argentine since Sabatini in 1992 to reach that stage. Fernández was ranked 87th in the world at the time of her shocking result. She defeated, in order, Lubomira Bacheva, Jelena Kostanić, Kim Clijsters (No. 4), Elena Dementieva (No. 13), and Paola Suárez, before losing to second-seeded Venus Williams, in straight sets.
Fernández, a crafty left-handed player, turned professional in 1998. She did not have much success before her appearance at the French Open. She has six ITF titles to her name, including one in 2006. Since 2003, Fernández had been plagued with injuries. She suffered from tendinitis in her left shoulder, an injury to her left wrist, and to her right knee. Fernández enjoyed playing on hard and grass courts. She was coached by Leonardo Lerda. Her tennis inspirations were Pete Sampras and Martina Navratilova.
In April 2008, Fernández announced her retirement from professional tennis after a lengthy battle with knee injuries.
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Singles: 10 (7–3) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 12 October 1997 ITF Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Celeste Contín 7–6, 6–4Loss 1. 5 October 1998 ITF Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Zsófia Gubacsi 6–0, 3–6, 4–6Win 2. 18 July 1999 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Mihaela Moldovan 6–2, 6–3Loss 2. 20 September 1999 ITF Thessaloniki, Greece Carpet Eleni Daniilidou 2–6, 2–6Win 3. 7 January 2001 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Hard Seda Noorlander 6–3, 6–1Win 4. 8 July 2001 ITF Orbetello, Italy Clay Martina Suchá 6–4, 2–6, 7–5Win 5. 23 January 2005 ITF Miami, United States Hard Xie Yanze 6–4, 6–2Win 6. 5 March 2006 ITF Clearwater, United States Hard Alberta Brianti 7–5, 6–2Loss 3. 15 October 2006 ITF San Francisco, United States Hard Ashley Harkleroad 2–6, 3–6Win 7. 25 November 2007 ITF Mexico City Hard Julia Cohen 6–1, 6–2
Doubles: 10 (6–4) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 21 June 1999 ITF Orbetello, Italy Clay Mariana Díaz Oliva Maria Goloviznina Anastasia Myskina 6–4, 6–2Loss 1. 5 September 1999 ITF Spoleto, Italy Clay Francesca Schiavone Debby Haak Andrea van den Hurk 1–6, 1–6Loss 2. 14 November 1999 ITF Monterrey, Mexico Hard Alice Canepa Rossana de los Ríos Mariana Díaz Oliva 6–4, 6–7(6), 3–6Loss 3. 10 December 2000 ITF Bogotá, Colombia Hard Conchita Martínez Granados Joana Cortez Mariana Díaz Oliva 6–3, 1–6, 2–6Win 2. 7 January 2001 ITF São Paulo, Brazil Hard Romina Ottoboni Miriam D'Agostini Vanessa Menga 6–1, 7–6(6)Win 3. 29 January 2001 ITF Clearwater, United States Hard Joana Cortez 6–1, 7–5Loss 4. 15 April 2001 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Joana Cortez Eugenia Chialvo Conchita Martínez Granados 7–6(3), 1–6, 1–6Win 4. 13 August 2001 Bronx Open, United States Hard Rika Fujiwara Kristie Boogert Els Callens 2–6, 7–6(3), 6–4Win 5. ITF Fresno, United States Hard Samantha Reeves Ashley Harkleroad Marie-Ève Pelletier 6–2, 4–6, 7–5Win 6. 27 March 2005 ITF San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino Joana Cortez Tomoko Yonemura 6–2, 6–2
Head-to-head records Record against top-ten players Fernández' match records against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who have been ranked No. 1 in boldface
Kim Clijsters 1–0 Elena Dementieva 1–0 Petra Kvitová 1–0 Mary Pierce 1–0 Ai Sugiyama 1–0 Paola Suárez 1–1 Anastasia Myskina 1–3 Flavia Pennetta 1–4 Lindsay Davenport 0–1 Daniela Hantuchová 0–1 Justine Henin 0–1 Martina Hingis 0–1 Magdalena Maleeva 0–1 Amélie Mauresmo 0–1 Alicia Molik 0–1 Nadia Petrova 0–1 Venus Williams 0–1 Barbara Schett 0–3
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