Career
He was also a dual National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American, in 1980 and 1981. In the 1981 United States Open, his only appearance in the singles draw at a Grand Slam, Fernandez was beaten in the first round by Gilles Moretton, but managed to take the match to a fifth set. His best performances on the Grand Prix tennis circuit included reaching the quarter-finals at Cleveland in 1981 and wins over both Mike Bauer and Vitas Gerulaitis in the 1984 Congoleum Classic.
Fernandez was most prominent on the doubles tour and reached two Grand Prix finals.
With Gary Donnelly, Fernandez was runner-up at Forest Hills in 1984 and later that year lost another final, in Boston, partnering David Pate. He teamed up with Ricardo Acuña to reach the third round of the 1985 United States Open, which was the furthest he would go in a Grand Slam.
Puerto Rico didn"t start competing in the tennis until 1992, six years after Fernandez last appeared on tour. However, in 1997, he came out of retirement and spent two years playing for the Puerto Rico team
Doubles: (1).
