Fernanda Contreras

Fernanda Contreras Gómez (born October 8, 1997) is a Mexican tennis player. She played collegiately for Vanderbilt University.[1] On October 8, 2017, Contreras won the 2017 Riviera All-American Championship.[2] She made her debut for the Mexico Fed Cup team in 2018, winning all three matches she played.[3]

Fernanda Contreras
Full nameFernanda Contreras Gómez
Country (sports) Mexico
Born (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CollegeVanderbilt University
CoachChristo Van Rensburg
Prize moneyUS$ 43,427
Singles
Career record69–43 (61.6%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 238 (7 March 2022)
Current rankingNo. 238 (7 March 2022)
Doubles
Career record38–21 (64.4%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 182 (7 March 2022)
Current rankingNo. 182 (7 March 2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup9–2
Last updated on: 7 February 2022.

Early life and college career

Contreras was born in San Luis Potosí, Mexico and grew up in Austin, Texas where she attended Westlake High School.

As a junior at Vanderbilt, Contreras won the USTA/ITA All-American Intercollegiate Championship to become Vanderbilt's first Riviera/ITA Singles Tournament Champion.[4] She defeated Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov in the championship match. Contreras finished the season with a 44–10 record, setting the program record for most victories in a season, and was named singles and doubles All-American.[5] She reached the semifinals of the Oracle ITA Fall National Championships[6] and the semifinals in the NCAA singles draw.[7] Contreras ended her collegiate career with the most wins in Commodore history with 138 career wins.[8] Contreras also participated in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games with Giuliana Olmos taking gold in doubles and silver in team. She lost to reigning Olympic champion Monica Puig in singles before defeating Team Puerto Rico in doubles with partner Giuliana Olmos for the gold medal.[9][10]

In February 2020, Contreras participated in the 2020 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs, representing Mexico. After defeating Peru, Mexico beat Team Chile in the semifinals, squaring off to face Paraguay in the finals. [11][12] Mexico defeated Paraguay 2–1 securing their spot in the Fed Cup World Group Qualifiers. [13][14] For her performance, Contreras was awarded the Fed Cup 2020 Americas Heart Award. [15]

Personal life

Contreras graduated from Vanderbilt University in May 2019 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Her grandfather Francisco Contreras Serrano was a Davis Cup member and a Pan American Games medalist.

ITF finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–up)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard Patricia Maria Tig 0–6, 0–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard Aleksandra Pitak 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–1 Oct 2019 ITF Waco, United States 25,000 Hard Leylah Annie Fernandez 6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 2–2 Jun 2021 ITF Sumter, United States 25,000 Clay Peyton Stearns 1–6, 2–6

Doubles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard Jessica Hinojosa Gómez Melany Krywoj
Fernanda Labrana		 2–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win 2–0 Jun 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard Nazari Urbina Tiphanie Fiquet
Daria Kuczer		 3–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Loss 2–1 Aug 2019 ITF Cancún, Mexico 15,000 Hard Ana-Paula de la Pena Haine Ogata
Aiko Yoshitomi		 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–1 Sep 2019 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Chiara Scholl Monica Cappelletti
Melania Delai		 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–1 May 2021 ITF Pelham, ​United States 25,000 Clay Marcela Zacarías Erina Hayashi
Kanako Morisaki		 6–0, 6–3
Win 5–1 Jan 2022 ITF Bendigo, Australia 60,000+H Hard Alycia Parks Alison Bai
Alana Parnaby		 6–3, 6–1
Win 6–1 Jan 2022 ITF Manacor, Spain 25,000 Hard Andrea Lázaro García Tereza Mihalíková
Linda Nosková		 6–1, 6–4
Win 7–1 Feb 2022 ITF Manacor, Spain 25,000 Hard Andrea Lázaro García Tereza Mihalíková
Linda Nosková		 6–1, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss 7–2 Apr 2022 ITF Canberra, Australia 60,000 Clay Alana Parnaby Ankita Raina
Arina Rodionova		 6–4, 2–6, [9–11]

References
  1. "Archive | Fernanda Contreras | News | Vanderbilt University". news.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  2. "Event listing" (PDF). www.itatennis.com. 2018.
  3. "Billie Jean King Cup- Heart Award winner Contreras keeps it in the family". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  4. "Contreras Crowned All-American Champion". October 8, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  5. "Singles and Doubles All-American". October 8, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  6. "Contreras bows out of Fall Nationals". November 4, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  7. "Contreras Falls in NCAA semifinals". November 4, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  8. "Contreras caps record breaking career". May 22, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  9. "Women's tennis doubles adds another gold for Mexico". November 4, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  10. "Gold for Mexico in tennis with Giuliana Olmos and Fernanda Contreras". November 4, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  11. "Potosina da a México el pase a playoffs en Fed Cup". February 7, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  12. "Chile cae ante México en la Fed Cup y luchará por la permanencia". February 7, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  13. "Paraguay luchó bastante, pero no pudo ante México". February 8, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  14. "GROUP I, AMERICAS, PROMOTIONAL PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL". February 8, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  15. "HEART AWARD WINNER CONTRERAS KEEPS IT IN THE FAMILY". May 13, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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