Gigi Fernández

Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández (born February 22, 1964) is a Puerto Rican-American former professional tennis player.

Fernández won 17 major doubles titles and two Olympic gold medals representing the United States, and reached the world No.

She won 14 of her 17 Grand Slam titles partnering Natasha Zvereva; their partnership is the second most successful doubles pair in the Open era after Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver.

She teamed with Mary Joe Fernández (no relation) to win the women's doubles gold medal on both occasions.

The first gold medal was won against the home team of Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario with the king and queen of Spain in the audience.

[6] Fernández represented Puerto Rico when San Juan played host to the Pan Am Games in 1979.

In 1982 at the Central American-Caribbean Games in Cuba, she teamed with Marilda Julia to win doubles gold and won a silver medal in the singles as well.

Fernández retired from the professional tour in 1997, and in 1999, she was named Puerto Rico's "Female Athlete of the Century".

[11] In a 2021 interview, Fernández stated she receives a lot of negative comments from some Puerto Ricans via her social media and that it saddens her.