Ricardo Fernandes (born 12 November 1972 in Funchal) is a retired male badminton player from Portugal.

[1] He also was the main inspiration for the naming of XquaX FC, a football/futsal team created in Madeira Island in March 2018.

[3] He also competed in men's doubles with Fernando Silva but lost to Benny Lee and Thomas Reidy of the United States in the first round.

[3] In 1994, Fernandes won the men's doubles title along with Fernando Silva at the Slovenian International.

[4] In 2002, he partnered with Marco Vasconcelos and reached the final of the Italian International but lost to Nicolás Escartín and Arturo Ruiz López of Spain.