Isabel Fernández de Soto

Isabel Fernández
Full name María-Isabel Fernández de Soto
Country (sports)  Colombia
Born (1950-09-18) 18 September 1950
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open 3R (1976)
Wimbledon 2R (1974)
US Open 3R (1973)
Doubles
Career titles 2 WTA
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open QF (1971, 1972, 1973)
Wimbledon SF (1973)
US Open 2R (1972, 1976)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open SF (1973)
Wimbledon QF (1972)
US Open 2R (1972)

María-Isabel Fernández de Soto (born 18 September 1950) is a former professional tennis player from Colombia.

Biography

Fernández, who is originally from Cali, took up a tennis scholarship to the University of South Florida at the age of 19.[1] After a year of college she joined the international tennis circuit and became the first Colombian woman to play professionally.[1] She went on to make several WTA quarter-finals but was most successful on tour as a doubles player.

She represented Colombia in the 1972 Federation Cup and won five of her six singles matches.

Her two Grand Slam semi-finals were both in the doubles format, the mixed doubles at the 1973 French Open with Jairo Velasco and women's doubles at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships with Fiorella Bonicelli.

Fernández won her first WTA title partnering Martina Navratilova at the 1974 edition of the Virginia Slims of Dallas.[2] The following year she won another title, at the 1975 U.S. Clay Court Championships, with Fiorella Bonicelli as her partner.[3]

Since retiring she has worked as a tennis coach and is now a tennis pro at the Sawmill club in New York.[4]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (2–1)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 August, 1973 Indianapolis, U.S. Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli United States Patti Hogan
United States Sharon Walsh		 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–0 March, 1974 Dallas, U.S. Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova Australia Karen Krantzcke
United Kingdom Virginia Wade		 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 2–1 August, 1975 Indianapolis, U.S. Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli France Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
United States Julie Heldman		 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

References

  1. 1 2 Slater, Chuck (13 January 2002). "For The Record; A Winning Drop Shot In the 50-and-Over Slot". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Fretz, Tory (9 March 1975). "Top Competition Expected For Barnett Tennis Classic". Playground Daily News. p. 21. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Evert overcomes deficit". Lima News. 10 August 1975. p. 35. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tennis Pros – Saw Mill Club". sawmillclub.com. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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