Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player. Fernández won 17 major doubles titles and two Olympic gold medals representing the United States, and reached the world No. 1 ranking in doubles. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 17 in 1991. Since retiring from the professional tour in 1997 at the age of 33, Fernández has been a tennis coach and entrepreneur. She now shares her knowledge of doubles with tennis enthusiasts throughout the US by conducting Master Doubles with Gigi Clinics and Doubles Boot Camps. Fernández is the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
The 1996 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 53rd edition of the Italian Open and was part of the Mercedes Super 9 of the 1996 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1996 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The women's tournament was played from 6 May through 12 May 1996, while the men's tournament was played from 13 May through 19 May 1996.
The 1988 Virginia Slims of Dallas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 18th edition of the tournament and ran from February 8 through February 14, 1988. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.
The 1988 Pan Pacific Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo in Japan and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and ran from 25 April through 1 May 1988. First-seeded Pam Shriver won the singles title and earned $50,000 first-prize money.
The 1989 United Jersey Bank Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States that was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 12th and last edition of the tournament and was held from August 14 through August 20, 1989. First-seeded Steffi Graf won her second consecutive singles title and third in total and earned $40,000 first-prize money.
The 1988 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States and was part of the Category 5 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. The tournament ran from August 8 through August 14, 1988. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $60,000 first-prize money.
The 1988 United Jersey Bank Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States and was part of the Category 3 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from August 22 through August 28, 1988. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second at the event after 1986, and earned $40,000 first-prize money.
The 1988 Honda Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the San Juan Central Park in San Juan in Puerto Rico and was part of the Category 1 tier of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from October 10 through October 16, 1988. Fourth-seeded Anne Minter won the singles title and earned $12,000 first-prize money.
The 1990 Virginia Slims of New England was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States and was part of the Tier II of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the sixth and final edition of the tournament and was held from November 5 through November 11, 1990. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title.
The 1989 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Filderstadt Tennis Centre in Filderstadt, West Germany and was part of the Category 4 tier of the 1989 WTA Tour. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was held from 9 October to 15 October 1989. First-seeded Gabriela Sabatini won the singles title.
The 1990 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the Tier II Series of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the Pan Pacific Open and took place from 29 January through 4 February 1990. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title and earned $70,000 first-prize money as well as 300 ranking points.
The 1993 Volkswagen Card Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Messehalle 7 in Leipzig in Germany that was part of the Tier II category of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 27 September until 3 October 1993. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fourth consecutive at the event, and earned $75,000 first-prize money as well as 300 ranking points.
The 1993 Virginia Slims of Florida was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and was held from March 1 through March 7, 1993. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fourth at the event, and earned $75,000 first-prize money as well as 300 ranking points.
The 1990 Citizen Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg in West Germany that was part of the Tier II category of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from 30 April until 6 May 1990. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her fourth consecutive at the event.
The 1993 Puerto Rico Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the San Juan Central Park in San Juan in Puerto Rico that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1993 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from July 26 through August 1, 1993. Seventh-seeded Linda Harvey-Wild won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
The 1992 Puerto Rico Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the San Juan Central Park in San Juan in Puerto Rico that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1992 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from October 26 through November 1, 1992. First-seeded Mary Pierce won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
The 1990 Puerto Rico Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hyatt Regency Cerromar Hotel in San Juan in Puerto Rico that was part of the Tier IV category of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from October 22 through October 27, 1990. Second-seeded Jennifer Capriati won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
The 1990 Eckerd Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Bardmoor Country Club in Tampa, Florida in the United States that was part of the Tier III category of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the 18th and last edition of the tournament and was held from April 16 through April 22, 1990. First-seeded Monica Seles won the singles title and earned $45,000 first-prize money.
The 1990 Nichirei International Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of Tier II of the 1990 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 25 through 30 September 1990. Fourth-seeded Mary Joe Fernández won the singles title and earned $70,000 first-prize money.
The 1986 Puerto Rico Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the San Juan Central Park in San Juan in Puerto Rico and was part of the 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from November 11 through November 16, 1986. Third-seeded Raffaella Reggi won the singles title. .
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