Australian Open 2R (1983, 1988) Height 1.7 m Career record 50–71 French Open 1R (1983, 1987) Turned pro 1978 | Career titles 0 Name Anna-Maria Fernandez Retired 1989 Role Tennis player | |
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Born October 22, 1960 (age 63) Torrance, California, United States ( 1960-10-22 ) | ||
Highest ranking No. 19 (March 5, 1980) | ||
Anna-Maria Fernandez (born October 22, 1960) was an American professional tennis players active during the 1980s. She won five WTA titles during her career, all in doubles. Her career high ranking in singles was number 19, in approximately 1979–1980. She was a member of the University of Southern California's national championship team (1979 and 1980) and captured the AIAW singles national championship title in 1981. She was named the National Collegiate Player of the Year (1981) winning the Broderick Award that year. She earned a BA degree in Broadcast Journalism from USC (1983).
She is married to former tennis player Ray Ruffels and the mother of professional golfer Ryan Ruffels. She is of Peruvian American ancestry.
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