Fernando González
Player nameFernando González
NicknameFeña, El Bombardero de La Reina, Mano de Piedra, Gonzo, Forehando, The Red Hot Chilean, Nando
ResidenceLa Reina, Santiago, Chile
Personal information
Date of birthJuly 29, 1980(age 29)
Place of birthSantiago, Chile
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (180.4 lb)
Turned pro1999
PlaysRight-handed; one-handed backhand
Career prize
money		$8,426,045
Singles
Career record349-184
Career titles11
Highest rankingNo. 5 (January 29, 2007)
Current rankingNo. 11 (October 19, 2009)
Grand Slam results
Australian OpenF (2007)
French OpenSF (2009)
WimbledonQF (2005)
US OpenQF (2002, 2009)
Major tournamentsYes
Tour FinalsRR (2005, 2007)
Olympic Games20px Silver medal (2008)&
20px Bronze medal (2004)
Doubles
Career record105-95
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 25 (July 4, 2005)
Major tournamentsYes
Olympic Games20px Gold medal (2004)
Grand slamsyes
Australian OpenQF (2010)
French OpenSF (2005)
Wimbledon2R (2005)
US OpenQF (2004)
UpdatedJanuary 8, 2010
 Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (born July 29, 1980) is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest hitting forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El bombardero de La Reina ("The La Reina bomber") and Mano de Piedra ("Stone Hand"). The English-language media has labeled him "Gonzo."

González is one of the few active players to have reached at least the quarter-final round of all four Grand Slam tournaments. He played his first major final at the 2007 Australian Open, losing to top-ranked Roger Federer. He is the fourth male tennis player in history to have won each Olympic medal (gold in doubles and bronze in singles at Athens 2004, and silver in singles at Beijing 2008). Throughout his career, he has defeated many former number-one players, including Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer (all while they held the top spot), Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Carlos Moyà, Gustavo Kuerten, Marat Safin and Pete Sampras. González has qualified twice for the year-end Masters Cup event and was runner-up at two Masters Series tournaments. He is arguably known as Chile's best tennis player of the 2000s.

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CEMEX Announces Senior Management Changes - MarketWatch

MarketWatch---Fernando- A. -Gonzalez- has been appointed Executive Vice President, Planning & Finance. Mr. -Gonzalez-, who has served CEMEX in a variety of executive ...
Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:46:58 GMT+00:00

Bellucci beats Gonzalez to reach finals - The Associated Press

The Associated Press--SANTIAGO, Chile � Thomaz Bellucci upset top-seeded -Fernando Gonzalez- to reach the finals of the Movistar Open against Juan Monaco. Third-seeded Bellucci won ...
Date : Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:51:15 GMT+00:00

Cuban Five Call Education Experts Worldwide to Fight for a Better World - Cuba News

Cuba News--On behalf of his colleagues -Fernando Gonzalez-, Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino and Rene -Gonzalez- (plus Antonio Guerrero, internationally known as the ...
Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:02:08 GMT+00:00

JV Cardinals outdone by Anderson - Corning Observer

Corning Observer---Fernando Gonzalez- and Cole MacLachlan scored five points apiece for Corning and teammates Nick Bergen and JD Whited each had three. The Cardinals (1-5 NAL, ...
Date : Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:44:54 GMT+00:00

Thomaz Bellucci claims Movistar Open - ESPN.co.uk

ESPN.co.uk--On Saturday Bellucci knocked out hot favourite and four-time winner -Fernando Gonzalez- in the semi-finals, and he proved it was no fluke by beating the ...
Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:47:16 GMT+00:00

No doubting Thomaz despite blip - The Press Association

The Press Association--The third seed had beaten hometown hero - and top seed - -Fernando Gonzalez- in the semi-final and looked on course for a repeat when he took an opening set ...
Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:15:34 GMT+00:00

Bellucci beats Monaco for Movistar title - Washington Post

Washington Post--AP Bellucci upset top-seeded -Fernando Gonzalez- in the semifinals on his way to the championship. The 22-year-old left-hander from Brazil won his second ...
Date : Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:22:16 GMT+00:00

Roddick and Gonzalez through to second round - Tennistalk.com

Tennistalk.com--Andy Roddick and -Fernando Gonzalez- move into round two of the Australian Open, following opening-round victories on Monday. The seeds are among a select few ...
Date : Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:21:49 GMT+00:00

Gonzalez stunned in Santiago - SkySports

SkySports--Defending champion -Fernando Gonzalez- surrendered the Movistar Open title following a shock defeat to Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci on Saturday. ...
Date : Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:21:45 GMT+00:00

Cuba: Copenhagen has no legitimacy - Green Left Weekly

Green Left Weekly--The letter published below was sent by Cuban first deputy environment minister -Fernando Gonzalez- to Yvo de Boer, who is the executive secretary of the ...
Date : Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:59:24 GMT+00:00

Runner-up 2007 Australian Open Hard SUI Roger Federer 6-7(2), 4-6, 4-6

Bronze 2004 Athens Olympics Hard USA Taylor Dent 6-4, 2-6, 16-14
Silver 2008 Beijing Olympics Hard ESP Rafael Nadal 3-6, 6-7(2), 3-6

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Gold 2004 Athens Olympics Hard CHI Nicolás Massú GER Nicolas Kiefer
GER Rainer Schüttler		 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-4

Runner-up 2006 Madrid Hard (i) SUI Roger Federer 5-7, 1-6, 0-6
Runner-up 2007 Rome Clay ESP Rafael Nadal 2-6, 2-6


Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (11)

Titles by Surface
Hard (2)
Clay (8)
Grass (0)
Carpet (1)

Titles by Surface
Outdoors (10)
Indoors (1)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. May 7, 2000 Orlando, USA Clay CHI Nicolás Massú 6-2, 6-3
2. February 17, 2002 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay ECU Nicolás Lapentti 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(4)
3. September 29, 2002 Palermo, Italy Clay ARG José Acasuso 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
4. February 15, 2004 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay BRA Gustavo Kuerten 7-5, 6-4
5. January 16, 2005 Auckland, New Zealand Hard BEL Olivier Rochus 6-4, 6-2
6. July 24, 2005 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay ARG Agustín Calleri 7-5, 6-3
7. October 30, 2005 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) CYP Marcos Baghdatis 6-7(10), 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
8. September 16, 2007 Beijing, China Hard ESP Tommy Robredo 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
9. February 3, 2008 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay ARG Juan Mónaco walkover
10. May 4, 2008 Munich, Germany Clay ITA Simone Bolelli 7-6(4), 6-7(4), 6-3
11. February 8, 2009 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay ARG José Acasuso 6-1, 6-3


Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments (1)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7)

Finals by Surface
Hard (6)
Clay (3)
Grass (0)
Carpet (2)

Finals by Surface
Outdoors (6)
Indoors (5)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. October 27, 2002 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) ARG David Nalbandian 4-6, 3-6, 2-6
2. August 3, 2003 Washington, DC, USA Hard GBR Tim Henman 3-6, 4-6
3. October 5, 2003 Metz, France Hard (i) FRA Arnaud Clément 3-6, 6-1, 3-6
4. July 18, 2004 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay NED Martin Verkerk 6-7(5), 6-4, 4-6
5. February 6, 2005 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay ARG Gastón Gaudio 3-6, 4-6
6. October 15, 2006 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) CRO Ivan Ljubičić 3-6, 4-6, 5-7
7. October 22, 2006 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) SUI Roger Federer 5-7, 1-6, 0-6
8. October 29, 2006 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) SUI Roger Federer 3-6, 2-6, 6-7(3)
9. January 28, 2007 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard SUI Roger Federer 6-7(2), 4-6, 4-6
10. May 13, 2007 Rome, Italy Clay ESP Rafael Nadal 2-6, 2-6
11. August 17, 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing, China Hard ESP Rafael Nadal 3-6, 6-7(2), 3-6


Legend
Olympic Gold (1)
ATP Tour (2)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. August 21, 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece Hard CHI Nicolás Massú GER Nicolas Kiefer
GER Rainer Schüttler		 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-4
2. April 10, 2005 Valencia, Spain Clay ARG Martín Rodríguez ARG Lucas Arnold Ker
ARG Mariano Hood		 6-4, 6-4
3. October 30, 2005 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) ARG Agustín Calleri AUS Stephen Huss
RSA Wesley Moodie		 7-5, 7-5


Legend
ATP Tour (1)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. July 24, 2005 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay CHI Nicolás Massú ARG Martín García
PER Luis Horna		 4-6, 4-6

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score Notes
1. August 21, 2004 Athens Olympics Hard USA Taylor Dent 6-4, 2-6, 16-14 Bronze medal match

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Career win-loss
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R 4R 2R 1R 3R 1R F 3R 4R 4R 20-10
French Open A A A A Q 2R 3R QF 1R 3R 2R 1R QF SF 23-9
Wimbledon A A A A A Q 2R 1R 3R QF 3R 3R 2R 3R 14-8
US Open A A A A 2R Q QF 3R 1R 3R 3R 1R 4R QF 18-9
Win-Loss1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-2 10-4 7-4 2-4 10-4 5-4 8-4 10-4 14-4 3-1 71-36
Year-End Championship
ATP World Tour Finals A A A A A A A A A RR A RR A A 2-3
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics A Not Held A Not Held SF-B Not Held F Not Held 10-2
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A 2R 1R 3R 4R 2R 4R 2R 4R 12-8
Miami Masters A A A A A A 4R 2R SF 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 12-8
Monte Carlo Masters A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 3R SF 2R A A 6-6
Rome Masters A A A A A A 3R A 2R 1R QF F 3R SF 15-7
Madrid Masters (Stuttgart) A A A A A A 2R 1R 2R QF F QF 2R A 9-7
Canada Masters A A A A A A 1R 1R 3R 1R SF 2R 2R 3R 9-8
Cincinnati Masters A A A A Q A SF 2R 2R 3R SF 2R 1R 1R 12-8
Shanghai Masters Not Held 3R 2-1
Paris Masters A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R A 3R 1-7
Hamburg Masters A A A A A A 2R QF 3R 2R 3R QF A NM1000 11-6
Total Titles 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 11
Year End Ranking 1269 1057 580 415 115 139 18 35 23 11 10 7 15 11



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