Fernanda Contreras Gómez (born October 8, 1997) is a Mexican tennis player. She played collegiately for Vanderbilt University.[1] On October 8, 2017, Contreras won the 2017 Riviera All-American Championship.[2] She made her debut for the Mexico Fed Cup team in 2018, winning all three matches she played.[3]
As a junior at Vanderbilt, Contreras won the USTA/ITA All-American Intercollegiate Championship to become Vanderbilt's first Riviera/ITA Singles Tournament Champion.[4] She defeated Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov in the championship match. Contreras finished the season with a 44–10 record, setting the program record for most victories in a season, and was named singles and doubles All-American.[5] She reached the semifinals of the Oracle ITA Fall National Championships[6] and the semifinals in the NCAA singles draw.[7] Contreras ended her collegiate career with the most wins in Commodore history with 138 career wins.[8]
Contreras also participated in the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games with Giuliana Olmos taking gold in doubles and silver in team. She lost to reigning Olympic champion Monica Puig in singles before defeating Team Puerto Rico in doubles with partner Giuliana Olmos for the gold medal.[9][10]
In February 2020, Contreras participated in the 2020 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs, representing Mexico. After defeating Peru, Mexico beat Team Chile in the semifinals, squaring off to face Paraguay in the finals. [11][12] Mexico defeated Paraguay 2–1 securing their spot in the Fed Cup World Group Qualifiers. [13][14]
For her performance, Contreras was awarded the Fed Cup 2020 Americas Heart Award.
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