Anna-Maria Fernandez

Anna-Maria Fernandez
Country (sports) United States
Born (1960-10-22) October 22, 1960 (age 64)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Turned pro1978
Retired1989
Singles
Career record50–71
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 19 (March 5, 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1983, 1988)
French Open1R (1983, 1987)
Wimbledon2R (1986)
US Open3R (1978)
Doubles
Career record57–65
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 44 (August 3, 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1982)
French Open2R (1983)
WimbledonQF (1987)
US Open2R (1982, 1984, 1985, 1988)

Anna-Maria Fernandez (born October 22, 1960) is an American former professional tennis player 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 (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate tennis player.[1][2] She earned a BA degree in Broadcast Journalism from USC (1983).

She is married to former tennis player Ray Ruffels and is the mother of professional golfers Ryan Ruffels and Gabriela Ruffels.[3] She is of Peruvian American ancestry.[4]

  1. ^ "USC's Lindsey Nelson Earns Second Honda Award Nomination". USC Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tennis". CWSA. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Bruce Young (July 24, 2013). "Herbert and Ruffels qualify at US Junior". iseekgolf.com.
  4. ^ "Ryan Ruffels stays calm as education continues | The Scotsman".