Oliver Fernandez (Orizaba, 7 December 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Mexico. He was captain of Mexico's Davis Cup side.^[1][2][3] Today he is a businessman.^[4]

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Oliver Fernandez

Country (sports)	Mexico
Residence	Córdoba
Born	(1972-12-07) 7 December 1972 (age 51) Orizaba, Mexico
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1991
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$148,944
Singles
Career record	9–15
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 141 (5 Jul 1993)
Doubles
Career record	2–5
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 178 (18 Apr 1994)

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Fernandez had a good year on the juniors circuit in 1990, finishing the season as the number three junior in the world. He was runner-up to Andrei Medvedev in the Orange Bowl and made the semi-finals of the boys' singles event at the 1990 Australian Open. The man who beat him in the semi-final, Dirk Dier, had been his doubles partner when he made the 1989 US Open boys' doubles quarter-finals.^[5]

Also in 1990, Fernandez represented the Mexico Davis Cup team for the first time. He managed to defeat Marcelo Filippini of Uruguay in Mexico's World Group player-off win and appeared in three further ties during his career, from which he had two wins, over Diego Pérez and then Jaime Yzaga.^[6]

The Orizaba born player was a semi-finalist at his home event, the Mexican Open, in 1993.^[7] Fernandez defeated Franco Davín, Agustín Moreno and Alberto Berasategui, before falling to Thomas Muster.^[7] He was also a doubles semi-finalist at the 1993 International Tennis Championships in Florida, with Juan Garat as his partner.^[7]