Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (born July 29, 1980) is a retired professional tennis player from Chile.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Chilean tennis star Fernando Gonzalez says he will retire next month because injuries no longer allow him to play at a top level.
The 31-year-old Gonzalez made the announcement Thursday. He will leave after the Sony Ericsson Open, which begins March 21 in Key Biscayne, Fla.Gonzalez has been bothered by back, knee and hip injuries for several years. He has been ranked as high as No. 5 and won 11 ATP events. He also won three Olympic medals — gold, silver and bronze....Argentine qualifier Federico Delbonis reached his second career ATP quarterfinals when he upset third-seeded Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 6-2, 7-5 in the VTR Open on Th...
Third-seeded Thomaz Bellucci was 2, 7-5.Del Bonis broke Bellucci four times from five opportunities and dropped serve just once to claim the win in one hour and 31 m...
Top-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina set win Wednesday over Igor Andreev .Monaco needed just 75 minutes to beat the Russian 6-2, 6-1 at Club Naval de Campo Las Salina...
Kei Nishikori and Stanislas Wawrinka both advanced into the second round at the Copa Claro tennis event on Monday.Japan's Nishikori, the tournament's fourth seed, co...
Venus Williams has received a wild card to play her first tournament since August at the Sony Ericsson Open next month.Williams hasn't played singles since withdrawi...
Seeded players Gilles Simon of France and Fernando Verdasco of Spain were knocked out in the second round of the Copa Claro on Thursday.Carlos Berlocq of Argentina b...
Top seed and world No. 5 David Ferrer easily dispatched Argentina native Facundo Bagnis on Wednesday at the Copa Claro tennis event.Ferrer, who was the runner-up at ...
Top-seeded David Ferrer of Spain defeated Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Copa Claro clay-court tournament.Japan's 2...
Chilean star Fernando Gonzalez says he expects to retire from the ATP World Tour next month.The former Australian Open runner-up, who has been plagued by hip, knee a...
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By Sarah MorrisMADRID (Reuters) - Winning a gold medal for your country at the Olympic Games is the greatest achievement in tennis, world number two Rafa Nadal said ...
A Chilean sports hero called it a career last week when Fernando Gonzalez bid farewell to the ATP World Tour."Gonzo" was a fixture on the circuit since 1999 and soar...
Down to the final seconds of his playing days, former Australian Open finalist Fernando Gonzalez gave it is all before calling it a career after 13 years.The Chilean...
David Nalbandian moved on while Fernando Gonzalez decided to call it a career after falling in the first round of the lucrative Sony Ericsson Open on Wednesday.The f...
Bob Bryan recently became a father, twin brother Mike is engaged, and the pair are almost old enough for the senior tour. Tennis does have a clock, and the sport's m...
Albert Montanes of Spain and Carlos Berlocq of Argentina, the only seeded players in action on Tuesday in the Vina Del Mar VTR Open, reached the second round with ea...
Sixth-seeded Santiago Giraldo of seeded Italian Filippo Volandri were both upset Monday in the first round of the $398,250 VTR Open tennis event.Giraldo was knocked ...
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