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Fernando Gonzalez Bio
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- Full name is Fernando Francisco Gonzalez Ciuffardi
- Father, Fernando, is a former manager of a flour mill in Santiago and helps with his son's business affairs in South America
- Mother, Patricia, a native Italian, is a housewife
- Has one older sister, Patricia, who played at Miami-Dade College, and one younger sister, Jessica, who is studying to be a vetenarian in Santiago
- Favorite fruit is home-grown avocados and part of his diet since childhood
- Enjoyed an outstanding junior career, finishing No. 4 in singles world junior rankings and No. 2 in doubles in 1998
- Captured Roland Garros junior title (d. Ferrero) and won doubles (w/de Armas) in '98
- Also won US Open junior doubles title (w/Massu) in 1997
- Has a 25-11 career Davis Cup record in 18 ties (15-6 in singles) since 1998
- Won Chilean National Sports Award in 2003 for winning ARAG ATP World Team Championship title (w/Massu, Rios) and presented by Chile’s president
- Coached by American Larry Stefanki (since May 2006) and fitness trainer is Carlos Burgos.
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2007.
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