Nicolette Fernandes

Nicolette Fernandes

Nicolette Fernandes, Monte-Carlo squash classic 2015
Country	Guyana
Born	(1983-06-19) June 19, 1983 (age 41) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Residence	London, England
Turned pro	2003
Retired	Active
Plays	Right Handed
Coached by	Carl Ince
Racquet used	Tecnifibre
Women's singles
Highest ranking	No. 19 (October, 2013)
Current ranking	Retired
Title(s)	1
Tour final(s)	3
Medal record Women's Squash Representing  Guyana Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 San Salvador Mixed Doubles 2002 San Salvador Singles 2002 San Salvador Doubles 2002 San Salvador Team 2006 Cartagena Singles 2006 Cartagena Mixed Doubles 2010 Mayagüez Doubles 2010 Mayagüez Singles 2010 Mayagüez Team South American Games 2010 Medellín Singles 2010 Medellín Doubles 2010 Medellín Team Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Singles
Updated on October, 2016.

Nicolette Fernandes, (born June 19, 1983) is a professional squash player who represented Guyana. She won the only gold medal for Guyana at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games in Colombia beating Samantha Terán in the final which lasts in 5 sets.[1][2] In 2007, Fernandes suffered a knee injury which kept her out of action for 23 months.[3]

In February 2010, Fernandes was named Guyanese Sportswoman of the year for the year 2009 by the Guyanese National Sports Commission (NSC).[4] Fernandes also appears in the WISPA 2010 calendar girl which features the top WISPA squash players in designer swimwear.[5] She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 19 in October 2013.[6][7] On 28 August 2022, Fernandes became the first Guyanese to win a World Master's title when she secured a gold medal at the World Master's Championship in Poland.

She is of Portuguese descent.[8]

She has said on numerous occasions that her biggest inspiration is her cousin Jonathan Fernandes to whom she owes a lot of general happiness and success. Her cousin Taylor Fernandes is also a squash player.[9]

Career statistics

Listed as the following:

Professional Tour titles (1)

All Results for Nicolette Fernandes in WISPA World's Tour tournament

Legend WISPA Platinum Series (0) WISPA Gold Series (0) WISPA Silver Series (0) WISPA Tour Series (1)

Titles by Major Tournaments World Open (0) British Open (0) Hong Kong Open (0) Qatar Classic (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	December 5, 2009	Greek Open	Farah Abdel Meguid	11–7, 11–2, 6–11, 11–5

WISPA Tour finals (Runner-up) (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	March 22, 2009	Swiss Open	Camille Serme	8–11, 11–5, 14–12, 12–10

August 28, 2022 World Masters Squash Championship, Gold Medal

See also

• Official Women's Squash World Ranking
• WISPA Awards

References

1. "Gold for Galvez & Fernandes". Squashsite. July 19, 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
2. "CAC Games: Two more medals for the Caribbean, including a Neckles gold". Caribbean360. July 21, 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
3. Berden, Tommy (March 13, 2009). "Fernandes makes successful comeback". Squashsite. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
4. "Sarwan, Fernandes named Sportsman, Sportswoman of the year". Guyana: Stabroek News. February 13, 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
5. "Nicolette Fernandes is WISPA's Calendar Girl". Stabroek News. December 9, 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
6. WISPA player profile
7. SquashInfo Player Profile
8. "The Portuguese in sports". Guyana Chronicle. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
9. "A leader among her peers stands national junior squash champion Taylor Fernandes". Guyana Chronicle. 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2024-01-16.

External links

• Nicolette Fernandes at WISPA (archived)
• Nicolette Fernandes at WSA (archived)
• Nicolette Fernandes at Squash Info

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Alison Waters	WISPA Most Improved Player of the Year 2006	Succeeded by Shelley Kitchen