Fernando González
Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (;.}} born 29 July 1980) is a Chilean former professional
tennis player. During his career, he reached at least the quarterfinals of all four
major tournaments. He contested his only major final at the
2007 Australian Open, losing to top-seeded
Roger Federer. González is the fourth man in history to have won an
Olympic tennis medal in every color, with gold in doubles and bronze in singles at
Athens 2004, and silver in singles at
Beijing 2008. The gold medal that González won partnering
Nicolás Massú at the
2004 Olympics in men's doubles was
Chile's first-ever Olympic gold medal. During his career, González defeated many top players, including
Lleyton Hewitt,
Andre Agassi, Federer (all while they held the top spot),
Novak Djokovic,
Rafael Nadal,
Andy Roddick,
Juan Carlos Ferrero,
Carlos Moyá,
Gustavo Kuerten,
Marat Safin,
Pete Sampras, and
Andy Murray. González qualified twice for the year-end Masters Cup event and was runner-up at two Masters Series tournaments. González was known for having one of the strongest forehands on the tour. In Spanish he is nicknamed ''El Bombardero de La Reina'' ("The Bomber from La Reina") and ''Mano de Piedra'' ("Hand of Stone").
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