Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi: Interview with Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) - day 1 (MP3 format)

Height: 182 cm

Weight: 81 kg

Birthdate: 29-July-80

Birthplace: Santiago
Country: Chile
Residence: La Reina, Santiago, Chile
Plays: Right-handed
Turned Pro: 1999
Tour: ATP

Clothing/Equipment:
Shoes: Adidas Barricade IV
Racquet: Babolat Pure Storm Team
Clothing: Adidas Competition Group

Player Info:
Gonzalez won the silver medal in the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. That was his 3rd olympic medal. He won the singles bronze and doubles gold in Athens, Greece in 2004.

He claimed his 10th career title in Munich, Germany. It was his second title this year after Vina del Mar, Chile, where he won three times.
(updated 17/8/2008)

Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid
- 2_Gael Monfils_L_3/6 4/6
BA-CA Tennis Trophy
- 1_Simone Bolelli_W_4/6 7/6(7/2) 6/2
- 2_Ernests Gulbis_W_4/6 7(13)/6(11) 6/1
- QF_Gael Monfils_L_3/6 6/7(2/7)
AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
- 2_Yen-Hsun Lu_W_1/6 7/5 6/3
- 3_Amer Delic_W_6/4 7/6(7/4)
- QF_Tomas Berdych_L_0/6 4/6
China Open
- 2rd_Go Soeda_W_3/6 7/6(7/4) 6/1
- QF_Bjorn Phau_L_3/6 6/4 3/6
Davis Cup, World Group, Play-offs 2008
- 1rd_Peter Luczak_W_6/2 6/2 6/3
- 2rd (with Massu)_Carsten Ball/Chris Guccione_L_7(5)/6 6(8)/7 3/6 7/5 5/7
- 3rd_Chris Guccione_W_7/6(3) 7/5 6/3
AAMI Classic Kooyong (exhibtion)
- 1C_Marcos Baghdatis_L_2/6 5/7
- 1D_Marat Safin_L_3/6 3/6
- 1A_Brydan Klein_W_7/6(7/3) 6/4
Australian Open
- 1rd_Konstantinos Economidis_W_6/4 7/6(7/2) 6/1
- 2rd_Hyung-Taik Lee_W_4/6 6/3 6/2 6/4
- 3rd_Marin Cilic_L_2/6 7/6(7/4) 3/6 1/6
Movistar Open
- 1rd_Paul Capdeville_W_7/5 6/3
- 2rd_Diego Hartfield_W_6/3 6/4
- QF_Carlos Berlocq_W_7/5 6/0
- SF_Pablo Cuevas_W_6/7(4/7) 7/6(8/6) 6/2
- F_Juan Monaco_W_retired
Tennis Channel Open
- 1rd_Dudi Sela_W_6/2 7/6(7/2)
- 2rd_Evgeny Korolev_L_3/6 6/7(4/7)
Pacific Life Open
- 2rd_Mario Ancic_L_5/7 6/3 3/6
Sony Ericsson Open
- 2rd_Pablo Cuevas_W_6/3 6/3
- 3rd_Guillermo Canas_L_6/7(6/8) 5/7
Davis Cup (vs Canada)
- 1rd_Peter Polansky_W_7(7)/6(4) 7(7)/6(3) 5/7 6/2
- 2rd (with Massu)_Nestor with Niemeyer_W_3/6 6(3)/7(7) 6/3 7/5 6/4
BMW Open
- 1rd_Dudi Sela_W_6/3 6/4
- 2rd_Kristof Vliegen_W_1/6 7/5 6/3
- QF_Marat Safin_W_6/3 7/5
- SF_Younes El Aynaoui_W_3/6 6/4 6/3
- F_Simone Bolelli_W_7/6(7/4) 6/7(4/7) 6/3
Campionati BNL Italia
- 1rd_Janko Tipsarevic_W_3/6 7/6(7/7) 7/6(8/6)
- 2rd_Evgeny Korolev_W_6/3 6/2
- 3rd_Nicolas Almagro_L
French Open
- 1rd_Pablo Cuevas_W_6/3 6/3 6/1
- 2rd_Pablo Andujar_W_7/5 6/0 6/7(4/7) 7/6(7/3)
- 3rd_Stanislas Wawrinka_W_5/7 2/6 6/4 6/4 6/4
- 4rd_Robby Ginepri_W_7/6(7/4) 6/3 6/1
- QF_Roger Federer_L_6/2 2/6 3/6 4/6
The Artois Championships
- 1rd_Richard Bloomfield_W_7/6(7/5) 6/3
- 2rd_Marat Safin_W_6/3 7/6(7/3)
- 3rd_Ivo Karlovic_L_3/6 5/7
Wimbledon
- 1rd_Robby Ginepri_W_7/6(7/3) 7/5 7/5
- 2rd_Simone Bolelli_L_6/7(10)(8/8) 6/7(7/9) 6/3 6/7(4/7)
Rogers Masters
- 1rd_Julien Benneteau_W_6/2 6/1
- 2rd_Jose Acasuso_L_3/6 6/3 3/6
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
- 1rd_Tomas Berdych_L_3/6 6/3 3/6
Olympic Games
- First Round_Peng Sun_W_6/4 6/4
- Doubles First Round (with Massu)_Dmitry Tursunov /Mikhail Youzny_L_7/6(5) 6/4
- Second Round_Marin Cilic_W_6/4 6/2
- Third Round_Olivier Rochus_W_6/0 6/3
- Quarterfinal_Paul-Henri Mathieu_W_6/4 6/4
- Semifinal_James Blake_W_4/6 7/5 11/9
- Gold Medal Match_Rafael Nadal_L_6/3 7/6(2) 6/3
US Open
- 1rd_Ivan Navarro_W_7/6(7/3) 6/3 4/6 7/6(7/5)
- 2rd_Bobby Reynolds _W_7/6(8/6) 6/4 6/4
- 3rd_Jarkko Nieminen_W_7/5 6/4 6/7(3/7) 6/1
- 4rd_Andy Roddick_L_2/6 4/6 1/6