Faces of New Canaan
Faces of New Canaan: Gigi Fernandez and First Impressions
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Gigi Fernandez understands athletic competition better than most: In her Hall of Fame tennis career, the Puerto Rico native won 17 Grand Slam doubles titles (fourth-most in the open era) and climbed into the top-20 as a singles player, competing in one Wimbledon semifinal and two U.S. Open quarterfinals. Fernandez, together with partner and former LPGA golfer Jane Geddes—who both work in Stamford, as Chelsea Piers director of tennis and senior vice president of talent relations and development at WWE, respectively—just closed on a New Canaan home not far from the Stamford line. In an interview with NewCanaanite.com, Fernandez said the couple’s twins—who turn five next month—would enter the kindergarten at West School in the fall. Asked whether New Canaan kids may some day avail themselves of her youth coaching abilities—as they are now with former NFL quarterback Terry Hanratty and NBA standout Pat Garrity—Fernandez laughed and said: “Oh, I don’t know. My son just went through the baseball tryouts for the town league, so he’ll be playing baseball. I opted not to coach.