Personal

Coached by Bobby Banck since August 1997...Married Tony Godsick on April 8, 2000...Father, Jose, is a retired attorney and owns a real estate firm in South America; mother, Sylvia, is a real estate broker; has an older sister, Sylvia, brother-in-law, Chris, and nieces, Megan and Carolina...Father was born in Spain and mother is from Cuba; they met when Jose was in Cuba for business...Mary Joe's name is a translation from her Latin Christian name of Maria-Jose...Graduated from high school in 1989; maintained an "A" average...Hobbies include golf, wave running and water skiing...Enjoys being outdoors...Her superstition is to not step on the lines on the court...In 1993, contributed a women's tennis scholarship to Florida International University in Miami; in 1994, became national spokesperson for Cities In School/Burger King Academy program aimed at school drop-out prevention...Was the 1998 spokesperson for Will to Win, a scholarship program for senior high school athletes with asthma...Appeared in 2003 American Heart Association got milk? print advertisement with former world No. 1 Chris Evert and former world No. 1 Monica Seles.

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (7): 1997 - Berlin; 1995 - Indian Wells, Brighton; 1994 - Strasbourg; 1993 - Indian Wells; 1990 - Tokyo [Dentsu], Filderstadt.
Finalist (9): 1996 - Eastbourne; 1994 - Sydney; 1993 - Roland Garros; 1992 - Australian Open, Essen; 1991 - Houston, Tokyo Nichirei; 1990 - Australian Open; 1989 - Filderstadt.

DOUBLES
Winner (19): 1997 - Hilton Head (w/Hingis), Madrid (w/Sanchez Vicario); 1996 - Roland Garros (w/Davenport), Tour Championships (w/Davenport), Olympics (w/G. Fernandez), Sydney (w/Davenport), Oakland (w/Davenport); 1995 - Delray Beach (w/Novotna), Strasbourg (w/Davenport), Tokyo [Nichirei] (w/Davenport); 1993 - Lucerne (w/Sukova); 1992 - Tokyo Nichirei (w/R. White), Olympics (w/G. Fernandez); 1991 - Australian Open (w/Fendick), Miami (w/Garrison Jackson), Tokyo [Nichirei] (w/Shriver); 1990 - Tokyo [Dentsu] (w/R. White), Filderstadt (w/Garrison Jackson); 1989 - Dallas (w/Nagelsen).
Finalist (24): 1999 - Sydney (w/Huber), Indian Wells (w/Novotna), Miami (w/Seles); 1998 - Boston (w/de Swardt), Tokyo [Toyota] (w/Sanchez-Vicario); 1997 - Roland Garros (w/Raymond); 1996 - Australian Open (w/Davenport), Hilton Head (w/G. Fernandez), Montreal (w/Sukova); 1995 - Sydney (w/Fendick); 1994 - Brighton (w/Novotna); 1993 - Rome (w/Garrison Jackson); 1992 - Australian Open (w/Garrison Jackson), Sydney (w/Garrison Jackson), Eastbourne (w/Garrison Jackson); 1991 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/R. White), Houston (w/Fendick), Philadelphia (w/Garrison Jackson); 1990 - Australian Open (w/Fendick), Worcester (w/Novotna); 1989 - US Open (w/Shriver), Boca Raton (w/Durie), Los Angeles (w/Kohde-Kilsch), Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Kohde-Kilsch).

ADDITIONAL
United States Fed Cup Team 1991, 1994-98. United States Olympic Team 1992, 1996.