Leylah Fernandez
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Full name | Leylah Annie Fernandez |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.[1] |
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 6 September 2002
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Turned pro | 2019 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Jorge Fernandez (father) |
Prize money | US$ 2,319,572 |
Singles | |
Career record | 112–67 (62.6%) |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 19 (7 February 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 21 (28 February 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2020, 2021, 2022) |
French Open | 3R (2020) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021) |
US Open | F (2021) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 33–27 (55.0%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 67 (18 October 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 88 (7 March 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2021) |
French Open | 3R (2021) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021) |
US Open | 3R (2021) |
Team competitions | |
BJK Cup | QR (2020), record 3–2 |
Last updated on: 7 March 2022. |
Leylah Annie Fernandez (born 6 September 2002)[1] is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of No. 19 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), achieved on 7 February 2022. Fernandez won her first WTA Tour title at the 2021 Monterrey Open. As a 19-year-old, she finished runner-up at the 2021 US Open to fellow teenager Emma Raducanu, defeating three top-5 players en route to the final (including defending champion Naomi Osaka).
Early life[]
Fernandez was born in Montreal, Quebec.[1] Her father Jorge is from Ecuador and is a former soccer player. Her mother Irene (née Exevea) is a Filipino Canadian.[2] Her younger sister Bianca Jolie is also a tennis player.[3]
Junior career[]
On 25 January 2019, Fernandez entered the Australian Open girls' singles final, where she lost to the top-seeded Clara Tauson.[4] On 8 June 2019, Fernandez defeated Emma Navarro in the French Open girls' singles final to become the first Canadian female winner of a junior Grand Slam title since Eugenie Bouchard at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.[3]
Professional career[]
2019: Professional debut[]
On 21 July 2019, Fernandez won her first professional singles tennis title when she rallied to beat fellow Canadian Carson Branstine in the final of the Gatineau Challenger. Fernandez also won her first professional doubles title on the same date when she teamed with Rebecca Marino of Vancouver. The pair defeated the second-seeded team of Marcela Zacarías of Mexico and Hsu Chieh-yu of Taiwan.[5] The following week, she made her second consecutive ITF final in Granby,[6] losing to Lizette Cabrera of Australia.
2020: Grand Slam debut, first WTA Tour final, French Open third round[]
Fernandez made her Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open. After qualifying, she lost in the first round to Lauren Davis.[7]
She achieved the biggest win of her career the following week in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round against world No. 5, Belinda Bencic.[8]
In late February at the Mexican Open, she qualified and reached her first WTA tournament final, where, after winning 12 sets in a row, she was defeated by world No. 69, Heather Watson. A week later, she upset Grand Slam champion Sloane Stephens to reach the quarterfinals of the Monterrey Open, losing to the eventual champion, Elina Svitolina.
2021: First WTA title, US Open final, and Indian Wells debut[]
Fernandez began 2021 without consecutive wins in her first four tournaments. However, in March at the Monterrey Open, she won her first four matches to reach the final, defeating Viktorija Golubic to win the first WTA title of her career. At 18 years old, she was the youngest player in the main draw, and won without dropping a set during the tournament.[9][10]
At the US Open, Fernandez became a fan favorite due to her unexpected success as an underdog.[11][12] She defeated the third seed and defending champion, Naomi Osaka, in three sets in the third round,[13] former world No. 1 and three-time major champion, Angelique Kerber, in the fourth round, in three sets,[14] and fifth seed Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals, again in three sets, to reach her maiden major semifinal a day after her 19th birthday. She then defeated Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, to reach her first major final[15] and also the first player born in 2002 to reach such a final. It was the third time in the Open Era that a woman defeated three of the top five seeds at the US Open.[citation needed] In the final, she lost to fellow teenager Emma Raducanu, in straight sets.[16]
Fernandez then made her Indian Wells Open debut as the 23rd seed. She first beat Alizé Cornet in the second round and French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the third, before suffering an upset in the fourth round by Shelby Rogers.
At the end of the year, Fernandez was given the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award by the Canadian Press as its choice for Canadian female athlete of 2021.[17]
2022: Second Monterrey title[]
Fernandez started the season at the Adelaide International. She advanced to the round of 16 where she was defeated by Iga Świątek in straight sets. She lost to Maddison Inglis in the opening round of the Australian Open as the 23rd seed.[citation needed]
In March, Fernandez successfully defended her Monterrey Open title, reaching her fourth final and winning her second WTA title. Beating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Zheng Qinwen, Wang Qiang and Beatriz Haddad Maia to reach the final, Fernandez won against Camila Osorio in three sets, saving five championship points in the final set.[18][19] Fernandez also entered the doubles competition with her sister, Bianca Fernandez, and lost in the first round to Elixane Lechemia and Ingrid Neel.[20]
Personal life[]
Fernandez is a fan of Spanish soccer team Real Madrid, and English soccer team Manchester City.[21]
Endorsements[]
Fernandez is sponsored by Canadian brand Lululemon for apparel and by Babolat for racquets, currently using the Babolat Pure Aero racquet. In January 2022, she became the first global brand ambassador in tennis for Lululemon. Lululemon replaces her prior apparel sponsor Asics, which she will continue to use for footwear until Lululemon launches their tennis footwear line by the end of 2022.[22] She is also sponsored by wireless telecommunications company Telcel/Claro, cosmetics company Birchbox, Morgan Stanley, and EasyPost.[23] She also is a brand ambassador for Flair Airlines along with fellow Canadians Eugenie Bouchard and Felix Auger Aliassime.[24] Additional sponsors include USANA, Microsure, and Cambridge Global Payments.[25][26] In January 2022, she became a Google ambassador in Canada for the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro as well as Gatorade Canada ambassador.[27][28]
Performance timelines[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[29]
Singles[]
Current through the 2022 Monterrey Open.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
US Open | A | A | 2R | F | 0 / 2 | 7–2 | 78% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 7–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 8 | 10–8 | 56% |
National representation | ||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||
Billie Jean King Cup[a] | A | PO | QR | PO | 0 / 0 | 3–2 | 60% | |
WTA 1000 tournaments | ||||||||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | NH | 4R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
Miami Open | A | A | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Madrid Open | A | A | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Italian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Canadian Open | Q2 | 1R | NH | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | |
Career statistics | ||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 3 | Career total: 28 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Career total: 2 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Career total: 4 | ||
Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–3 | 11–8 | 23–14 | 6–2 | 2 / 28 | 41–28 | 59% |
Year-end ranking | 487 | 209 | 88 | 24 | $2,319,572 |
Doubles[]
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 3R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
French Open | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Wimbledon | A | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
US Open | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
WTA 1000 | |||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | NH | QF | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
Canadian Open | 1R | NH | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Grand Slam tournament finals[]
Singles: 1 (1 runner up)[]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2021 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
WTA career finals[]
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2020 | Abierto Mexicano Telcel | International | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 7–6(10–8), 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2021 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2021 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Mar 2022 | Monterrey Open, Mexico (2) | WTA 250 | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
ITF Circuit finals[]
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2019 | ITF Gatineau, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2019 | ITF Granby, Canada | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2019 | ITF Waco, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2019 | ITF Gatineau, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2019 | ITF Saguenay, Canada | 60,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Loss | 2–1 | Nov 2019 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 60,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(7–9), 2–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2020 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [6–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals[]
Girls' singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)[]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2019 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2019 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
WTA Tour career earnings[]
As of 7 March 2022
Year | Grand Slam singles titles |
WTA singles titles |
Total singles titles |
Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,608 | 973 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,899 | 618 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42,525 | 322 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356,669 | 61 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1,772,625 | 9 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 133,930 | 75 |
Career | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2,319,572 | 235 |
Career Grand Slam statistics[]
Seedings[]
The tournaments won by Fernandez are in boldface, and advanced into finals by Fernandez are in italics.
Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
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2020 | Q | – | NH | – |
2021 | – | – | – | – (1) |
2022 | 23rd | – | – | – |
Best Grand Slam singles results details[]
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Head-to-head records[]
Record vs. top-ten ranked players[]
Active players are in boldface.[30]
Player | Years | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
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Number 1 ranked players | |||||||
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2021 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2) at 2021 US Open |
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2021 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–4) at 2021 US Open |
Number 2 ranked players | |||||||
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2021 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4) at 2021 US Open |
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2020 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–4, 7–5) at 2020 US Open |
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2020 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2020 French Open |
Number 3 ranked players | |||||||
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2020–21 | 3–0 | 100% | 3–0 | – | – | Won (6–3, 6–1) at 2021 Melbourne |
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2020–21 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Won (6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)) at 2021 US Open |
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2021 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2021 Tokyo Olympics |
Number 4 ranked players | |||||||
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2020 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–2, 7–6(7–3)) at 2020 Billie Jean King Cup |
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2018 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2018 Granby |
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2020 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2020 US Open |
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2022 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2022 Adelaide |
Number 5 ranked players | |||||||
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2021 | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2021 Wimbledon |
Number 6 ranked players | |||||||
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2021 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2021 Melbourne |
Number 7 ranked players | |||||||
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2021 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 5–7) at 2021 French Open |
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2020–21 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (4–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)) at 2021 Birmingham |
Number 8 ranked players | |||||||
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2020 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (5–7, 6–7(3–7)) at 2020 Auckland |
Number 9 ranked players | |||||||
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2021 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–3, 6–2) at 2021 Monterrey |
Total | 2018–22 | 10–12 | 45% | 10–8 (56%) |
0–2 (0%) |
0–2 (0%) |
Current after the 2022 Adelaide |
Top 10 wins[]
Season | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 3 | 4 |
# | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | LFR |
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2020 | |||||||
1. | ![]() |
No. 5 | Billie Jean King Cup, Switzerland | Hard (i) | QR | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) | No. 185 |
2021 | |||||||
2. | ![]() |
No. 3 | US Open, United States | Hard | 3R | 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | No. 73 |
3. | ![]() |
No. 5 | US Open, United States | Hard | QF | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) | No. 73 |
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No. 2 | US Open, United States | Hard | SF | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4 | No. 73 |
Notes[]
- ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
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External links[]
- Leylah Fernandez at the Women's Tennis Association
- Leylah Fernandez at the International Tennis Federation
- Leylah Fernandez at the Billie Jean King Cup
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Canadian female tennis players
- Sportspeople from Laval, Quebec
- Tennis players from Montreal
- French Open junior champions
- Canadian sportspeople of Filipino descent
- Canadian people of Ecuadorian descent
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
- Tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic tennis players of Canada