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Leylah Fernandez. CANADA. Height. 5' 6" 1.68m. Plays. Left-Handed. Age. - Sep 6 2002. Birthplace. Montreal, Quebec. Get the latest Player Stats on Leylah Fernandez including her videos, highlights, and more at the official Women's Tennis Association website.
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Fernandez was born in Montreal, Quebec. She attended École secondaire Antoine-de-Saint-Exupéry. Her father Jorge is from Ecuador and is a former football player. Her mother Irene (née Exevea) is a Filipino Canadian. Her younger sister Biancais also a tennis player.
On 25 January 2019, as a 16-year old, Fernandez entered the Australian Open girls' singles final, where she lost to the top-seeded Clara Tauson. On 8 June 2019, Fernandez defeated Emma Navarro in the French Open final to become the first Canadian female winner of a junior Grand Slam title since Eugenie Bouchard at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships,a...
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. The following week, she made her second consecutive ITF final in Granby, losing to Lizette Cabreraof...
2020: Grand Slam debut, first final on WTA Tour
Fernandez made her Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open. After qualifying, she lost in the first round to Lauren Davis. She achieved the biggest win of her career the following week in the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round against world No. 5, Belinda Bencic. In late February, at the Mexican Open, she qualified and reached her first WTA Tour career 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 cha...
2021: First WTA Tour title & US Open final
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 Golubicto 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. At the US Open, Fernandez became a fan favorite due to her success as an underdog. She defeated the third seed and defending champion, Naomi O...
Fernandez is a fan of football teams Real Madrid and Manchester City.She speaks fluent English, French and Spanish. She is studying business at Indiana University East, which has partnership with the Women's Tennis Associationand the Women’s Tennis Benefits Association that enables players to pursue online bachelor's degrees while competing in tour...
Fernandez started the Leylah Annie & Family Foundation, a non profit organizationdedicated to providing families with a better quality of life through education and sports.
Fernandez is sponsored by Canadian brand Lululemon for apparel and by French brand 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...
Leylah Fernandez at the Women's Tennis AssociationLeylah Fernandez at the International Tennis FederationLeylah Fernandez at the Billie Jean King CupLeylah Fernandez at WimbledonLeylah Annie Fernandez (Montreal, 6 de setembro de 2002) é uma tenista profissional canadense. Leylah ganhou seu primeiro título de simples do WTA Tour no Monterrey Open de 2021. [4] O recorde dela no ranking mundial da WTA em simples, é a posição n º 13, alcançado em 8 de agosto de 2022.
Meet Leylah Fernandez: the 19-year-old tennis sensation taking down champions at the 2021 U.S. Open. Fernandez made headlines after she defeated four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka, then she saw off Angelique Kerber. Here are five things you need to know about the teenage sensation living a tennis fairy tale in New York.
- Chloe Merrell
8 de set. de 2021 · One day after her 19th birthday, Leylah Annie Fernandez of Laval, Que., upset world No. 5 Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5) to advance to the U.S. Open semifinals.
Leylah Fernandez exclusive - On her sacrifices, fighting spirit and why playing for Canada gives her more confidence. The 2021 US Open runner-up led Team Canada to Billie Jean King Cup glory in Seville, Spain. Before the tournament, she spoke exclusively with Olympics.com on how her experiences have shaped her as a player - and her dreams for ...
