Leylah Fernandez

Personal

Coached by Jorge Fernandez
Born in Montréal, and resides and trains in Miami, FL with mother, Irene, father, Jorge and younger sister, Bianca Jolie who also plays tennis. Older sister, Jodeci and husband Jacques live in Ohio
Current sponsors are: lululemon, Easy Post, Morgan Stanley, Google Canada, Gatorade Canada, Babolat and Youth Athletes United
Trilingual: French, Spanish and English
2020 Summer Olympic Games Participant for Canada and BJK Cup Team Member
Hobbies include: taking dancing lessons, currently learning Salsa with her younger sister; loves to solve puzzles and Rubiks Cubes during match rain delays or in her free time at the hotel
Loves dessert but specifically enjoys molten lava chocolate cake

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (3): 2023 - Hong Kong; 2022 - Monterrey; 2021 - Monterrey.
Finalist (3): 2024 - Eastbourne; 2021 - US Open; 2020 - Acapulco.

DOUBLES
Finalist (4): 2024 - Cincinnati (w/Putintseva); 2023 - Roland Garros (w/Townsend), Auckland (w/Mattek-Sands), Miami (w/Townsend).

ADDITIONAL
Canadian Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2019, 2021-22.

Career in Review

In 2023, earned third career title at Hong Kong (d. Siniakova). Prevented from a consecutive title run by Siniakova who defeated her in Nanchang SF. Other notable results where quarterfinals at Guadalajara (l. Kenin), Cleveland (l. Maria) and Auckland (l. Bonaventure). Also defeated Paolini at Billie Jean King Cup Finals to lift title with Canada.

Broke into the Top 20 in doubles in 2023, after reaching final at Roland Garros, Miami (both w/Townsend) and Auckland (w/Mattek-Sands) as well as QF at US Open (w/Townsend).

In 2022 won her second title at Monterrey (d. Osorio in F; saved 5MP), and reached the QF at Roland Garros (l. Trevisan); missed grass-court season due to grade three stress fracture in her right foot suffered during match vs. Trevisan in Paris

Enjoyed a memorable 2021 campaign, lifting first career title in Monterrey and advancing to maiden Grand Slam final, at US Open (l. Raducanu)

En route to the final at Flushing Meadows in 2021, upset defending champion and No. 3 Osaka in 3r, 2016 winner Kerber in R16, No.5 Svitolina in QF and No. 2 Sabalenka in SF, becoming the youngest woman to beat multiple Top-5 opponents at the same major since S. Williams at 1999 US Open

Breakout year in 2020 saw her crack Top 100 for the first time on September 14 and finish campaign by reaching 3r at Roland Garros

Earned first career Grand Slam win at 2020 US Open (d. Zvonareva, l. Kenin in 2r) and made Grand Slam debut at 2020 Australian Open as qualifier (l. Davis in 1r)

Reached first career WTA final and notched first tour-level back-to-back wins at 2020 Acapulco as qualifier (l. Watson in F); at 17y, 177d, she was the youngest Canadian to reach a WTA singles final in 34 years (since Helen Kelesi at 1986 Tokyo [Japan Open] won at 16y, 338d)

Also in 2020, earned first Top-100 win over No.5 Bencic in Billie Jean King Cup

Owns one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit

Won 2019 Roland Garros junior's title (d. Navarro) becoming first Canadian to win a junior Grand Slam since Bouchard in 2012

Played first WTA main draw and earned first main draw win of career at 2018 Quebec City defeating countrywoman Dabrowski in 1r (l. Watson in 2r)

Member of Canadian Billie Jean King Cup Team 2019, 2021-22

Made professional debut on ITF Circuit in USA in 2016