From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Leylah Fernandez made an impact.
Leylah Annie Fernandez is a Canadian professional tennis player who achieved a career-high WTA ranking of No. 13 in 2022. She secured her first WTA Tour title at the 2021 Monterrey Open. Notably, at 19, she reached the final of the 2021 US Open, where she finished as runner-up to Emma Raducanu. During that tournament, she defeated multiple top-5 players, including the defending champion, Naomi Osaka.
In 2012, Eugenie Bouchard won at Wimbledon Championships.
On January 2019, Leylah Fernandez reached the Australian Open girls' singles final, where she lost to Clara Tauson.
On June 2019, Leylah Fernandez defeated Emma Navarro in the French Open final, becoming the first Canadian female winner of a junior Grand Slam title since Eugenie Bouchard at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.
On July 2019, Leylah Fernandez won her first professional singles tennis title at the Gatineau Challenger, defeating Carson Branstine. She also won her first professional doubles title, teaming with Rebecca Marino.
In May 2019, at the French Open, Fernandez beat Olympic champion Belinda Bencic and 2019 French Open semifinalist Amanda Anisimova in the third and fourth rounds, respectively, before losing to Martina Trevisan in the quarterfinals.
In 2020, Leylah Fernandez achieved the biggest win of her career in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round against world No. 5, Belinda Bencic.
In 2021, Leylah Fernandez won against top ten opponent (Markéta Vondroušová) at the US Open.
In 2021, Leylah Fernandez won her first WTA Tour title at the Monterrey Open and finished runner-up at the 2021 US Open.
In March 2021, Leylah Fernandez won her first WTA Tour title at the Monterrey Open, defeating Viktorija Golubic. At 18 years old, she was the youngest player in the main draw and won without dropping a set during the tournament.
Since the 2021 US Open final, Leylah Fernandez's victory over Elena Rybakina marked her first win against a top-five-ranked opponent.
In August 2022, Leylah Fernandez achieved her career-high WTA ranking of No. 13.
On August 21, 2023, Leylah Fernandez reached the top 20 in the doubles rankings.
In October 2023, Leylah Fernandez achieved her best doubles ranking of world No. 17.
In October 2023, Leylah Fernandez climbed back to the top 35 in the singles rankings and set a new career-high in doubles of No. 17.
In 2023, Leylah Fernandez led the Canadian team to victory at the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup and won the Heart Award for both the Qualifiers and the Finals.
In 2023, Leylah Fernandez played a pivotal role in Canada's first-ever Billie Jean King Cup win, defeating Jasmine Paolini in the final.
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