History of Leylah Fernandez in Timeline

Leylah Annie Fernandez is a Canadian professional tennis player who achieved a career-high ranking of No. 13 in singles and No. 17 in doubles. She won her first WTA Tour title at the 2021 Monterrey Open and has a total of five WTA singles titles. Fernandez gained widespread recognition as a teenager when she reached the final of the 2021 US Open, ultimately finishing as the runner-up to Emma Raducanu. During her impressive run to the final, she defeated several top-ranked players, including defending champion Naomi Osaka.

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September 2002: Leylah Fernandez's birth

On September 6, 2002, Leylah Annie Fernandez was born. She is a Canadian professional tennis player.

2012: Eugenie Bouchard won Wimbledon Championships

In 2012, Eugenie Bouchard won the Wimbledon Championships, a victory that preceded Leylah Fernandez's win at the French Open final in June 2019.

January 2019: Reached Australian Open girls' singles final

On January 25, 2019, Fernandez reached the Australian Open girls' singles final as a 16-year-old, losing to Clara Tauson.

June 2019: Won French Open junior title

On June 8, 2019, Fernandez won the French Open junior title, becoming the first Canadian female winner since Eugenie Bouchard in 2012, earning her the world No. 1 junior ranking.

July 2019: Won first professional singles and doubles titles

On July 21, 2019, Fernandez won her first professional singles title at the Gatineau Challenger. She also won her first professional doubles title with Rebecca Marino on the same date.

2019: French Open semifinalist

Amanda Anisimova was a French Open semifinalist in 2019. In May, 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.

2020: Biggest win against Belinda Bencic

In 2020, Fernandez achieved the biggest win of her career during the Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round against world No. 5, Belinda Bencic.

2021: Awarded Bobbie Rosenfeld Award

At the end of 2021, Fernandez was given the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award by the Canadian Press as its choice for Canadian female athlete of the year.

2021: Won first WTA title and US Open runner-up

In 2021, Leylah Fernandez won her first WTA Tour title at the Monterrey Open and finished as runner-up at the US Open, defeating multiple top-5 players.

2021: Won Monterrey Open title

In March 2021, at the Monterrey Open, Leylah Fernandez won her first WTA Tour title, 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.

2021: Defeated top ten opponent

Leylah Fernandez defeated her first top ten opponent (Markéta Vondroušová) since the 2021 US Open.

2021: Cincinnati Open

Leylah Fernandez reached the quarterfinals in singles at the Cincinnati Open in 2021 with victories over fourth seed Elena Rybakina. She lost in the last four to Jessica Pegula.

January 2022: Became Lululemon brand ambassador

In January 2022, Leylah Fernandez became the first global brand ambassador in tennis for Lululemon and Google ambassador in Canada for the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, and a Gatorade Canada ambassador.

February 2022: Title since

Leylah Fernandez won her first title since February 2022 at the Hong Kong Open, defeating Victoria Azarenka, Mirra Andreeva, Linda Fruhvirtová, Anna Blinkova and Kateřina Siniaková.

August 2022: Achieved WTA ranking No. 13

In August 2022, Leylah Fernandez achieved her highest WTA ranking of No. 13.

August 2023: Moved into top 20 in doubles rankings

On August 21, 2023, Leylah Fernandez moved into the top 20 in the doubles rankings after reaching her first major doubles final at the French Open.

October 2023: Achieved WTA doubles ranking No. 17

In October 2023, Leylah Fernandez achieved her best doubles ranking of world No. 17.

October 2023: New career-high in doubles and re-entered top 50

On October 23, 2023, Leylah Fernandez set a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 17 and re-entered the top 50 in singles, reaching No. 43.

2023: Pivotal role in Billie Jean King Cup win

In 2023, Fernandez played a pivotal role in Canada's first-ever Billie Jean King Cup win, defeating Jasmine Paolini in the final.

2023: Led Canada to Billie Jean King Cup victory

In 2023, Leylah Fernandez led the Canadian team to victory at the Billie Jean King Cup, winning her four singles matches and one doubles match. This was Canada's first-ever Cup win.