Leylah Fernandez Biography – Leylah Fernandez Wiki

Leylah Fernandez is a professional tennis player from Canada. She currently plays in Florida, United States. Fernandez earned her first WTA Tour singles title at the 2021 Monterrey Open. On June 14, 2021, Fernandez set a career-high singles ranking of world No. 66 and on June 21, 2021, she achieved her career-high doubles ranking of 120. At the 2021 US Open Tennis Championship, Fernandez took out defending champion Naomi Osaka in three thrilling sets.

During Leylah Fernandez’s junior career, she reached the Australian Open girls’ singles final, where she lost to the top-seeded Danish, Clara Tauson. On 8 June 2019, the Canadian defeated American, Emma Navarro in the French Open girl’s singles final to become the first Canadian female winner of a junior Grand Slam title since Eugenie Bouchard at the 2012 Wimbledon. She reached two Junior Grand Slam finals winning one the French Open and finishing runner–up at the Australian Open.

Fernandez turned pro in 2019. On July 21, 2019, she won earned her first professional singles tennis victory over her fellow Canadian Carson Branstine in the final of the Gatineau Challenger. On the same day, she teamed up with fellow Canadian Rebecca Marino to win her first professional doubles title over the second-seeded team of Mexican, Marcela Zacarías and Taiwanese Hsu Chieh-yu. At the end of July 2019, she reached the ITF final in Granby but lost to Australian, Lizette Cabrera.

She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2020 Australian Open. Fernandez fell in the first round to American Lauren Davis. A week later she defeated Swiss, Belinda Bencic in the Fed Cup qualifying round and earned her biggest career victory until that time. Fernandez earned her first WTA Tour singles title at the 2021 Monterrey Open. She defeated Viktorija Golubic and won the championship without dropping a set the entire tournament.

Leylah Fernandez Age

Born Leylah Annie Fernandez was born on September 6, 2002, in Montreal, Canada. She currently resides in Boynton Beach, Florida, United States.

Leylah Fernandez Parents

Who are Leylah Fernandez’s parents? She is the daughter of Jorge, a former soccer player. Leylah Fernandez’s mother is unclear. Her father is Ecuadorian while her mother is a Filipino Canadian. Fernandez has two siblings; her younger sister Bianca Jolie is also a tennis player, and an older sister, Jodeci, who is a dentist. Born to an Ecuadorian father and a Filipino Canadian mother, Leylah Fernandez’s ethnicity is Ecuadorian and Filipino. She is fluent in Spanish, French, and English.

Leylah Fernandez Height

She stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) tall.

Leylah Fernandez Instagram

Her Instagram handle is @leylahannietennis

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