Leylah Fernandez

• 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.