Leylah Fernandez

Leylah Annie Fernandez is a Canadian professional tennis player on the WTA circuit. She was born on September 6, 2002 in Montreal, Canada. Fernandez achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 13 in August 2002, and is currently ranked No. 60 by the WTA. She has won two singles titles till date, the 2021 and 2022 Monterrey Open. Her best Grand Slam result came at the 2021 US Open, where she reached the final.

Besides singles, Fernandez has also gained a lot of prominence in doubles recently, owing to her brilliant net game and team spirit. She and her doubles partner Taylor Townsend reached the French Open final in 2023, where they lost to Hsieh Su-wei and Wang Xinyu.

Leylah Fernandez Personal Information

Leylah Fernandez Early Life

Leylah Fernandez was born in a multicultural family. She can speak English, French and Spanish. She started playing tennis at the age of five, hitting against her basement wall for hours every day. She took up the sport competitively when she was 10. Growing up in Montreal and then Florida, Fernandez completed her high school at Antoine de Saint-Exupery High School.

She once recalled a memory from her formative years, “A teacher told me to stop playing tennis, you’ll never make it, just focus on school. I’m glad she told me that because every day I have that phrase in my head,” she said.

As a junior, Fernandez reached the Australian Open final in 2019 where she lost to Clara Tauson. In the very next Grand Slam, she claimed the Roland Garros title, thus earning her the No.1 spot in the junior rankings. She drew inspiration from former world No. 1 Justine Henin while growing up.

Leylah Fernandez Personal Life

Leylah Fernandez currently resides in Miami, Florida. She likes to spend time in the city and also finds it comfortable to train there. In her leisure time, she likes solving puzzles and rubik’s cubes. She is also a dance fanatic and takes salsa classes with her younger sister.

Growing up, she was a sports enthusiast who participated in other games too — volleyball, football, track and field were all part of her list. Her favorite football teams are Real Madrid and Manchester City. She is also a foodie who enjoys her fair share of desserts such as chocolate lava cake when she can afford to eat them.

Despite having to balance her professional and personal life, Fernandez has recently revealed that she is still taking online university classes. “I try to continue my education between practices. It is hard, but I do enjoy learning new things,” she told her social media followers.

Leylah Fernandez Family Background

Leylah Annie Fernandez’s father is Jorge Fernandez. He is a former professional football player from Ecuador, and moved to Canada at a young age and attained Canadian citizenship at the age of 14. When he realized that his daughter had no luck finding a coach, he decided to do it himself.

Meanwhile, Leylah’s mother is Irene Exevea - a Filipino Canadian woman. She accepted a job in California when her daughter was only 10-years-old. This separated the family for many years, and left their father as the primary caretaker.

Leylah Fernandez is the middle-child and has two sisters. Her younger sister Bianca Jolie is also a budding tennis player and her older sister Jodeci works as a dentist in Ohio.

With her height and physical build not playing to her advantage, the 21-year-old relies on her speed, ability and mental fortitude to find acute angles on the court. A fiery left-hander, Fernandez is a counter puncher, and uses her opposition’s pace to regenerate power on her groundstrokes.

Leylah Fernandez Boyfriend/Husband

According to sources online, neither is Leylah Fernandez married as of 2023, nor does she have a boyfriend. She is just 21 years of age and concentrating on her tennis career at the moment. Information about her partner, if any, is not available online.

Leylah Fernandez Kids

Leylah Fernandez does not have any kids as of 2023.

Leylah Fernandez Social Media

Instagram: @leylahannietennis

Twitter: @leylahfernandez

Leylah Fernandez Net Worth

According to multiple online sources, Leylah Fernandez’s net worth is estimated at around $6 million as of 2023. Her main income sources include the prize money from tennis and partnerships with multiple prominent brands.

Leylah Fernandez Sponsorships and Endorsement Deals

The year 2021 was Leylah Fernandez’s moment of reckoning. She accumulated sponsorship deals worth millions, and began endorsing numerous brands and companies. As of 2023, her tennis equipment is sponsored by Babolat. Some of the other prominent brands endorsed by Fernandez are Lululemon, Birchbox, Easy Post and Morgan Stanley.

Coming to her Canadian partnerships, Leylah Fernandez is the brand ambassador of Google Canada and Gatorade Canada. “It’s so exciting to be a part of the Gatorade team and among some of the greatest athletes in the world,” she said in an earlier statement. Last but not the least, she is also reportedly a promoter for Flair Airlines.

Leylah Fernandez Investments

It is believed that 21-year-old Leylah Fernandez has some investments. However, details of those are currently not available. In early 2023, she was interviewed by CNBC, where she spoke extensively about athletes needing to be financially literate.

“I need to be financially stable after tennis, so being able to participate [in the business world] has opened my eyes and mind to a new world,” she said. Not to mention she is the brand ambassador of Morgan Stanley - an investment banking company. She is part of multiple partnership projects with them, and they have also tied up with the WTA now.

Leylah Fernandez Best Finish at Each Grand Slam

Singles:

Australian Open - R2 (2023)

Roland Garros - QF (2022)

Wimbledon - R2 (2023)

US Open - F (2021)

Women’s Doubles:

Australian Open - R3 (2021)

Roland Garros - F (2023)

Wimbledon - R2 (2023)

US Open - QF (2023)

Mixed Doubles:

Wimbledon - R2 (2023)

US Open - QF (2022)

Leylah Fernandez Achievements and Records

Although Leylah Fernandez is yet to register a Grand Slam triumph, she has made a deep run in many big tournaments. She has two career titles to her name, three ITF titles including singles and doubles, and a junior Grand Slam. In 2019, she was the first Canadian junior major winner since Eugenie Bouchard in 2012.

In the year 2023, Fernandez has a win-loss record of 29-22 in singles and 24-12 in doubles. Overall in her young career, her record is 156-102 in singles and 64-46 in doubles. While her current doubles ranking of No.18 is her best so far, she has been ranked as high as No.13 in singles.

Some of her achievements include:

• 1x Grand Slam final appearance (US Open 2021, lost to Emma Raducanu)

• 2x WTA singles titles (Monterrey)

Leylah Fernandez Coaching Staff

When Leylah Fernandez was aged seven, she was cut from Tennis Quebec’s development program. Her father Jorge has coached her since then. She recently added Julian Alonso to her coaching team. Alonso is a Spanish-American former player who turned into a coach.

Leylah Fernandez Philanthropy and Charity Work

Leylah Fernandez is part of Morgan Stanley’s Racket Drop program, which provides tennis gear and apparel to people belonging to underprivileged communities.

In October 2022, whilst recovering from a foot fracture, Fernandez went back home and aided an organization called Feeding South Florida. She helped with a food bank effort wherein food was donated and redistributed to those in need.

Later that year, it was announced that her family would be launching the Leylah Annie & Family Foundation - an initiative to broaden the access to education and sport among those in need.

Leylah Fernandez Diet

In 2021, Leylah Fernandez was asked about the key dietary arrangement that has paved the way for her success. To this, she jokingly remarked, “I would say it’s the maple syrup. The Canadian maple syrup is very good.” In October 2022, Fernandez became the brand ambassador for Avocados From Mexico, and revealed her love for avocados. Apart from this, there isn’t much reliable information about Leylah Fernandez’s diet during the season.

Leylah Fernandez House

Leylah Fernandez currently lives in Boynton Beach, Florida, USA. According to online sources, Fernandez resides in a huge home in the heart of Florida.

Leylah Fernandez Cars

Leylah Fernandez reportedly owns and drives some luxurious cars. Some of these include the likes of a BMW, Ferrari and a Volvo.

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