Rising Canadian tennis star Leylah Fernandez won the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as the 2021 Canadian Female Athlete. With a career-high ranking of No. 13, she is ranked No. 33 by the WTA as of January, 2025. She also achieved notable success in the doubles category with a career-high ranking of No. 17 in October 2023. Fernandez has won three WTA singles titles (the 2023 Hong Kong Open and the 2022 and 2021 Monterrey Open) as of 2024. As a 19-year-old, she registered her best grand slam performance at the 2021 US Open.
Fernandez defeated three top-five-ranked players to reach her maiden final, including defending champion Naomi Osaka and Aryna Sabalenka. She led the Canadian team to lift the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by winning one doubles and four singles matches. She reached the quarterfinals of the 2024 Cincinnati Open by registering her first top-five-ranked win against Elena Rybakina since the 2021 US Open.
Fernandez also reached the final of the same tournament in doubles with Yulia Putintseva. She prefers to play an aggressive game, which includes hitting powerful groundstrokes. She advanced to the semifinals at the 2024 Hong Kong Open before falling to top seed Diana Shnaider.
Who are Leylah Fernandez's Sisters?
Jodeci and Bianca Jolie Fernandez are sisters of Leylah Fernandez. Bianca Fernandez is the younger of three Fernandez sisters and plays tennis like Leylah Fernandez. She is ranked No. 175 (career-high) as of October 28, 2024. Both Fernandez's sisters recently reached the semifinals of the 2024 Canadian Open where they lost to Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski. She played college tennis for the University of California with a win-loss record of 17-11.
During an interview with Prakash Amritraj of Tennis Channel, Fernandez said that playing with her sister is equivalent to getting extra support during the game as she understands her game. She added that her sister provides an extra set of eyes during the game for her dad. Fernandez said that she had not seen her sister for years and that having them during the Cincinnati Open was great fun.
Bianca Fernandez shared the sweetest information about her sister Leylah Fernandez's fans at the Canadian Open. She said Leylah's toughest part of life includes not having her welcome home when she returns from tournaments and vice-versa. Leylah and Bianca Jolie Fernandez are learning Salsa together. Jodeci Fernandez is the eldest of three Fernandez sisters and lives with her husband, Jacques Malixi, in Ohio. She is a dentist by profession who has completed her studies in dentistry at McGill University in Montreal.
On National Siblings Day, Leylah Fernandez posted on her Instagram account:
"Can't imagine my life without my sister."
She highlighted their roles as best friends, role models, and supporters.
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FAQs on Leylah Fernandez Sisters
A. Leylah Fernandez is the elder sister of Bianca Jolie Fernandez, who is also a professional tennis player.
A. Leylah Fernandez is a Canadian national.
A. Leylah Fernandez's hobbies include dancing, solving puzzles, and learning salsa with Bianca Fernandez.
A. Aldila Sutjiadi is Leylah Fernandez's doubles partner. She also played in a doubles tournament with her sister.
A. Babolat, Lululemon, Google Canada, Birchbox, Morgan Stanley and USANA are some of the endorsement sponsoring Leylah Fernandez.
