Leylah Fernandez

Fernandez Dominates Kalinskaya, Wins DC Open Title

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) A young fan of Canada’s Leylah Fernandez, sitting behind the south baseline of Stadium Court at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park, held aloft a hand-made poster sign that […]

Resilient Fernandez Overcomes Rybakina To Reach DC Open Final

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) There are flags representing all of the nations with players competing this week in the Mubadala Citi DC Open that line the perimeter of the upper deck of Stadium Court at the William […]

Kasatkina Wins First Grass-Court Title At Eastbourne

EASTBOURNE/WASHINGTON, June 29, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) A first-time champion was crowned at the WTA 500 Rothesay International in Eastbourne, on the southeast coast of England, Saturday afternoon. Her name is Daria Kasatkina, the popular 14th-ranked player from Russia, who […]

Fernandez Leads Canada At Billie Jean King Cup Tie In Vancouver

MONTREAL, March 7, 2022 (Tennis Canada Press Release) On Monday, Tennis Canada announced that Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC), Rebecca Marino (Vancouver, BC), Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON), Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC), and Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON) will represent Team Canada presented […]

Monterrey Is A Special City For Two-Time Champion Fernandez

MONTERREY/WASHINGTON, March 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Leylah Fernandez will always share a special relationship with Mexico’s second-largest city, Monterrey. It’s where she won her first WTA tour-level singles title in 2021. It’s also where a year later she successfully […]

Steely Resolve Serves Fernandez Well As She Defends Monterrey Title

MONTERREY/WASHINGTON, March 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The lively and popular Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico, a WTA 250 outdoor hard-court tournament, has offered everyone a little bit of everything this past week – warm weather, exciting late-night outcomes […]

Defending Champion Fernandez Thriving Off Monterrey Energy

MONTERREY/WASHINGTON, March 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) There’s something about playing in the Abierto GNP Seguros that brings out the best in Leylah Fernandez’s game. Whether it’s the energy of the supportive crowd that fills Centre Court of Club Sonoma […]

Leylah Fernandez Will Not Play Billie Jean King Cup Finals

MONTREAL, October 14, 2021 (Tennis Canada Press Release) Tennis Canada confirmed on Wednesday that Leylah Fernandez (Laval, QC) will not be joining up with Team Canada for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals presented by BNP Paribas in November. She […]