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Leylah Fernandez

CAN Age 24 168 cm / 5'6" Plays: Left-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2018–2026

Leylah Fernandez represents Canada on the WTA Tour and is ranked No. 25, having reached a career high of No. 13. She most recently lost to Jelena Ostapenko in the Wuhan Open round of 16 on October 15, 2026.

Singles ranking

Career singles high

13 (Aug 8, 2022)

Elo peak

1930 (88th percentile)

Singles record

159–127 (55.6%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$8,987,480

YTD W-L

24–24

Equipment brand

Babolat

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log → Last 5: 3–2

Leylah Fernandez's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jelena Ostapenko #34	1-6 6-1 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 15, 2026	R16	Wuhan Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Han Shi #217	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 14, 2026	R32	Wuhan Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Ekaterina Alexandrova #24	6-4 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 12, 2026	R64	Wuhan Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Kamilla Rakhimova #76	2-6 6-4 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 2026	R64	China Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Talia Gibson #63	7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 2026	F	Singapore Tennis Open	WTA 500	Hard

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Leylah Fernandez's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ekaterina Alexandrova	2	3	5	Oct 12, 2026	H2H
Mirra Andreeva	3	2	5	Sep 25, 2026	H2H
Jessica Pegula	1	4	5	Sep 4, 2026	H2H
Elena Rybakina	2	3	5	Apr 17, 2026	H2H
Diana Shnaider	2	3	5	Apr 2, 2026	H2H

Singles Titles (6)

Leylah Fernandez singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
2021	18	1	—	—	—	1	—	Monterrey Open
2022	19	1	—	—	—	1	—	Monterrey Open
2023	20	1	—	—	—	1	—	Hong Kong Open
2025	22	2	—	—	1	1	—	Japan Women's Open, Washington Open
2026	23	1	—	—	1	—	—	Singapore Tennis Open
Total		6	—	—	2	4	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Leylah Fernandez Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
2020	Tokyo Olympics	Second Round	1	1	Barbora Krejcikova #11 def. Leylah Fernandez #72 6-2 6-4	H2H	Match data
2024	Paris Olympics	Round of 16	2	1	Angelique Kerber #212 def. Leylah Fernandez #25 6-4 6-3	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Leylah Fernandez career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2018	15	WTA	1	1	2	50.0%	737	434
2019	16	WTA	0	2	2	0.0%	433	212
2020	17	Qualifying Q	6	2	8	75.0%	—	—
2020	17	WTA	10	7	17	58.8%	209	88
2021	18	Qualifying Q	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—
2021	18	WTA	21	14	35	60.0%	88	24
2022	19	WTA	16	13	29	55.2%	24	40
2023	20	Qualifying Q	6	3	9	66.7%	—	—
2023	20	WTA	27	20	47	57.5%	40	35
2024	21	WTA	30	23	53	56.6%	34	31
2025	22	Qualifying Q	2	0	2	100.0%	—	—
2025	22	WTA	30	23	53	56.6%	31	22
2026	23	WTA	24	24	48	50.0%	22	25
Career		—	159	127	286	55.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Leylah Fernandez career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2018	15	WTA	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2019	16	WTA	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2020	17	Qualifying Q	6	1	7	85.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	6	2	8	75.0%
2020	17	WTA	8	6	14	57.1%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	10	7	17	58.8%
2021	18	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
2021	18	WTA	17	9	26	65.4%	3	3	6	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	21	14	35	60.0%
2022	19	WTA	10	9	19	52.6%	6	4	10	60.0%	—	—	—	—	16	13	29	55.2%
2023	20	Qualifying Q	6	3	9	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	3	9	66.7%
2023	20	WTA	22	13	35	62.9%	3	5	8	37.5%	2	2	4	50.0%	27	20	47	57.4%
2024	21	WTA	17	14	31	54.8%	6	6	12	50.0%	7	3	10	70.0%	30	23	53	56.6%
2025	22	Qualifying Q	2	0	2	100.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	2	100.0%
2025	22	WTA	25	15	40	62.5%	1	4	5	20.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	30	23	53	56.6%
2026	23	WTA	15	14	29	51.7%	8	6	14	57.1%	1	4	5	20.0%	24	24	48	50.0%
Career	—	—	115	83	198	58.1%	29	29	58	50.0%	15	15	30	50.0%	159	127	286	55.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Leylah Fernandez career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2018	15	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
2019	16	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
2020	17	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	3	10	70.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	10	7	17	58.8%
2021	18	3	0	3	100.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	10	5	15	66.7%	6	4	10	60.0%	21	14	35	60.0%
2022	19	0	2	2	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	10	5	15	66.7%	3	1	4	75.0%	16	13	29	55.2%
2023	20	0	6	6	0.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	15	10	25	60.0%	6	2	8	75.0%	25	20	45	55.6%
2024	21	2	7	9	22.2%	5	4	9	55.6%	15	9	24	62.5%	8	3	11	72.7%	30	23	53	56.6%
2025	22	2	5	7	28.6%	1	4	5	20.0%	21	12	33	63.6%	5	2	7	71.4%	29	23	52	55.8%
2026	23	2	5	7	28.6%	4	5	9	44.4%	12	12	24	50.0%	6	2	8	75.0%	24	24	48	50.0%
Career		9	27	36	25.0%	19	26	45	42.2%	90	57	147	61.2%	38	17	55	69.1%	156	127	283	55.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 283/286 (99.0%) of Leylah Fernandez's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Leylah Fernandez performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2018	15	2/2	1.5	2.5	57.8%	73.9%	52.3%	61.9%	25.0%	65.0%	35.6%
2019	16	2/2	2.0	3.5	59.7%	55.5%	39.2%	47.1%	25.0%	48.8%	32.4%
2020	17	17/17	1.6	4.9	61.7%	63.9%	49.2%	52.2%	51.0%	58.3%	44.9%
2021	18	33/35	2.0	4.9	64.2%	63.5%	48.3%	58.0%	48.9%	58.2%	43.5%
2022	19	29/29	2.3	4.2	64.9%	65.4%	48.0%	58.8%	43.6%	59.2%	40.0%
2023	20	47/48	3.0	4.7	63.0%	67.8%	49.0%	53.9%	48.9%	61.0%	44.0%
2024	21	50/54	2.7	4.7	64.9%	66.0%	47.0%	55.5%	47.6%	59.3%	44.2%
2025	22	37/53	2.4	3.5	62.3%	67.6%	48.2%	55.9%	43.5%	60.3%	43.5%
2026	23	46/48	2.4	4.6	62.8%	66.7%	46.7%	60.2%	45.2%	59.4%	41.7%
Career		263/288	2.5	4.5	63.4%	66.1%	47.9%	56.5%	46.4%	59.5%	43.0%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 263/288 (91.3%) of Leylah Fernandez's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Leylah Fernandez advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2018	15	1499	100.0	-0.12	-1.78	1.014	50.1%	—	—	—	50.0%	+0.25	—	—	—	+0.37
2019	16	1472	93.0	-1.04	-1.61	0.633	41.0%	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.60	0–1	1–1	—	+0.38
2020	17	1683	134.6	+0.76	+1.49	1.077	51.6%	+1	-111	—	56.4%	+0.56	3–2 (60%)	2–1 (67%)	103.8	-0.37
2021	18	1817	141.4	+1.54	+0.39	1.039	50.9%	+33	-268	-198	56.8%	+0.43	7–4 (64%)	5–3 (63%)	108.5	+0.22
2022	19	1799	140.8	+2.24	-1.39	0.982	49.8%	-3	-109	—	50.0%	+0.09	8–4 (67%)	6–6 (50%)	103.8	-0.56
2023	20	1830	142.4	+3.34	+1.19	1.130	52.5%	+29	-212	-213	56.7%	+0.51	5–9 (36%)	4–5 (44%)	96.0	+0.40
2024	21	1870	152.2	+2.00	+1.26	1.084	51.7%	-12	-167	-39	54.8%	+0.57	12–10 (55%)	8–4 (67%)	107.2	+0.09
2025	22	1910	152.4	+2.92	+1.14	1.097	51.7%	+46	-263	-123	56.2%	+0.45	7–8 (47%)	9–8 (53%)	97.8	+0.37
2026	23	1852	147.8	+1.82	-0.46	1.029	50.9%	+42	-150	-138	50.0%	+0.30	8–8 (50%)	3–11 (21%)	94.6	+1.82
Career		1930	150.9	+2.19	+0.50	1.062	51.3%	+23	-175	-117	54.1%	+0.40	50–46 (52%)	38–39 (49%)	103.4	+0.95

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Leylah Fernandez Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2020	17	R128	R32	—	R64	3–3 (50%)
2021	18	R128	R64	R128	F	7–4 (64%)
2022	19	R128	QF	—	R64	5–3 (62%)
2023	20	R64	R64	R64	R128	3–4 (43%)
2024	21	R64	R32	R64	R128	4–4 (50%)
2025	22	R32	R128	R64	R32	5–4 (56%)
2026	23	R128	R128	R128	R32	2–4 (33%)
W-L		4–7 (36%)	10–7 (59%)	3–5 (38%)	12–7 (63%)	29–26 (53%)

WTA 1000

Leylah Fernandez WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	CIN	DOH	DUB	IW	MAD	MIA	ITA	CAN	GUA	WUH	W-L Win %
2019	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2020	17	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2021	18	—	R64	—	—	R16	Q1	Q1	Q1	R64	—	—	4–6 (40%)
2022	19	—	R64	—	—	R16	R32	R64	R32	R32	R64	—	5–7 (42%)
2023	20	Q1	Q1	—	R32	R32	R128	R64	R128	R16	QF	—	8–9 (47%)
2024	21	R64	QF	QF	R32	R64	R32	R32	R128	R32	—	R16	12–10 (55%)
2025	22	R32	R64	R16	R64	R64	R64	R32	R32	R128	—	R64	5–10 (33%)
2026	23	R64	R64	R64	R32	R64	QF	R32	R64	R16	—	R16	9–10 (47%)
W-L		1–4 (20%)	7–7 (50%)	5–3 (62%)	3–4 (43%)	5–6 (45%)	5–6 (45%)	4–6 (40%)	2–7 (22%)	6–7 (46%)	3–2 (60%)	4–3 (57%)	45–55 (45%)

WTA 500

Leylah Fernandez WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	DOH	EAS	QUE	SDG	POR	PAN	WAS	ABU	BAD	CHA	GRA	MON	SIN	STR	W-L Win %
2021	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	3–3 (50%)
2022	19	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
2023	20	—	—	Q3	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	8–5 (62%)
2024	21	—	—	—	F	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	7–5 (58%)
2025	22	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	W	QF	R16	—	—	R16	—	R32	12–7 (63%)
2026	23	R32	R32	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	R16	R16	R16	R16	—	—	W	QF	13–9 (59%)
W-L		3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	4–1 (80%)	0–2 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	9–2 (82%)	6–4 (60%)	2–2 (50%)	3–5 (38%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	5–0 (100%)	3–3 (50%)	44–32 (58%)

WTA 250

Leylah Fernandez WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ACO	ASB	HKG	BAD	BEL	BIR	TEN	GUA	HIR	JIA	LEX	MON	NOT	JAP	QUE	MOR	W-L Win %
2018	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	1–1 (50%)
2019	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2020	17	F	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	11–4 (73%)
2021	18	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	8–3 (73%)
2022	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	5–0 (100%)
2023	20	—	QF	W	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	14–5 (74%)
2024	21	—	—	SF	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–3 (62%)
2025	22	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	W	—	—	10–2 (83%)
2026	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		6–1 (86%)	2–2 (50%)	11–2 (85%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	3–1 (75%)	12–1 (92%)	2–2 (50%)	5–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	54–20 (73%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Current rank

Career high

Career-high date

Aug 8, 2022

First Top 100

Sep 14, 2020

First Top 50

Sep 13, 2021

First Top 20

Feb 7, 2022

First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Leylah Fernandez ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2017	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	1024	1034	1003	727	732	—
2018	15	734	734	735	798	804	812	730	585	451	515	480	434
2019	16	437	405	405	374	371	371	257	233	251	242	211	212
2020	17	207	190	118	—	—	—	—	104	100	88	88	88
2021	18	89	87	72	72	69	71	72	73	29	26	24	24
2022	19	21	21	22	20	18	15	14	14	38	40	40	40
2023	20	38	32	53	49	49	96	88	67	60	35	35	35
2024	21	37	32	35	35	34	30	25	26	28	32	31	31
2025	22	27	28	27	25	27	38	24	30	25	22	22	22
2026	23	23	27	24	25	22	24	34	33	26	25	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Leylah Fernandez's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	W1000	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Liudmila Samsonova (active player)	RUS	#12	1,969	310	170	140	54.8%	$9,390,229	5	0	2019–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Clara Tauson (active player)	DEN	#12	1,966	195	102	93	52.3%	$5,762,435	3	0	2019–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Jennifer Brady (active player)	USA	#13	1,947	148	72	76	48.6%	$5,121,514	1	0	2016–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Elise Mertens (active player)	BEL	#12	2,000	533	325	208	61.0%	$21,155,310	10	0	2016–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Diana Shnaider (active player)	RUS	#11	1,974	197	118	79	59.9%	$7,225,555	5	0	2023–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Yanina Wickmayer (active player)	BEL	#12	1,933	440	223	217	50.7%	$6,211,775	5	0	2008–2025	Rivalries	Match log
Ekaterina Alexandrova (active player)	RUS	#10	1,984	452	253	199	56.0%	$11,467,483	5	0	2016–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Marta Kostyuk (active player)	UKR	#10	2,109	281	162	119	57.7%	$11,168,749	3	1	2018–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Beatriz Haddad Maia (active player)	BRA	#10	1,939	284	148	136	52.1%	$9,557,686	4	0	2013–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Sorana Cirstea (active player)	ROU	#15	2,023	725	374	351	51.6%	$13,133,841	4	0	2006–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (active player)	RUS	#11	1,944	750	422	328	56.3%	$16,114,597	12	0	2006–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Anastasija Sevastova (active player)	LAT	#11	1,956	387	209	178	54.0%	$8,716,682	4	0	2007–2025	Rivalries	Match log

Equipment

Equipment summary

Babolat

Model: Not specified by manufacturer
Frame style: —

The official manufacturer roster confirms the brand relationship but does not publish a racquet model. TennisDB does not infer one from photos or third-party lists.

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Last source check: Oct 14, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Leylah Fernandez?: Leylah Fernandez is 24 years old, born on September 6, 2002.
Which country does Leylah Fernandez represent?: Leylah Fernandez represents Canada in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Leylah Fernandez?: Leylah Fernandez is 168 cm / 5'6".
Does Leylah Fernandez use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Leylah Fernandez uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Leylah Fernandez left-handed or right-handed?: Leylah Fernandez plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Leylah Fernandez won?: Leylah Fernandez has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Leylah Fernandez won?: TennisDB does not group any of Leylah Fernandez's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Leylah Fernandez won?: Leylah Fernandez has won 6 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Singapore in 2026.
What is Leylah Fernandez's highest WTA ranking?: Leylah Fernandez's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 13, first achieved on August 8, 2022.
What is Leylah Fernandez's career win-loss record?: Leylah Fernandez has a career WTA singles record of 159 wins and 127 losses (55.6%).
How much career prize money has Leylah Fernandez earned?: Leylah Fernandez has earned at least $8,987,480 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Leylah Fernandez's career appear in TennisDB?: Leylah Fernandez appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2018 through 2026.
On which surface does Leylah Fernandez have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Leylah Fernandez's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 58.1% (115–83).
Who has Leylah Fernandez faced most often?: Leylah Fernandez's most frequent opponent is Ekaterina Alexandrova, with a head-to-head record of 2–3 across 5 meetings.
What racquet does Leylah Fernandez use?: The official Babolat player roster lists Leylah Fernandez with Babolat, but it does not specify a racquet model. TennisDB does not infer one.