H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Leylah Fernandez vs Sloane Stephens H2H: 3-1

Leylah Fernandez holds a 3–1 lead over Sloane Stephens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Leylah Fernandez leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Sloane Stephens leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sloane Stephens won the 2024 Charleston Open second round 6-4 6-4.

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Leylah Fernandez
Canada Age 24 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Sloane Stephens
United States Age 33 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sloane Stephens #40 6-4 6-4 Leylah Fernandez #34 Match data Apr 4, 2024* R32 Charleston Open WTA 500 Clay
Leylah Fernandez #89 6-3 6-1 Sloane Stephens #40 Match data Feb 5, 2021* R32 Grampians Trophy WTA 500 Hard
Leylah Fernandez #120 6-3 6-3 Sloane Stephens #37 Match data Aug 13, 2020* R32 Lexington International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Leylah Fernandez #126 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 Sloane Stephens #37 Match data Mar 6, 2020* R16 Monterrey Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Leylah Fernandez #33 #13 2,605 1,929 152 125 54.9% 0 0 0 1 4 5
Sloane Stephens #209 #3 5,727 1,952 303 249 54.9% 1 1 0 1 5 8

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Leylah Fernandez Sloane Stephens
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2018 1–1 50.0% #434 1,499 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 2019 0–2 0.0% #212 1,472 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2020 10–7 58.8% #88 1,682 0 0 2010 2–3 40.0% #204 1,519 0 0
18 2021 21–14 60.0% #24 1,816 0 1 2011 7–9 43.8% #96 1,580 0 0
19 2022 16–13 55.2% #40 1,798 0 2 2012 21–17 55.3% #38 1,709 0 0
20 2023 27–20 57.4% #35 1,830 0 3 2013 40–22 64.5% #12 1,827 0 0
21 2024 30–23 56.6% #31 1,869 0 3 2014 20–19 51.3% #36 1,732 0 0
22 2025 30–23 56.6% #22 1,910 0 5 2015 34–20 63.0% #30 1,787 0 1
23 2026 17–22 43.6% #33 1,800 0 5 2016 21–10 67.7% #35 1,755 0 4
24 — — — — — — — 2017 15–8 65.2% #13 1,863 1 5
25 — — — — — — — 2018 34–19 64.2% #6 1,920 1 6
26 — — — — — — — 2019 22–19 53.7% #25 1,786 1 6
27 — — — — — — — 2020 4–11 26.7% #39 1,641 1 6
28 — — — — — — — 2021 18–17 51.4% #65 1,759 1 6
29 — — — — — — — 2022 18–17 51.4% #37 1,785 1 7
30 — — — — — — — 2023 21–20 51.2% #47 1,789 1 7
31 — — — — — — — 2024 19–21 47.5% #74 1,688 1 8
32 — — — — — — — 2025 0–5 0.0% #479 1,603 1 8
33 — — — — — — — 2026 7–12 36.8% #209 1,699 1 8

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Leylah Fernandez Sloane Stephens
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 2018 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2019 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2020 8 6 14 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2010 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
18 2021 17 9 26 65.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2011 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
19 2022 10 9 19 52.6% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2012 12 10 22 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 1 3 66.7%
20 2023 22 13 35 62.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2013 29 16 45 64.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
21 2024 17 14 31 54.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2014 11 10 21 52.4% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2025 25 15 40 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2015 20 13 33 60.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 2 8 75.0%
23 2026 8 12 20 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 4 5 20.0% 2016 10 6 16 62.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 24 13 37 64.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 10 13 23 43.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 3 8 11 27.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 6 11 17 35.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 13 9 22 59.1% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 12 14 26 46.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 8 13 21 38.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 6 8 14 42.9% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
Career — 108 81 189 57.1% 29 29 58 50.0% 15 15 30 50.0% — 186 163 349 53.3% 93 67 160 58.1% 24 19 43 55.8%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 254/279 of Leylah Fernandez's and 520/552 of Sloane Stephens's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Leylah Fernandez Sloane Stephens
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
15 2018 2/2 1.5 2.5 57.8% 73.9% 52.3% 61.9% 25.0% 65.0% 35.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
16 2019 2/2 2.0 3.5 59.7% 55.5% 39.2% 47.1% 25.0% 48.8% 32.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2020 17/17 1.6 4.9 61.7% 63.9% 49.2% 52.2% 51.0% 58.3% 44.9% 2010 5/5 0.6 3.6 64.1% 58.7% 39.2% 42.2% 62.2% 52.1% 42.9%
18 2021 33/35 2.0 4.9 64.2% 63.5% 48.3% 58.0% 48.9% 58.2% 43.5% 2011 16/16 1.4 3.0 59.3% 59.3% 47.2% 41.8% 52.7% 54.1% 43.8%
19 2022 29/29 2.3 4.2 64.9% 65.4% 48.0% 58.8% 43.6% 59.2% 40.0% 2012 36/38 1.7 3.6 62.4% 61.6% 46.4% 48.6% 43.2% 55.6% 45.1%
20 2023 47/48 3.0 4.7 63.0% 67.8% 49.0% 53.9% 48.9% 61.0% 44.0% 2013 58/62 2.1 2.7 64.9% 63.2% 45.5% 49.3% 49.5% 56.8% 44.8%
21 2024 50/54 2.7 4.7 64.9% 66.0% 47.0% 55.5% 47.6% 59.3% 44.2% 2014 37/39 1.7 2.4 68.3% 62.0% 46.2% 53.8% 38.4% 57.0% 41.9%
22 2025 37/53 2.4 3.5 62.3% 67.6% 48.2% 55.9% 43.5% 60.3% 43.5% 2015 44/54 2.4 2.3 61.6% 65.6% 54.6% 58.0% 54.1% 61.5% 42.6%
23 2026 37/39 2.2 4.5 62.5% 66.4% 47.6% 59.2% 42.0% 59.5% 40.5% 2016 29/31 2.0 1.8 65.8% 64.5% 49.5% 52.7% 47.8% 59.4% 44.8%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 22/23 1.1 1.5 67.7% 61.0% 47.2% 59.8% 54.5% 56.6% 41.8%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 47/53 0.8 1.5 69.8% 62.1% 49.9% 51.8% 51.5% 58.5% 47.2%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 39/41 1.0 1.7 69.4% 59.9% 47.7% 47.6% 43.1% 56.2% 44.2%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 15/15 2.2 2.0 69.5% 61.1% 47.1% 50.2% 44.4% 56.6% 40.0%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 35/35 1.5 2.1 69.1% 59.7% 46.9% 57.7% 45.3% 55.7% 42.8%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 35/35 1.2 2.1 71.3% 60.8% 45.5% 51.6% 51.8% 56.4% 44.7%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 40/41 1.1 2.2 69.4% 60.6% 45.7% 51.1% 51.2% 56.1% 43.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 40/40 0.8 1.6 72.9% 58.8% 49.8% 46.9% 39.1% 55.9% 42.6%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 3/5 1.0 2.7 64.5% 54.1% 31.3% 50.1% 42.1% 46.2% 40.7%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 19/19 0.9 2.0 66.5% 57.5% 47.5% 54.6% 45.5% 54.2% 39.3%
Career — 254/279 2.4 4.5 63.4% 66.1% 48.0% 56.3% 46.0% 59.5% 42.8% — 520/552 1.5 2.2 67.3% 61.4% 47.7% 51.6% 47.6% 56.9% 43.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Leylah Fernandez Sloane Stephens
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 2018 1499 100.0 -0.12 -1.78 1.014 50.1% — — — 50.0% +0.25 — — — +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2019 1472 93.0 -1.04 -1.61 0.633 41.0% — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 1–1 — +0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2020 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 2010 1519 108.2 -1.34 +0.26 0.895 47.8% — +19 — 40.0% -1.10 — 2–0 — -0.36
18 2021 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 2011 1581 116.3 -0.64 -0.35 0.955 48.8% +19 -78 — 40.6% -0.69 1–1 2–0 — +0.03
19 2022 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 2012 1709 130.0 +0.14 +1.30 1.016 50.3% -38 -86 -53 52.7% +0.20 9–8 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 +0.59
20 2023 1830 142.4 +3.34 +1.19 1.130 52.5% +29 -211 -213 56.7% +0.51 5–9 (36%) 4–5 (44%) 96.0 +0.40 2013 1827 148.1 +1.68 +1.63 1.037 50.8% -16 -126 -97 58.2% +0.39 17–7 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 109.7 +0.29
21 2024 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 2014 1733 132.5 +1.10 -0.90 0.974 49.4% +23 -27 -2 51.7% -0.02 5–6 (45%) 5–3 (63%) 100.3 +0.75
22 2025 1910 152.5 +2.92 +1.14 1.097 51.7% +46 -263 -123 56.2% +0.45 7–8 (47%) 9–8 (53%) 97.8 +0.36 2015 1787 143.0 +3.00 +2.02 1.106 52.3% -23 -18 -9 60.9% +0.54 5–8 (38%) 10–1 (91%) 104.6 -2.66
23 2026 1801 144.8 +1.68 -1.41 1.001 50.4% +49 -97 -87 44.4% +0.08 6–6 (50%) 3–11 (21%) 95.4 +1.10 2016 1756 122.0 +2.14 +0.81 1.106 52.0% -20 +53 +23 60.9% +0.56 7–2 (78%) 8–2 (80%) 107.2 +0.83
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1864 153.6 +0.98 +1.17 0.964 49.2% +11 — — 57.7% +0.35 8–0 (100%) 4–2 (67%) 111.8 -1.70
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1921 157.9 +2.48 +3.98 1.139 52.7% +6 -17 — 61.0% +0.94 10–9 (53%) 3–7 (30%) 96.1 -0.56
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1786 136.3 -0.49 +1.33 1.009 50.2% -24 +182 -21 52.6% -0.19 7–6 (54%) 11–2 (85%) 104.6 +1.76
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1641 114.3 +0.15 -1.60 0.922 48.1% +16 +243 — 37.8% -0.68 1–6 (14%) 1–1 — +1.57
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1760 134.1 -0.59 +0.37 0.967 49.3% -115 +157 +83 52.4% -0.19 6–8 (43%) 3–5 (38%) 97.2 -0.75
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1785 140.6 -0.05 +2.25 1.024 50.4% +9 +46 — 50.6% +0.06 7–8 (47%) 2–2 (50%) 98.7 +0.24
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1790 135.6 -0.42 +1.25 0.998 49.9% -56 +122 — 50.5% +0.02 6–7 (46%) 3–6 (33%) 94.4 -0.37
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1689 137.0 -0.42 -0.12 0.965 49.0% -19 +171 +35 47.3% -0.11 6–5 (55%) 1–2 (33%) — -1.59
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1604 109.9 -1.23 +0.23 0.757 43.6% -34 — — 16.7% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1699 132.4 -1.61 -2.12 0.859 47.0% -20 +56 — 36.6% -1.20 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — -0.66
Career — 1930 150.6 +2.18 +0.39 1.059 51.2% +23 -162 -109 53.5% +0.37 48–44 (52%) 38–39 (49%) 103.8 +0.72 — 1952 145.6 +0.68 +1.07 1.013 50.2% -17 +47 -9 53.0% +0.11 97–84 (54%) 69–45 (61%) 107.5 -0.49

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.