H2H data updated: 2026-11-06 00:00 UTC

Leylah Fernandez vs Taylor Townsend H2H: 1-0

Leylah Fernandez holds a 1–0 lead over Taylor Townsend in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Leylah Fernandez leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Leylah Fernandez won the 2025 Washington Open quarterfinal 6-4 7-6(4).

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Leylah Fernandez
Canada Age 24 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Taylor Townsend
United States Age 30 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Leylah Fernandez #36 6-4 7-6(4) Taylor Townsend #97 Match data Jul 25, 2025 QF Washington Open WTA 500 Hard

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 #18 #13 2,605 1,939 167 129 56.4% 0 0 0 2 4 6
Taylor Townsend #88 #46 1,267 1,892 75 89 45.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Taylor Townsend
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 2013 1–3 25.0% #365 1,502 0 0
18 2021 21–14 60.0% #24 1,816 0 1 2014 5–6 45.5% #104 1,573 0 0
19 2022 16–13 55.2% #40 1,798 0 2 2015 2–5 28.6% #309 1,557 0 0
20 2023 27–20 57.4% #35 1,830 0 3 2016 1–3 25.0% #135 1,570 0 0
21 2024 30–23 56.6% #31 1,869 0 3 2017 5–7 41.7% #94 1,625 0 0
22 2025 30–23 56.6% #22 1,912 0 5 2018 5–7 41.7% #90 1,633 0 0
23 2026 32–26 55.2% #18 1,926 0 6 2019 7–8 46.7% #81 1,683 0 0
24 — — — — — — — 2020 1–3 25.0% #89 1,627 0 0
26 — — — — — — — 2022 1–4 20.0% #133 1,647 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 2023 8–7 53.3% #81 1,741 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 2024 15–16 48.4% #68 1,785 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 2025 9–8 52.9% #117 1,826 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 2026 15–12 55.6% #88 1,892 0 0

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 Taylor Townsend
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% — — — — 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 2021 17 9 26 65.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2014 3 4 7 42.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2022 10 9 19 52.6% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2015 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2023 22 13 35 62.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2016 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 2024 17 14 31 54.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2017 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 2025 25 15 40 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2018 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2026 23 16 39 59.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 4 5 20.0% 2019 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 13 10 23 56.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 13 8 21 61.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 123 85 208 59.1% 29 29 58 50.0% 15 15 30 50.0% — 59 62 121 48.8% 14 20 34 41.2% 2 7 9 22.2%

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 272/298 of Leylah Fernandez's and 159/164 of Taylor Townsend'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 Taylor Townsend
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% 2013 4/4 2.0 4.8 55.2% 55.1% 39.1% 39.3% 39.0% 48.0% 35.3%
18 2021 33/35 2.0 4.9 64.2% 63.5% 48.3% 58.0% 48.9% 58.2% 43.5% 2014 11/11 2.3 5.2 62.4% 59.8% 43.5% 56.2% 39.8% 53.7% 39.8%
19 2022 29/29 2.3 4.2 64.9% 65.4% 48.0% 58.8% 43.6% 59.2% 40.0% 2015 7/7 3.6 3.0 62.4% 59.1% 54.6% 50.0% 26.1% 57.1% 33.6%
20 2023 47/48 3.0 4.7 63.0% 67.8% 49.0% 53.9% 48.9% 61.0% 44.0% 2016 4/4 1.5 2.3 60.1% 65.5% 43.4% 60.0% 41.7% 56.1% 39.0%
21 2024 50/54 2.7 4.7 64.9% 66.0% 47.0% 55.5% 47.6% 59.3% 44.2% 2017 12/12 1.8 2.3 69.4% 58.5% 44.9% 49.7% 44.3% 54.2% 43.2%
22 2025 37/53 2.4 3.5 62.3% 67.6% 48.2% 55.9% 43.5% 60.3% 43.5% 2018 12/12 2.7 2.6 65.7% 59.6% 46.9% 66.8% 43.8% 55.4% 39.2%
23 2026 55/58 2.4 4.5 63.1% 65.9% 47.6% 58.8% 44.7% 59.3% 42.4% 2019 15/15 3.3 2.3 64.6% 64.5% 49.1% 59.2% 49.1% 59.0% 39.5%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 4/4 3.8 3.3 69.3% 63.5% 43.9% 70.8% 49.1% 57.2% 37.6%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 5/5 2.6 2.6 63.4% 62.4% 50.1% 59.4% 52.6% 58.0% 40.7%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 15/15 4.7 1.7 66.0% 68.3% 53.2% 57.1% 39.3% 63.1% 41.2%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 31/31 5.9 2.6 64.3% 67.6% 46.1% 48.8% 39.3% 59.9% 41.2%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 14/17 5.1 2.6 68.8% 67.3% 47.7% 59.6% 41.0% 61.5% 40.8%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 25/27 4.4 1.8 65.2% 67.6% 48.6% 60.7% 46.0% 61.1% 42.8%
Career — 272/298 2.4 4.5 63.5% 66.0% 48.0% 56.4% 46.3% 59.5% 43.1% — 159/164 4.0 2.6 65.1% 64.5% 47.6% 56.2% 42.5% 58.6% 40.5%

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 Taylor Townsend
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 135.1 +0.76 +1.49 1.077 51.6% +1 -111 — 56.4% +0.56 3–2 (60%) 2–1 (67%) 103.8 -0.37 2013 1502 104.1 -0.84 -1.79 0.678 42.7% +26 — — 22.2% -2.89 1–0 1–0 — -0.50
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 2014 1574 128.6 -0.80 -1.58 0.859 47.1% -6 +14 — 42.3% -0.58 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — -0.82
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 2015 1557 114.7 -0.50 -1.91 0.784 45.4% +10 — — 29.4% -1.29 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.9 -0.54
20 2023 1830 142.4 +3.34 +1.19 1.130 52.5% +28 -212 -213 56.7% +0.51 5–9 (36%) 4–5 (44%) 96.0 +0.40 2016 1571 109.8 +0.84 -0.72 0.888 46.9% — — — 33.3% -1.11 0–1 — — +0.05
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 2017 1625 115.8 -1.20 -0.43 0.943 48.6% +23 — — 42.9% -0.57 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.49
22 2025 1912 152.4 +2.92 +1.14 1.097 51.7% +45 -265 -123 56.2% +0.45 7–8 (47%) 9–8 (53%) 97.8 +0.21 2018 1634 117.5 -0.54 -2.71 0.880 47.3% -7 -71 — 42.9% -0.78 2–2 (50%) — — -0.28
23 2026 1927 152.7 +1.84 +0.51 1.041 51.1% +41 -225 -215 53.0% +0.41 11–9 (55%) 4–12 (25%) 96.5 +1.48 2019 1684 129.6 +1.93 -1.48 0.963 49.3% -20 -102 — 50.0% -0.34 3–5 (38%) 4–1 (80%) 101.7 -0.41
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1627 106.3 +0.06 -1.17 0.878 47.6% -7 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — +0.01
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1647 115.1 +0.27 -1.15 0.969 49.3% +6 — — 33.3% -0.92 0–2 — — +0.05
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1741 131.8 +3.65 -0.47 1.118 51.9% -39 -60 — 55.6% +0.61 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 100.2 +0.21
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1786 139.0 +2.59 -0.84 1.026 50.1% +32 -149 — 48.6% +0.10 6–6 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 100.9 -0.68
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1826 135.4 +2.83 -0.68 1.059 51.0% +22 — — 52.6% -0.08 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.1 -0.47
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1893 146.0 +4.12 +1.47 1.100 51.8% +34 -210 — 55.7% +0.47 5–4 (56%) 6–4 (60%) 102.1 -1.74
Career — 1940 151.9 +2.18 +0.66 1.063 51.3% +24 -193 -130 54.6% +0.42 53–47 (53%) 39–40 (49%) 103.9 +0.75 — 1893 139.3 +1.73 -0.74 0.978 49.4% +12 -109 — 47.0% -0.23 28–31 (47%) 27–18 (60%) 105.3 -2.84

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.