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Leylah Annie Fernandez (Tennis) Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Boyfriend, Family, Facts, Wiki & More

Updated On : September 12, 2021

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Short Biography

Leylah Annie Fernandez was born on 06-09-2002 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is a Canadian Tennis Player who reached her first Grand Slam final at the 2021 US Open. At the 2021 Monterrey Open, she won the title of her 1st Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour singles.

Other Name: Leylah Fernandez

Leylah Annie Fernandez Complete Bio & Career

Leylah Annie Fernandez is a professional Tennis player from Canada. She started playing tennis at the age of 5. She quickly rose through the ranks and became one of the biggest attractions of junior tennis. She reached the finals of the Australia Open Junior in 2019 and won the French Open Junior title. She turned pro in 2018 and played her first debut tournament at the Coupe Banque Nationale in the year 2018. 
 
She started off her 2019 season by playing ITF Challenger tournaments and won her first tennis title beating Carson Branstine in the $25,000 Gatineau National Bank ITF Challenger in 2019. She is still young and experts suggest that she will be a force to reckon with in years to come. With her first win at ITF, her professional career got a boost.
 
In 2020, She made her Grand Slam debut at Australin Open. She could not go far in the tournament as she lost her first match against Lauren Davis. But later in the same week, she won Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round. Moreover, she qualified for Mexican Open and made her place in WTA finals. In 2021, At the age of 18, she became the youngest player to win first WTA title of her Career.
 
Annie performed outstanding at US Open where she defeated the defending champion Naomi Osaka with 6-4 in the third round of finals. But she defeated to Emma Raadacanu in the final round.

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Leylah Annie Fernandez Family, Relatives and Other Relations

She was born to Jorge Fernandez and Irene Exevea. She has a younger sister named Bianca Jolie Fernandez.

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Body Measurements

Breast Size 32
Waist Size 24
Hip Size 32
Skin Colour Wheatish
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black

Personal Info

Home Town Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Religion Christianity
Address Boynton Beach, Florida, United States
School School Secondary Antoine-De-St-Exupery, Montreal, Canada
College N/A
Qualification N/A
Hobbies Travelling
Marital Status Unmarried
Debut 25-01-2019 - Australian Open Girls' Singles against Clara Tauson
Official Website N/A
Prize Money $2.03 Million
Coach Jorge Fernandez
Playing Style Left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Favourites

Favorite Color Blue
Favorite Player Maria Sharapova , Serena Williams
Favorite Sport Tennis
Favorite Singer Justin Bieber
Favorite Place Vancouver
Favorite Dress T-Shirt with Short or Lower

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Leylah Annie Fernandez

  • She ran to hug her father first after defeating Françoise Abanda in the semi-final at the Granby Challenger. This was a breach of tennis etiquettes as you are supposed to shake hands with your opponent first and hence she was given a warning to not repeat such mistakes again.
  • Her father is a former soccer player and her younger sister Bianca Jolie also plays tennis.
  • She became only the second Canadian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam Junior title after Eugenie Bouchard.

Leylah Annie Fernandez Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

21 years, 9months, 25 days old age Leylah Annie Fernandez will turn 22 on 06 September, 2024. Only 2 months, 4 days, 21 hours,32 minutes has left for her next birthday.

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