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Leylah Fernandez

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Leylah Annie Fernandez is a Canadian professional tennis player, born on 6 September 2002. She has been ranked as high as No. 13 in women's singles, in August 2022, and No. 17 in doubles, in October 2023, and has won six WTA Tour singles titles. As a teenager she finished runner-up at the 2021 US Open, beating three top five players on the way, including the defending champion Naomi Osaka. In 2019 she won the French Open junior final over Emma Navarro, the first Canadian girl to win a junior major since Eugenie Bouchard in 2012. She represents Canada at the Billie Jean King Cup, led it to its first title in 2023 and received the Heart Award.

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Birth Year
2002 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
Titles
6 1
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Competition Category
Individual 1
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is a Canadian professional tennis player
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1. Leylah Fernandez (Wikipedia)
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    born 6 September 2002
  • Lead, gender
    She has been ranked as high as No. 13 in women's singles by the WTA
  • Lead, singles
    Fernandez has won six WTA Tour singles titles
  • Lead, career titles count
    Fernandez has won six WTA Tour singles titles
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Canadian professional tennis player
  • Plays: Tennis, Lead, sport played
    professional tennis player
  • Competed In: French Open, Lead, French Open
    On 8 June 2019, Fernandez defeated Emma Navarro in the French Open final
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