Canadian professional player Leylah Annie Fernandez succeeded in both singles and doubles formats at a young age. She achieved a career-high ranking of No 13 in singles on August 2022, and No. 17 in doubles in October 2023, by WTA. She finished runner-up at the 2023 French Open in doubles alongside Taylor Townsend and the 2021 US Open in singles.
At the 2021 US Open, Fernandez defeated Naomi Osaka in the third round, Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals and Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinal. Fernandez reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 US Open in doubles and the 2022 French Open in singles.
She has won three WTA singles titles at the 2021 and 2022 Monterrey Open. She won her third WTA title at the 2023 Hong Kong Open, defeating Victoria Azarenka, Mirra Andreeva and Katerina Siniakova.
She reached the final of the 2023 Miami Open in the doubles event, where Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff defeated her and her partner Taylor Townsend. The Canadian Press awarded her the 2021 Bobbie Rosenfeld Award.
Fernandez led the Canadian team to victory at the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup, winning her one doubles match and four singles matches. She became the second player in history to win the Heart Award twice in one season
The Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernandez holds a net worth of $6 million as of 2024. The 21-year-old young lady has seen a rapid increase in her net worth because of her tournament prizes and endorsements.
The Canadian had the tournament’s prize money as her major income and he has made good earnings at such a young age. According to WTA, she has won over $5 million from prize money, as of June 2024.
In 2021, Fernandez won the Monterrey Open, earning her first WTA Tour title. She lost to fellow youngster Emma Raducanu for second place at the 2021 US Open final, when she was only 19 years old. She has won one singles championship and two doubles titles on the ITF circuit.
Her best-ever career result came in the 2021 US Open where she finished as runner-up. She also triumphed at the Monterrey Open in 2022
Leylah Fernandez was appointed a Gatorade Canada ambassador and a Google ambassador for the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro in Canada in January 2022.
Fernandez is sponsored by Canadian brand Lululemon for apparel and in January 2022, she became the first global brand ambassador in tennis for Lululemon. She is also endorsed by Easy Post, Morgan Stanley, and Youth Athletes United.
Leylah Fernandez who is just 19 years old, is yet to begin charity work and start helping the needy.
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