Leylah Annie Fernandez’s Net Worth, Awards, Endorsements, Achievements, Contracts, Career Life, and Timeline

Leylah Annie Fernandez’s Net Worth, Awards, Endorsements, Achievements, Contracts, Career Life, and Timeline

Net Worth:

• • As of 2024, Leylah Fernandez has a net worth of $6 million. Her earnings come from her prize money as a professional tennis player, endorsements, and other sources.

Awards and Achievements:

• • Fernandez stepped into the tennis spotlight in 2021:
    • She won her first WTA Tour title at the 2021 Monterrey Open.
    • As a 19-year-old, she finished runner-up at the 2021 US Open, also defeating three top-5 players en route to the final (including defending champion Naomi Osaka).
    • Fernandez also played a pivotal role in Canada’s first-ever Billie Jean King Cup win in 2023.

Endorsements and Sponsors:

• • Fernandez has lucrative endorsement deals:
    • She is sponsored by Canadian brand Lululemon for apparel.
    • French brand Babolat endorses her racquets, and she also currently uses the Babolat Pure Aero racquet.
    • In January 2022, she became the first global brand ambassador in tennis for Lululemon.

Career Life

Born on September 6, 2002, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Leylah Fernandez showed promise from a young age.

As a junior player, she reached the Australian Open girls’ singles final in 2019 and the French Open final, where she emerged as the first Canadian female winner of a junior Grand Slam title since Eugenie Bouchard in 2012. In 2019, at just 16 years old, Fernandez won her first professional singles title at the Gatineau Challenger.

She also clinched her first professional doubles title alongside Rebecca Marino. Fernandez achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 13 in August 2022. Her best doubles ranking is No. 17, achieved in October 2023.

She won her first WTA Tour title at the 2021 Monterrey Open and followed it up with another title in 2022. US Open 2021: As a 19-year-old, Fernandez finished runner-up, reaching the final and captivating fans by defeating three top-5 players en route, including defending champion Naomi Osaka. Australian Open 2023 and 2024: She made her Grand Slam debut and continues to compete at the highest level. Fernandez played a pivotal role in Canada’s historic first-ever Billie Jean King Cup win in 2023.Her father, Jorge, hails from Ecuador and is also a former football player. Her mother, Irene (née Exevea), is a Filipino Canadian.

Leylah’s younger sister, Bianca, is also a tennis player. Beyond sports, Leylah is fluent in English, French, and Spanish.

Timeline:

• • 2019: Fernandez won her first professional singles tennis title at the Gatineau Challenger and her first professional doubles title with Rebecca Marino.
  • Also 2020: She made her Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open.
  • 2021: Runner-up at the US Open and also named the Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year.
  • Also 2022: Strong showing at Roland-Garros, reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open.
  • 2023: Key player in Canada’s historic Billie Jean King Cup win.