Leylah Fernandez

Insights

Breakthrough peak came immediately in 2021

Fernandez’s best Grand Slam result is a runner-up finish, and it came in 2021 at age 19. That stands out against her overall 29-26 record because it is the only final in her 26-tournament Grand Slam career.

Her strongest Slam stretch was 2020-2021

Across her first six Slam appearances from 2020 through 2021, she reached at least the third round three times: R32 at the 2020 French Open, R64 at the 2020 US Open, and the 2021 final. After that, her results never again went beyond the fourth round.

2024 marked a clear dip before a partial rebound

In 2024 she went from R64 at the Australian Open to R32 at the French Open, then back to R64 at Wimbledon and R128 at the US Open. That pattern is better than 2023’s four straight R64-or-worse results, but still well below her 2021 peak.

US Open is her most productive major

Her US Open record is the best among the four Slams in this data: final in 2021, R64 in 2022, R128 in 2023, R128 in 2024, R32 in 2025, and R32 in 2026. No other major includes a final or as many deep runs.

She has been a consistent top-100-level presence without repeated deep runs

Fernandez has played 26 Grand Slam tournaments and won 29 of 55 matches, a 53% rate. The results show steady main-draw survival—multiple R64 and R32 finishes—but only one quarterfinal or better, indicating a single major peak rather than repeated late-stage runs.