Leylah Annie Fernandez (born 6 September 2002) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of No. 13 by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), achieved on 8 August 2022. Fernandez 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 to fellow teenager Emma Raducanu, defeating three top-5 players en route to the final (including defending champion Naomi Osaka).
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Racquet of Choice:
She uses the Babolat Aero Pure, the same line of racquets used by ‘King of Clay’ Rafael Nadal. Gripped with Babolat Syntec Pro, the racquet has a head size of 645 cm square, a length of 68.58 cm, has a balance of 32.99 cm and is 318gms in weight after being strung.
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