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Bianca Fernandez

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Bianca Fernandez
Full nameBianca Jolie Fernandez
Country (sports) Canada
ResidenceBoynton Beach, Florida, U.S.
Born (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20)
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUCLA[1]
Prize money$62,483
Singles
Career record77–69
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 606 (11 September 2023)
Doubles
Career record39–45
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 178 (16 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 178 (16 September 2024)
Last updated on: 16 September 2024.

Bianca Jolie Fernandez (born 24 February 2004) is a Canadian tennis player.

Fernandez has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 606, achieved on 11 September 2023. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 178, achieved on 16 September 2024.[2]

Career

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Having previously played an exhibition doubles match with the Bryan brothers, Fernandez made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Monterrey Open in the doubles draw, partnering with her sister, Leylah Fernandez. They lost in the first round to Elixane Lechemia and Ingrid Neel.[3] Later that year, she recorded her first WTA main draw doubles win at her home tournament, the WTA 1000 2022 National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada, she and Leylah defeated Kirsten Flipkens and Sara Sorribes Tormo in the first round.[4]

Following a semifinal showing at the WTA 1000 2024 Canadian Open, again with her sister Leylah, she climbed more than 700 positions up in the doubles rankings reaching a new career-high in the top 200.

ITF finals

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Doubles: 5 (5 runner-ups)

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Legend
W25/35 tournaments (0–2)
W15 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (0–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2020 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Canada Leylah Fernandez Russia Veronika Pepelyaeva
Russia Anastasia Tikhonova
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 0–2 Sep 2021 ITF Marbella, Spain W25 Clay Spain Ana Lantigua de la Nuez Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Spain Ángela Fita Boluda
3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Jan 2023 ITF Fort-de-France (Martinique), France W15 Hard United States Anna Ulyashchenko Switzerland Jenny Dürst
Sweden Fanny Östlund
4–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 0–4 Apr 2023 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay United States Chiara Scholl Japan Misaki Matsuda
Japan Ikumi Yamazaki
6–4, 2–6, [9–11]
Loss 0–5 Sep 2024 ITF Leiria, Portugal W35 Hard Slovakia Radka Zelníčková United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey
Portugal Matilde Jorge
6–7(1), 2–6

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Update: Bianca Fernandez Climbing Up the Rankings". April 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bianca Fernandez | Ranking History | Weekly & Yearly Rankings – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. ^ Rivard, Paul (2 March 2022). "Rivard: Fernandez and Fernandez in Monterrey". Tennis Canada. Tennis Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ Lapinski, Jessica (2022-08-10). "« Ma sœur, c'est mon inspiration » -Bianca Fernandez". Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
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