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)
Prize money$36,816
Singles
Career record77–67 (53.5%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 606 (11 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 717 (25 December 2023)
Doubles
Career record31–41 (43.1%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 331 (24 July 2023)
Current rankingNo. 586 (25 December 2023)
Last updated on: 25 December 2023.

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 331, achieved on 24 July 2023.[1]

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.[2] Later that year, she recorded her first WTA main-draw win at the Canadian Open, where she and Leylah defeated Kirsten Flipkens and Sara Sorribes Tormo in the first round.[3]

ITF finals[edit]

Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)[edit]

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–2)
$15,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2020 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Canada Leylah Fernandez Russia Veronika Pepelyaeva
Russia Anastasia Tikhonova
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 0–2 Sep 2021 ITF Marbella, Spain 25,000 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 15,000 Hard United States Anna Ulyashchenko Switzerland Jenny Dürst
Sweden Fanny Östlund
4–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 0–4 Apr 2023 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay United States Chiara Scholl Japan Misaki Matsuda
Japan Ikumi Yamazaki
6–4, 2–6, [9–11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bianca Fernandez | Ranking History | Weekly & Yearly Rankings – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ Rivard, Paul (2 March 2022). "Rivard: Fernandez and Fernandez in Monterrey". Tennis Canada. Tennis Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ 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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