Leylah Annie Fernandez had a fantastic 2021 culminating with her US Open final. Not surprisingly, the 19-year-old was named Tennis Canada’s female player of the year. Tennis Canada also awarded Gabriela Dabrowski as the doubles player of the year, while Victoria Mboko was named the junior player of the year.
Michael Downey, President and CEO of Tennis Canada, released the following statement:
“Our congratulations go to Leylah, Gaby and Victoria on their exceptional 2021 seasons. Despite all the challenges faced due to COVID-19, Canadian players were able to produce spectacular performances that we can all be proud of.
Tennis fans around the world will never forget Leylah’s incredible run to the US Open final and her speech after the match showed such maturity beyond her years.
Gaby continues to prove herself to be one of the best doubles players in the world and it was a joy to watch her lift the National Bank Open presented by Rogers trophy in Montreal.
Victoria, meanwhile, undoubtedly has a very bright future and is already showing what she can do on the court. Now, we are looking forward to seeing what the 2022 season will bring.”
Leylah Annie Fernandez in 2021
WLWLWWWWLW Now ranked no.24 (career-high), the Canadian played her last match on the 12th of October when she lost to world no.40 Shelby Rogers 2-6 6-1 7-6(4) in the 4th round in Indian Wells (draw).
At present, during this year the Canadian has a compiled 25-17 win-loss record. Fernandez conquered 1 title in Monterrey. Fernandez was the runner-up at the U.S. Open.
