Bianca Fernandez Explained

Bianca Fernandez
Fullname:Bianca Jolie Fernandez
Residence:Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.
Birth Date:2004 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Height:1.65 m
Plays:Right (two-handed backhand)
College:UCLA[1]
Careerprizemoney:$36,816
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 606 (11 September 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 1097 (5 August 2024)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 191 (11 August 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 191 (11 August 2024)
Updated:11 August 2024

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

Fernandez has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 606, achieved on 11 September 2023. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 191, achieved on 11 August 2024.[2]

Career

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 National Bank 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

Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–2)
$15,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–2)
Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsclass=unsortableScore
Loss0–1Oct 2020ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt15,000Hard Leylah Fernandez Veronika Pepelyaeva
Anastasia Tikhonova
6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss0–2Sep 2021bgcolor=lightblueITF Marbella, Spainbgcolor=lightblue25,000Clay Ana Lantigua de la Nuez Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Ángela Fita Boluda
3–6, 2–6
Loss0–3Jan 2023ITF Fort-de-France (Martinique), France15,000Hard Anna Ulyashchenko Jenny Dürst
Fanny Östlund
4–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss0–4Apr 2023ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Chiara Scholl Misaki Matsuda
Ikumi Yamazaki
6–4, 2–6, [9–11]

Notes and References

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