Leylah Fernandez def. Zeynep Sonmez — Round of 16, Stuttgart Open 2026

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Stuttgart Open 2026

WTA 500ClayStuttgart, Germany

Played16 Apr 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇨🇦ranked WTA number 25 going into this drawWon

Leylah Fernandez 62 6 7

🇹🇷ranked WTA number 76 going into this draw

Zeynep Sonmez 7 1 65

🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezvZ. SonmezZeynep Sonmez🇹🇷

🇨🇦Leylah Fernandez

🇹🇷Zeynep Sonmez

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

4–6

Last 10 matches

5–5

3–2

Last 30 days

2–1

By surface

2–1

Clay

1–0

11–10

Hard

7–8

By round

2–3

R16

1–1

2–0

QF

0–1

4–5

At WTA 500s

3–2

How their matches go

24

Completed matches

16

38%

Won in straight sets

38%

17%

Won after losing a set

13%

8%

Lost after winning a set

13%

38%

Lost in straight sets

38%

3–3

Tiebreaks

3–1

4–2

Deciding sets

2–2

12/14

Won after winning set 1

7/8

1/10

Won after losing set 1

1/8

Serve and return, last 5 matches

63%

1st serve in

63%

65%

1st serve points won

61%

47%

2nd serve points won

50%

69%

Break points saved

54%

41%

Return points won

47%

42%

Break points won

46%

1.6

Aces a match

1.4

3.6

Double faults a match

2.8

Last 14 days

2

Matches

1

4

Sets

2

2

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentLeylah FernandezZeynep Sonmez
🇵🇭EalaNo. 46
🇵🇭EalaNo. 46WonStuttgart R32LostAbu Dhabi R32
🇺🇸KesslerNo. 48
🇺🇸KesslerNo. 48LostAbu Dhabi R16WonIndian Wells R128
🇺🇸LiNo. 36
🇺🇸LiNo. 36LostDoha R64WonMerida R16
🇬🇷SakkariNo. 38
🇬🇷SakkariNo. 38WonTokyo R32LostDoha R64
Total
Total2–22–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestLeylah FernandezZeynep Sonmez
1Won🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 46No. 46 · 14 AprStuttgart R32 · 14 AprWon🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 8No. 8 · 15 AprStuttgart R32 · 15 Apr
2Lost🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 20No. 20 · 2 AprCharleston R16 · 2 AprLost🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 12No. 12 · 20 MarMiami R64 · 20 Mar
3Won🇺🇿P. KudermetovaPolina KudermetovaNo. 153No. 153 · 1 AprCharleston R32 · 1 AprWon🇧🇷B. Haddad MaiaBeatriz Haddad MaiaR128 · 17 MarMiami R128 · 17 Mar
4Lost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 5No. 5 · 22 MarMiami R32 · 22 MarLost🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 23No. 23 · 6 MarIndian Wells R64 · 6 Mar
5Won🇪🇸O. SelekhmetevaOksana SelekhmetevaNo. 71No. 71 · 21 MarMiami R64 · 21 MarWon🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslerNo. 40No. 40 · 4 MarIndian Wells R128 · 4 Mar
6Lost🇨🇿K. SiniakovaKaterina SiniakovaNo. 43No. 43 · 7 MarIndian Wells R64 · 7 MarLost🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsaNo. 63No. 63 · 27 FebMerida QF · 27 Feb
7Lost🇮🇩J. TjenJanice TjenNo. 46No. 46 · 16 FebDubai R32 · 16 FebWon🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 36No. 36 · 26 FebMerida R16 · 26 Feb
8Won🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 17No. 17 · 15 FebDubai R64 · 15 FebWon🇨🇦C. BraceCadence BraceR32 · 24 FebMerida R32 · 24 Feb
9Lost🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 41No. 41 · 8 FebDoha R64 · 8 FebLost🇨🇿S. BejlekSara BejlekNo. 38No. 38 · 15 FebDubai R64 · 15 Feb
10Lost🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslerNo. 37No. 37 · 3 FebAbu Dhabi R16 · 3 FebLost🇬🇷M. SakkariMaria SakkariNo. 49No. 49 · 9 FebDoha R64 · 9 Feb