Leylah Fernandez def. Magda Linette — Round of 32, Mubadala DC Open 2026

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Mubadala DC Open 2026

WTA 500HardWashington, USA

Played27 Jul 2026

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

🇨🇦ranked WTA number 34 going into this drawWon

Leylah Fernandez seeded 7 6 6

🇵🇱ranked WTA number 65 going into this draw

Magda Linette 1 4

🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezvM. LinetteMagda Linette🇵🇱

🇨🇦Leylah Fernandez

🇵🇱Magda Linette

Head to head

3–0 Fernandez

  1. This matchWashington R32won by Fernandez
  2. 2023ClayParis R128won by Fernandez
  3. 2020ClayParis R128won by Fernandez

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

3–7

Last 10 matches

5–5

0–1

Last 30 days

0–2

By surface

3–5

Hard

6–6

8–6

Clay

3–3

1–4

Grass

3–2

By round

6–4

R32

3–4

3–3

R16

1–2

8–7

First match at an event

7–4

7–6

At WTA 500s

1–1

How their matches go

27

Completed matches

23

22%

Won in straight sets

17%

22%

Won after losing a set

35%

15%

Lost after winning a set

4%

41%

Lost in straight sets

43%

3–9

Tiebreaks

2–4

6–4

Deciding sets

8–1

8/12

Won after winning set 1

7/8

4/15

Won after losing set 1

5/15

Serve and return, last 5 matches

61%

1st serve in

61%

66%

1st serve points won

61%

46%

2nd serve points won

51%

65%

Break points saved

58%

36%

Return points won

43%

48%

Break points won

43%

4.4

Aces a match

3.2

6.2

Double faults a match

1.2

Last 14 days

0

Matches

1

0

Sets

2

28

Days since last match

14

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentLeylah FernandezMagda Linette
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 5
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 5LostMadrid QFLostLondon R128LostDoha R32
🇹🇷SonmezNo. 52
🇹🇷SonmezNo. 52LostNottingham R32WonStuttgart R16Won's-Hertogenbosch QF
🇺🇸JovicNo. 16
🇺🇸JovicNo. 16WonMadrid R32LostMadrid R64
🇵🇭EalaNo. 28
🇵🇭EalaNo. 28WonStuttgart R32LostMiami R32
Total
Total3–21–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestLeylah FernandezMagda Linette
1Lost🇮🇩J. TjenJanice TjenNo. 41No. 41 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 JunLost🇯🇵M. HontamaMai HontamaNo. 204No. 204 · 13 JulAthens R32 · 13 Jul
2Lost🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 32No. 32 · 23 JunBad Homburg R16 · 23 JunLost🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 5No. 5 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 Jun
3Won🇬🇧K. BoulterKatie BoulterNo. 56No. 56 · 21 JunBad Homburg R32 · 21 JunLost🇨🇿B. KrejcikovaBarbora KrejcikovaNo. 41No. 41 · 13 Jun's-Hertogenbosch SF · 13 Jun
4Lost🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 67No. 67 · 16 JunNottingham R32 · 16 JunWon🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 66No. 66 · 12 Jun's-Hertogenbosch QF · 12 Jun
5Lost🇬🇧K. BoulterKatie BoulterNo. 71No. 71 · 9 JunLondon R32 · 9 JunWon🇸🇰M. PohankovaMia PohankovaR16 · 11 Jun's-Hertogenbosch R16 · 11 Jun
6Lost🇺🇸A. ParksAlycia ParksNo. 80No. 80 · 25 MayParis R128 · 25 MayWon🇦🇺K. BirrellKimberly BirrellNo. 83No. 83 · 8 Jun's-Hertogenbosch R32 · 8 Jun
7Lost🇨🇦V. MbokoVictoria MbokoNo. 9No. 9 · 21 MayStrasbourg QF · 21 MayLost🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 3No. 3 · 29 MayParis R32 · 29 May
8Won🇵🇱M. FrechMagdalena FrechNo. 45No. 45 · 19 MayStrasbourg R16 · 19 MayWon🇱🇻J. OstapenkoJelena OstapenkoNo. 29No. 29 · 27 MayParis R64 · 27 May
9Won🇫🇷L. JeanjeanLeolia JeanjeanNo. 127No. 127 · 17 MayStrasbourg R32 · 17 MayWon🇨🇿T. ValentovaTereza ValentovaNo. 43No. 43 · 24 MayParis R128 · 24 May
10Lost🇨🇭R. MasarovaRebeka MasarovaNo. 124No. 124 · 8 MayRome R64 · 8 MayLost🇩🇪T. MariaTatjana MariaNo. 54No. 54 · 6 MayRome R128 · 6 May