Leylah Fernandez vs Sloane StephensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇦Leylah Fernandez
#32 · 23 yrs · Left-Handed
4 meetings · sets 6–3
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#208 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
4Leylah Fernandez and Sloane Stephens have met 4 times since 2020; Leylah Fernandez leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey in 2020 on hard. On hard courts Fernandez leads 3–0. Across all meetings Fernandez has taken 6 sets to Stephens's 3. Their most recent meeting: Sloane Stephens won at Credit One Charleston Open - Charleston (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Fernandez | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Leylah Fernandez | Sloane Stephens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 17/25 | 71% | 5/7 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 8/26 | 28% | 5/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 16/51 | 28% | 7/25 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 48% | 16/33 | 20% | 1/5 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 53% | 9/17 | 47% | 9/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 5/17 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 21/28 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 61% | 17/28 | 56% | 5/9 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Fernandez 2, Stephens 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Fernandez
💥 Big Hitter
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 61% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,327 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Leylah Fernandez.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Apr 4, 2024
Credit One Charleston Open - Charleston
C Clay · 2nd Round
Feb 3, 2021
Grampians Trophy - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Aug 11, 2020
The Top Seed Open - Lexington
H Hard · 1st Round
Mar 4, 2020
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Fernandez | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Leylah Fernandez | Sloane Stephens | ||
| 1 or more | 91% | 10/11 | 80% | 8/10 |
| 3 or more | 55% | 6/11 | 10% | 1/10 |
| 5 or more | 27% | 3/11 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Fernandez | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–6 | 5–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.10 | 3.00 |
| ROI % | -8.7% | +8.3% |
| Units P/L | -0.87u | +0.83u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Fernandez | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 4 |
| Events | 2 | 4 |
| Matches | 4 | 7 |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | 1,730 mi · 2,784 km |
| Route | CAN → POL | ECU → CAN → POL → ESP |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Fernandez has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Stephens's 0%).
| Opponent | Fernandez | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Mirra Andreeva | W 61 64 | L 46 26 |
| Renata Zarazua | W 62 62 | L 62 36 26 |
| Tereza Valentova | W 60 57 63 | L 46 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Xiyu Wang
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Naomi Osaka
National Bank Open - Toronto · 4th Round
Aug 10
Mirra Andreeva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Renata Zarazua
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Alexandra Eala
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 29
Magda Linette
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 27
Janice Tjen
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Xi Yao Wang
Bad Homburg Open - Bad Homburg · 2nd Round
Jun 23
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
Philly Open - Philadelphia · 1st Round
Aug 25
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Anastasia Potapova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Sinja Kraus
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Belinda Bencic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Solana Sierra
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 4
Darja Vidmanova
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 2nd Round
Jul 31
Yuliia Starodubtseva
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 29
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 25–51 matches
| Metric | Fernandez | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 49% | 28% |
| Sets won | 49% | 33% |
| Games won | 52% | 42% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Fernandez | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Fernandez | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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