Fernandez, Stolarz advance to quarterfinals at Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

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STUTTGART - Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and partner Fanny Stolarz of Hungary advanced to the doubles quarterfinals at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with a 6-3, 6-2 win Monday over the Chinese duo of Jiang Xinyu and Xu Yifan.

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STUTTGART – Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and partner Fanny Stolarz of Hungary advanced to the doubles quarterfinals at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with a 6-3, 6-2 win Monday over the Chinese duo of Jiang Xinyu and Xu Yifan.

Fernandez and Stolarz had three aces and converted three of their seven break points in the first-round win.

Jiang and Xu converted their lone break point chance.

Leylah Fernandez of Canada plays a forehand return to Janice Tjen of Indonesia during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Leylah Fernandez of Canada plays a forehand return to Janice Tjen of Indonesia during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Fernandez and Stolarz will next face the winner of a match between the German tandem of Noma Noha Akugue and Ella Seidel and fourth seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Liudmila Samsonova of Russia at the WTA 500 clay-court event.

Fernandez and Stolarz are making their partnership debut in Stuttgart.

The Canadian teamed with Venus Williams, Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic at previous events this season.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 13, 2026.

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