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Leylah Fernandez wins Singapore Open for sixth title
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Canada's Leylah Fernandez won the Singapore Tennis Open on Sunday, beating Talia Gibson 7-5, 6-0. The title is her sixth on the WTA Tour, her first of 2026 and her second at WTA 500 level. Ranked No. 31 as a wild card, she is projected to rise to No. 26. She earned $185,500 and 500 ranking points; Gibson took $114,500.
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What It Means For You
- Fernandez's live ranking projection moves five places to No. 26 after the wild-card week.
- Gibson leaves with a projected career-high No. 37 and the Australian No. 1 spot ahead of Kimberly Birrell.
- Fernandez next plays the WTA 1000 China Open in Beijing beginning September 30.
What's Happening
- Fernandez took the last eight games after a competitive first set at the OCBC Arena.
- It was the first meeting between the 24-year-old Canadian and Australia's Talia Gibson.
- Gibson had beaten seventh seed Maria Sakkari before a semifinal walkover.
How Fernandez reached the final
- Fernandez beat Roland Garros champion Mirra Andreeva 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals.
- She dropped only one set all week, recovering from 1-6 in the semifinal against Maja Chwalinska.
- All six of her career titles have come on hard courts.
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