The 22-year-old Canadian took down Australia's Maya Joint in the Round of 32, U.S.'s Jessica Pegula in the Round of 16, U.S.'s Taylor Townsend in the quarterfinals, and Great Britain's Emma Raducanu in the semifinals on her way to the title match—where she beat Russia's Anna Kalinskaya in straight sets (6–1, 6–2).

Canada's Leylah Fernandez produced a dominant performance to defeat Russia's Anna Kalinskaya in straight sets and win the WTA Tour's DC Open in Washington on Sunday.Fernandez got off to a blistering start,

Leylah Fernandez defeated Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2 in Sunday's DC Open final for her first title at a WTA 500 event.