40 ranking) will take on Caroline Garcia (No. That's why it is so great that I am working with Morgan Stanley to help me understand that you can't just put all your coins in one stock,' Fernandez said.Leylah Annie Fernandez (No.

'I don't want to make any drastic decisions so quick without knowing all the details. She said working with a Wall Street giant helps on that front. She is majoring in business at Indiana University East, which has a partnership with the WTA, along with the Women's Tennis Benefits Association, to allow players to gain baccalaureate degrees online while competing on tour.Īs for her future ambitions outside of tennis, she said it is still very early, but she wants to learn more about business and the stock market. While traveling all over the world for tennis tournaments and climbing to a career-high ranking of 13 last summer, Fernandez, who hails from Canada, is making her education a priority. I need to be financially stable in life after tennis, so being able to participate has opened my eyes and mind to a new world,' she told CNBC. 'In the beginning I was afraid to ask questions because I was worried it was dumb, or way too simple, but asking questions is the most important thing. Fernandez said she's learned a lot from her experience in the business world. In addition to Fernandez's involvement with Morgan Stanley, she has worked with Lululemon, Alphabet 's Google and Subway.

Given her link to Morgan Stanley, Fernandez said she feels an added responsibility to not only ask financial questions for her own good, but to encourage others on tour to have that same confidence as well. I want to have that stability, that thought that everything is going to be all right and we need to have those resources,' she said. That's the only thing that we know, but it's not something we can always depend on. 'We're focused on tennis our whole lives. The Morgan Stanley program will help prepare them, she added. I love to see companies that support women's sports because there is so much that we can do together and improve together,' Fernandez, a brand ambassador for Morgan Stanley, told CNBC in an interview Wednesday.įernandez said many of her fellow competitors worry about having a career-ending injury and not knowing what to do. 'Morgan Stanley's partnership with the WTA is a great step forward for women's sports in general. In addition, the partnership will include financial literacy and planning resources for players. The program fosters inclusivity and expands access to the game of tennis. This week, Fernandez was in New York as Morgan Stanley and the WTA announced a new, multi-year global partnership.

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