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March was a memorable month in many respects.
Early on, 29-year-old Sharon Fichman continued her ascent in the WTA doubles rankings as she raised the winner’s trophy in Monterrey, Mexico with Kateryna Bondarenko.
@Abierto_GNP Champs🏆🏆 What an incredible 2 weeks with Kateryna Bondarenko 🙏🏻 So grateful to share the court with this unbelievably strong woman. Amazing job parter — Can’t wait to do it again ❤️ @WTA #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2020 pic.twitter.com/qA8abra41h
— Sharon Fichman (@sharon_fichman) March 9, 2020
The week before, the Canadian-Ukrainian duo came within inches of claiming the crown in Acapulco but ultimately fell to Desirae Krawczyk and Giuliana Olmos.
Muchos gracias Acapulco for another unforgettable year 🇲🇽🙏🏻 Thank you to my partner Katia for making this week so fun and memorable. Can’t wait to do it again 💚🤍❤️ pic.twitter.com/xomWO61QWo
— Sharon Fichman (@sharon_fichman) March 2, 2020
Sharon’s outstanding performances propelled her 13 spots to World No.48 in women’s doubles and earned her the title of Canadian Star of the Month!
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the ace has also been very active on social media. With tennis on hold, she’s been helping to #FlattenTheCurve and making the most of the downtime by staying in touch with fans, documenting her training regimen, sharing recipes and more.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-BXn4EAp8M/
In addition to her ideas to keep things going at home, she’s found a way to stay fit through the quarantine, and we love it! She most definitely deserves the title of Canadian Star of the Month both on and off the courts.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-PJ6pJgsXQ/
Honourable mention
Our honourable mention goes to Leylah Annie Fernandez, who started out the month at No.190 and capped it off as the World No.118. That’s a tremendous 72-place move up the pecking order!
In Monterrey, she fought her way into the quarters before losing to the first seed and eventual champion Elina Svitolina (6-4, 7-5).
A brilliant week in Monterrey from Leylah Fernandez comes to an end in the quarter-finals.
She goes down to top seed Elina Svitolina in a hard-fought 6-4, 7-5 decision. pic.twitter.com/byiyN7fMwN
— Tennis Canada (@TennisCanada) March 7, 2020
The week before, Leylah Annie competed in the singles final in Acapulco, suffering a narrow defeat at the hands of Heather Watson.
A maiden final for Fernandez! 🥳
At 17-years-old, @leylahfernandez becomes the youngest and first 🇨🇦 finalist in Acapulco history defeating Zarazua 6-3, 6-3.#AMT2020 pic.twitter.com/mhTniS1OoV
— wta (@WTA) February 29, 2020