Jorge Fernandez (tennis coach)

Fernandez was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador.^[7] When he was four years old, his family relocated to Montreal, Canada,^[7] and he became a Canadian citizen when he was 14.^{[citation needed]} His wife Irene Exevea is a Canadian of Filipino descent.^[8]

Fernandez was a semi-professional footballer and played football in local leagues in Montreal.^[7][9] He is the father and coach of professional tennis player Leylah Fernandez and her younger sister Bianca Jolie.^[8][3][10] He started coaching his daughter despite never having played tennis himself,^[11][7] however he draws his coaching skills from his footballing career.^[12]