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Leylah Annie Fernandez has become the first Canadian to win the junior title at the French Open with a victory in the girls singles on Saturday.

The 16-year-old defeated eighth-seeded Emma Navarro of the U.S. 6-3, 6-2 at Roland-Garros.

Fernandez, from Laval, Que., was able to bounce back in Paris after being defeated in the final of the Australian Open in January.

Leylah Annie Fernandez keeps her @AustralianOpen runner-up plate underneath her bed… gotta wonder where she’ll be putting her @rolandgarros champion’s trophy! pic.twitter.com/Ua0o1bD6mp

— Tennis Canada (@TennisCanada) June 8, 2019

She broke Navarro twice in the first set on Saturday and three times in the second to claim the trophy. It’s the first time since 2004 the top seed has won the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

The southpaw — and top seed — didn’t drop a set during the entire French Open and also didn’t need a tiebreak.

Other Canadians to win on the junior circuit include Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and Vancouver’s Filip Peliwo at the U.S. Open. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., and Peliwo won at Wimbledon.

Fernandez was called up to Canada’s Fed Cup team in April after her performance in Sydney for a matchup against the reigning champions from the Czech Republic. She fell to Marketa Vondrousova, who is currently ranked No. 38 on the WTA Tour.