Sofia Kenin

Sofia Kenin
Kenin at the 2023 French Open
Full nameSofia Anna Kenin
Native nameСофия Александровна Кенинa
Sofia Aleksandrovna Kenina
Country (sports) United States
ResidencePembroke Pines, Florida
Born (1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 (age 25)
Moscow, Russia
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Turned proSeptember 5, 2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachAlex Kenin, Michael Joyce (2023)
Prize moneyUS$ 10,096,597
Official websitesonyakenin.com
Singles
Career record268–187
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 4 (March 9, 2020)
Current rankingNo. 85 (November 4, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2020)
French OpenF (2020)
Wimbledon3R (2023)
US Open4R (2020)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2019)
Doubles
Career record88–81
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 26 (August 12, 2021)
Current rankingNo. 27 (September 16, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2020)
French OpenQF (2020)
Wimbledon3R (2024)
US Open3R (2024)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (2018), record 4–5
Last updated on: October 27, 2024.

Sofia Anna "Sonya" Kenin[1] (born November 14, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of world No. 4 by the WTA, achieved on 9 March 2020, and a doubles ranking of No. 26 which she reached on 12 August 2024. She was the 2020 WTA Player of the Year, an award she earned by winning the 2020 Australian Open and finishing runner-up at the 2020 French Open. Kenin has won five singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2019 China Open and 2024 Miami Open at the WTA 1000-level both with Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

When Kenin was a child, she drew the attention of veteran coach Rick Macci at the age of five and became a celebrity in the tennis community soon after. Coached primarily by her father, Kenin developed into a promising junior player, reaching No. 2 in the world after winning the Orange Bowl at the age of 16 and finishing runner-up in the 2015 US Open girls' singles event the following year. She also won the USTA Girls 18s National Championship during that summer. On the professional tour, Kenin made her debut in the top 100 of the WTA rankings in 2018 as a teenager. She won her first three titles in 2019 and finished the year just outside the top 10. With her title at the 2020 Australian Open, Kenin became the youngest American to win a major women's singles title since Serena Williams in 1999. At the end of the 2019 season, she followed up her Most Improved Player of the Year award by being named the WTA Player of the Year of 2020.

  1. ^ "Sonya Kenin Biography". Sonya Kenin. Archived from the original on March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.