Sofia Kenin

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Sofia Kenin
Sofia Kenin at Wimbledon 2015
Full nameSofia Anna Kenin
Country (sports) United States
ResidencePembroke Pines, United States
Born (1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 (age 25)
Moscow, Russia
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$111,760
Official websitesonyakenin.us
Singles
Career record28 - 17
Career titles2 ITF
Highest ranking205 (17 October 2016)
Current ranking205 (12 September 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open1R (2015, 2016)
French Open JuniorQF (2016)
Wimbledon JuniorQF (2016)
US Open JuniorF (2015), SF (2016)
Doubles
Career record5–8
Career titles0
Highest ranking1051 (03 October 2016)
Last updated on: 21 October 2016.

Sofia "Sonya" Kenin (born November 14, 1998) is an American tennis player. She won the USTA Girls' 18s national championship at the age of 16. As of October, 2016, she is the number 205 ranked player in the world. Her current rankings (Singles and Doubles) are also career highs for Kenin.[1]

Personal life

Sofia Kenin currently resides in Pembroke Pines.[2]

Junior career

Kenin reached number 2 ITF junior ranking in 2015. In 2014, Kenin won the 2014 Junior World Fed Cup as a member of the United States team. Her best results in the ITF season included winning the Grade A Orange Bowl and the Grade 1 USTA International Spring Championship Tournament in Carson. In 2014, Sofia Kenin represented United States at Junior Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. In 2015, Kenin won USTA Girls 18s National Championship to earn a wild card into the main draw of the 2015 US Open. She also reached the final of the 2015 Junior US Open. In 2016, Kenin also reached the semifinal of the 2016 Junior US Open.

Professional career

In 2016, Kenin won her first two ITF titles at Wesley Chapel in Florida and Sacramento in California. Her second title helped her win the US Open Wild Card Challenge to earn a wild card into the main draw of the US Open.

ITF finals (2–3)

Singles: (2–2)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 15 March 2015 Gainesville, United States Clay United States Katerina Stewart 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner 1. 23 January 2016 Wesley Chapel, United States Clay Czech Republic Jesika Malečková 6–2, 6–2
Winner 2. 24 July 2016 Sacramento, United States Hard United States Grace Min 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 2 October 2016 Las Vegas, United States Hard Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 6–3, 6–7 (4–7) , 2–6

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 14 March 2015 Gainesville, United States Clay United States Marie Norris United States Ingrid Neel
Hungary Fanny Stollár
3–6, 3–6

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2015 2016 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
French Open A A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
US Open 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Career statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0
Year End Ranking 620 $61,668

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' Singles

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 2015 US Open Hard Hungary Dalma Gálfi 5–7, 4–6

References

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