Sofia Kenin
Kenin with the USTA National Championship trophy in 2015 | |
| Full name | Sofia Anna Kenin |
|---|---|
| Native name | София Александровна Кенинa Sofia Aleksandrovna Kenina |
| Country (sports) | United States |
| Residence | Pembroke Pines, Florida, US} |
| Born | November 14, 1998 Moscow, Russia |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Turned pro | September 5, 2017 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Alex Kenin, Michael Joyce (2023) |
| Prize money | US$10,854,710 |
| Official website | sonyakenin.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 296–205 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (March 9, 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 30 (May 26, 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2020) |
| French Open | F (2020) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2023) |
| US Open | 4R (2020) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (2019) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 104–96 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 21 (January 27, 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 36 (May 26, 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2020) |
| French Open | QF (2020) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2024) |
| US Open | 3R (2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | F (2018), record 4–5 |
| Last updated on: May 26, 2025. | |
Sofia Anna "Sonya" Kenin (born November 14, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 4 in singles by the WTA, and No. 26 in doubles. Kenin was named the 2020 WTA Player of the Year, an award earned by winning the Australian Open and finishing runner-up at the French Open. She has won five singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, the latter including the 2019 China Open and 2024 Miami Open partnering Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
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. 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, being named the WTA Most Improved Player of the Year. With her title at the 2020 Australian Open, Kenin became American n.1 and the youngest American to win a major women's singles title since Serena Williams in 1999.