“On the radio, they were telling me to go, I didn’t know the words – what they said. 3 seed, defeating the No. [38] During the clay court season, Kenin improved on her results from the previous year. Their 20-year-old daughter gets ready to face tennis icon, Serena Williams at the French Open. She later was ranked No. But it’s amazing, the things you do when you need to survive.
Kenin has an aggressive style of play that is built around incorporating a variety of shots into her game rather than just power. In her WTT 2020 debut season, she was the top singles player for majority of the season and ended the season with a 60% winning percentage (games won-lost). Sofia Kenin’s family background. 33 ranking worldwide. Not many details are known about Sofia’s mother Svetlana Kenin, but we are certain she is often present during her matches cheering her on and is most likely her number one fan. They had previously left the Soviet Union to live in New York City in 1987 but returned to Russia for Kenin's birth so that other family members could help raise her initially. 108 in the world. On the singles side, Kenin won her first WTA title in Hobart, Tasmania in January and jumped to a career-high No. Let’s find out more about Sofia Kenin’s family. [61], Following the tournament, Kenin travelled to Europe for the rescheduled clay court season. Alex Kenin & Svetlana Kenin are the proud parents of Professional Tennis Player, Sofia Kenin. She only dropped one set before the final, which came against compatriot Coco Gauff in the fourth round.
[13] This result helped her rise to No. 14 in singles and No. Sofia who goes [39][40], In the grass court season, Kenin won her second WTA singles title of the year at the Mallorca Open. Her best result on clay came at the French Open, where she reached the fourth round. Kenin is the reigning champion at the Australian Open (becoming the youngest American to win a Grand Slam women's singles title since Serena Williams in 2002) and was also the runner-up at the 2020 French Open.
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[32] At her next tournament, she defeated world No. Sofia Kenin Wiki – Bio: Age, Height, Parents & Birthday. On the professional tour, Kenin made her debut in the top 100 of the WTA rankings in 2018 as a teenager. She was named the WTA Most Improved Player of the Year in 2019, making her the first American to win the award also since Williams in 1999. [29], Back in the United States, Kenin won another $60K title at the Berkeley Tennis Club Challenge. 2 in the ITF junior rankings. She defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam in the final.