Tennis
The schedule for Sofia Kenin includes events in the WTA 1000, WTA 500 & Grand Slams. In the last 12 months, Sofia Kenin has participated in 17 events listed on Koobit. You can find the schedule of upcoming events below.
Sofia Kenin is a Russian-American tennis player.
Born in Moscow in 1998, Kenin's family moved to the USA whilst she was still a baby, settling in New York and then Florida. A prodigious talent since the age of 5, Kenin quickly began getting professional tennis lessons, and she topped multiple age-grade rankings throughout her teenage years. Kenin had a successful ITF Juniors career, including many impressive performances in girls' Grand Slam main draws; she made her senior ITF debut aged 15.
Whilst still technically a junior, Kenin made her Grand Slam debut in 2015, at the US Open. Despite losing her first round match, she would appear at the tournament again the following year but she once again failed to advance to the second round. In 2017, however, it was third time lucky for Kenin, as she won her first 2 matches of the US Open main draw, making it to the third round, where she was defeated by Maria Sharapova.
After recording those 2 US Open match wins - her first on the WTA tour - Kenin's game and ranking improved: in 2018 she entered the top-100, reached her first WTA semifinal, won her debut match at Wimbledon, and finished the year inside the top-50. The following year, the American picked-up her first WTA singles title in Hobart, Australia, and then swiftly added to her tally, collecting trophies in Mallorca (Spain) and Guangzhou (China). In what was arguably her breakthrough year, Kenin finished the year inside the WTA top-15. Kenin's rise did not stop there however; in the 2020 season she won the Australian Open aged just 21, becoming the youngest American woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since 2002, when Serena Williams won her first US Open. Off the back of her Grand Slam win, Kenin rose to number 7 in the WTA singles rankings, a ranking she bettered just months later, rising to number 4 after winning the Lyon Open. Despite the 2020 season being interrupted by the Coronavirus pandemic, Kenin managed to retain her good form, reaching the final of Roland-Garros, where she was defeated by Iga Świątek.
Sofia Kenin primarily plays from the back of the court, but the has a more varied game than most outright baseline players: she is strong off both the forehand and backhand sides, and her use of disguise is among the best on the women's tour. Her eclectic game allows her to catch opponents off-guard and play aggressively, which is well-suited to counter-attacking against similarly attack-minded players, as well as over-powering more defensive ones.
This is our second visit to the tournament (2023/2026) and again we had a wonderful visit:
- Parking easy to find and shuttle service was quick and easy - very little waiting
- Volunteers plentiful, cheerful and helpful. Again, very little entry waiting, helpful finding seats
- Plenty of food options, but VERY expensive at Verde - $73 lunch for two - wrap, salad, cookie, 1 drink
- Appreciate the bottle filling option at the water fountains
- Phone app great - easy
- Weather perfect - glad to know you're on good terms with Mother Nature
- Like the post-match interviewer - does a great job of getting personality out of the contestants
Recommendations:
- In the Big Tent - would love to see better use of all four sides of the video cylinder - often only 1 or 2 screens actually showing matches. Would be very helpful if the screens could be elevated as much as possible for better visibility
- Wishing there were a few more opportunities to "mix" with the players, but not quite sure how to make that happen that would satisfy them. Enjoyed the after-match interviews buy TCLive, but the players have their backs to the crowd . . .
- Wish there was a way to expand the seating on Court 3 - doubles matches were slammed full on Tuesday - not sure how that worked out the rest of the
One silly question:
- Was there ANY plan or system for installing the various colored seats in the stadium - amazing how completely random the color scheme was - spent dead time pondering . . .
Great experience again. Wish there were more shaded seats . . .
It was great! Highly recommend the Club tickets. All the staff were friendly and helpful.
What a tournament! We had a great time.
This was my fourth time attending COCO. I love this tournament!
my friend and I enjoyed the entire experience, the tennis was fantastic -- my only 2 caveats are WEAK wi-fi (astonishing given Larry Ellison is the person in charge) and PEPSI instead of COKE, which killed me.
