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 15 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.
Beautifully organized.
As usual ex event however many empty seats. Not nice for the players
Very nice experience and well organized:)
First time visiting the Adelaide International tournament. After going to the AO for many years, we thought we would try a different tennis experience and we were not disappointed. We saw some superb tennis matches with some highly ranked players. Tried different seating options over the few days that we attended, and all were good, although we particularly liked the seating with tables. All staff that we interreacted with were friendly and helpful and the food and drink options were very good. Only comment I would make to the tournament organizers is for more seating in the area where the food trucks are. We will definitely be back in future years.
Small event compared to Brisbane international but good tennis and very helpfull support staff. We had no idea where we were going on the first day. Courtside Club was a great spot but not for the night session due to sun going down though for maybe 30mins a level.
Book early for the best prices as well.
