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Sofia Kenin

Sofia Kenin, American tennis player

Born
November 14, 1998
Age in 2026
28
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1998

About Sofia Kenin

Sofia Anna "Sonya" Kenin (born November 14, 1998) is a Russian-born American professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 4 in singles by the WTA, and No. 21 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 No. 1 and the youngest American to win a Grand Slam women's singles title since Serena Williams in 1999.

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Sofia Kenin timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. With her title at the 2020 Australian Open, Kenin became American No. 1 and the youngest American to win a Grand Slam women's singles title since Serena Williams in 1999.

The world when Sofia Kenin was born

Sofia Kenin was born in 1998. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1998

  • #1 song"Too Close" – Next
  • Top movieShakespeare in Love
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookA Man in Full – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMark McGwire hits 70 home runs, breaking Roger Maris's record
  • Top headlinePresident Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives
  • Technology milestoneGoogle founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin
  • Defining fadFurby
  • Notable inventionGoogle founded
  • World population5.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population270.2M

1998 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sofia Kenin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19982026
Gas$1.06$3.45/gal
Average home$128,400$435,000
Average income$48,950$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population270.2M341 million

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