Sofia Kenin vs Taylor Townsend — Charleston Qualifying Round 1
Charleston · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 April 2017
clay
#80WTA
1826ELO
1732Clay ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Kenin S.6-4 6-3
Townsend T.
Kenin S.
662
Townsend T.
43–
Sofia Kenin defeated Taylor Townsend 6-4 6-3 in the Charleston qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #80, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Sofia Kenin narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sofia Kenin closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-21 | Washington | R16 | hard | Taylor Townsend | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2025-06-30 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Sofia Kenin | 7-6(5) 6-2 |
| 2024-04-01 | Charleston | R64 | clay | Taylor Townsend | 6-3 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
68%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
4.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
66
73
Break points saved·Even
92
94
Break points won·Dominant
85
55
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
96
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
94
98
Kenin S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Townsend T.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Draw — qualifying
Q2
Kenin S.
Ferro F.
7-56-2
Muhammad A.
Jabeur O.
6-46-2
Krunic A.
Maleckova J.
3-66-37-65
Bogdan A.
Dulgheru A.
1-66-06-4
Soler Espinosa S.
Lukas T.
7-636-3
Rodionova A.
Karatantcheva S.
7-56-2
Cepede Royg V.
Carreras A.
2-67-696-4
Stollar F.
Min G.
4-66-26-4
Q1
Cepede Royg V.
Dolehide C.
6-36-3
Soler Espinosa S.
Elie J.
7-56-1
Stollar F.
Pereira T.
6-16-0
Min G.
Gordon M.
6-37-5
Jabeur O.
Hlavackova A.
W/O
Muhammad A.
Jurak D.
6-46-0
Dulgheru A.
Hradecka L.
6-26-3
Bogdan A.
Wozniak A.
6-16-0
Lukas T.
Crawford S.
6-16-1
Karatantcheva S.
Morra C.
6-46-3
Carreras A.
Teichmann J.
7-56-2
Rodionova A.
Vickery S.
6-36-3
Maleckova J.
Burger C.
2-66-47-66
Krunic A.
Halbauer E.
6-26-2
Ferro F.
Gonzalez M.
4-66-07-64
Kenin S.
Townsend T.
6-46-3