Coco Gauff vs Sofia Kenin — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
Coco Gauff
USA1
Coco Gauff
#4WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2023
hard
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#106WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Gauff C.
6-4 6-4
Kenin S.
Gauff C.
662
Kenin S.
440

Coco Gauff defeated Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-4 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #4. Coco Gauff extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Coco Gauff edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-18MiamiR64hardCoco Gauff6-0 6-0
2025-01-13Australian OpenR128hardCoco Gauff6-3 6-3
2023-07-03WimbledonR128grassSofia Kenin6-4 4-6 6-2
2020-01-20Australian OpenR16hardSofia Kenin6-7(5) 6-3 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Gauff C.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Kenin S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Gauff C.

Serve advantage — Gauff C.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Gauff C.Kenin S.
25
Serve
13
100
Return
0

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Gauff C.Kenin S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gauff C.Kenin S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
99
66
Break points saved·Even
96
92
Break points won·Clear edge
100
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
73

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gauff C.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 52 days (−0.7)
Kenin S.
3.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 84 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
9.5+376 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.5Hard Elo 1659
9.2Overall Elo 2071
ELO gap
0.8Overall Elo 1694
0.0
H2H
10.0
3.2
Surface form
2.1
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Gauff C.Kenin S.
Freshness·Clear edge
70
94

Gauff C.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d) · Kenin S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 32 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Gauff C.[1]
Masarova R.
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Gauff C.[1]
Kovinic D.[7]
6-06-2
Masarova R.
Bonaventure Y.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Masarova R.
Muchova K.
7-647-62
Kovinic D.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-36-2
Gauff C.[1]
Zhu L.
6-36-2
Bonaventure Y.
Fernandez L.[3]
6-46-2
R16
Zhu L.
Williams V.
3-66-27-5
Hruncakova V.
Raducanu E.
0-67-5
Gauff C.[1]
Kenin S.
6-46-4
Bonaventure Y.
Marino R.[8]
3-66-36-3
Muchova K.
Ruse E.
6-46-1
Masarova R.
Blinkova A.
6-16-4
Fernandez L.[3]
Grabher J.
6-06-1
Kovinic D.[7]
Davis L.
4-66-36-2
R32
Muchova K.
Wang X.[5]
5-3
Kenin S.
Wang X.
7-666-3
Masarova R.
Stephens S.[2]
6-37-65
Marino R.[8]
Galfi D.
6-37-63
Zhu L.
Brengle M.[6]
4-67-666-4
Ruse E.
Routliffe E.
6-24-66-4
Williams V.
Volynets K.
7-646-2
Hruncakova V.
Pera B.[4]
6-46-4
Kovinic D.[7]
Hibino N.
6-16-4
Blinkova A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-44-67-5
Grabher J.
Martincova T.
5-76-16-2
Davis L.
Zidansek T.
6-26-1
Fernandez L.[3]
Fruhvirtova B.
6-16-1
Raducanu E.
Fruhvirtova L.
4-66-46-2
Gauff C.[1]
Maria T.
6-46-1