Ons Jabeur vs Sofia KeninDoha Round of 16

Doha · WTA · Round of 16
#1217WTA
31 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 9 February 2025
hard
#105WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Jabeur O.
6-3 6-4
Kenin S.
Jabeur O.
662
Kenin S.
340

Ons Jabeur defeated Sofia Kenin 6-3 6-4 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sofia Kenin came in ranked #105, leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 64. Ons Jabeur narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ons Jabeur closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

15
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-05-06RomeR64claySofia Kenin7-5 2-6 6-4
2021-03-22MiamiR32hardOns Jabeur6-4 4-6 6-4
2020-08-31US OpenR32hardSofia Kenin7-6(4) 6-3
2020-01-20Australian OpenQFhardSofia Kenin6-4 6-4
2019-06-17MallorcaR16grassSofia Kenin6-2 2-0 RET
2019-01-07HobartR16hardSofia Kenin7-6(6) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Jabeur O.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Kenin S.serving77% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Jabeur O.

Even serve battle

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

Jabeur O.Kenin S.
Serve
13
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
90
66
Break points saved·Even
90
92
Break points won·Slight edge
96
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
95
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
90
73

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.0
Surface form
5.8
Fatigue & Travel
6.9
Minutes 14d
9.4
7.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Freshness·
92

Kenin S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 34%

Draw