Sofia Kenin vs Wakana Sonobe — Tokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
Sofia Kenin
USA10
Sofia Kenin
#105WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2025
hard
JPN
Wakana Sonobe
#537WTA
1506ELO
1523Hard ELO
18 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLWWLL
Kenin S.
3-6 6-1 7-6
Sonobe W.
Kenin S.
36772
Sonobe W.
61621

Sofia Kenin defeated Wakana Sonobe 3-6 6-1 7-6 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sofia Kenin came in ranked #105, defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kenin S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sonobe W.

Sonobe W.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Serve advantage — Sonobe W.

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

Kenin S.Sonobe W.
13
Serve
—
0
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Kenin S.Sonobe W.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kenin S.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Sonobe W.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.0+136 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.0Hard Elo 1523
8.0Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
2.0Overall Elo 1506
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.2
Surface form
4.2
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Minutes 14d
9.2
4.0
3-set count
Prev. match
9.0
Country comfort
7.0
Context
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
Kenin S.Sonobe W.
Freshness·
91
—

Kenin S.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw

Final
Bencic B.[5]
Noskova L.[6]
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Noskova L.[6]
Rybakina E.[2]
W/O
Bencic B.[5]
Kenin S.[10]
7-653-66-2
Quarter-finals
Noskova L.[6]
Kalinskaya A.
6-01-0
Rybakina E.[2]
Mboko V.[9]
6-37-64
Kenin S.[10]
Alexandrova E.[3]
6-02-67-63
Bencic B.[5]
Muchova K.[8]
3-67-57-5
R16
Kenin S.[10]
Sonobe W.
3-66-17-62
Muchova K.[8]
Joint M.
6-37-5
Kalinskaya A.
Shnaider D.[7]
7-642-67-65
Noskova L.[6]
Kessler M.
5-76-36-4
Alexandrova E.[3]
Cristian J.
6-16-2
Bencic B.[5]
Gracheva V.
6-46-3
Rybakina E.[2]
Fernandez L.
6-46-3
Mboko V.[9]
Lys E.
6-16-1
R32
Mboko V.[9]
Andreescu B.
6-36-3
Muchova K.[8]
Vondrousova M.
6-21-0
Shnaider D.[7]
Yastremska D.
6-36-1
Sonobe W.
Bartunkova N.
6-46-3
Lys E.
Boulter K.
6-26-1
Fernandez L.
Sakkari M.
7-656-4
Joint M.
Golubic V.
1-67-656-2
Kessler M.
Bucsa C.
3-67-56-3
Kalinskaya A.
Lamens S.
6-36-1
Kenin S.[10]
Uchijima M.
6-16-3
Cristian J.
Charaeva A.
6-26-3
Gracheva V.
Wang X.
4-66-36-4