# Sofia Kenin vs Eva Lys — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/sofia-kenin-vs-eva-lys?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:68&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:79
Tour: WTA

Sofia Kenin holds a 1–0 lead over Eva Lys in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Sofia Kenin leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Sofia Kenin won the 2026 Cincinnati Open first round 1-6 6-3 6-3.

## Overall
- Sofia Kenin: 1 wins
- Eva Lys: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Sofia Kenin 1 - 0 Eva Lys

## By tournament category
- WTA 1000: Sofia Kenin 1 - 0 Eva Lys

## Surface results by age
Completed main-draw results by court surface. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison.

| Age | Player | Season | Surface | W-L | M | Win % |
| ---: | :--- | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 16 | Sofia Kenin | 2015 | Hard | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Sofia Kenin | 2016 | Hard | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Sofia Kenin | 2017 | Hard | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 18 | Sofia Kenin | 2017 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Sofia Kenin | 2018 | Hard | 13-9 | 22 | 59.1% |
| 19 | Sofia Kenin | 2018 | Clay | 0-3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Sofia Kenin | 2018 | Grass | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 20 | Sofia Kenin | 2019 | Hard | 36-15 | 51 | 70.6% |
| 20 | Sofia Kenin | 2019 | Clay | 6-5 | 11 | 54.5% |
| 20 | Sofia Kenin | 2019 | Grass | 6-2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 20 | Eva Lys | 2022 | Clay | 2-3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 21 | Sofia Kenin | 2020 | Hard | 17-6 | 23 | 73.9% |
| 21 | Sofia Kenin | 2020 | Clay | 6-2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 21 | Eva Lys | 2023 | Hard | 6-6 | 12 | 50.0% |
| 21 | Eva Lys | 2023 | Clay | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 22 | Sofia Kenin | 2021 | Hard | 7-5 | 12 | 58.3% |
| 22 | Sofia Kenin | 2021 | Clay | 3-4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 22 | Sofia Kenin | 2021 | Grass | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 22 | Eva Lys | 2024 | Hard | 5-3 | 8 | 62.5% |
| 22 | Eva Lys | 2024 | Clay | 4-3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 22 | Eva Lys | 2024 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Sofia Kenin | 2022 | Hard | 4-13 | 17 | 23.5% |
| 23 | Eva Lys | 2025 | Hard | 17-10 | 27 | 63.0% |
| 23 | Eva Lys | 2025 | Clay | 3-6 | 9 | 33.3% |
| 23 | Eva Lys | 2025 | Grass | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 24 | Sofia Kenin | 2023 | Hard | 17-13 | 30 | 56.7% |
| 24 | Sofia Kenin | 2023 | Clay | 3-3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 24 | Sofia Kenin | 2023 | Grass | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 24 | Eva Lys | 2026 | Hard | 0-4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Eva Lys | 2026 | Clay | 3-5 | 8 | 37.5% |
| 24 | Eva Lys | 2026 | Grass | 1-3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 25 | Sofia Kenin | 2024 | Hard | 10-16 | 26 | 38.5% |
| 25 | Sofia Kenin | 2024 | Clay | 4-4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 25 | Sofia Kenin | 2024 | Grass | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Career | Sofia Kenin | - | Hard | 126-108 | 234 | 53.84615384615385% |
| Career | Sofia Kenin | - | Clay | 32-31 | 63 | 50.79365079365079% |
| Career | Sofia Kenin | - | Grass | 15-12 | 27 | 55.55555555555556% |
| Career | Eva Lys | - | Hard | 28-23 | 51 | 54.90196078431372% |
| Career | Eva Lys | - | Clay | 14-18 | 32 | 43.75% |
| Career | Eva Lys | - | Grass | 2-6 | 8 | 25.0% |

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## Performance progression by age
Detailed serve and return statistics available for 309/326 of Sofia Kenin's and 84/91 of Eva Lys's main draw matches.

Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison.

| Age | Player | Season | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% |
| ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 16 | Sofia Kenin | 2015 | 1/1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 51.1% | 56.5% | 40.9% | 33.3% | - | 48.9% | 19.5% |
| 17 | Sofia Kenin | 2016 | 1/1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 72.9% | 60.8% | 21.1% | 55.6% | 14.3% | 50.0% | 35.7% |
| 18 | Sofia Kenin | 2017 | 6/6 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 64.4% | 62.8% | 41.8% | 47.3% | 56.6% | 55.2% | 41.3% |
| 19 | Sofia Kenin | 2018 | 31/31 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 65.8% | 64.6% | 46.6% | 50.1% | 46.3% | 58.4% | 42.6% |
| 20 | Sofia Kenin | 2019 | 68/70 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 65.7% | 67.2% | 49.2% | 60.0% | 48.7% | 61.0% | 43.5% |
| 20 | Eva Lys | 2022 | 5/5 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 67.7% | 53.3% | 41.6% | 24.2% | 46.3% | 48.9% | 44.3% |
| 21 | Sofia Kenin | 2020 | 31/31 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 68.8% | 65.6% | 47.6% | 62.0% | 51.6% | 59.8% | 42.8% |
| 21 | Eva Lys | 2023 | 15/15 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 71.8% | 56.9% | 43.0% | 51.8% | 48.3% | 52.8% | 48.2% |
| 22 | Sofia Kenin | 2021 | 21/22 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 64.5% | 60.5% | 45.1% | 56.6% | 51.8% | 55.0% | 42.1% |
| 22 | Eva Lys | 2024 | 16/16 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 65.2% | 56.3% | 47.2% | 38.3% | 46.2% | 52.9% | 43.7% |
| 23 | Sofia Kenin | 2022 | 17/17 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 68.1% | 60.9% | 45.7% | 51.5% | 45.1% | 56.0% | 36.3% |
| 23 | Eva Lys | 2025 | 32/39 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 68.0% | 59.9% | 44.8% | 50.4% | 55.4% | 55.2% | 45.0% |
| 24 | Sofia Kenin | 2023 | 39/39 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 69.5% | 63.4% | 48.8% | 50.9% | 43.5% | 59.1% | 41.3% |
| 24 | Eva Lys | 2026 | 16/16 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 69.1% | 57.8% | 36.7% | 41.8% | 47.1% | 51.2% | 40.3% |
| 25 | Sofia Kenin | 2024 | 36/36 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 68.4% | 63.8% | 46.4% | 56.1% | 44.9% | 58.2% | 40.1% |
| Career | Sofia Kenin | - | 309/326 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 67.0% | 64.2% | 47.1% | 55.2% | 47.0% | 58.5% | 41.5% |
| Career | Eva Lys | - | 84/91 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 68.3% | 57.9% | 43.2% | 45.2% | 50.2% | 53.2% | 44.4% |

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## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Sofia Kenin | 1977 | 147.2 | 1.68 | -0.29 | 1.0 | 50.0% | 3 | -108 | -71 | 51.6% | 0.05 | 63-53 (54%) | 49-48 (51%) | -2.19 |
| Eva Lys | 1886 | 135.7 | -2.07 | 0.99 | 0.949 | 48.9% | -8 | -43 | -181 | 49.5% | -0.04 | 15-15 (50%) | 6-6 (50%) | -2.64 |

## Meeting history (last 20)
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2026-08-15 | Cincinnati Open | R128 | Hard | Sofia Kenin | 1-6 6-3 6-3 |

## Career rivalries
### Sofia Kenin

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Bianca Andreescu | 3-4 | 7 | 2026-05-05 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/sofia-kenin-vs-bianca-andreescu?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:68&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:123122) |
| Daria Kasatkina | 4-3 | 7 | 2025-04-03 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/sofia-kenin-vs-daria-kasatkina?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:68&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:88) |
| Ons Jabeur | 5-2 | 7 | 2025-02-12 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/sofia-kenin-vs-ons-jabeur?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:68&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:518) |
| Elina Svitolina | 2-4 | 6 | 2023-07-09 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/elina-svitolina-vs-sofia-kenin?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:12&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:68) |
| Ashleigh Barty | 2-4 | 6 | 2022-01-08 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/sofia-kenin-vs-ashleigh-barty?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:68&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:98869) |

### Eva Lys

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Sorana Cirstea | 1-2 | 3 | 2026-05-27 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/eva-lys-vs-sorana-cirstea?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:79&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:81) |
| Linda Noskova | 0-3 | 3 | 2025-08-28 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/linda-noskova-vs-eva-lys?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:13&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:79) |
| Iga Swiatek | 0-3 | 3 | 2025-08-01 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/iga-swiatek-vs-eva-lys?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:2&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:79) |
| Panna Udvardy | 1-1 | 2 | 2026-08-03 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/eva-lys-vs-panna-udvardy?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:79&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:275) |
| Diana Shnaider | 0-2 | 2 | 2026-06-30 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/diana-shnaider-vs-eva-lys?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:63&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:79) |

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