H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Sofia Kenin vs Lin Zhu H2H: 1-0

Sofia Kenin holds a 1–0 lead over Lin Zhu 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 2023 Hobart International first round 6-2 6-2.

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Sofia Kenin
United States Age 27 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Lin Zhu
China Age 32 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sofia Kenin #280 6-2 6-2 Lin Zhu #85 Match data Jan 11, 2023* R32 Hobart International WTA 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Sofia Kenin #110 #4 5,915 1,980 175 153 53.4% 1 0 0 0 4 5
Lin Zhu #173 #31 1,464 1,805 88 116 43.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Sofia Kenin Lin Zhu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2015 0–1 0.0% #624 1,485 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2016 0–1 0.0% #214 1,451 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2017 3–3 50.0% #110 1,535 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2018 17–14 54.8% #52 1,714 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2019 49–22 69.0% #14 1,926 0 3 2014 3–4 42.9% #134 1,520 0 0
21 2020 23–8 74.2% #4 1,955 1 5 2015 4–6 40.0% #176 1,512 0 0
22 2021 11–10 52.4% #12 1,836 1 5 2016 5–5 50.0% #124 1,555 0 0
23 2022 4–13 23.5% #228 1,668 1 5 2017 6–8 42.9% #113 1,577 0 0
24 2023 22–17 56.4% #33 1,789 1 5 2018 4–6 40.0% #120 1,546 0 0
25 2024 14–22 38.9% #81 1,733 1 5 2019 5–14 26.3% #72 1,628 0 0
26 2025 26–25 51.0% #28 1,788 1 5 2020 4–5 44.4% #91 1,605 0 0
27 2026 6–17 26.1% #110 1,661 1 5 2021 4–7 36.4% #114 1,563 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 2022 6–11 35.3% #84 1,592 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 2023 28–24 53.8% #37 1,742 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 2024 12–16 42.9% #120 1,656 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 2025 7–10 41.2% #168 1,680 0 1

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Sofia Kenin Lin Zhu
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2017 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2018 13 9 22 59.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2019 37 15 52 71.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 2014 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
21 2020 17 6 23 73.9% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2015 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2021 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2016 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2022 4 13 17 23.5% — — — — — — — — 2017 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — — — — —
24 2023 17 13 30 56.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2018 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2024 10 16 26 38.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2019 5 11 16 31.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2025 17 18 35 48.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2020 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — —
27 2026 3 11 14 21.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2021 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 24 19 43 55.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 9 9 18 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
Career — 128 110 238 53.8% 32 31 63 50.8% 15 12 27 55.6% — 79 92 171 46.2% 0 11 11 0.0% 9 13 22 40.9%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 312/330 of Sofia Kenin's and 200/204 of Lin Zhu's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Sofia Kenin Lin Zhu
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
16 2015 1/1 1.0 1.0 51.1% 56.5% 40.9% 33.3% — 48.9% 19.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2016 1/1 0.0 2.0 72.9% 60.8% 21.1% 55.6% 14.3% 50.0% 35.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2017 6/6 1.3 5.8 64.4% 62.8% 41.8% 47.3% 56.6% 55.2% 41.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2018 31/31 1.6 3.7 65.8% 64.6% 46.6% 50.1% 46.3% 58.4% 42.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2019 68/71 2.0 3.9 65.7% 67.2% 49.2% 60.0% 48.7% 61.0% 43.5% 2014 6/7 2.7 5.5 50.3% 62.4% 46.3% 59.1% 49.5% 53.1% 43.0%
21 2020 31/31 2.1 2.9 68.8% 65.6% 47.6% 62.0% 51.6% 59.8% 42.8% 2015 10/10 1.5 3.5 57.3% 60.4% 48.5% 50.0% 54.0% 55.4% 38.8%
22 2021 21/22 1.9 4.4 64.5% 60.5% 45.1% 56.6% 51.8% 55.0% 42.1% 2016 9/10 1.9 2.6 58.5% 63.5% 51.5% 60.6% 49.9% 58.4% 37.8%
23 2022 17/17 1.5 3.5 68.1% 60.9% 45.7% 51.5% 45.1% 56.0% 36.3% 2017 14/14 2.5 4.4 57.6% 67.5% 43.8% 48.6% 41.3% 57.3% 43.2%
24 2023 39/39 1.6 2.9 69.5% 63.4% 48.8% 50.9% 43.5% 59.1% 41.3% 2018 10/10 1.3 2.5 60.3% 61.6% 44.3% 51.9% 52.1% 55.0% 44.2%
25 2024 36/36 1.6 3.5 68.4% 63.8% 46.4% 56.1% 44.9% 58.2% 40.1% 2019 19/19 0.7 2.3 67.0% 54.9% 42.5% 40.5% 50.0% 50.7% 42.8%
26 2025 39/52 2.0 3.9 66.4% 63.2% 46.7% 54.8% 46.4% 57.5% 41.7% 2020 9/9 0.9 2.1 66.5% 60.0% 41.9% 49.2% 40.7% 53.8% 42.6%
27 2026 22/23 1.9 4.1 65.1% 63.3% 45.8% 48.6% 43.2% 57.3% 37.9% 2021 11/11 2.2 3.5 64.9% 60.5% 45.0% 55.5% 52.6% 55.1% 46.1%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 17/17 1.1 2.2 65.0% 56.7% 44.0% 51.7% 46.9% 52.0% 40.1%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 51/52 1.5 2.5 65.3% 61.7% 48.4% 55.9% 51.0% 57.1% 43.5%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 28/28 1.9 2.7 59.4% 64.1% 46.4% 44.1% 42.3% 56.7% 42.0%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 16/17 1.8 2.4 66.8% 60.3% 45.2% 47.6% 45.8% 55.3% 44.3%
Career — 312/330 1.8 3.7 66.9% 64.2% 47.1% 55.2% 46.9% 58.5% 41.4% — 200/204 1.6 2.8 62.8% 61.1% 46.0% 50.7% 48.0% 55.4% 42.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Sofia Kenin Lin Zhu
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 2015 1485 94.2 -2.51 +0.64 0.382 34.9% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2016 1451 103.9 -0.42 +5.11 0.714 43.7% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2017 1536 115.3 +0.62 -0.92 0.922 48.4% -29 — — 42.9% -0.43 2–0 1–0 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2018 1714 136.3 +0.78 +0.61 1.024 50.2% +3 -215 -43 52.7% +0.10 7–5 (58%) 2–2 (50%) 104.1 -1.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2019 1927 156.3 +4.08 +1.53 1.115 52.2% +10 -341 -159 63.0% +0.79 16–12 (57%) 12–7 (63%) 106.2 -2.16 2014 1521 104.1 -1.07 -0.56 0.918 48.3% +15 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–0 1–0 — +0.04
21 2020 1955 146.6 +2.59 +0.99 1.065 51.3% -5 -221 — 64.9% +0.85 10–2 (83%) 8–6 (57%) 107.2 +0.07 2015 1512 107.1 -1.28 -2.85 0.871 47.4% +26 — — 45.8% -0.50 3–3 (50%) 1–1 — +0.65
22 2021 1837 123.5 -0.49 +0.36 0.936 48.7% +68 -118 — 46.8% -0.23 5–4 (56%) 2–2 (50%) 98.5 +0.56 2016 1555 109.1 +1.20 -2.59 0.910 48.5% +15 — — 50.0% -0.59 1–1 — — +0.66
23 2022 1668 123.9 -0.65 -3.62 0.823 46.4% +5 — — 30.8% -1.31 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) 93.0 +0.02 2017 1578 123.1 +0.74 -0.55 1.011 50.1% +10 — — 42.4% -0.12 3–2 (60%) 0–4 (0%) 98.9 -0.01
24 2023 1790 144.4 +2.38 -0.96 1.010 50.2% +3 -59 -31 53.9% +0.39 7–4 (64%) 5–7 (42%) 102.8 -0.41 2018 1547 117.4 -0.29 -0.28 0.981 49.8% +12 — — 47.6% 0.00 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — +0.19
25 2024 1734 138.0 +1.38 -1.81 0.958 49.2% +7 -27 — 41.0% -0.46 5–6 (45%) 2–10 (17%) 93.4 -0.76 2019 1629 125.7 -3.27 +0.44 0.867 46.7% +20 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) 96.4 -0.49
26 2025 1789 147.8 +0.54 -0.74 0.981 49.4% -16 +29 -61 51.7% -0.12 8–10 (44%) 12–6 (67%) 102.9 -1.15 2020 1606 108.9 -2.09 -0.72 0.923 48.0% +18 — — 47.6% -0.62 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.71
27 2026 1662 127.1 -0.12 -3.14 0.888 47.7% -4 +72 +30 34.5% -1.16 2–7 (22%) 3–4 (43%) 95.7 -1.11 2021 1563 105.8 -0.33 +0.99 1.028 50.5% -6 — — 40.0% -0.48 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 96.7 +0.09
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1592 112.9 -3.24 -2.37 0.836 46.4% +24 — — 41.0% -0.77 1–4 (20%) 2–3 (40%) 96.0 +1.07
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1742 140.5 +0.07 +0.82 1.014 50.3% -12 — -149 54.3% +0.16 7–7 (50%) 10–4 (71%) 106.6 -1.61
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1656 126.9 0.00 -0.71 0.971 49.4% +61 -323 -13 48.4% -0.24 2–6 (25%) 3–4 (43%) 93.5 +0.26
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1680 133.0 -0.52 +0.63 0.991 49.7% +20 — -97 43.9% -0.34 3–4 (43%) 2–2 (50%) 100.7 -0.13
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1644 106.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1981 147.5 +1.67 -0.32 0.998 49.9% +4 -109 -75 51.5% +0.05 63–54 (54%) 50–48 (51%) 102.1 -1.87 — 1805 129.3 -0.73 -0.31 0.955 49.0% +14 -323 -88 45.8% -0.37 25–37 (40%) 28–26 (52%) 98.2 +0.70

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.