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

Sofia Kenin vs Lucie Safarova H2H: 0-1

Lucie Safarova holds a 1–0 lead over Sofia Kenin in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Lucie Safarova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Lucie Safarova won the 2017 Quebec City second round 6-4 6-3.

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Sofia Kenin
United States Age 27 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Lucie Safarova
Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lucie Safarova #33 6-4 6-3 Sofia Kenin #112 Match data Sep 15, 2017* R16 Quebec City International → modern equivalent 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
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,930 354 273 56.5% 0 0 0 1 6 7

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 Lucie Safarova
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 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2
19 2018 17–14 54.8% #52 1,714 0 0 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3
20 2019 49–22 69.0% #14 1,926 0 3 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3
21 2020 23–8 74.2% #4 1,955 1 5 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4
22 2021 11–10 52.4% #12 1,836 1 5 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4
23 2022 4–13 23.5% #228 1,668 1 5 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4
24 2023 22–17 56.4% #33 1,789 1 5 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4
25 2024 14–22 38.9% #81 1,733 1 5 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4
26 2025 26–25 51.0% #28 1,788 1 5 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5
27 2026 6–17 26.1% #110 1,661 1 5 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5
28 — — — — — — — 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6
29 — — — — — — — 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7
30 — — — — — — — 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7
31 — — — — — — — 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,758 0 7

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 Lucie Safarova
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % 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% — — — — — — — — 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
19 2018 13 9 22 59.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2019 37 15 52 71.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
21 2020 17 6 23 73.9% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2021 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2022 4 13 17 23.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0%
24 2023 17 13 30 56.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2024 10 16 26 38.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2012 18 15 33 54.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2025 17 18 35 48.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2026 3 11 14 21.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
Career — 128 110 238 53.8% 32 31 63 50.8% 15 12 27 55.6% — — — — — 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5%

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 526/627 of Lucie Safarova'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 Lucie Safarova
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% 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3%
19 2018 31/31 1.6 3.7 65.8% 64.6% 46.6% 50.1% 46.3% 58.4% 42.6% 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7%
20 2019 68/71 2.0 3.9 65.7% 67.2% 49.2% 60.0% 48.7% 61.0% 43.5% 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7%
21 2020 31/31 2.1 2.9 68.8% 65.6% 47.6% 62.0% 51.6% 59.8% 42.8% 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7%
22 2021 21/22 1.9 4.4 64.5% 60.5% 45.1% 56.6% 51.8% 55.0% 42.1% 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0%
23 2022 17/17 1.5 3.5 68.1% 60.9% 45.7% 51.5% 45.1% 56.0% 36.3% 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0%
24 2023 39/39 1.6 2.9 69.5% 63.4% 48.8% 50.9% 43.5% 59.1% 41.3% 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7%
25 2024 36/36 1.6 3.5 68.4% 63.8% 46.4% 56.1% 44.9% 58.2% 40.1% 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9%
26 2025 39/52 2.0 3.9 66.4% 63.2% 46.7% 54.8% 46.4% 57.5% 41.7% 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7%
27 2026 22/23 1.9 4.1 65.1% 63.3% 45.8% 48.6% 43.2% 57.3% 37.9% 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 21/21 3.7 3.7 64.1% 68.1% 49.9% 54.0% 42.6% 61.7% 39.4%
Career — 312/330 1.8 3.7 66.9% 64.2% 47.1% 55.2% 46.9% 58.5% 41.4% — 526/627 4.3 4.1 62.2% 69.5% 48.1% 57.6% 44.6% 61.4% 41.0%

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 Lucie Safarova
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 2005 1664 122.6 -0.20 -3.35 0.726 43.4% -80 -54 -11 58.3% +0.52 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) 103.2 -0.78
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 2006 1625 126.1 +0.16 -2.92 0.922 48.5% -75 +74 — 47.4% -0.12 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 -1.14
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 2007 1779 146.9 +4.80 -0.13 1.112 51.9% -65 +16 -63 62.4% +0.75 6–9 (40%) 7–8 (47%) 96.2 -1.99
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 2008 1653 117.3 +0.42 -2.52 0.932 48.4% +26 +9 — 45.5% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 +1.17
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 2009 1772 143.9 +5.70 -1.16 1.115 51.8% +20 -73 — 58.5% +0.50 5–12 (29%) 9–7 (56%) 97.7 -0.32
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 2010 1742 141.4 +3.21 -2.15 0.974 49.4% -24 +77 -109 53.1% +0.25 13–8 (62%) 6–9 (40%) 100.0 -2.46
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 2011 1799 143.2 +5.52 -2.69 1.049 50.8% +15 -4 -201 54.2% +0.32 20–10 (67%) 7–11 (39%) 102.4 -0.94
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 2012 1749 143.1 +4.49 -1.12 1.036 50.7% 0 +128 -149 49.5% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 9–6 (60%) 101.5 +0.27
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 2013 1793 131.9 +3.17 -1.51 0.995 49.7% -13 +15 -193 55.2% +0.13 8–12 (40%) 11–6 (65%) 98.2 +0.73
27 2026 1662 127.1 -0.12 -3.14 0.888 47.7% -4 +71 +29 34.5% -1.16 2–7 (22%) 3–4 (43%) 95.7 -1.11 2014 1860 152.7 +5.54 -0.04 1.107 51.8% -25 -11 -144 58.6% +0.66 14–13 (52%) 9–13 (41%) 99.4 -2.02
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1831 150.7 +6.98 +0.95 1.214 53.0% -25 +69 -92 59.2% +0.63 7–11 (39%) 14–18 (44%) 93.5 -0.85
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1699 127.4 +3.91 -1.84 1.063 50.8% -25 +208 +26 47.2% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) 100.1 +0.56
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1797 139.6 +4.59 -0.45 1.139 52.5% +18 +47 0 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) 100.1 +0.88
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1758 134.2 +2.91 -1.66 1.027 50.2% +1 +52 +77 52.0% +0.08 2–6 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 90.8 -1.01
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1732 98.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1931 145.7 +4.38 -1.15 1.062 51.0% -13 +46 -65 55.2% +0.37 120–113 (52%) 100–110 (48%) 97.0 -1.27

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.