H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Sofia Kenin vs Simona Halep H2H: 0-1

Simona Halep holds a 1–0 lead over Sofia Kenin in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Simona Halep leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2019 Australian Open second round 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4.

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Sofia Kenin
United States Age 27 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Simona Halep #1 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 Sofia Kenin #37 Match data Jan 17, 2019* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Simona Halep #873 #1 8,290 2,120 449 201 69.1% 2 9 1 3 9 24

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 Simona Halep
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 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0
19 2018 17–14 54.8% #52 1,714 0 0 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,591 0 0
20 2019 49–22 69.0% #14 1,926 0 3 2012 23–24 48.9% #47 1,691 0 0
21 2020 23–8 74.2% #4 1,955 1 5 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,003 0 6
22 2021 11–10 52.4% #12 1,836 1 5 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,995 0 8
23 2022 4–13 23.5% #228 1,668 1 5 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,934 0 11
24 2023 22–17 56.4% #33 1,789 1 5 2016 43–16 72.9% #4 1,980 0 14
25 2024 14–22 38.9% #81 1,733 1 5 2017 45–18 71.4% #1 1,988 0 15
26 2025 26–25 51.0% #28 1,788 1 5 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,013 1 18
27 2026 6–17 26.1% #110 1,661 1 5 2019 39–17 69.6% #4 1,942 2 19
28 — — — — — — — 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,060 2 22
29 — — — — — — — 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 2,002 2 22
30 — — — — — — — 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 2,030 2 24
32 — — — — — — — 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,953 2 24
33 — — — — — — — 2025 0–1 0.0% — 1,926 2 24

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 Simona Halep
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% — — — — — — — — 2010 0 3 3 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — —
19 2018 13 9 22 59.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2011 10 12 22 45.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 2019 37 15 52 71.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2012 14 14 28 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2020 17 6 23 73.9% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 28 10 38 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2021 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2014 23 11 34 67.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2022 4 13 17 23.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 41 10 51 80.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
24 2023 17 13 30 56.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2016 25 12 37 67.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
25 2024 10 16 26 38.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2017 21 13 34 61.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
26 2025 17 18 35 48.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2018 28 8 36 77.8% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2026 3 11 14 21.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2019 21 13 34 61.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 10 2 12 83.3% 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 20 10 30 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 23 7 30 76.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 3 14 78.6% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 128 110 238 53.8% 32 31 63 50.8% 15 12 27 55.6% — — — — — 264 128 392 67.3% 138 52 190 72.6% 47 18 65 72.3% 0 3 3 0.0%

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 575/649 of Simona Halep'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 Simona Halep
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% 2010 14/16 2.1 3.6 61.8% 57.8% 51.1% 56.0% 57.5% 55.3% 46.1%
19 2018 31/31 1.6 3.7 65.8% 64.6% 46.6% 50.1% 46.3% 58.4% 42.6% 2011 35/38 1.5 4.1 62.3% 60.2% 43.3% 47.7% 49.8% 53.8% 43.5%
20 2019 68/71 2.0 3.9 65.7% 67.2% 49.2% 60.0% 48.7% 61.0% 43.5% 2012 42/47 1.1 3.2 66.2% 57.6% 45.9% 52.4% 51.2% 53.5% 44.3%
21 2020 31/31 2.1 2.9 68.8% 65.6% 47.6% 62.0% 51.6% 59.8% 42.8% 2013 57/67 1.9 3.0 66.6% 63.1% 48.5% 55.7% 59.5% 58.3% 49.4%
22 2021 21/22 1.9 4.4 64.5% 60.5% 45.1% 56.6% 51.8% 55.0% 42.1% 2014 53/64 2.4 3.2 60.5% 66.8% 50.7% 54.1% 56.9% 60.4% 48.8%
23 2022 17/17 1.5 3.5 68.1% 60.9% 45.7% 51.5% 45.1% 56.0% 36.3% 2015 48/65 2.2 3.5 66.3% 66.5% 51.9% 52.0% 53.6% 61.4% 47.1%
24 2023 39/39 1.6 2.9 69.5% 63.4% 48.8% 50.9% 43.5% 59.1% 41.3% 2016 51/59 1.8 2.0 66.5% 64.3% 51.4% 48.5% 54.4% 60.0% 51.1%
25 2024 36/36 1.6 3.5 68.4% 63.8% 46.4% 56.1% 44.9% 58.2% 40.1% 2017 58/63 1.5 2.3 68.2% 64.3% 48.2% 58.8% 50.3% 59.2% 48.0%
26 2025 39/52 2.0 3.9 66.4% 63.2% 46.7% 54.8% 46.4% 57.5% 41.7% 2018 55/57 2.0 2.6 65.6% 64.8% 48.3% 50.1% 54.4% 59.2% 50.2%
27 2026 22/23 1.9 4.1 65.1% 63.3% 45.8% 48.6% 43.2% 57.3% 37.9% 2019 52/56 1.6 2.5 69.2% 63.9% 48.6% 52.0% 53.8% 59.5% 49.3%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 26/26 2.1 2.9 69.2% 66.6% 45.2% 58.2% 56.0% 60.0% 51.0%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 34/37 2.5 2.6 65.5% 66.5% 49.0% 62.5% 51.7% 60.4% 47.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 48/52 2.7 3.3 61.9% 70.5% 49.9% 57.7% 56.3% 62.6% 50.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 2/2 3.5 5.5 62.1% 64.2% 38.2% 63.6% 65.0% 54.4% 36.8%
Career — 312/330 1.8 3.7 66.9% 64.2% 47.1% 55.2% 46.9% 58.5% 41.4% — 575/650 2.0 2.9 65.5% 64.5% 48.7% 54.0% 54.3% 59.0% 48.4%

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 Simona Halep
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 2010 1552 129.6 0.00 +1.23 1.032 50.6% -45 +75 — 51.5% +0.21 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 97.4 -1.14
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 2011 1591 119.2 -1.38 -0.51 0.942 48.7% -11 -33 +7 42.9% -0.57 4–6 (40%) 4–5 (44%) 99.6 -1.08
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 2012 1692 138.7 -0.77 +1.06 0.953 49.0% -14 +1 -148 46.4% -0.43 6–3 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 103.4 -2.97
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 2013 2004 156.1 +2.96 +5.04 1.187 53.8% -37 -132 -335 68.5% +1.57 16–4 (80%) 4–8 (33%) 108.5 -1.35
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 2014 1995 160.2 +4.78 +5.18 1.233 54.4% -39 +30 -224 71.0% +1.79 12–6 (67%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.24
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 2015 1935 159.6 +3.29 +5.15 1.221 54.1% +59 +10 -196 69.9% +1.42 15–6 (71%) 2–5 (29%) 100.7 +1.13
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 2016 1980 160.5 +3.61 +7.88 1.277 55.4% -3 +44 -186 68.0% +1.42 9–5 (64%) 3–7 (30%) 97.1 -0.14
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 2017 1988 158.5 +3.09 +5.20 1.176 53.5% -32 +153 -98 67.6% +1.18 13–8 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 102.4 -2.46
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 2018 2013 158.0 +2.58 +7.16 1.230 54.5% -33 +166 -139 71.9% +1.61 15–4 (79%) 4–4 (50%) 103.5 +0.15
27 2026 1662 127.1 -0.12 -3.14 0.888 47.7% -3 +71 +29 34.5% -1.16 2–7 (22%) 3–4 (43%) 95.7 -1.11 2019 1942 158.9 +3.03 +6.58 1.216 54.2% -38 +198 +94 66.7% +1.28 13–8 (62%) 8–4 (67%) 101.3 -0.27
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 2060 156.1 +3.23 +6.77 1.275 55.4% -69 +148 — 78.6% +1.82 6–0 (100%) 5–1 (83%) 107.1 -0.67
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 2002 155.1 +3.53 +4.37 1.207 54.0% +7 +165 — 67.6% +1.45 6–2 (75%) 4–0 (100%) 105.0 -0.60
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 2031 152.9 +5.00 +6.61 1.339 56.0% +4 +66 +191 75.5% +1.85 7–5 (58%) 1–3 (25%) 95.1 +0.32
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1953 108.2 0.00 +0.37 0.808 46.3% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1926 95.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — 0.00
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 — 2120 160.6 +2.79 +5.10 1.182 53.6% -12 +61 -59 66.1% +1.21 122–61 (67%) 54–56 (49%) 102.1 -1.49

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.