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

Sofia Kenin vs Yulia Putintseva H2H: 1-0

Sofia Kenin holds a 1–0 lead over Yulia Putintseva 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 2021 Abu Dhabi Open third round 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4.

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Sofia Kenin
United States Age 27 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Yulia Putintseva
Kazakhstan Age 31 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sofia Kenin #4 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4 Yulia Putintseva #28 Match data Jan 11, 2021* R16 Abu Dhabi Open WTA 500 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
Yulia Putintseva #84 #20 2,148 1,990 268 264 50.4% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Yulia Putintseva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 2010 0–1 0.0% #728 1,489 0 0
16 2015 0–1 0.0% #624 1,485 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2016 0–1 0.0% #214 1,451 0 0 2012 1–2 33.3% #123 1,489 0 0
18 2017 3–3 50.0% #110 1,535 0 0 2013 5–12 29.4% #109 1,509 0 0
19 2018 17–14 54.8% #52 1,714 0 0 2014 5–6 45.5% #115 1,554 0 0
20 2019 49–22 69.0% #14 1,926 0 3 2015 10–17 37.0% #77 1,520 0 0
21 2020 23–8 74.2% #4 1,955 1 5 2016 28–23 54.9% #33 1,655 0 0
22 2021 11–10 52.4% #12 1,836 1 5 2017 20–27 42.6% #52 1,606 0 0
23 2022 4–13 23.5% #228 1,668 1 5 2018 19–21 47.5% #44 1,655 0 0
24 2023 22–17 56.4% #33 1,789 1 5 2019 29–24 54.7% #34 1,763 0 2
25 2024 14–22 38.9% #81 1,733 1 5 2020 15–10 60.0% #28 1,837 0 2
26 2025 26–25 51.0% #28 1,788 1 5 2021 31–22 58.5% #42 1,808 0 3
27 2026 6–17 26.1% #110 1,661 1 5 2022 20–18 52.6% #51 1,740 0 3
28 — — — — — — — 2023 22–22 50.0% #66 1,748 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 2024 34–17 66.7% #29 1,934 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 2025 15–26 36.6% #71 1,740 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 2026 14–16 46.7% #84 1,737 0 4

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 Yulia Putintseva
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2016 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2012 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 2017 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2013 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0%
19 2018 13 9 22 59.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2014 3 5 8 37.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
20 2019 37 15 52 71.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 2015 3 12 15 20.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2020 17 6 23 73.9% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2016 17 16 33 51.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 2021 7 5 12 58.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2017 14 18 32 43.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 2022 4 13 17 23.5% — — — — — — — — 2018 12 14 26 46.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2023 17 13 30 56.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2019 16 17 33 48.5% 9 4 13 69.2% 4 3 7 57.1%
25 2024 10 16 26 38.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2020 11 8 19 57.9% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
26 2025 17 18 35 48.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2021 19 14 33 57.6% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2026 3 11 14 21.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 2022 7 9 16 43.8% 12 7 19 63.2% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 13 14 27 48.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 19 12 31 61.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 1 9 88.9%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 11 17 28 39.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 4 5 20.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 8 9 17 47.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 128 110 238 53.8% 32 31 63 50.8% 15 12 27 55.6% — 156 171 327 47.7% 94 68 162 58.0% 18 25 43 41.9%

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 493/534 of Yulia Putintseva'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 Yulia Putintseva
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%
15 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 1/1 0.0 2.0 54.5% 50.0% 35.0% 37.5% 50.0% 43.2% 37.3%
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% 2012 2/3 6.5 5.5 51.0% 57.4% 39.3% 52.7% 83.3% 48.1% 45.1%
18 2017 6/6 1.3 5.8 64.4% 62.8% 41.8% 47.3% 56.6% 55.2% 41.3% 2013 16/17 2.3 3.0 61.9% 60.5% 45.0% 46.0% 45.4% 54.9% 42.3%
19 2018 31/31 1.6 3.7 65.8% 64.6% 46.6% 50.1% 46.3% 58.4% 42.6% 2014 11/11 1.3 3.1 63.0% 58.1% 44.3% 36.2% 51.4% 52.4% 43.5%
20 2019 68/71 2.0 3.9 65.7% 67.2% 49.2% 60.0% 48.7% 61.0% 43.5% 2015 23/27 1.1 2.6 63.3% 58.5% 53.3% 52.7% 39.7% 56.4% 40.3%
21 2020 31/31 2.1 2.9 68.8% 65.6% 47.6% 62.0% 51.6% 59.8% 42.8% 2016 43/51 1.1 1.9 71.0% 58.8% 49.6% 55.4% 51.1% 56.2% 46.9%
22 2021 21/22 1.9 4.4 64.5% 60.5% 45.1% 56.6% 51.8% 55.0% 42.1% 2017 46/48 1.7 2.8 65.9% 59.4% 44.5% 47.4% 48.4% 54.4% 44.5%
23 2022 17/17 1.5 3.5 68.1% 60.9% 45.7% 51.5% 45.1% 56.0% 36.3% 2018 36/40 1.1 2.4 69.3% 59.0% 46.2% 41.7% 48.5% 54.8% 44.7%
24 2023 39/39 1.6 2.9 69.5% 63.4% 48.8% 50.9% 43.5% 59.1% 41.3% 2019 49/53 1.6 2.5 66.5% 61.6% 47.9% 49.5% 51.6% 56.8% 44.4%
25 2024 36/36 1.6 3.5 68.4% 63.8% 46.4% 56.1% 44.9% 58.2% 40.1% 2020 25/25 0.9 2.3 69.0% 61.0% 43.7% 52.0% 49.1% 55.7% 44.9%
26 2025 39/52 2.0 3.9 66.4% 63.2% 46.7% 54.8% 46.4% 57.5% 41.7% 2021 52/53 1.2 2.5 68.5% 61.7% 49.4% 54.0% 50.9% 57.9% 46.2%
27 2026 22/23 1.9 4.1 65.1% 63.3% 45.8% 48.6% 43.2% 57.3% 37.9% 2022 38/38 0.8 2.2 69.5% 61.9% 45.2% 51.2% 46.6% 56.7% 44.5%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 42/45 1.1 2.0 73.4% 61.8% 44.0% 60.0% 48.6% 57.0% 44.3%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 51/51 1.5 1.7 70.0% 62.4% 50.3% 57.0% 55.0% 58.9% 46.4%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 28/41 1.5 2.5 71.0% 59.9% 43.6% 49.3% 51.1% 55.4% 39.7%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 30/30 1.6 2.0 70.5% 58.9% 46.2% 54.1% 47.0% 55.2% 44.0%
Career — 312/330 1.8 3.7 66.9% 64.2% 47.1% 55.2% 46.9% 58.5% 41.4% — 493/534 1.3 2.3 68.6% 60.5% 46.9% 51.7% 49.6% 56.2% 44.5%

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 Yulia Putintseva
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1490 97.2 +0.63 -0.74 0.656 40.0% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.04
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 2012 1490 100.8 -0.19 -0.11 0.870 46.8% — — — 33.3% -1.67 — — — -0.09
18 2017 1536 115.3 +0.62 -0.92 0.922 48.4% -29 — — 42.9% -0.43 2–0 1–0 — -0.11 2013 1509 122.8 -0.51 -0.15 0.936 48.7% +19 +40 +9 33.3% -0.85 2–3 (40%) 1–5 (17%) 95.7 -0.80
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 2014 1554 119.1 -1.23 -0.32 0.913 48.3% 0 +24 — 43.5% -1.09 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.5 -0.17
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 2015 1521 113.7 -1.66 -1.36 0.924 48.1% -46 +102 — 36.7% -0.77 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.9 +0.11
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 2016 1656 137.1 +0.36 +2.58 1.071 51.5% -42 +126 -119 51.8% +0.15 8–7 (53%) 7–7 (50%) 103.1 +0.18
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 2017 1606 124.2 -1.52 +0.93 0.975 49.4% +11 +140 -128 41.2% -0.74 7–8 (47%) 6–2 (75%) 102.3 +0.67
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 2018 1656 123.1 -1.00 +0.88 0.990 49.7% -28 +80 -146 49.5% -0.07 6–7 (46%) 4–6 (40%) 97.9 +0.84
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 2019 1764 143.1 +0.18 +1.48 1.026 50.6% -45 +52 -186 53.8% +0.28 10–9 (53%) 8–7 (53%) 102.2 -0.93
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 2020 1838 137.2 -0.85 +1.84 1.013 50.3% -41 +5 — 56.1% +0.53 7–2 (78%) 1–4 (20%) 103.4 +0.51
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 2021 1808 137.8 +1.20 +2.65 1.098 51.8% -16 +31 — 57.9% +0.66 9–12 (43%) 7–4 (64%) 96.2 +0.54
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 2022 1741 133.0 +0.13 +0.85 1.028 50.6% -18 +119 -198 48.8% +0.07 7–5 (58%) 3–1 (75%) 102.8 +0.49
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1749 136.8 -0.38 +1.09 1.031 50.7% 0 +61 — 52.5% +0.28 7–10 (41%) 7–10 (41%) 95.4 -0.65
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1934 154.1 +2.34 +3.48 1.129 52.6% -78 -30 -86 61.2% +0.84 13–8 (62%) 7–6 (54%) 106.6 -2.42
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1740 136.4 -1.20 -2.42 0.889 47.5% +21 +86 -34 37.8% -0.66 4–4 (50%) 6–9 (40%) 96.6 +0.56
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1738 137.7 -1.34 +1.09 0.982 49.5% +33 +89 — 48.6% -0.15 6–8 (43%) 4–4 (50%) 98.4 -1.31
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 — 1991 141.3 -0.13 +1.27 1.017 50.3% -21 +72 -111 49.6% +0.02 91–89 (51%) 66–69 (49%) 100.3 -0.47

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.