Sofia Kenin vs Taylor Townsend — Wimbledon Qualifying Final
Wimbledon · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
USA#115WTA
1694ELO
1568Grass ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 July 2023 ·
grass
#94WTA
1826ELO
1620Grass ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
Kenin S.6-3 6-3
Townsend T.
Kenin S.
662
Townsend T.
330
Sofia Kenin defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3 6-3 in the Wimbledon qualifying final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #94. Sofia Kenin extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sofia Kenin dropped just 6 games past Taylor Townsend.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-21 | Washington | R16 | hard | Taylor Townsend | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2025-06-30 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Sofia Kenin | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2024-04-01 | Charleston | R64 | clay | Taylor Townsend | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2023-06-29 | Wimbledon | Q32 | grass | Sofia Kenin | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
68%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.7
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
53
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
81
Break points won·Dominant
87
31
Deciding sets·Even
38
35
Tiebreaks·Dominant
53
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
76
75
Kenin S.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d) · Townsend T.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast