MATCH NOTES LYON - FRANCE | Mar 02 - Mar 08, 2020 | $275,000 | INTERNATIONAL [1] SOFIA KENIN (USA #5) vs. ANNA-LENA FRIEDSAM (GER #136) Head to Head: 0-0 SOFIA KENIN ANNA-LENA FRIEDSAM 5 WTA RANKING 136 1 PORSCHE RACE TO SHENZHEN LEADERBOARD 190 14-11-1998 (21) DATE OF BIRTH (AGE) 01-02-1994 (26) $2,969,043 YTD PRIZE MONEY $29,907 $5,887,775 CAREER PRIZE MONEY $1,442,988 1 / 4 SINGLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 0 0 / 2 DOUBLES TITLES (YTD / CAREER) 0 / 1 4-0 LYON W-L (MD) * 4-0 14-5 / 83-49 YTD / CAREER W-L (MD) * 4-1 / 45-51 5-3 / 31-22 YTD / CAREER 3-SET W-L (MD) * 2-0 / 17-15 7-5 / 24-15 YTD / CAREER TIE-BREAK W-L (MD) * 1-0 / 11-12 14-5 / 67-35 YTD / CAREER HARD W-L (MD) * 4-1 / 24-26 0-0 / 2-3 YTD / CAREER Left Hander W-L (MD) * 0-0 / 1-6 1-1 / 3-7 YTD / CAREER TOP 5 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 0-5 1-1 / 8-14 YTD / CAREER TOP 10 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 1-9 1-2 / 15-23 YTD / CAREER TOP 20 W-L (MD & Q) * 0-0 / 4-11 * Updated entering 2020 Lyon Final ROAD TO THE FINAL [1] SOFIA KENIN (USA #5) ANNA-LENA FRIEDSAM (GER #136) SF: d. [5] ALISON VAN UYTVANCK (BEL #62) 7-6(5),6-7(2),7-6(2) (2h27) SF: d. [7] DARIA KASATKINA (RUS #73) 6-3,3-6,6-2 (2h05) QF: d. OCEANE DODIN (FRA #130) 6-1,6-7(5),6-2 (1h50) QF: d. [8] VIKTORIA KUZMOVA (SVK #85) 3-6,7-6(4),6-2 (2h23) R16: d. JAQUELINE CRISTIAN (ROU #174) 6-7(5),7-5,6-4 (2h31) R16: d. [2] KRISTINA MLADENOVIC (FRA #42) 6-3,6-3 (1h12) R32: d. VITALIA DIATCHENKO (RUS #107) 6-4,6-3 (1h24) R32: d. ANASTASIYA KOMARDINA (RUS #207) 6-2,6-2 (1h32) Total games: 121 Total games: 90 Won/lost: 69-52 Won/lost: 55-35 Sets won/lost: 8-3 Sets won/lost: 8-2 Total time on court: 8h12 Total time on court: 7h12 Average time on court: 2h03 Average time on court: 1h48 Average rank of opponent: 118 Average rank of opponent: 102 "-Q" Qualifying match KENIN • Playing inaugural edition of Open 6ème Sens Métropole de Lyon • Saved one match point and rallied from a set and break down to defeat qualifier Cristian in 2r • In another three-set thriller, battled past Dodin to contest first SF since winning 2020 Australian Open (d. Muguruza in F) • Fired 29 winners to dispatch Van Uytvanck in three-set SF battle on Saturday • Faces No.136 Friedsam for the first time in Final today; loss would be worst-by-ranking since loss to No.223 Paquet at 2019 Strasbourg • Is contesting sixth final of her career, and first since lifting her maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January; has near perfect 4-1 record in finals • As top seed, is playing at a career-high ranking of No.5 (as of Feb. 24, 2020) • Also holds the top position on the Porsche Race to Shenzhen Leaderboard • Produced incredible 2019 campaign, tallying three singles titles, a career-best Grand Slam performance, qualification into both WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai and WTA Finals (as alternate, played one match), and a career-high singles ranking of No.12 • Finished the year as US No.2 (behind No.9 S.Williams) and leader in hard court wins (38-tied w/Barty) • Registered back-to-back SF runs at Cincinnati and Toronto, subsequently leading to Top 20 debut • During this run, defeated No.1 Barty (Toronto) and No.1 Osaka (Cincinnati), to become first player since October 2001 to defeat reigning World No.1s in consecutive weeks (Davenport); also became youngest American to defeat reigning No.1 in eight years (McHale) • Advanced to R16 for first time at a Slam at Roland Garros (d. S.Williams), becoming first American to defeat Serena at the majors since Stephens at 2013 Australian Open QF • Broke into the Top 100 on March 19, 2018 and Top 50 on October 8, 2018 • Advanced to first WTA level SF in 2018 at Mallorca as a qualifier, also reaching this stage later in the season at Québec City • Represented the USA in the Fed Cup final vs. the Czech Republic in November 2018 • In 2017, won the US Open Wild Card Challenge, reaching the third round (l. Sharapova) and posting career first Top 50 win over No.34 Davis • Made WTA main draw debut at 2015 US Open as a wildcard (l. Duque-Mariño in 1r) • Owns four ITF singles titles and two doubles titles • Played first matches of career on ITF Circuit in 2013, climbing to No.2 in ITF World Junior Rankings • Represented the USA at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games and competed at the 2016 ITF Junior Masters, both held in China FRIEDSAM • Playing inaugural edition of Open 6ème Sens Métropole de Lyon • Defeated Komardina in 1r action prior to R16 upset of No.2 seed Mladenovic • Rallying from a set down, defeated No.85 Kuzmova in QF to win three consecutive matches in a row for the first time since 2016 Australian Open when she reached the R16 (l. A.Radwanska) • Saw off No.73 Kasatkina in what was her first SF appearance at a WTA tour-level event since Shenzhen Open in January 2016 (l. A. Radwanska again) • Faces No.5 Kenin for the first time in the final today; has 0-5 record vs Top 5 opponents • Is contesting her first tour-level final since 2015 Linz today (l. Pavlyuchenkova in F); is bidding for first WTA title of her career • Coming in off back-to-back ITF appearances in Europe • Fell in 1r qualifying of Australian Open to Naito • Began 2020 campaign winning through two rounds of qualifying at Shenzhen Open but falling in 1r to Sasnovich • 2019 season was first full season on tour in several years after struggling with injuries – highlighted by back-to-back successful ITF weeks in same location, Roehampton, winning title at 25K and runner-up finish at ITF 25K the week prior • 2018 season was cut short due to a continuing shoulder injury - only competed in tour level events at Hobart (l. 2r) and Australian Open (l. 1r) • Finished the 2017 season ranked outside the Top 1000 due to her recovery from shoulder surgery • Competed in two WTA events in 2017 (Luxembourg and Linz) and capped off the year with by winning $25k ITF/Shrewsbury-GBR title • Attained year-end career-highs in both singles (No.68) and doubles (No.121) in 2016 • Season highlights in 2016 included runner-up in doubles at Mallorca (w/Siegemund), the first WTA doubles final of her career. Also advanced to QF stage at Nürnberg (l. countrywoman Beck), finished runner-up at new WTA 125K Series event at San Antonio (l. Doi in F) and reached second tour-level SF of career to date at Shenzhen (l. eventual champion A.Radwanska) before R16 effort at Australian Open • Finished 2015 at No.99 for second consecutive Top 100 finish (also No.86 in 2014) • Season highlight in 2015 was runner-up finish at Linz (l. Pavlyuchenkova) – best result of career so far • Won WTA 125K Series event in Suzhou, China in 2014 • Made Top 100 debut on August 11, 2014 (went from No.101 to No.100) • On ITF Circuit, winner of 12 singles titles and three doubles titles • Favorite shot is serve, favorite surface is hardcourt • Has been a member of the Porsche Talent Team for rising German stars • Introduced to tennis at six years of age by parents • Mother Barbora works at a kindergarten; father Ludwig is a mechanical engineer; brother, Sebastian, is studying to be a sports teacher; and sister, Emmanuela, works at a kindergarten SOFIA KENIN USA CLICK HERE FOR PLAYER PROFILE Sofia “Sonya” Kenin played her first full year on the WTA Tour in 2018 and wasted no time making a name for herself amongst the world’s top players. The American ascended into the elite 100 ranking bracket in March 2018, following a mix of successful runs on the WTA Tour and ITF Circuit, and hasn’t looked back since. Kenin continued her success in 2019, lifting three WTA titles at Hobart, Mallorca and Guangzhou. She also posted her most impressive performance to date on the Grand Slam stage in defeating three-time champion Serena Williams at Roland Garros to reach her first fourth round at a major. During the summer, she claimed wins over the reigning World No.1s in back-to-back weeks, starting with Ashleigh Barty in Toronto followed by Naomi Osaka in Cincinnati. To end her breakout season, she qualified for the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai and competed at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen as a qualifier, finishing the year inside the Top 15 to earn the 2019 WTA Most Improved Player of the Year Award. In an exceptional start to her 2020 campaign, Kenin went the distance to lift her maiden Grand Slam title in Melbourne, defeating two-time major champion Muguruza to become the youngest champion at Australian Open since Sharapova in 2008. CLICK HERE FOR WTA WEB FEATURES SOCIAL STATS PARTNERS FILA @sofia.kenin @sofiakenin BABOLAT 147K followers 35.3K followers STORYLINES Owner of four WTA singles titles at 2019 Hobart, Mallorca and Guangzhou and 2020 Australian Open Posted career-high singles ranking of No.5 on February 4, 2020 Winner of 2019 WTA Most Improved Player of the Year Award Earned wins over reigning No.1s in back-to-back weeks in 2019 over Barty (Toronto) and Osaka (Cincinnati) Two-time WTA doubles champion, at 2019 Auckland (w/Bouchard) and 2019 Beijing (w/Mattek-Sands) Click here for Kenin's "My Story" feature As of March 6, 2020 wtatennis.com #WTA ANNA-LENA FRIEDSAM GER CLICK HERE FOR PLAYER PROFILE Anna-Lena Friedsam owns 12 singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, earning a career-high ranking of No.45 in August 2016.