Jasmine Paolini vs Sofia KeninPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

๐ฎ๐นJasmine Paolini
#33 ยท 30 yrs ยท Right-Handed
4 meetings ยท sets 2โ6

๐บ๐ธSofia Kenin
#125 ยท 27 yrs ยท Right-Handed
4Jasmine Paolini and Sofia Kenin have met 4 times since 2019; Sofia Kenin leads 3โ1. Their first meeting came at Rome in 2019 on clay. On hard courts Kenin leads 2โ1. Across all meetings Paolini has taken 2 sets to Kenin's 6. Their most recent meeting: Jasmine Paolini won at China Open - Beijing (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Paolini | Kenin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jasmine Paolini | Sofia Kenin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 10/20 | 60% | 6/10 |
| Wins a set when losing | 26% | 5/19 | 41% | 11/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 15/39 | 41% | 15/37 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 33% | 10/30 | 30% | 3/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 33% | 3/9 | 48% | 13/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 14% | 1/7 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 78% | 14/18 | 53% | 8/15 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 56% | 10/18 | 40% | 6/15 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 4 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Paolini 1, Kenin 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Paolini
๐น Frontrunner
Kenin
๐ฏ Baseliner
Matchup analysis
๐น Frontrunner vs ๐ฏ Baseliner is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 126 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Sep 28, 2025
China Open - Beijing
H Hard ยท 3rd Round
Feb 19, 2025
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai
H Hard ยท 3rd Round
Sep 20, 2019
Guangzhou
H Hard ยท Quarterfinals
May 15, 2019
Rome
C Clay ยท Round of 64
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Paolini | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2โ2 | 2โ7 |
| Avg odds | 1.66 | 3.54 |
| ROI % | -36.5% | -63.4% |
| Units P/L | -1.46u | -5.71u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Paolini | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 3 |
| Events | 1 | 3 |
| Matches | 1 | 3 |
| Distance | 0 mi ยท 0 km | 1,246 mi ยท 2,005 km |
| Route | ROU | POR โ ROU โ CZE |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced ยท Last 12 months
Paolini has a higher win rate against shared opponents (38% vs Kenin's 0%).
| Opponent | Paolini | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Daria Snigur | L 63 67 26 | L 36 16 |
| Lucrezia Stefanini | W 64 61 | L 57 61 26 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 26 36 | L 36 16 |
| Marta Kostyuk | L 36 26 | L 64 36 57 |
| Viktorija Golubic | W 76 64 | L 26 64 36 |
| Himeno Sakatsume | W 63 61 | L 26 16 |
| Iva Jovic | L 26 67 | L 57 57 |
| Belinda Bencic | L 46 36 | L 67 63 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Daria Snigur
China Open - Beijing ยท 2nd Round
Oct 2
Sorana Cirstea
U.S. Open - New York ยท 3rd Round
Sep 4
Lucrezia Stefanini
U.S. Open - New York ยท 2nd Round
Sep 2
Veronika Erjavec
U.S. Open - New York ยท 1st Round
Aug 30
Marta Kostyuk
Wimbledon - London ยท Quarterfinals
Jul 8
Alexandra Eala
Wimbledon - London ยท 4th Round
Jul 6
Maria Sakkari
Wimbledon - London ยท 3rd Round
Jul 4
Viktorija Golubic
Wimbledon - London ยท 2nd Round
Jul 2
Kamilla Rakhimova
Wuhan Open - Wuhan ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Ashlyn Krueger
China Open - Beijing ยท 1st Round
Oct 1
Alina Charaeva
Korea Open - Seoul ยท 1st Round
Sep 22
Jessica Pegula
U.S. Open - New York ยท 2nd Round
Sep 2
Venus Williams
U.S. Open - New York ยท 1st Round
Aug 31
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 2nd Round
Aug 16
Eva Lys
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 1st Round
Aug 15
Lucrezia Stefanini
National Bank Open - Toronto ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 37โ39 matches
| Metric | Paolini | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 51% | 27% |
| Sets won | 48% | 35% |
| Games won | 50% | 44% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Paolini | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Paolini | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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