Factbox on Sofia Kenin, who beat Garbine Muguruza 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to win her maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Saturday.
Age: 21
Nation: United States
World ranking: 15
Seeding: 14
Grand Slam titles: 1 (Australian Open 2020)
ROAD TO FINAL:
First round: beat Martina Trevisan (Italy) 6-2 6-4
Second round: beat Li Ann (US) 6-1 6-3
Third round: beat Zhang Shuai (China) 7-5 7-6(7)
Fourth round: beat Coco Gauff (US) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-0
Quarter-final: beat Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) 6-4 6-4
Semi-final: beat 1-Ash Barty (Australia) 7-6(6) 7-5
MAKING HER NAME
*Born in Moscow to Alexander and Lena Kenin
*The family moved to the United States a few months after she was born.
*She began playing tennis at the age of five, drawing inspiration from her father who had played recreationally.
*She started playing in United States Tennis Association (USTA) girls' 10-and-under tournaments at the age of seven, and became the top-ranked player in Florida in that division.
CAREER TO DATE
*She began her professional career on the ITF circuit in 2013 and won her first two professional matches at the age of 14.
*Made her first Grand Slam main draw appearance at the 2015 US Open, losing her opening match to Mariana Duque-Marino.
*Had a breakthrough season in 2018, reaching her first WTA semi-final at the Mallorca Open on grass.
*Her performances further improved in 2019 and she won her first WTA singles title at the Hobart International, where she did not drop a single set during the event.
*Her best result on clay came at the French Open, where she advanced to the fourth round.
*She won her second WTA singles title of the year in Mallorca, before adding more silverware in Guangzhou.
*She was picked as the WTA Most Improved Player of the Year 2019, the first American to win the award since Serena Williams in 1999.
*Kenin on Saturday became the youngest women's Australian Open winner since Maria Sharapova, who won in 2008 at the age of 20.
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