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A look at the career of newly crowned Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin.

THE CAREER OF NEWLY CROWNED AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPION SOFIA KENIN:

Age: 21

Born: Moscow, Russia

Lives: Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA

Ranking: 7 (as of Monday)

Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career prize money: $US8,543,889

Career titles: 4

Grand slam titles: 1 (2020 Australian Open)

Career win-loss 199-113

Career grand slam record: 18-11

Australian Open win-loss record: 8-2

Best Australian Open result: champion 2020

PATH TO TITLE

1st rd: bt Martina Trevisan (ITA) 6-2 6-4

2nd rd: bt Ann Li (USA) 6-1 6-3

3rd rd: bt Zhang Shuai (CHN) 7-5 7-6 (7-5)

4th rd: bt Coco Gauff (USA) 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-0

QF: bt Ons Jabeur (TUN) 6-4 6-4

SF: bt 1-Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 7-6 (8-6) 7-5

F: bt Garbine Muguruza (ESP) 4-6 6-2 6-2