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Sonja Zhiyenbayeva

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Player details

Plays: Right-handed

Recent form

Last 20 recorded matches · up to 20 · newest first

13 Wins 7 Losses

Threats

Thin sample
Only 2 matches with serve and return statistics: the profile is not stable yet.
2 matches
Untested surface
Barely any matches on grass: any forecast there leans on his overall level, not on direct evidence.
fewer than 5 matches

Basis and methodology

Computed from opponent-adjusted serve and return over 2 matches, 5 tiebreaks, 2 deciding sets, Elo by surface.

Surface overview

Surface data window

All recorded results, not necessarily a complete career. This selector changes only the surface overview.

Hard
68.2%
15 Wins · 7 Losses · 22 recorded matches
Clay
70.6%
12 Wins · 5 Losses · 17 recorded matches
Surface unavailable
0%
0 Wins · 1 Losses · 1 recorded matches

Track = recorded win percentage, on a 0–100% scale.

Elo ratings

Current ratings from recorded history. Overall and surface ratings use different scales; do not rank them against each other.

Overall: 1,459; 40 recorded matches
Hard: 1,455; 23 recorded matches
Clay: 1,463; 17 recorded matches
Grass: —; 0 recorded matches

Serve & return

Last 12 months · 2 recorded matches

Raw player aggregates, not circuit averages or performance ratings. Samples vary by metric; the match count is not the denominator for every percentage. Tracks run from 0 to 100%.

Aces per sampled match: 1.5
Double faults per sampled match: 4.5
All points won: 53%

Serve

2 recorded matches

First serves in: 54%
First-serve points won: 64%
Second-serve points won: 54%
Break points saved: 62%
Service points won: 59%

Return

2 recorded matches

First-serve return points won: 38%
Second-serve return points won: 56%
Break points converted: 38%
Return points won: 46%

Return values are derived from opponents’ serve data.

Pending validation: hold/break rates, shot averages and ratios, and clutch/deciding-set metrics are omitted.

Match length

How this player’s matches have finished, best of three, last five years.

21.8Average gamesReference mean: 21.4

21MedianReference median: 20

39Matches counted

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Reference: 159,624 completed best-of-three matches in our database, ATP + WTA combined, all levels and surfaces, last five years. Retirements and walkovers excluded; not a circuit average.

Share of matches above each games line; difference = player minus reference, in percentage points. Observed results, not a forecast.
Line	Over	Reference	Difference
16.5	87.2%	77.4%	+9.8
18.5	61.5%	59.6%

Match activity

Latest 40 loaded matches · up to 50 · newest first

Loaded dates: 29 Jan 2024 – 10 Apr 2026. Filters apply only to these matches.

40 of 40 loaded matches · 27 wins · 13 losses

Loss10 Apr 2026
BJK Cup Qualifiers
Surface unavailable · Round Robin
Winner listed first
Bianca AndreescuSonja Zhiyenbayeva
Recorded score (winner first): 6-4 7-6(4)
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Loss23 Feb 2026
W35 Arcadia CA
Hard · R32
Winner listed first
Eryn CayetanoSonja Zhiyenbayeva
Recorded score (winner first): 6-2 6-4
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Available match statistics
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva · this match only · available fields
Aces
2
Break points saved
7/12
Break points faced
12
First-serve points won
50%
Win3 Nov 2025
W15 Lincoln
Hard · R32
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaIsabel Adrover Gallego
Recorded score (winner first): 6-0 6-4
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Available match statistics
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva · this match only · available fields
Aces
1
Break points saved
1/1
Break points faced
1
First-serve points won
88%
Win28 Oct 2024
W15 Kayseri
Hard · R32
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaSvetlana Shusteva
Recorded score (winner first): 6-3 6-4
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Loss28 Oct 2024
W15 Kayseri
Hard · R16
Winner listed first
Anna SnigirevaSonja Zhiyenbayeva
Recorded score (winner first): 7-5 6-2
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Win21 Oct 2024
W35 Kayseri
Hard · R32
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaStefania Bojica
Recorded score (winner first): 7-6(1) 7-6(2)
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Loss21 Oct 2024
W35 Kayseri
Hard · R16
Winner listed first
Dalila JakupovicSonja Zhiyenbayeva
Recorded score (winner first): 6-1 6-1
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Loss30 Sep 2024
W35 Baza
Hard · R16
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Yeon Woo KuSonja Zhiyenbayeva
Recorded score (winner first): 7-5 6-3
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Win30 Sep 2024
W35 Baza
Hard · R32
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaLeonie Kung
Recorded score (winner first): 6-2 6-4
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Win23 Sep 2024
W15 Madrid
Hard · R32
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaCelia Cervino Ruiz
Recorded score (winner first): 6-2 4-6 6-0
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Win23 Sep 2024
W15 Madrid
Hard · R16
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Sonja ZhiyenbayevaAnastasia Iamachkine
Recorded score (winner first): 6-2 6-4
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Win23 Sep 2024
W15 Madrid
Hard · F
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaAlice Gillan
Recorded score (winner first): 6-1 5-7 6-1
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Win23 Sep 2024
W15 Madrid
Hard · QF
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaAmy Zhu
Recorded score (winner first): 7-6(0) 6-4
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Win23 Sep 2024
W15 Madrid
Hard · SF
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaJenny Duerst
Recorded score (winner first): 7-6(5) 6-2
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Win5 Aug 2024
W15 Ust-Kamenogorsk
Hard · R16
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaDaria Zelinskaya
Recorded score (winner first): 6-2 6-3
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Win5 Aug 2024
W15 Ust-Kamenogorsk
Hard · QF
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaEkaterina Shalimova
Recorded score (winner first): 6-1 6-2
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Win5 Aug 2024
W15 Ust-Kamenogorsk
Hard · SF
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaVarvara Panshina
Recorded score (winner first): 7-5 6-2
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Win5 Aug 2024
W15 Ust-Kamenogorsk
Hard · R32
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaDaria Shubina
Recorded score (winner first): 6-2 6-4
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Loss5 Aug 2024
W15 Ust-Kamenogorsk
Hard · F
Winner listed first
Alisa KummelSonja Zhiyenbayeva
Recorded score (winner first): 7-6(1) 6-3
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Loss29 Jul 2024
W15 Ust-Kamenogorsk
Hard · R16
Winner listed first
Dayeon BackSonja Zhiyenbayeva
Recorded score (winner first): 6-0 3-6 7-6(3)
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Win29 Jul 2024
W15 Ust-Kamenogorsk
Hard · R32
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaIngkar Dyussebay
Recorded score (winner first): 6-1 7-5
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Win22 Jul 2024
W35 Astana
Hard · R32
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaAnastasiya Krymkova
Recorded score (winner first): 6-3 6-3
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Loss22 Jul 2024
W35 Astana
Hard · R16
Winner listed first
Dayeon BackSonja Zhiyenbayeva
Recorded score (winner first): 7-5 7-6(1)
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Win29 Apr 2024
W100 Wiesbaden
Clay · Q1
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaJaimee Fourlis
Recorded score (winner first): 7-5 4-6 6-4
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Loss29 Apr 2024
W100 Wiesbaden
Clay · Q2
Winner listed first
Anna GabricSonja Zhiyenbayeva
Recorded score (winner first): 6-4 6-2
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Win15 Apr 2024
W15 Antalya
Clay · R32
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaDoga Turkmen
Recorded score (winner first): 6-2 6-2
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Win8 Apr 2024
W15 Antalya
Clay · R32
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaDia Evtimova
Recorded score (winner first): 6-4 6-1
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Win8 Apr 2024
W15 Antalya
Clay · SF
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Sonja ZhiyenbayevaKarolina Mrazikova
Recorded score (winner first): 6-4 6-2
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Win8 Apr 2024
W15 Antalya
Clay · R16
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Sonja ZhiyenbayevaAlexandra Shubladze
Recorded score (winner first): 6-3 7-5
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Win8 Apr 2024
W15 Antalya
Clay · F
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaIlay Yoruk
Recorded score (winner first): 7-6(4) 6-4
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Win8 Apr 2024
W15 Antalya
Clay · QF
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaMavie Osterreicher
Recorded score (winner first): 6-1 1-0 RET
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Loss1 Apr 2024
W15 Antalya
Clay · R32
Winner listed first
Adelina LachinovaSonja Zhiyenbayeva
Recorded score (winner first): 2-6 6-3 6-4
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Loss11 Mar 2024
W35 Alaminos-Larnaca
Clay · Q1
Winner listed first
Nefisa BerberovicSonja Zhiyenbayeva
Recorded score (winner first): 7-5 3-6 10-6
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Win5 Feb 2024
W35 Antalya
Clay · Q1
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaNisa Bulut
Recorded score (winner first): 7-5 4-6 10-3
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Loss5 Feb 2024
W35 Antalya
Clay · Q2
Winner listed first
Dimitra PavlouSonja Zhiyenbayeva
Recorded score (winner first): 6-3 7-6(4)
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Win29 Jan 2024
W15 Antalya
Clay · R32
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaIlay Yoruk
Recorded score (winner first): 6-3 6-7(8) 6-2
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Win29 Jan 2024
W15 Antalya
Clay · Q1
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaEvelyne Christelle Atticia Tiron
Recorded score (winner first): 6-1 4-6 10-4
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Win29 Jan 2024
W15 Antalya
Clay · Q2
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaLavinia Sophia Cacace Gismondi
Recorded score (winner first): 7-5 6-3
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Win29 Jan 2024
W15 Antalya
Clay · Q3
Winner listed first
Sonja ZhiyenbayevaPawinee Ruamrak
Recorded score (winner first): 6-0 6-2
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Loss29 Jan 2024
W15 Antalya
Clay · R16
Winner listed first
Mayuka AikawaSonja Zhiyenbayeva
Recorded score (winner first): 6-2 6-4
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Recent form

SWOT analysis

Threats

Surface overview

Hard

Clay

Surface unavailable

Elo ratings

Serve & return

Serve

Return

Match length

Match activity

BJK Cup Qualifiers

W35 Arcadia CA

W15 Lincoln

W15 Kayseri

W15 Kayseri

W35 Kayseri

W35 Kayseri

W35 Baza

W35 Baza

W15 Madrid

W15 Madrid

W15 Madrid

W15 Madrid

W15 Madrid

W15 Ust-Kamenogorsk

W15 Ust-Kamenogorsk

W15 Ust-Kamenogorsk

W15 Ust-Kamenogorsk

W15 Ust-Kamenogorsk

W15 Ust-Kamenogorsk

W15 Ust-Kamenogorsk

W35 Astana

W35 Astana

W100 Wiesbaden

W100 Wiesbaden

W15 Antalya

W15 Antalya

W15 Antalya

W15 Antalya

W15 Antalya

W15 Antalya

W15 Antalya

W35 Alaminos-Larnaca

W35 Antalya

W35 Antalya

W15 Antalya

W15 Antalya

W15 Antalya

W15 Antalya

W15 Antalya