Sonja Zhenikhova
Sonja Zhenikhova is a German tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 830, achieved on 22 September 2025, and a best doubles ranking of No. 480, attained on 10 November 2025. She and Eva Bennemann won the girls' doubles title at the 2025 French Open.
Early life
Zhenikhova was born in Berlin. She plays for TK Blau-Gold Steglitz in Berlin.Junior career
In June 2023, Zhenikhova won the J300 ITF German Juniors in Bamberg as a wildcard, defeating Eliška Forejtková in the final. That August, she and Barbara Straszewska reached the doubles final of the J100 Grand Prix W.Fibak in Poznań, but lost to Brooke Black and Martyna Mackiewicz in the final. In October, she and compatriot Julia Stusek reached the doubles quarterfinals of the U16 European Junior Championships in Parma.In April 2025, she reached the final of the J500 International HTV Junior Open in Offenbach, but lost to compatriot Julia Stusek. At the French Open, she and compatriot Eva Bennemann won the girls' doubles title, upsetting the top-seeded team of Emerson Jones and Hannah Klugman in the first round and defeating sisters Alena and Jana Kovačková in the final.
Professional career
In April 2025, Zhenikhova won her first professional title at the W15 Antalya Series, defeating Gaia Maduzzi in the final.In July 2025, she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Hamburg Open in doubles, partnering Tessa Johanna Brockmann as wildcards.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |||||||||||||||
| Win | 1–0 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay |  Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
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