Kaia Kanepi #24 def. Jelena Jankovic #3

6-2 7-5

Kaia Kanepi defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-2 7-5 in the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKaia KanepiJelena Jankovic
Aces60
Double faults42
First serve %47.0%70.0%
First serve points won %84.0%53.0%
Second serve points won %44.0%47.0%
Break points saved %75.0%55.0%
Break points converted %45.0%25.0%
Service points won %63.0%52.0%
Return points won %48.0%37.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%

Player Comparison

FieldKaia KanepiJelena Jankovic
Country EST SRB
Birth dateJun 10, 1985Feb 28, 1985
Age2323
Height179 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)243
Ranking points (entering)2,0808,580
Elo (entering)1,7822,065
Current career W-L264–236552–337
Current career earnings$8,492,308$19,089,259
Pre-match H2H
Kaia Kanepi #24 0 0 Jelena Jankovic #3

Path

Kaia Kanepi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sania Mirza #877-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 2009R32
Tamira Paszek 2-6 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 17, 2009R64

Kaia Kanepi's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena Vesnina #756-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 20, 2009QF

Jelena Jankovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Monica Niculescu #486-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 2009R32