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Kaia Kanepi

EST Age 41 179 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2001–2023

Kaia Kanepi represented Estonia on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 15. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 264–236 and 4 singles titles.

Peak singles rank

15 (Aug 20, 2012)

Elo peak

1909 (87th percentile)

Singles record

264–236 (52.8%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$8,492,308

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Kaia Kanepi's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Qinwen Zheng #23	2-6 6-3 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2023*	R64	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Barbora Strycova #430	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 30, 2023*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Alizé Cornet #65	6-7(1) 7-5 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 4, 2023*	R16	Prague Open	WTA 250	Hard
Lucrezia Stefanini #102	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 3, 2023*	R32	Prague Open	WTA 250	Hard
Bernarda Pera #56	6-7(6) 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 2023*	R16	Hamburg Open	WTA 250	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Kaia Kanepi's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Flavia Pennetta	5	4	9	Feb 20, 2014	H2H
Carla Suárez Navarro	4	4	8	Jan 21, 2018	H2H
Francesca Schiavone	4	4	8	Aug 30, 2017	H2H
Lucie Safarova	2	6	8	Oct 3, 2013	H2H
Virginie Razzano	3	5	8	Mar 23, 2011	H2H

Singles Titles (4)

Kaia Kanepi singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
2010	25	1	—	—	—	1	—	Palermo
2012	27	2	—	—	1	1	—	Estoril, Brisbane International
2013	28	1	—	—	1	—	—	Brussels
Total		4	—	—	2	2	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Kaia Kanepi Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
2004	Athens Olympics	First Round	0	1	Yoon-Jeong Cho #299 def. Kaia Kanepi #152 7-6(1) 6-1	H2H	Match data
2008	Beijing Olympics	Round of 16	2	1	Na Li #42 def. Kaia Kanepi #47 4-6 6-2 6-0	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Kaia Kanepi career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2001	16	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	254	200
2002	17	WTA	2	3	5	40.0%	200	285
2004	19	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	168	229
2005	20	WTA	3	2	5	60.0%	229	98
2006	21	WTA	14	16	30	46.7%	98	78
2007	22	WTA	13	17	30	43.3%	78	75
2008	23	WTA	30	21	51	58.8%	75	27
2009	24	WTA	15	21	36	41.7%	27	58
2010	25	WTA	29	17	46	63.0%	58	22
2011	26	WTA	19	17	36	52.8%	22	34
2012	27	WTA	25	9	34	73.5%	34	19
2013	28	WTA	21	10	31	67.7%	19	30
2014	29	WTA	17	19	36	47.2%	25	51
2015	30	WTA	8	12	20	40.0%	52	122
2016	31	Qualifying Q	4	1	5	80.0%	—	—
2016	31	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	121	376
2017	32	Qualifying Q	3	0	3	100.0%	—	—
2017	32	WTA	4	2	6	66.7%	416	100
2018	33	Qualifying Q	9	1	10	90.0%	—	—
2018	33	WTA	12	12	24	50.0%	99	61
2019	34	Qualifying Q	6	2	8	75.0%	—	—
2019	34	WTA	9	9	18	50.0%	70	101
2020	35	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2020	35	WTA	2	3	5	40.0%	100	93
2021	36	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
2021	36	WTA	11	12	23	47.8%	93	73
2022	37	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
2022	37	WTA	24	16	40	60.0%	73	32
2023	38	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
2023	38	WTA	6	15	21	28.6%	32	168
Career		—	264	236	500	52.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Kaia Kanepi career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2001	16	WTA	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2002	17	WTA	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
2004	19	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2005	20	WTA	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	5	60.0%
2006	21	WTA	8	8	16	50.0%	6	7	13	46.2%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	14	16	30	46.7%
2007	22	WTA	4	6	10	40.0%	8	9	17	47.1%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	13	17	30	43.3%
2008	23	WTA	19	12	31	61.3%	11	7	18	61.1%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	30	21	51	58.8%
2009	24	WTA	9	13	22	40.9%	5	6	11	45.5%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	15	21	36	41.7%
2010	25	WTA	15	12	27	55.6%	7	3	10	70.0%	7	2	9	77.8%	—	—	—	—	29	17	46	63.0%
2011	26	WTA	14	9	23	60.9%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	19	17	36	52.8%
2012	27	WTA	13	6	19	68.4%	12	3	15	80.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	9	34	73.5%
2013	28	WTA	3	3	6	50.0%	14	5	19	73.7%	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—	—	—	21	10	31	67.7%
2014	29	WTA	12	12	24	50.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	17	19	36	47.2%
2015	30	WTA	7	8	15	46.7%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	8	12	20	40.0%
2016	31	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	5	80.0%
2016	31	WTA	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2017	32	Qualifying Q	3	0	3	100.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	0	3	100.0%
2017	32	WTA	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	6	66.7%
2018	33	Qualifying Q	5	0	5	100.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	1	10	90.0%
2018	33	WTA	9	6	15	60.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	12	12	24	50.0%
2019	34	Qualifying Q	5	1	6	83.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	2	8	75.0%
2019	34	WTA	3	6	9	33.3%	5	2	7	71.4%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	9	9	18	50.0%
2020	35	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2020	35	WTA	1	2	3	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
2021	36	Qualifying Q	2	0	2	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
2021	36	WTA	10	8	18	55.6%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	11	12	23	47.8%
2022	37	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
2022	37	WTA	18	10	28	64.3%	5	3	8	62.5%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	24	16	40	60.0%
2023	38	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2023	38	WTA	4	8	12	33.3%	2	6	8	25.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	6	15	21	28.6%
Career	—	—	156	134	290	53.8%	88	76	164	53.7%	16	24	40	40.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	264	236	500	52.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Kaia Kanepi career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2001	16	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2002	17	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	3	5	40.0%
2004	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
2005	20	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	3	2	5	60.0%
2006	21	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	5	11	16	31.2%	4	3	7	57.1%	11	16	27	40.7%
2007	22	0	2	2	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	7	5	12	58.3%	4	5	9	44.4%	13	16	29	44.8%
2008	23	1	6	7	14.3%	5	7	12	41.7%	15	5	20	75.0%	9	3	12	75.0%	30	21	51	58.8%
2009	24	1	5	6	16.7%	3	2	5	60.0%	5	10	15	33.3%	5	4	9	55.6%	14	21	35	40.0%
2010	25	3	5	8	37.5%	6	4	10	60.0%	12	8	20	60.0%	5	0	5	100.0%	26	17	43	60.5%
2011	26	1	4	5	20.0%	7	5	12	58.3%	8	5	13	61.5%	3	3	6	50.0%	19	17	36	52.8%
2012	27	2	2	4	50.0%	6	3	9	66.7%	13	4	17	76.5%	4	0	4	100.0%	25	9	34	73.5%
2013	28	1	2	3	33.3%	5	4	9	55.6%	9	4	13	69.2%	6	0	6	100.0%	21	10	31	67.7%
2014	29	1	5	6	16.7%	3	3	6	50.0%	8	9	17	47.1%	5	2	7	71.4%	17	19	36	47.2%
2015	30	0	3	3	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	2	4	6	33.3%	8	12	20	40.0%
2016	31	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
2017	32	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	4	2	6	66.7%
2018	33	1	2	3	33.3%	2	5	7	28.6%	4	3	7	57.1%	5	2	7	71.4%	12	12	24	50.0%
2019	34	0	2	2	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	0	0	—	—	9	9	18	50.0%
2020	35	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%
2021	36	2	0	2	100.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	7	7	14	50.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	11	12	23	47.8%
2022	37	2	6	8	25.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	15	4	19	78.9%	4	1	5	80.0%	24	16	40	60.0%
2023	38	0	0	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	1	8	9	11.1%	4	3	7	57.1%	6	15	21	28.6%
Career		15	45	60	25.0%	50	64	114	43.9%	127	93	220	57.7%	65	33	98	66.3%	257	235	492	52.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 492/500 (98.4%) of Kaia Kanepi's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Kaia Kanepi performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2006	21	5/30	3.2	3.6	50.1%	63.5%	51.7%	55.9%	43.1%	57.7%	43.7%
2007	22	21/30	3.0	7.0	57.0%	65.6%	38.7%	49.4%	52.0%	54.0%	42.6%
2008	23	37/51	2.4	5.1	58.3%	64.6%	45.9%	53.8%	50.1%	56.9%	45.8%
2009	24	35/36	3.1	5.3	52.3%	64.9%	42.8%	47.9%	52.3%	54.2%	43.8%
2010	25	42/46	3.7	5.1	59.4%	68.5%	44.9%	53.1%	44.3%	59.0%	47.2%
2011	26	35/36	4.4	4.3	57.1%	67.9%	44.3%	58.6%	44.1%	57.8%	44.4%
2012	27	34/34	4.0	4.7	57.0%	70.7%	48.0%	55.5%	51.0%	61.0%	47.8%
2013	28	30/31	4.1	4.5	55.7%	69.5%	47.3%	59.5%	45.7%	59.5%	43.9%
2014	29	36/36	4.1	5.5	55.7%	65.5%	43.2%	50.9%	45.3%	55.4%	43.2%
2015	30	18/20	3.5	4.7	55.8%	66.6%	45.7%	55.4%	59.7%	57.3%	41.0%
2016	31	1/1	1.0	4.0	65.3%	65.6%	11.8%	16.7%	100.0%	46.9%	38.7%
2017	32	6/6	2.0	2.7	71.5%	61.5%	44.5%	61.3%	43.3%	56.5%	42.1%
2018	33	22/24	2.6	4.5	59.6%	64.2%	47.7%	53.3%	45.4%	57.7%	44.9%
2019	34	18/18	3.5	4.7	58.4%	66.1%	42.5%	47.5%	39.9%	56.0%	44.6%
2020	35	5/5	3.6	3.2	58.7%	62.0%	47.8%	41.4%	49.8%	56.5%	45.3%
2021	36	22/23	3.7	4.6	51.7%	65.7%	46.8%	49.5%	54.1%	56.4%	41.5%
2022	37	39/40	4.6	3.7	55.9%	68.5%	49.0%	49.4%	45.1%	59.7%	43.1%
2023	38	21/21	2.5	3.1	57.0%	66.2%	46.9%	46.5%	42.8%	57.7%	40.7%
Career		427/500	3.6	4.7	56.7%	66.8%	45.4%	52.4%	47.7%	57.5%	44.2%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 427/500 (85.4%) of Kaia Kanepi's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Kaia Kanepi advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2001	16	1497	105.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	-0.28
2002	17	1498	103.4	—	—	—	—	—	+23	—	40.0%	-0.90	—	—	—	+0.03
2004	19	1485	98.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	0–1	—	+0.19
2005	20	1527	114.1	—	—	—	—	+28	—	—	54.5%	+0.18	1–0	2–1 (67%)	—	-0.08
2006	21	1607	113.9	+0.07	-1.13	1.033	50.5%	+4	-62	—	47.9%	-0.39	5–6 (45%)	3–2 (60%)	100.1	+0.19
2007	22	1581	120.1	-1.50	-0.76	0.926	48.4%	+17	+20	-16	46.5%	-0.18	4–7 (36%)	3–4 (43%)	96.3	+0.10
2008	23	1761	142.2	+1.74	+1.87	1.063	51.4%	-2	-50	—	55.6%	+0.40	13–9 (59%)	9–4 (69%)	107.7	+0.04
2009	24	1604	134.2	-0.69	+1.03	0.958	49.2%	+69	+58	—	45.0%	-0.20	4–8 (33%)	0–7 (0%)	89.0	+0.79
2010	25	1842	146.9	+2.60	+3.18	1.151	53.0%	-58	-100	-165	63.4%	+0.93	3–8 (27%)	9–3 (75%)	101.4	-1.00
2011	26	1799	142.9	+1.95	+1.23	1.051	51.0%	+49	-115	-218	50.6%	+0.20	8–7 (53%)	3–6 (33%)	97.9	+0.49
2012	27	1862	140.4	+3.77	+2.86	1.226	54.3%	-34	-10	—	67.5%	+1.30	7–2 (78%)	3–2 (60%)	104.5	+0.29
2013	28	1838	132.3	+2.40	+0.55	1.085	51.8%	-37	+75	-164	62.9%	+0.74	6–2 (75%)	7–2 (78%)	106.6	+0.19
2014	29	1719	134.8	+0.25	+0.12	0.969	49.5%	+38	+81	-56	48.9%	-0.16	7–9 (44%)	9–4 (69%)	97.8	-0.89
2015	30	1659	126.5	-0.20	+0.50	0.961	49.3%	+51	+100	—	47.5%	-0.15	1–3 (25%)	1–0	—	-0.35
2016	31	1663	113.1	+1.02	-0.64	0.730	42.3%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.02
2017	32	1732	125.4	-0.85	+0.35	0.969	49.3%	+33	—	—	57.1%	-0.14	2–0	—	—	+0.38
2018	33	1777	140.3	+1.23	+0.94	1.059	51.2%	+67	-33	-156	54.7%	+0.21	2–5 (29%)	1–3 (25%)	93.5	-0.34
2019	34	1762	130.8	-0.84	+2.11	1.014	50.2%	+14	+32	—	48.9%	0.00	5–4 (56%)	3–2 (60%)	102.0	-0.46
2020	35	1729	113.7	+0.66	+1.49	1.042	51.0%	+2	—	—	41.7%	+0.17	1–1	0–2	—	-0.21
2021	36	1700	135.8	+0.07	-0.08	0.950	49.1%	+53	+14	—	44.0%	-0.34	4–2 (67%)	2–5 (29%)	99.7	-1.55
2022	37	1802	144.9	+2.41	+0.90	1.071	51.2%	+48	+6	-236	54.7%	+0.25	11–8 (58%)	6–7 (46%)	100.8	-0.84
2023	38	1627	124.3	+1.07	-1.99	0.962	49.0%	+69	+54	—	38.0%	-0.72	1–7 (13%)	2–8 (20%)	87.2	-0.08
Career		1909	143.0	+1.22	+1.05	1.039	50.8%	+24	+4	-153	52.4%	+0.17	85–88 (49%)	63–63 (50%)	96.4	-0.69

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Kaia Kanepi Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2006	21	—	R64	R128	R32	3–3 (50%)
2007	22	R64	R128	R64	R128	2–4 (33%)
2008	23	R128	QF	R128	R64	5–4 (56%)
2009	24	R32	R128	R128	R128	2–4 (33%)
2010	25	R64	R64	QF	QF	10–4 (71%)
2011	26	R64	R32	R128	R64	4–4 (50%)
2012	27	R64	QF	—	—	5–2 (71%)
2013	28	—	R64	QF	R32	7–3 (70%)
2014	29	R128	R128	R64	R16	4–4 (50%)
2015	30	R128	R128	R128	R64	1–4 (20%)
2017	32	—	—	—	QF	4–1 (80%)
2018	33	R32	R128	R128	R16	5–4 (56%)
2019	34	R128	R16	R64	R64	5–4 (56%)
2020	35	R128	R64	—	R64	2–3 (40%)
2021	36	R32	R128	R128	R64	3–4 (43%)
2022	37	QF	R32	R128	R64	7–4 (64%)
2023	38	R128	R128	R128	R64	1–4 (20%)
W-L		14–14 (50%)	19–16 (54%)	11–14 (44%)	26–16 (62%)	70–60 (54%)

WTA 1000

Kaia Kanepi WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	CIN	DOH	DUB	IW	MAD	MIA	ITA	PAN	BER	CAN	GUA	W-L Win %
2006	21	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2007	22	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	R32	—	R64	—	—	4–4 (50%)
2008	23	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	R64	QF	R32	—	—	7–5 (58%)
2009	24	R64	R64	—	SF	R32	R64	R32	QF	R64	—	R64	—	9–9 (50%)
2010	25	R32	—	—	—	R128	—	R128	—	QF	—	R16	—	6–5 (55%)
2011	26	R16	—	—	R16	R32	R64	R64	R64	QF	—	—	—	8–7 (53%)
2012	27	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	1–4 (20%)
2013	28	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
2014	29	R64	—	R32	—	R64	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	2–5 (29%)
2015	30	—	—	—	R64	R128	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	3–4 (43%)
2018	33	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	R128	R32	—	—	—	—	5–4 (56%)
2019	34	—	Q1	—	—	R64	Q2	R128	—	—	—	—	—	2–4 (33%)
2021	36	—	—	—	R64	R128	Q1	R64	—	—	—	—	—	3–4 (43%)
2022	37	—	R64	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	R64	8–6 (57%)
2023	38	—	—	—	R64	R128	R128	R128	R128	—	—	—	—	0–5 (0%)
W-L		4–5 (44%)	3–4 (43%)	1–1 (50%)	8–5 (62%)	8–14 (36%)	8–10 (44%)	12–13 (48%)	5–6 (45%)	9–5 (64%)	1–2 (33%)	3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	62–69 (47%)

WTA 500

Kaia Kanepi WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	DUB	EAS	MEL	PAR	SDG	POR	AME	BER	BRU	CHA	CHI	LIN	LOS	MOS	NEW	SYD	WAR	W-L Win %
2007	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	1–2 (33%)
2008	23	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	QF	—	3–4 (43%)
2009	24	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R16	—	2–3 (40%)
2010	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2011	26	—	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	F	—	R32	—	7–5 (58%)
2012	27	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8–1 (89%)
2013	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	5–1 (83%)
2014	29	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	4–4 (50%)
2015	30	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
2016	31	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2017	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
2018	33	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	Q3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8–3 (73%)
2019	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	5–2 (71%)
2020	35	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2021	36	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–2 (71%)
2022	37	—	—	—	R32	—	—	Q1	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–4 (43%)
2023	38	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	15–5 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	2–4 (33%)	5–1 (83%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	8–2 (80%)	4–3 (57%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	10–4 (71%)	0–2 (0%)	4–4 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	58–38 (60%)

WTA 250

Kaia Kanepi WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ACO	ASB	BAD	BAR	BRI	EST	HAM	LIB	MEL	MRK	KOR	STO	JAP	VIE	WAS	BAD	BAN	BIR	BOG	BRO	BRU	BUD	CHI	COP	MOR	GUA	HAS	HEL	HOB	IST	KAT	KOL	LIN	MAR	MEM	MON	MOS	NEW	OEI	OPO	PAL	PAR	PAT	POR	PRA	MOR	STR	TAL	VIN	W-L Win %
2001	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2002	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
2005	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
2006	21	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	F	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	—	—	11–12 (48%)
2007	22	R16	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–7 (46%)
2008	23	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	13–7 (65%)
2009	24	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	2–5 (29%)
2010	25	R16	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13–7 (65%)
2011	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2012	27	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11–2 (85%)
2013	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–4 (56%)
2014	29	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–6 (54%)
2015	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
2016	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
2018	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	3–2 (60%)
2019	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
2021	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
2022	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	8–3 (73%)
2023	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	3–3 (50%)
W-L		7–5 (58%)	1–3 (25%)	2–3 (40%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	6–1 (86%)	1–1 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	9–3 (75%)	1–2 (33%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	0–2 (0%)	3–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	5–2 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–3 (62%)	2–1 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	3–1 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	96–73 (57%)

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WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Aug 20, 2012

First Top 100

Dec 19, 2005

First Top 50

Apr 2, 2007

First Top 20

Feb 23, 2009

First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Kaia Kanepi ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2001	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	208	207	215	204	202	200
2002	17	189	187	187	168	167	193	319	278	284	280	286	285
2003	18	315	309	285	334	301	234	234	230	184	171	166	168
2004	19	162	127	124	123	125	136	141	153	187	214	229	229
2005	20	242	483	476	490	502	543	220	192	141	121	117	98
2006	21	96	87	88	94	75	70	84	87	86	91	64	78
2007	22	63	65	56	52	55	58	40	44	55	57	74	75
2008	23	71	67	61	55	49	36	49	43	33	27	27	27
2009	24	28	20	19	19	18	25	23	27	48	60	61	58
2010	25	60	96	100	124	118	80	34	32	25	21	22	22
2011	26	17	16	16	17	16	17	29	34	43	34	34	34
2012	27	25	31	34	34	23	16	16	15	15	19	19	19
2013	28	39	41	40	40	26	46	26	27	30	30	30	30
2014	29	24	26	24	23	39	42	51	50	45	52	51	51
2015	30	48	46	51	50	50	50	90	89	126	125	125	122
2016	31	142	144	148	179	206	198	205	207	282	302	305	376
2017	32	470	462	458	513	630	544	450	418	111	106	100	—
2018	33	66	64	59	59	52	44	46	44	60	58	61	61
2019	34	87	86	89	79	88	72	72	82	110	97	105	101
2020	35	101	95	99	—	—	—	—	100	106	105	93	93
2021	36	94	62	64	66	66	78	80	70	66	71	72	73
2022	37	63	66	61	55	46	38	36	34	32	29	32	32
2023	38	47	48	57	63	74	101	92	133	134	170	165	168
2024	39	217	216	219	230	269	283	459	578	1262	1289	1286	1322

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Kaia Kanepi's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	W1000	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Jie Zheng	CHN	#15	1,906	414	218	196	52.7%	$6,157,773	4	0	2002–2015	Rivalries	Match log
Sorana Cirstea (active player)	ROU	#15	2,023	725	375	350	51.7%	$13,133,841	4	0	2006–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Aravane Rezai	FRA	#15	1,881	226	109	117	48.2%	$2,824,472	4	1	2005–2013	Rivalries	Match log
Shuai Peng	CHN	#14	1,907	564	301	263	53.4%	$9,617,653	2	0	2001–2020	Rivalries	Match log
Barbora Strycova	CZE	#16	1,888	588	288	300	49.0%	$12,747,182	2	0	2003–2023	Rivalries	Match log
Elena Vesnina	RUS	#13	1,855	524	263	261	50.2%	$13,058,021	3	1	2004–2021	Rivalries	Match log
Magdalena Rybarikova	SVK	#17	1,816	397	188	209	47.4%	$5,252,043	4	0	2006–2019	Rivalries	Match log
Anabel Medina Garrigues	ESP	#16	1,834	588	310	278	52.7%	$5,956,607	11	0	2000–2014	Rivalries	Match log
Elena Bovina	RUS	#14	1,967	237	127	110	53.6%	$1,997,443	3	0	2000–2011	Rivalries	Match log
Eleni Daniilidou	GRE	#14	1,878	393	187	206	47.6%	$2,929,165	5	0	2000–2014	Rivalries	Match log
Petra Martic (active player)	CRO	#14	1,938	427	212	215	49.6%	$9,220,466	2	0	2007–2025	Rivalries	Match log
Sabine Lisicki	GER	#12	1,921	387	211	176	54.5%	$7,201,957	4	0	2006–2023	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Kaia Kanepi?: Kaia Kanepi is 41 years old, born on June 10, 1985.
Which country does Kaia Kanepi represent?: Kaia Kanepi represents Estonia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Kaia Kanepi?: Kaia Kanepi is 179 cm / 5'10".
Does Kaia Kanepi use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Kaia Kanepi uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Kaia Kanepi left-handed or right-handed?: Kaia Kanepi plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Kaia Kanepi won?: Kaia Kanepi has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Kaia Kanepi won?: TennisDB does not group any of Kaia Kanepi's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Kaia Kanepi won?: Kaia Kanepi has won 4 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Brussels in 2013.
What is Kaia Kanepi's highest WTA ranking?: Kaia Kanepi's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 15, first achieved on August 20, 2012.
What is Kaia Kanepi's career win-loss record?: Kaia Kanepi has a career WTA singles record of 264 wins and 236 losses (52.8%).
How much career prize money has Kaia Kanepi earned?: Kaia Kanepi has earned at least $8,492,308 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Kaia Kanepi's career appear in TennisDB?: Kaia Kanepi appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2001 through 2023.
On which surface does Kaia Kanepi have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Kaia Kanepi's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 53.8% (156–134).
Who has Kaia Kanepi faced most often?: Kaia Kanepi's most frequent opponent is Flavia Pennetta, with a head-to-head record of 5–4 across 9 meetings.