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Kaia Kanepi

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

Kaia Kanepi represented Estonia on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 15. In TennisDB's records, Kaia Kanepi finished with a career record of 263–237 and 4 singles titles.

Peak ranking
15 (Aug 20, 2012)
Elo peak
1909 (86th percentile)
Career record
263–237 (52.6%)
Career titles
4
Prize money
$8,492,308

Records cover completed main-draw singles matches in TennisDB's WTA event archive; qualifying is shown separately below.

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Kaia Kanepi's five most recent WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dalma Galfi #149 7-6(7) 1-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Oct 10, 2023 R32 Rouen Open WTA 250 Clay
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

Rivals all rivalries →

Kaia Kanepi's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
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

Titles (4)

Kaia Kanepi titles by season and category
SeasonAgeTitlesGSWTA 1000500250WTA FinalsTournaments
201025 1 — — — 1 — Palermo
201227 2 — — 1 1 — Estoril , Brisbane
201328 1 — — 1 — — Brussels
Total 4 — — 2 2 —

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Kaia Kanepi Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast Match
2004 Athens Olympics First Round 0 1 Yoon-Jeong Cho #299 def. Kaia Kanepi #152 7-6(1) 6-1
2008 Beijing Olympics Round of 16 2 1 Na Li #42 def. Kaia Kanepi #47 4-6 6-2 6-0

Career Results

Kaia Kanepi career results by season
SeasonAgeTypeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
200116WTA0110.0%254200
200217WTA23540.0%200285
200419WTA0110.0%168229
200520WTA32560.0%22998
200621WTA14163046.7%9878
200722WTA13173043.3%7875
200823WTA30215158.8%7527
200924WTA15213641.7%2758
201025WTA29174663.0%5822
201126WTA19173652.8%2234
201227WTA2593473.5%3419
201328WTA21103167.7%1930
201429WTA17193647.2%2551
201530WTA8122040.0%52122
201631Qualifying Q41580.0%——
201631WTA0110.0%121376
201732Qualifying Q303100.0%——
201732WTA42666.7%416100
201833Qualifying Q911090.0%——
201833WTA11112250.0%9961
201934Qualifying Q62875.0%——
201934WTA9101947.4%70101
202035Qualifying Q0110.0%——
202035WTA23540.0%10093
202136Qualifying Q21366.7%——
202136WTA11122347.8%9373
202237Qualifying Q21366.7%——
202237WTA24164060.0%7332
202338Qualifying Q11250.0%——
202338WTA6162227.3%32168
Career—26323750052.6%——

Career Results by Surface

Kaia Kanepi career results by season and surface
SeasonAgeType HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
200116WTA ————0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
200217WTA ————23540.0%———————— 23540.0%
200419WTA 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
200520WTA 32560.0%———————————— 32560.0%
200621WTA 881650.0%671346.2%0110.0%———— 14163046.7%
200722WTA 461040.0%891747.1%12333.3%———— 13173043.3%
200823WTA 19123161.3%1171861.1%0220.0%———— 30215158.8%
200924WTA 9132240.9%561145.5%0110.0%11250.0% 15213641.7%
201025WTA 15122755.6%731070.0%72977.8%———— 29174663.0%
201126WTA 1492360.9%24633.3%0330.0%31475.0% 19173652.8%
201227WTA 1361968.4%1231580.0%———————— 2593473.5%
201328WTA 33650.0%1451973.7%42666.7%———— 21103167.7%
201429WTA 12122450.0%45944.4%12333.3%———— 17193647.2%
201530WTA 781546.7%13425.0%0110.0%———— 8122040.0%
201631Qualifying Q 11250.0%303100.0%———————— 41580.0%
201631WTA ————0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
201732Qualifying Q 303100.0%———————————— 303100.0%
201732WTA 42666.7%———————————— 42666.7%
201833Qualifying Q 505100.0%41580.0%———————— 911090.0%
201833WTA 961560.0%24633.3%0110.0%———— 11112250.0%
201934Qualifying Q 51683.3%11250.0%———————— 62875.0%
201934WTA 371030.0%52771.4%11250.0%———— 9101947.4%
202035Qualifying Q 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
202035WTA 12333.3%11250.0%———————— 23540.0%
202136Qualifying Q 202100.0%0110.0%———————— 21366.7%
202136WTA 1081855.6%13425.0%0110.0%———— 11122347.8%
202237Qualifying Q 0110.0%202100.0%———————— 21366.7%
202237WTA 18102864.3%53862.5%13425.0%———— 24164060.0%
202338Qualifying Q 11250.0%———————————— 11250.0%
202338WTA 481233.3%27922.2%0110.0%———— 6162227.3%
Career——15613529153.6%887716553.3%15233839.5%42666.7%26323750052.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Kaia Kanepi career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
200116 00——0110.0%00——00—— 0110.0%
200217 00——0110.0%12333.3%101100.0% 23540.0%
200419 00——00——00——0110.0% 0110.0%
200520 00——0220.0%101100.0%202100.0% 32560.0%
200621 0110.0%21366.7%5111631.2%43757.1% 11162740.7%
200722 0220.0%24633.3%751258.3%45944.4% 13162944.8%
200823 16714.3%571241.7%1552075.0%931275.0% 30215158.8%
200924 15616.7%32560.0%5101533.3%54955.6% 14213540.0%
201025 35837.5%641060.0%1282060.0%505100.0% 26174360.5%
201126 14520.0%751258.3%851361.5%33650.0% 19173652.8%
201227 22450.0%63966.7%1341776.5%404100.0% 2593473.5%
201328 12333.3%54955.6%941369.2%606100.0% 21103167.7%
201429 15616.7%33650.0%891747.1%52771.4% 17193647.2%
201530 0330.0%23540.0%42666.7%24633.3% 8122040.0%
201631 00——00——00——0110.0% 0110.0%
201732 00——0110.0%31475.0%101100.0% 42666.7%
201833 12333.3%24633.3%43757.1%42666.7% 11112250.0%
201934 0220.0%23540.0%751258.3%00—— 9101947.4%
202035 00——0110.0%21366.7%0110.0% 23540.0%
202136 202100.0%15616.7%771450.0%101100.0% 11122347.8%
202237 26825.0%35837.5%1541978.9%41580.0% 24164060.0%
202338 00——14520.0%18911.1%44850.0% 6162227.3%
Career 15456025.0%506311344.2%1279422157.5%64349865.3% 25623649252.0%

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

Performance Stats

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 429/500 (85.8%) of Kaia Kanepi's WTA main draw matches.

Kaia Kanepi performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200621 5/30 3.2 3.6 50.1% 63.5% 51.7% 55.9% 43.1% 57.7% 43.7%
200722 21/30 3.0 7.0 57.0% 65.6% 38.7% 49.4% 52.0% 54.0% 42.6%
200823 37/51 2.4 5.1 58.3% 64.6% 45.9% 53.8% 50.1% 56.9% 45.8%
200924 35/36 3.1 5.3 52.3% 64.9% 42.8% 47.9% 52.3% 54.2% 43.8%
201025 42/46 3.7 5.1 59.4% 68.5% 44.9% 53.1% 44.3% 59.0% 47.2%
201126 35/36 4.4 4.3 57.1% 67.9% 44.3% 58.6% 44.1% 57.8% 44.4%
201227 34/34 4.0 4.7 57.0% 70.7% 48.0% 55.5% 51.0% 61.0% 47.8%
201328 30/31 4.1 4.5 55.7% 69.5% 47.3% 59.5% 45.7% 59.5% 43.9%
201429 36/36 4.1 5.5 55.7% 65.5% 43.2% 50.9% 45.3% 55.4% 43.2%
201530 18/20 3.5 4.7 55.8% 66.6% 45.7% 55.4% 59.7% 57.3% 41.0%
201631 1/1 1.0 4.0 65.3% 65.6% 11.8% 16.7% 100.0% 46.9% 38.7%
201732 6/6 2.0 2.7 71.5% 61.5% 44.5% 61.3% 43.3% 56.5% 42.1%
201833 22/22 2.6 4.5 59.6% 64.2% 47.7% 53.3% 45.4% 57.7% 44.9%
201934 19/19 3.3 4.7 58.3% 66.6% 41.8% 47.1% 37.8% 56.0% 43.9%
202035 5/5 3.6 3.2 58.7% 62.0% 47.8% 41.4% 49.8% 56.5% 45.3%
202136 22/23 3.7 4.6 51.7% 65.7% 46.8% 49.5% 54.1% 56.4% 41.5%
202237 39/40 4.6 3.7 55.9% 68.5% 49.0% 49.4% 45.1% 59.7% 43.1%
202338 22/22 2.5 3.2 57.1% 66.5% 45.8% 46.5% 42.4% 57.4% 40.6%
Career 429/500 3.6 4.7 56.7% 66.8% 45.3% 52.4% 47.6% 57.5% 44.1%

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 Schedule
2001 16 1497 105.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — -0.28
2002 17 1498 103.4 — — — — — +23 — 40.0% -0.90 — — -0.02
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%) +0.49
2006 21 1607 113.9 +0.07 -1.13 1.033 50.5% +4 -61 — 47.9% -0.39 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) +1.24
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%) +0.31
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%) +0.36
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%) +0.82
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%) -0.87
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%) +0.20
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%) -0.13
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%) -0.05
2014 29 1719 134.9 +0.25 +0.12 0.969 49.5% +37 +79 -56 48.9% -0.16 7–9 (44%) 9–4 (69%) -0.99
2015 30 1650 126.6 -0.20 +0.50 0.961 49.3% +46 +108 — 47.5% -0.15 1–3 (25%) 1–0 -0.63
2016 31 1656 113.1 +1.02 -0.65 0.730 42.3% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — -0.03
2017 32 1725 124.7 -0.82 +0.37 0.969 49.3% +29 — — 57.1% -0.14 2–0 — +0.42
2018 33 1778 141.7 +1.28 +1.15 1.059 51.2% +62 -35 — 55.1% +0.20 2–5 (29%) 1–3 (25%) -0.30
2019 34 1749 130.6 -0.83 +1.76 0.998 49.8% +7 +45 — 46.8% -0.15 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) -0.91
2020 35 1720 114.0 +0.66 +1.49 1.042 51.0% -6 — — 41.7% +0.17 1–1 0–2 -0.22
2021 36 1696 136.0 +0.07 -0.07 0.950 49.1% +50 +17 — 44.0% -0.34 4–2 (67%) 2–5 (29%) -1.74
2022 37 1802 145.1 +2.42 +0.91 1.071 51.2% +47 +6 -235 54.7% +0.25 11–8 (58%) 6–7 (46%) -0.28
2023 38 1609 123.1 +0.69 -2.15 0.953 48.8% +88 +40 — 37.7% -0.79 1–8 (11%) 3–8 (27%) -0.02
Career 1909 143.0 +1.20 +1.03 1.038 50.8% +23 +4 -153 52.3% +0.15 85–89 (49%) 64–63 (50%) -0.49

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Kaia Kanepi Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO
200621 —R64R128R32
200722 R64R128R64R128
200823 R128QFR128R64
200924 R32R128R128R128
201025 R64R64QFQF
201126 R64R32R128R64
201227 R64QF——
201328 —R64QFR32
201429 R128R128R64R16
201530 R128R128R128R64
201732 ———QF
201833 R32R128R128R16
201934 R128R16R64R64
202035 R128R64—R64
202136 R32R128R128R64
202237 QFR32R128R64
202338 R128R128R128R64

WTA 1000

Kaia Kanepi WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge BEICINDOHDUBIWMADMIAITATKYBERCANGUA
200621 ————R128———————
200722 ————R64—R32R32—R64——
200823 ————R64—R16R64QFR32——
200924 R64R64—SFR32R64R32QFR64—R64—
201025 R32———R128—R128—QF—R16—
201126 R16——R16R32R64R64R64QF———
201227 ————R64R64R64—R32———
201328 R32————QF——————
201429 R64—R32—R64R64R32—————
201530 ———R64R128R32R32—————
201833 —R32——R64—R128R32————
201934 —Q1——R64Q2R128—————
202136 ———R64R128Q1R64—————
202237 —R64——R32R32R32———R32R64
202338 ———R64R128R128R128R128————

WTA 500

Kaia Kanepi WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ACOADEBRIDUBEASHERMELPARSDGPORJAPWASAMEBADBANBERBOGBRUCHACHIGUAHASKOLLINLOSMONMOSNEWSTRSYDVINWAR
200520 —————————————————————R32SF—————————
200621 R32—————————————R16—R32———R32FR32—————————
200722 R16————R32——————R32SF—————————————————R32
200823 SF———R32—————F—————R32——————R16———R32—QFQF—
200924 ——R32————R16————————————————R64————R16——
201025 —————————————————————————R16—R32————
201126 ————R32——SF—————————R32————————F——R32——
201227 ——W——————————————SF——————————————
201328 —————————————————W————————R32—————
201429 ——QFR32—————R16—————————————R32—————R16——
201530 ——QF—————————————————————————————
201631 ——Q2—————————————————————————————
201732 ——————————————————————————R32—————
201833 ——QF——————Q3——————————————————R32———
201934 ——————————————————R16———————R16—————
202035 ——Q1—————————————————————————————
202136 ——————F————————————R64————————————
202237 ————R32———Q1——F———R32——R16—————————————
202338 —R16————————————————R64—————————R16———

WTA 250

Kaia Kanepi WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ACOAUCBADBARESTHAMLIBMELMRKSELSTOVIEBIRBROBRUBUDCHICOPHELHOBISTKATLIMMARMEMMOSNEWOEIOPOPALPARPATPORPRAMORROUTAL
200116 ———————————R32—————————————————————————
200217 ——————————————R32———R16—————————R16————————
200621 ————R16—————R16————R16—————————————R32—R32—SF———
200722 —R32—QF——————R32——————————————————R32———————
200823 —R32———————SF———————————————————————R16———
200924 ——R32R32———————————————————QF————————R32————
201025 R16R16R32—————————QF——————R32————QF————W———————
201126 ————————————R32————————————————————————
201227 ————W————F———————QF———————————————————
201328 ——————R32—R16————————————R16—————SF—————————
201429 QF—QF———R32——QF—————————————————R16—————————
201530 ————————R32——————————R16—R16———————————————
201631 ——————————————————————————————————R32——
201833 —————————————————————————R16———————————
201934 —————————————Q3————————R32———R32——————————
202136 ————————————————R16———R16—————————R32——————
202237 ———————R16————————————————————————————SF
202338 —————R16———————————————————————————R16—R32—

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
15
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
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
200116——————208207215204202200
200217189187187168167193319278284280286285
200318315309285334301234234230184171166168
200419162127124123125136141153187214229229
20052024248347649050254322019214112111798
200621968788947570848786916478
200722636556525558404455577475
200823716761554936494333272727
200924282019191825232748606158
201025609610012411880343225212222
201126171616171617293443343434
201227253134342316161515191919
201328394140402646262730303030
201429242624233942515045525151
2015304846515050509089126125125122
201631142144148179206198205207282302305376
201732470462458513630544450418111106100100
201833666459595244464460586161
201934878689798872728211097105101
202035101959999———1001061059393
202136946264666678807066717273
202237636661554638363432293232
202338474857637410192133134170165168
2024392172162192302692834595781262128912861322
2025401322———————————

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 Rank Peak Elo Grand Slams Titles M W L Win % Active Years Match Log
Jie Zheng CHN 15 1,906 0 4 414 218 196 52.7% 2002-2015 Match log
Aravane Rezai FRA 15 1,881 0 4 226 109 117 48.2% 2005-2013 Match log
Shuai Peng CHN 14 1,907 0 2 563 302 261 53.6% 2001-2020 Match log
Barbora Strycova CZE 16 1,889 0 2 586 287 299 49.0% 2003-2023 Match log
Elena Vesnina RUS 13 1,861 0 3 524 263 261 50.2% 2004-2021 Match log
Magdalena Rybarikova SVK 17 1,819 0 4 395 188 207 47.6% 2006-2019 Match log
Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP 16 1,834 0 11 588 310 278 52.7% 2000-2014 Match log
Elena Bovina RUS 14 1,967 0 3 237 127 110 53.6% 2000-2011 Match log
Eleni Daniilidou GRE 14 1,878 0 5 393 187 206 47.6% 2000-2014 Match log
Sorana Cirstea ROU 17 2,024 0 4 720 373 347 51.8% 2006-2026 Match log
Petra Martic CRO 14 1,938 0 2 427 212 215 49.6% 2007-2025 Match log
Sabine Lisicki GER 12 1,921 0 4 381 208 173 54.6% 2006-2023 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Kaia Kanepi?
Kaia Kanepi is 41 years old, born on June 10, 1985.
Which country is Kaia Kanepi from?
Kaia Kanepi is from Estonia.
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 Slams has Kaia Kanepi won?
Kaia Kanepi has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Kaia Kanepi won?
Kaia Kanepi has not won a WTA 1000 title.
How many WTA titles has Kaia Kanepi won?
Kaia Kanepi has won 4 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title 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 263 wins and 237 losses (52.6%).
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.
When did Kaia Kanepi play professional tennis?
Kaia Kanepi turned professional in 2001 and was active through 2023.
What is Kaia Kanepi's best surface?
Kaia Kanepi's best surface is hard court with a 53.6% win rate (156W-135L).
Who is Kaia Kanepi's biggest rival?
Kaia Kanepi's most frequent opponent is Flavia Pennetta, with a head-to-head record of 5–4 across 9 meetings.