H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Aryna Sabalenka vs Kaia Kanepi H2H: 1-2

Kaia Kanepi holds a 2–1 lead over Aryna Sabalenka in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Kaia Kanepi leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Aryna Sabalenka won the 2022 US Open second round 2-6 7-6(8) 6-4.

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Aryna Sabalenka
Belarus Age 28 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Kaia Kanepi
Estonia Age 41 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Aryna Sabalenka #6 2-6 7-6(8) 6-4 Kaia Kanepi #34 Match data Sep 1, 2022* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Kaia Kanepi #115 5-7 6-2 7-6(7) Aryna Sabalenka #2 Match data Jan 25, 2022* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Kaia Kanepi #94 6-1 2-6 6-1 Aryna Sabalenka #7 Match data Feb 3, 2021* R32 Gippsland Trophy WTA 500 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Aryna Sabalenka #1 #1 12,420 2,324 411 144 74.1% 4 11 1 6 2 24
Kaia Kanepi #1,322 #15 2,760 1,908 264 236 52.8% 0 0 0 2 2 4

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Kaia Kanepi
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2001 0–1 0.0% #200 1,496 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2002 2–3 40.0% #285 1,498 0 0
19 2017 9–5 64.3% #96 1,674 0 0 2004 0–1 0.0% #229 1,484 0 0
20 2018 43–21 67.2% #13 1,963 0 2 2005 3–2 60.0% #98 1,527 0 0
21 2019 36–21 63.2% #11 1,938 0 5 2006 14–16 46.7% #78 1,606 0 0
22 2020 28–9 75.7% #10 2,006 0 8 2007 13–17 43.3% #75 1,581 0 0
23 2021 45–18 71.4% #2 1,975 0 10 2008 30–21 58.8% #27 1,761 0 0
24 2022 33–22 60.0% #5 1,955 0 10 2009 15–21 41.7% #58 1,603 0 0
25 2023 56–14 80.0% #2 2,082 1 13 2010 29–17 63.0% #22 1,842 0 1
26 2024 56–14 80.0% #1 2,173 3 17 2011 19–17 52.8% #34 1,798 0 1
27 2025 64–12 84.2% #1 2,227 4 21 2012 25–9 73.5% #19 1,861 0 3
28 2026 41–8 83.7% #1 2,167 4 24 2013 21–10 67.7% #30 1,838 0 4
29 — — — — — — — 2014 17–19 47.2% #51 1,719 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 2015 8–12 40.0% #122 1,659 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 2016 0–1 0.0% #376 1,663 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2017 4–2 66.7% #100 1,731 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 2018 12–12 50.0% #61 1,776 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 2019 9–9 50.0% #101 1,761 0 4
35 — — — — — — — 2020 2–3 40.0% #93 1,729 0 4
36 — — — — — — — 2021 11–12 47.8% #73 1,699 0 4
37 — — — — — — — 2022 24–16 60.0% #32 1,802 0 4
38 — — — — — — — 2023 6–15 28.6% #168 1,627 0 4

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Kaia Kanepi
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2017 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2018 32 12 44 72.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2005 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2019 29 12 41 70.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2006 8 8 16 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2020 23 7 30 76.7% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 2021 25 12 37 67.6% 13 3 16 81.3% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2008 19 12 31 61.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
24 2022 20 15 35 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2009 9 13 22 40.9% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2023 36 9 45 80.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
26 2024 40 9 49 81.6% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 14 9 23 60.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
27 2025 40 7 47 85.1% 17 3 20 85.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2012 13 6 19 68.4% 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2026 28 3 31 90.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2013 3 3 6 50.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 12 12 24 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 9 6 15 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 3 6 9 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 10 8 18 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 18 10 28 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 4 8 12 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 281 90 371 75.7% 90 33 123 73.2% 40 21 61 65.6% — — — — — 156 134 290 53.8% 88 76 164 53.7% 16 24 40 40.0% 4 2 6 66.7%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 527/558 of Aryna Sabalenka's and 427/488 of Kaia Kanepi's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Kaia Kanepi
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
19 2017 12/14 5.3 3.7 58.2% 67.6% 47.5% 61.1% 52.8% 59.8% 45.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2018 58/64 4.4 4.6 59.3% 69.7% 49.1% 61.4% 44.8% 61.2% 42.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2019 56/57 4.4 6.2 61.4% 69.5% 46.4% 58.6% 48.7% 60.6% 45.2% 2006 5/30 3.2 3.6 50.1% 63.5% 51.7% 55.9% 43.1% 57.7% 43.7%
22 2020 37/37 4.5 4.5 62.2% 68.5% 48.4% 52.0% 51.2% 61.0% 46.1% 2007 21/30 3.0 7.0 57.0% 65.6% 38.7% 49.4% 52.0% 54.0% 42.6%
23 2021 59/63 6.0 5.4 58.3% 70.8% 49.9% 63.5% 52.0% 62.0% 45.3% 2008 37/51 2.4 5.1 58.3% 64.6% 45.9% 53.8% 50.1% 56.9% 45.8%
24 2022 54/55 4.7 7.9 60.6% 67.9% 42.9% 50.4% 47.0% 58.0% 45.3% 2009 35/36 3.1 5.3 52.3% 64.9% 42.8% 47.9% 52.3% 54.2% 43.8%
25 2023 69/70 5.9 4.1 61.2% 74.4% 50.3% 61.9% 46.3% 65.1% 45.7% 2010 42/46 3.7 5.1 59.4% 68.5% 44.9% 53.1% 44.3% 59.0% 47.2%
26 2024 70/71 4.4 2.9 62.8% 71.1% 51.5% 63.6% 50.6% 63.8% 46.1% 2011 35/36 4.4 4.3 57.1% 67.9% 44.3% 58.6% 44.1% 57.8% 44.4%
27 2025 63/77 4.0 2.3 63.3% 69.5% 53.0% 61.0% 51.6% 63.2% 46.6% 2012 34/34 4.0 4.7 57.0% 70.7% 48.0% 55.5% 51.0% 61.0% 47.8%
28 2026 49/50 4.8 2.2 64.8% 72.3% 54.0% 60.8% 49.5% 65.8% 45.3% 2013 30/31 4.1 4.5 55.7% 69.5% 47.3% 59.5% 45.7% 59.5% 43.9%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 36/36 4.1 5.5 55.7% 65.5% 43.2% 50.9% 45.3% 55.4% 43.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 18/20 3.5 4.7 55.8% 66.6% 45.7% 55.4% 59.7% 57.3% 41.0%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 1/1 1.0 4.0 65.3% 65.6% 11.8% 16.7% 100.0% 46.9% 38.7%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 6/6 2.0 2.7 71.5% 61.5% 44.5% 61.3% 43.3% 56.5% 42.1%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 22/24 2.6 4.5 59.6% 64.2% 47.7% 53.3% 45.4% 57.7% 44.9%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 18/18 3.5 4.7 58.4% 66.1% 42.5% 47.5% 39.9% 56.0% 44.6%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 5/5 3.6 3.2 58.7% 62.0% 47.8% 41.4% 49.8% 56.5% 45.3%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 22/23 3.7 4.6 51.7% 65.7% 46.8% 49.5% 54.1% 56.4% 41.5%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 39/40 4.6 3.7 55.9% 68.5% 49.0% 49.4% 45.1% 59.7% 43.1%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 21/21 2.5 3.1 57.0% 66.2% 46.9% 46.5% 42.8% 57.7% 40.7%
Career — 527/558 4.8 4.4 61.4% 70.5% 49.6% 59.8% 49.1% 62.4% 45.3% — 427/500 3.6 4.7 56.7% 66.8% 45.4% 52.4% 47.7% 57.5% 44.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Aryna Sabalenka Kaia Kanepi
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1497 105.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.28
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1498 103.4 — — — — — +23 — 40.0% -0.90 — — — +0.03
18 2016 1499 99.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2017 1674 126.8 +1.94 +0.44 1.134 52.8% +32 — — 65.6% +1.03 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.60 2004 1485 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19
20 2018 1963 152.3 +4.32 +0.38 1.084 51.7% +5 -387 -239 60.4% +0.62 19–7 (73%) 13–6 (68%) — -2.90 2005 1527 114.1 — — — — +28 — — 54.5% +0.18 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.08
21 2019 1938 149.8 +3.72 +2.29 1.148 53.1% +36 -321 -241 59.5% +0.89 11–8 (58%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.95 2006 1607 113.9 +0.07 -1.13 1.033 50.5% +4 -62 — 47.9% -0.39 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.19
22 2020 2007 154.4 +3.98 +2.79 1.182 53.5% +20 -307 — 67.0% +1.13 11–5 (69%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.98 2007 1581 120.1 -1.50 -0.76 0.926 48.4% +17 +20 -16 46.5% -0.18 4–7 (36%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.10
23 2021 1975 161.3 +5.49 +3.40 1.194 53.7% -3 -39 -109 68.9% +1.37 10–14 (42%) 9–6 (60%) — -0.98 2008 1761 142.2 +1.74 +1.87 1.063 51.4% -2 -50 — 55.6% +0.40 13–9 (59%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.04
24 2022 1956 152.8 +1.65 +3.23 1.078 51.5% -5 -17 -80 56.6% +0.40 15–13 (54%) 9–5 (64%) — -1.09 2009 1604 134.2 -0.69 +1.03 0.958 49.2% +69 +58 — 45.0% -0.20 4–8 (33%) 0–7 (0%) — +0.79
25 2023 2082 170.8 +8.10 +3.76 1.309 55.2% +25 +2 -99 75.3% +1.71 10–6 (63%) 13–6 (68%) — -2.05 2010 1842 146.9 +2.60 +3.18 1.151 53.0% -58 -100 -165 63.4% +0.93 3–8 (27%) 9–3 (75%) — -1.00
26 2024 2174 173.0 +7.39 +4.30 1.275 54.8% +37 -17 — 75.8% +1.72 12–9 (57%) 7–5 (58%) — -2.10 2011 1799 142.9 +1.95 +1.23 1.051 51.0% +49 -115 -218 50.6% +0.20 8–7 (53%) 3–6 (33%) — +0.49
27 2025 2227 172.3 +6.38 +4.36 1.266 54.8% +55 +38 -79 78.4% +1.81 12–6 (67%) 22–3 (88%) — -1.23 2012 1862 140.4 +3.77 +2.86 1.226 54.3% -34 -10 — 67.5% +1.30 7–2 (78%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.29
28 2026 2168 168.0 +7.50 +3.42 1.323 55.2% +159 +31 -48 81.5% +1.88 4–6 (40%) 10–5 (67%) — +0.15 2013 1838 132.3 +2.40 +0.55 1.085 51.8% -37 +75 -164 62.9% +0.74 6–2 (75%) 7–2 (78%) — +0.19
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1719 134.8 +0.25 +0.12 0.969 49.5% +38 +81 -56 48.9% -0.16 7–9 (44%) 9–4 (69%) — -0.89
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1659 126.5 -0.20 +0.50 0.961 49.3% +51 +100 — 47.5% -0.15 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.35
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1663 113.1 +1.02 -0.64 0.730 42.3% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.02
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1732 125.4 -0.82 +0.37 0.969 49.3% +33 — — 57.1% -0.14 2–0 — — +0.38
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1777 140.3 +1.23 +0.94 1.059 51.2% +67 -33 -156 54.7% +0.21 2–5 (29%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1762 130.8 -0.84 +2.11 1.014 50.2% +14 +32 — 48.9% 0.00 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.46
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1729 113.7 +0.66 +1.49 1.042 51.0% +2 — — 41.7% +0.17 1–1 0–2 — -0.21
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1700 135.8 +0.07 -0.08 0.950 49.1% +53 +14 — 44.0% -0.34 4–2 (67%) 2–5 (29%) — -1.55
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1802 144.9 +2.41 +0.90 1.071 51.2% +48 +6 -236 54.7% +0.25 11–8 (58%) 6–7 (46%) — -0.84
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1627 124.3 +1.07 -1.99 0.962 49.0% +69 +54 — 38.0% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 2–8 (20%) — -0.08
Career — 2324 167.4 +5.48 +3.11 1.204 53.8% +35 -72 -131 69.3% +1.29 105–77 (58%) 94–52 (64%) 106.8 -1.74 — 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

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.