H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Elena Rybakina vs Kaia Kanepi H2H: 1-0

Elena Rybakina holds a 1–0 lead over Kaia Kanepi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Elena Rybakina leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Rybakina won the 2021 Miami Open second round 6-4 6-0.

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Elena Rybakina
Kazakhstan Age 27 Right-Handed 184 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Kaia Kanepi
Estonia Age 41 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Rybakina #23 6-4 6-0 Kaia Kanepi #64 Match data Mar 26, 2021* R64 Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard
Kaia Kanepi #59 6-2 6-3 Elena Rybakina #221 Match data May 19, 2018 Q2 Q Strasbourg Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Elena Rybakina #2 #2 8,705 2,249 315 129 70.9% 3 2 1 6 2 14
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 Elena Rybakina 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
18 2017 0–1 0.0% #435 1,540 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2018 3–2 60.0% #182 1,568 0 0 2004 0–1 0.0% #229 1,484 0 0
20 2019 23–10 69.7% #37 1,756 0 1 2005 3–2 60.0% #98 1,527 0 0
21 2020 29–11 72.5% #19 1,874 0 2 2006 14–16 46.7% #78 1,606 0 0
22 2021 32–22 59.3% #14 1,866 0 2 2007 13–17 43.3% #75 1,581 0 0
23 2022 38–22 63.3% #21 1,904 1 3 2008 30–21 58.8% #27 1,761 0 0
24 2023 46–17 73.0% #4 2,025 1 5 2009 15–21 41.7% #58 1,603 0 0
25 2024 42–13 76.4% #6 2,070 1 8 2010 29–17 63.0% #22 1,842 0 1
26 2025 53–18 74.6% #5 2,172 1 11 2011 19–17 52.8% #34 1,798 0 1
27 2026 49–13 79.0% #2 2,190 3 14 2012 25–9 73.5% #19 1,861 0 3
28 — — — — — — — 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 Elena Rybakina 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% — — — — — — — —
18 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2018 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2019 12 6 18 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2005 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2020 22 8 30 73.3% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 8 8 16 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2021 20 16 36 55.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 2022 23 15 38 60.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — 2008 19 12 31 61.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
24 2023 32 12 44 72.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2009 9 13 22 40.9% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2024 24 9 33 72.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
26 2025 39 12 51 76.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2011 14 9 23 60.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
27 2026 36 7 43 83.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2012 13 6 19 68.4% 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 210 87 297 70.7% 68 26 94 72.3% 37 16 53 69.8% — — — — — 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 407/445 of Elena Rybakina'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 Elena Rybakina 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%
18 2017 1/1 2.0 2.0 61.6% 50.9% 57.6% 53.9% 50.0% 53.5% 31.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2018 5/5 3.4 4.8 62.1% 63.3% 44.2% 55.3% 50.1% 55.5% 43.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2019 33/33 3.6 3.0 58.5% 68.8% 51.2% 56.1% 51.2% 61.4% 45.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2020 39/40 4.9 3.4 59.8% 70.7% 49.6% 60.2% 46.7% 62.2% 43.3% 2006 5/30 3.2 3.6 50.1% 63.5% 51.7% 55.9% 43.1% 57.7% 43.7%
22 2021 46/54 6.1 3.3 57.6% 73.4% 49.6% 58.1% 48.3% 63.2% 42.8% 2007 21/30 3.0 7.0 57.0% 65.6% 38.7% 49.4% 52.0% 54.0% 42.6%
23 2022 55/60 6.7 2.7 56.1% 73.3% 53.0% 56.1% 42.5% 64.2% 41.8% 2008 37/51 2.4 5.1 58.3% 64.6% 45.9% 53.8% 50.1% 56.9% 45.8%
24 2023 60/63 7.6 3.0 56.9% 74.5% 49.3% 59.3% 44.7% 63.7% 43.9% 2009 35/36 3.1 5.3 52.3% 64.9% 42.8% 47.9% 52.3% 54.2% 43.8%
25 2024 53/55 6.8 2.6 61.6% 73.9% 47.9% 59.5% 47.6% 63.9% 45.7% 2010 42/46 3.7 5.1 59.4% 68.5% 44.9% 53.1% 44.3% 59.0% 47.2%
26 2025 55/72 7.3 3.0 57.2% 76.0% 51.8% 64.8% 45.4% 65.8% 43.4% 2011 35/36 4.4 4.3 57.1% 67.9% 44.3% 58.6% 44.1% 57.8% 44.4%
27 2026 60/62 6.2 2.8 57.7% 74.6% 52.5% 60.5% 48.3% 65.2% 42.6% 2012 34/34 4.0 4.7 57.0% 70.7% 48.0% 55.5% 51.0% 61.0% 47.8%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 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 — 407/445 6.3 3.0 58.1% 73.3% 50.6% 59.4% 46.6% 63.8% 43.5% — 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 use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Elena Rybakina 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 2017 1541 106.5 +0.44 -1.64 0.683 44.3% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2018 1568 116.3 -1.53 +1.92 0.978 49.8% +44 — — 54.5% +0.27 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.11 2004 1485 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19
20 2019 1757 132.5 +3.24 +1.67 1.179 53.3% -47 -58 -31 65.3% +1.17 7–3 (70%) 5–3 (63%) 107.8 +1.32 2005 1527 114.1 — — — — +28 — — 54.5% +0.18 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.08
21 2020 1875 147.2 +4.32 +0.59 1.145 52.7% -14 -104 — 68.5% +1.08 9–5 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 104.7 +0.37 2006 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
22 2021 1866 151.0 +5.80 +0.56 1.165 53.1% -24 -47 -11 61.7% +0.85 6–10 (38%) 6–13 (32%) 88.7 +0.11 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%) 96.3 +0.10
23 2022 1905 152.2 +6.27 -0.63 1.167 52.5% -4 -89 +122 63.1% +0.92 10–10 (50%) 13–10 (57%) 102.7 +1.31 2008 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
24 2023 2026 167.3 +7.04 +2.34 1.210 53.8% +35 -91 +26 71.5% +1.29 11–9 (55%) 15–5 (75%) 103.3 -1.22 2009 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
25 2024 2071 166.5 +6.78 +3.55 1.264 54.5% +35 +5 +84 71.2% +1.52 14–6 (70%) 6–9 (40%) 100.8 +0.07 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%) 101.4 -1.00
26 2025 2172 167.2 +8.24 +1.21 1.267 54.3% +50 -83 -22 69.5% +1.49 15–10 (60%) 14–10 (58%) 101.1 +0.87 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%) 97.9 +0.49
27 2026 2190 173.3 +7.79 +1.56 1.222 53.6% +139 -73 -145 72.4% +1.45 16–7 (70%) 7–6 (54%) 103.2 -1.68 2012 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
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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%) 106.6 +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%) 97.8 -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 -0.85 +0.35 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%) 93.5 -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%) 102.0 -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%) 99.7 -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%) 100.8 -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%) 87.2 -0.08
Career — 2250 164.6 +6.34 +1.39 1.201 53.5% +31 -66 +15 67.9% +1.22 89–61 (59%) 76–63 (55%) 103.8 +0.26 — 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.