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

Kaia Kanepi vs Dinara Safina H2H: 0-4

Dinara Safina holds a 4–0 lead over Kaia Kanepi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Dinara Safina leads 2–0 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dinara Safina won the 2009 Australian Open third round 6-2 6-2.

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Kaia Kanepi
Estonia Age 41 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 4
4 main draw meetings
Dinara Safina
RUS Age 40 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dinara Safina #3 6-2 6-2 Kaia Kanepi #28 Match data Jan 24, 2009* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Dinara Safina #5 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2 Kaia Kanepi #39 Match data Sep 20, 2008* QF Pan Pacific Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Dinara Safina #17 6-4 6-3 Kaia Kanepi #55 Match data May 8, 2008* R32 Berlin Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Dinara Safina #9 7-6(5) 6-2 Kaia Kanepi #61 Match data May 17, 2007* R32 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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
Kaia Kanepi #1,322 #15 2,760 1,908 264 236 52.8% 0 0 0 2 2 4
Dinara Safina #452 #1 10,521 2,126 304 161 65.4% 0 5 0 2 4 11

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 Kaia Kanepi Dinara Safina
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2001 0–1 0.0% #200 1,496 0 0 2002 12–5 70.6% #68 1,666 0 1
17 2002 2–3 40.0% #285 1,498 0 0 2003 18–15 54.5% #54 1,749 0 2
18 — — — — — — — 2004 20–19 51.3% #44 1,713 0 2
19 2004 0–1 0.0% #229 1,484 0 0 2005 37–19 66.1% #20 1,832 0 4
20 2005 3–2 60.0% #98 1,527 0 0 2006 44–21 67.7% #11 1,870 0 4
21 2006 14–16 46.7% #78 1,606 0 0 2007 38–22 63.3% #15 1,864 0 4
22 2007 13–17 43.3% #75 1,581 0 0 2008 56–19 74.7% #3 2,032 0 8
23 2008 30–21 58.8% #27 1,761 0 0 2009 55–16 77.5% #2 1,956 0 11
24 2009 15–21 41.7% #58 1,603 0 0 2010 13–16 44.8% #63 1,798 0 11
25 2010 29–17 63.0% #22 1,842 0 1 2011 11–9 55.0% #132 1,810 0 11
26 2011 19–17 52.8% #34 1,798 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 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 Kaia Kanepi Dinara Safina
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% — — — — — — — — 2002 2 2 4 50.0% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
17 2002 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 8 9 17 47.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
19 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 16 13 29 55.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 1 9 88.9%
20 2005 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 21 12 33 63.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0%
21 2006 8 8 16 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 19 14 33 57.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 36 14 50 72.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 2008 19 12 31 61.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2009 27 12 39 69.2% 20 2 22 90.9% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
24 2009 9 13 22 40.9% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2010 12 11 23 52.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2011 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — —
26 2011 14 9 23 60.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 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 — 156 134 290 53.8% 88 76 164 53.7% 16 24 40 40.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — 158 102 260 60.8% 101 37 138 73.2% 27 14 41 65.9% 18 8 26 69.2%

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 427/488 of Kaia Kanepi's and 298/448 of Dinara Safina'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 Kaia Kanepi Dinara Safina
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 6/33 1.2 4.2 53.5% 63.6% 44.1% 35.8% 38.8% 54.8% 44.2%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 6/39 5.3 4.2 54.5% 60.5% 36.7% 45.3% 44.5% 49.8% 41.6%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 9/56 3.1 3.0 64.6% 63.5% 48.0% 48.3% 33.4% 57.9% 39.5%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 49/65 2.5 4.1 66.3% 63.7% 44.7% 53.3% 49.1% 57.3% 47.2%
21 2006 5/30 3.2 3.6 50.1% 63.5% 51.7% 55.9% 43.1% 57.7% 43.7% 2007 51/60 4.6 4.7 63.0% 63.5% 47.4% 59.8% 50.9% 57.5% 44.5%
22 2007 21/30 3.0 7.0 57.0% 65.6% 38.7% 49.4% 52.0% 54.0% 42.6% 2008 64/75 3.9 5.7 62.9% 69.9% 44.5% 52.5% 47.7% 60.4% 48.0%
23 2008 37/51 2.4 5.1 58.3% 64.6% 45.9% 53.8% 50.1% 56.9% 45.8% 2009 68/71 2.5 5.5 65.6% 68.0% 44.9% 55.6% 53.7% 59.9% 48.6%
24 2009 35/36 3.1 5.3 52.3% 64.9% 42.8% 47.9% 52.3% 54.2% 43.8% 2010 27/29 1.7 5.8 65.5% 61.4% 39.4% 49.1% 48.9% 53.9% 45.1%
25 2010 42/46 3.7 5.1 59.4% 68.5% 44.9% 53.1% 44.3% 59.0% 47.2% 2011 18/20 2.6 6.7 60.6% 63.3% 43.1% 51.4% 54.8% 55.2% 46.2%
26 2011 35/36 4.4 4.3 57.1% 67.9% 44.3% 58.6% 44.1% 57.8% 44.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —

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 Kaia Kanepi Dinara Safina
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 2002 1667 133.0 — — — — -103 +63 — 63.2% +1.13 4–2 (67%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.29
17 2002 1498 103.4 — — — — — +23 — 40.0% -0.90 — — — +0.03 2003 1749 135.3 +0.19 +0.42 0.979 48.8% -103 +66 — 57.5% +0.55 3–8 (27%) 2–5 (29%) — -1.56
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1714 138.8 -1.62 -0.49 0.830 46.5% +32 -9 — 51.2% +0.20 6–6 (50%) 1–5 (17%) — -1.30
19 2004 1485 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19 2005 1832 141.9 +1.43 -1.83 0.937 48.6% -7 -51 -239 62.5% +0.70 10–8 (56%) 11–4 (73%) — -1.43
20 2005 1527 114.1 — — — — +28 — — 54.5% +0.18 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.08 2006 1870 153.3 +1.50 +3.28 1.104 52.3% -58 +92 -143 64.8% +1.15 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) — +0.58
21 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 2007 1864 144.9 +1.88 +1.34 1.047 51.3% -40 +145 -92 59.1% +0.55 10–6 (63%) 8–5 (62%) — +2.70
22 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 2008 2033 163.1 +5.48 +4.99 1.212 54.2% -37 +68 -221 68.8% +1.40 15–7 (68%) 14–7 (67%) — -1.19
23 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 2009 1956 156.1 +4.17 +4.65 1.212 54.1% -64 +244 -32 71.6% +1.59 16–6 (73%) 7–9 (44%) — -0.83
24 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 2010 1799 141.8 -0.37 +2.20 0.978 49.5% +10 +257 — 48.4% -0.22 3–5 (38%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.09
25 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 2011 1811 133.4 -0.12 +1.99 1.031 50.7% -8 +212 — 60.5% +0.14 3–4 (43%) 3–0 (100%) — -2.13
26 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 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 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 — 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 — 2127 154.7 +2.67 +3.16 1.108 52.3% -34 +109 -137 62.6% +0.88 80–56 (59%) 60–46 (57%) 104.2 -1.42

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.