H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Kaia Kanepi vs Flavia Pennetta H2H: 5-4

Kaia Kanepi holds a 5–4 lead over Flavia Pennetta in their WTA head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, Kaia Kanepi leads 3–2 on hard courts, while they are tied 2–2 on clay. Most recently, Flavia Pennetta won the 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 32 7-5 6-4.

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Kaia Kanepi
Estonia Age 41 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
5 – 4
9 main-draw meetings
Flavia Pennetta
ITA Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Flavia Pennetta #22 7-5 6-4 Kaia Kanepi #25 Match data Feb 20, 2014* R32 Dubai Tennis Championships Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Kaia Kanepi #51 6-3 6-7(6) 6-2 Flavia Pennetta #103 Match data May 8, 2013* R64 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Kaia Kanepi #43 3-6 6-4 6-4 Flavia Pennetta #23 Match data Sep 28, 2011* R64 Pan Pacific Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Kaia Kanepi #38 6-4 6-3 Flavia Pennetta #12 Match data Jul 18, 2010* F Palermo International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Kaia Kanepi #47 6-2 7-6(6) Flavia Pennetta #17 Match data Aug 12, 2008* R64 Beijing Olympics Olympics Hard
Flavia Pennetta #30 6-2 6-1 Kaia Kanepi #58 Match data Mar 15, 2008* R64 Indian Wells Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Flavia Pennetta #30 6-4 6-2 Kaia Kanepi #67 Match data Mar 1, 2008* SF Acapulco Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Flavia Pennetta #32 6-3 6-3 Kaia Kanepi #71 Match data Feb 16, 2008* QF Vina Del Mar Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Kaia Kanepi #77 7-5 7-6(3) Flavia Pennetta #29 Match data Jan 17, 2007* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Kaia Kanepi #1,322 #15 2,760 1,908 264 236 52.8% 0 0 0 2 2 4
Flavia Pennetta #15 #6 3,621 1,985 420 274 60.5% 1 1 0 1 8 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 Flavia Pennetta
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 2004 0–1 0.0% #229 1,484 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2005 3–2 60.0% #98 1,527 0 0 2002 1–3 25.0% #95 1,482 0 0
21 2006 14–16 46.7% #78 1,606 0 0 2003 18–20 47.4% #69 1,559 0 0
22 2007 13–17 43.3% #75 1,581 0 0 2004 30–22 57.7% #38 1,667 0 1
23 2008 30–21 58.8% #27 1,761 0 0 2005 37–21 63.8% #23 1,758 0 3
24 2009 15–21 41.7% #58 1,603 0 0 2006 29–18 61.7% #28 1,725 0 3
25 2010 29–17 63.0% #22 1,842 0 1 2007 30–24 55.6% #39 1,768 0 4
26 2011 19–17 52.8% #34 1,798 0 1 2008 50–24 67.6% #13 1,895 0 6
27 2012 25–9 73.5% #19 1,861 0 3 2009 52–23 69.3% #12 1,906 0 8
28 2013 21–10 67.7% #30 1,838 0 4 2010 45–23 66.2% #24 1,859 0 9
29 2014 17–19 47.2% #51 1,719 0 4 2011 31–22 58.5% #20 1,815 0 9
30 2015 8–12 40.0% #122 1,659 0 4 2012 21–14 60.0% #45 1,763 0 9
31 2016 0–1 0.0% #376 1,663 0 4 2013 19–20 48.7% #31 1,738 0 9
32 2017 4–2 66.7% #100 1,731 0 4 2014 30–20 60.0% #12 1,780 0 10
33 2018 12–12 50.0% #61 1,776 0 4 2015 27–20 57.4% #8 1,842 1 11
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 Flavia Pennetta
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 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2005 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
21 2006 8 8 16 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 9 10 19 47.4% 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2004 8 11 19 42.1% 20 8 28 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
23 2008 19 12 31 61.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2005 13 12 25 52.0% 20 6 26 76.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2009 9 13 22 40.9% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2006 10 7 17 58.8% 16 8 24 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2007 15 11 26 57.7% 13 11 24 54.2% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 2011 14 9 23 60.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2008 29 16 45 64.4% 20 6 26 76.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 2012 13 6 19 68.4% 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 30 13 43 69.8% 18 8 26 69.2% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
28 2013 3 3 6 50.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 24 14 38 63.2% 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2014 12 12 24 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2011 23 15 38 60.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
30 2015 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 8 7 15 53.3% 10 4 14 71.4% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
31 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 8 9 17 47.1% 8 9 17 47.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
32 2017 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 24 14 38 63.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
33 2018 9 6 15 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2015 22 14 36 61.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
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% — 223 154 377 59.2% 165 89 254 65.0% 29 27 56 51.8% 3 4 7 42.9%

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 463/690 of Flavia Pennetta'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 Flavia Pennetta
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%
21 2006 5/30 3.2 3.6 50.1% 63.5% 51.7% 55.9% 43.1% 57.7% 43.7% 2003 6/38 2.2 5.2 54.6% 66.1% 35.6% 50.8% 40.2% 52.0% 42.7%
22 2007 21/30 3.0 7.0 57.0% 65.6% 38.7% 49.4% 52.0% 54.0% 42.6% 2004 3/52 6.0 7.3 56.1% 59.9% 40.0% 56.8% 55.2% 52.0% 44.4%
23 2008 37/51 2.4 5.1 58.3% 64.6% 45.9% 53.8% 50.1% 56.9% 45.8% 2005 10/58 2.0 5.3 51.6% 60.9% 43.9% 51.3% 58.3% 52.4% 46.6%
24 2009 35/36 3.1 5.3 52.3% 64.9% 42.8% 47.9% 52.3% 54.2% 43.8% 2006 26/47 2.8 4.0 59.6% 62.9% 44.7% 53.3% 52.6% 55.4% 48.6%
25 2010 42/46 3.7 5.1 59.4% 68.5% 44.9% 53.1% 44.3% 59.0% 47.2% 2007 37/54 1.9 3.8 60.1% 60.3% 42.7% 50.3% 54.4% 53.1% 45.3%
26 2011 35/36 4.4 4.3 57.1% 67.9% 44.3% 58.6% 44.1% 57.8% 44.4% 2008 62/74 3.2 3.2 55.9% 68.7% 49.3% 58.7% 50.8% 60.1% 47.6%
27 2012 34/34 4.0 4.7 57.0% 70.7% 48.0% 55.5% 51.0% 61.0% 47.8% 2009 72/75 2.6 3.7 54.7% 67.6% 49.8% 57.2% 52.1% 59.5% 47.8%
28 2013 30/31 4.1 4.5 55.7% 69.5% 47.3% 59.5% 45.7% 59.5% 43.9% 2010 64/68 3.0 2.4 56.2% 67.7% 51.7% 59.1% 54.0% 60.4% 47.8%
29 2014 36/36 4.1 5.5 55.7% 65.5% 43.2% 50.9% 45.3% 55.4% 43.2% 2011 48/53 3.2 3.5 55.4% 66.5% 47.2% 53.0% 53.7% 57.9% 45.8%
30 2015 18/20 3.5 4.7 55.8% 66.6% 45.7% 55.4% 59.7% 57.3% 41.0% 2012 30/35 2.4 2.8 55.3% 61.9% 47.5% 54.7% 49.4% 55.4% 48.6%
31 2016 1/1 1.0 4.0 65.3% 65.6% 11.8% 16.7% 100.0% 46.9% 38.7% 2013 29/39 3.0 4.5 50.3% 65.8% 43.0% 56.2% 50.5% 54.5% 45.8%
32 2017 6/6 2.0 2.7 71.5% 61.5% 44.5% 61.3% 43.3% 56.5% 42.1% 2014 44/50 4.3 3.2 52.7% 66.2% 47.7% 50.5% 47.8% 57.4% 45.2%
33 2018 22/24 2.6 4.5 59.6% 64.2% 47.7% 53.3% 45.4% 57.7% 44.9% 2015 32/47 2.4 3.9 59.5% 64.2% 48.1% 55.2% 48.8% 58.0% 42.1%
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 — 427/500 3.6 4.7 56.7% 66.8% 45.4% 52.4% 47.7% 57.5% 44.2% — 463/694 2.9 3.5 55.7% 65.7% 47.6% 55.2% 51.7% 57.6% 46.6%

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 Kaia Kanepi Flavia Pennetta
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2004 1485 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2005 1527 114.1 — — — — +28 — — 54.5% +0.18 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.08 2002 1482 97.1 — — — — — +32 — 25.0% -1.75 — — — +0.08
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%) 100.1 +0.19 2003 1560 125.7 -1.72 -0.40 0.890 47.5% -2 +37 +49 47.1% -0.14 6–5 (55%) 3–5 (38%) 102.7 -0.68
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%) 96.3 +0.10 2004 1667 125.4 -0.89 -0.43 0.926 48.4% -112 +146 -120 56.5% +0.58 8–7 (53%) 8–9 (47%) 101.4 +1.32
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%) 107.7 +0.04 2005 1759 135.2 -1.62 +0.86 0.979 50.0% -112 +116 -120 61.9% +0.86 9–11 (45%) 6–6 (50%) 97.0 +2.09
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%) 89.0 +0.79 2006 1726 134.6 -0.56 +2.99 1.089 51.9% -60 +108 -17 59.4% +0.78 11–5 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 105.5 +1.64
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%) 101.4 -1.00 2007 1769 130.8 -2.24 +0.74 0.966 49.2% +6 -52 -58 55.5% +0.31 5–8 (38%) 5–7 (42%) 95.1 -0.31
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%) 97.9 +0.49 2008 1896 147.8 +4.16 +3.17 1.193 53.8% -2 -55 -237 61.8% +0.96 19–9 (68%) 6–6 (50%) 105.6 +0.68
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%) 104.5 +0.29 2009 1906 151.5 +3.26 +3.55 1.179 53.4% -12 +6 -184 67.1% +1.28 12–10 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 101.2 -0.05
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 2010 1859 153.2 +4.15 +3.92 1.206 54.0% +19 +34 -152 66.7% +1.29 4–6 (40%) 6–6 (50%) 95.0 +0.55
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 2011 1815 145.0 +2.35 +1.96 1.088 51.7% +51 -18 -89 57.3% +0.54 11–9 (55%) 6–1 (86%) 102.7 +1.12
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 2012 1764 131.0 +0.55 +3.40 1.090 51.9% +27 +80 -36 62.7% +0.96 6–5 (55%) 4–3 (57%) 98.7 +0.83
31 2016 1663 113.1 +1.02 -0.64 0.730 42.3% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.02 2013 1738 133.4 -0.46 +1.75 1.006 50.1% +45 -19 -24 50.0% +0.03 4–10 (29%) 5–4 (56%) 91.2 -1.59
32 2017 1732 125.4 -0.85 +0.35 0.969 49.3% +33 — — 57.1% -0.14 2–0 — — +0.38 2014 1780 151.1 +1.60 +1.73 1.061 51.3% +46 -53 -75 58.3% +0.70 8–7 (53%) 3–6 (33%) 96.7 +2.58
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 2015 1842 148.4 +1.04 +1.52 1.004 50.2% +50 -127 — 55.0% +0.31 12–7 (63%) 7–3 (70%) 106.4 -0.87
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 — 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 — 1985 146.6 +1.84 +2.56 1.099 52.0% +2 +30 -88 59.1% +0.70 115–99 (54%) 70–64 (52%) 100.9 +1.07

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.