# Kaia Kanepi vs Kimiko Date — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/kaia-kanepi-vs-kimiko-date?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:123361&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:124247
Tour: WTA

Kaia Kanepi holds a 1–0 lead over Kimiko Date in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kaia Kanepi leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kaia Kanepi won the 2009 Australian Open first round 6-4 4-6 8-6.

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## Overall
- Kaia Kanepi: 1 wins
- Kimiko Date: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Kaia Kanepi 1 - 0 Kimiko Date

## By tournament category
- Grand Slam: Kaia Kanepi 1 - 0 Kimiko Date

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Kaia Kanepi | 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 |
| Kimiko Date | 2093 | 154.4 | -1.51 | 0.62 | 0.928 | 48.3% | 30 | -185 | -61 | 55.2% | 0.45 | 77-65 (54%) | 42-48 (47%) | 95.3 | -2.24 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2009-01-21* | Australian Open | Grand Slam | R128 | Hard | Kaia Kanepi | 6-4 4-6 8-6 |

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