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

Kaia Kanepi vs Kimiko Date H2H: 1-0

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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Kaia Kanepi
Estonia Age 41 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Kimiko Date
JPN Age 55 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kaia Kanepi #28 6-4 4-6 8-6 Kimiko Date #184 Match data Jan 21, 2009* 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
Kimiko Date #1,191 #4 1,280 2,092 245 190 56.3% 0 1 0 2 5 8

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 Kimiko Date
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 — — — — — — — 1989 6–5 54.5% #119 1,563 0 0
19 2004 0–1 0.0% #229 1,484 0 0 1990 10–7 58.8% #79 1,665 0 0
20 2005 3–2 60.0% #98 1,527 0 0 1991 12–11 52.2% #32 1,724 0 0
21 2006 14–16 46.7% #78 1,606 0 0 1992 27–14 65.9% #21 1,853 0 1
22 2007 13–17 43.3% #75 1,581 0 0 1993 25–11 69.4% #13 1,947 0 2
23 2008 30–21 58.8% #27 1,761 0 0 1994 32–12 72.7% #9 1,985 0 4
24 2009 15–21 41.7% #58 1,603 0 0 1995 39–12 76.5% #4 2,029 0 5
25 2010 29–17 63.0% #22 1,842 0 1 1996 34–14 70.8% #8 2,077 0 7
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 2008 0–1 0.0% #189 2,048 0 7
38 2023 6–15 28.6% #168 1,627 0 4 2009 6–11 35.3% #69 1,845 0 8
39 — — — — — — — 2010 19–18 51.4% #51 1,823 0 8
40 — — — — — — — 2011 7–24 22.6% #87 1,570 0 8
41 — — — — — — — 2012 2–14 12.5% #99 1,456 0 8
42 — — — — — — — 2013 12–15 44.4% #75 1,576 0 8
43 — — — — — — — 2014 11–14 44.0% #90 1,597 0 8
44 — — — — — — — 2015 3–6 33.3% #182 1,573 0 8
46 — — — — — — — 2017 0–1 0.0% #1191 1,564 0 8

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 Kimiko Date
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
19 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2005 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2006 8 8 16 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1992 15 6 21 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
22 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1993 18 6 24 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
23 2008 19 12 31 61.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1994 26 5 31 83.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2009 9 13 22 40.9% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1995 16 6 22 72.7% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
25 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 1996 25 8 33 75.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
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% — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 2023 4 8 12 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 17 15 32 53.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 4 16 20 20.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 2 11 13 15.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 10 12 22 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 8 11 19 42.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 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% — 170 127 297 57.2% 24 27 51 47.1% 31 24 55 56.4% 20 12 32 62.5%

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 149/164 of Kimiko Date'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 Kimiko Date
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2007 21/30 3.0 7.0 57.0% 65.6% 38.7% 49.4% 52.0% 54.0% 42.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2008 37/51 2.4 5.1 58.3% 64.6% 45.9% 53.8% 50.1% 56.9% 45.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2009 35/36 3.1 5.3 52.3% 64.9% 42.8% 47.9% 52.3% 54.2% 43.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2010 42/46 3.7 5.1 59.4% 68.5% 44.9% 53.1% 44.3% 59.0% 47.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 2008 1/1 0.0 2.0 59.2% 51.7% 35.0% 44.4% 33.3% 44.9% 36.5%
38 2023 21/21 2.5 3.1 57.0% 66.2% 46.9% 46.5% 42.8% 57.7% 40.7% 2009 13/17 0.8 4.3 67.1% 59.1% 41.4% 54.1% 46.2% 53.0% 43.8%
39 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 33/37 0.9 3.4 63.8% 59.3% 47.5% 49.2% 52.3% 54.8% 45.1%
40 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 30/31 0.6 3.6 63.3% 56.5% 42.0% 46.1% 41.4% 51.2% 42.7%
41 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 15/16 0.8 3.3 61.9% 58.2% 43.5% 48.8% 55.9% 52.0% 42.0%
42 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 27/27 0.7 2.1 69.1% 57.3% 44.5% 47.7% 51.0% 53.3% 46.6%
43 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 24/25 1.1 3.4 67.2% 57.3% 48.2% 43.4% 49.8% 54.3% 43.1%
44 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 5/9 1.0 5.4 65.2% 53.7% 48.1% 42.2% 47.4% 51.7% 39.4%
46 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 1/1 0.0 3.0 51.5% 23.5% 18.8% 0.0% 0.0% 21.2% 19.4%
Career — 427/500 3.6 4.7 56.7% 66.8% 45.4% 52.4% 47.7% 57.5% 44.2% — 149/435 0.8 3.3 65.2% 57.4% 44.8% 47.1% 48.6% 52.9% 43.7%

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 Kimiko Date
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1563 118.2 — — — — -9 — +53 48.0% +0.24 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — +1.20
19 2004 1485 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19 1990 1665 128.2 — — — — -15 — — 57.1% +0.40 1–0 3–2 (60%) — -0.03
20 2005 1527 114.1 — — — — +28 — — 54.5% +0.18 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.08 1991 1725 132.7 — — — — -22 — -81 52.7% +0.15 4–5 (44%) 3–1 (75%) 100.6 +0.73
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 1992 1854 155.6 — — — — +53 -237 -209 60.9% +0.92 8–2 (80%) 1–5 (17%) 104.6 -0.72
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 1993 1948 158.1 — — — — +75 -344 — 62.8% +1.00 7–1 (88%) 4–3 (57%) 105.3 -0.46
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 1994 1985 161.2 — — — — +87 -347 -333 67.0% +1.34 10–7 (59%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 -0.33
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 1995 2030 160.2 — — — — +41 -192 -291 71.6% +1.43 11–5 (69%) 6–1 (86%) 104.6 -2.22
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 1996 2077 165.2 — — — — +20 -248 -187 65.8% +1.32 11–9 (55%) 1–5 (17%) 97.0 -0.42
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2008 2049 101.3 +0.44 -0.26 0.663 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.05
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 2009 1845 123.3 -0.97 +0.28 0.931 48.6% +25 — — 44.4% -0.38 3–8 (27%) 2–3 (40%) 87.7 -0.84
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1823 145.4 -0.25 +1.83 0.998 49.9% +18 -46 — 51.8% -0.11 11–8 (58%) 9–2 (82%) 107.5 -3.09
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1571 117.6 -2.22 +0.23 0.876 46.9% +27 +117 +226 27.3% -1.21 0–4 (0%) 3–10 (23%) 88.8 -2.48
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1457 113.8 -2.85 -1.69 0.875 47.1% +33 — — 20.0% -1.63 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.10
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1576 135.2 -1.65 +2.04 0.997 50.0% +7 — +183 46.4% +0.04 2–4 (33%) 0–7 (0%) 93.6 -0.50
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1597 125.2 -1.57 -0.21 0.942 48.7% -18 — +178 50.8% -0.15 5–8 (38%) 5–4 (56%) 97.7 -0.26
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1574 113.0 -2.60 -0.62 0.817 46.3% -2 — — 35.0% -0.65 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.05
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1564 90.3 +0.60 +0.07 0.246 20.3% — — — 0.0% -6.00 — — — -0.16
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 — 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

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.