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

Kaia Kanepi vs Maria Sharapova H2H: 0-5

Maria Sharapova holds a 5–0 lead over Kaia Kanepi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Maria Sharapova leads 3–0 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Maria Sharapova won the 2015 Roland Garros first round 6-2 6-4.

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Kaia Kanepi
Estonia Age 41 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 5
5 main draw meetings
Maria Sharapova
RUS Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Maria Sharapova #2 6-2 6-4 Kaia Kanepi #50 Match data May 26, 2015* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Maria Sharapova #4 6-4 6-1 Kaia Kanepi #45 Match data Oct 1, 2014* R64 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Maria Sharapova #4 4-6 6-3 6-2 Kaia Kanepi #30 Match data Jan 4, 2014* QF Brisbane International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Maria Sharapova #2 6-2 6-4 Kaia Kanepi #51 Match data May 11, 2013* QF Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Maria Sharapova #2 6-2 6-3 Kaia Kanepi #23 Match data Jun 6, 2012* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Maria Sharapova #373 #1 10,690 2,264 601 175 77.4% 5 14 1 7 9 36

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 Maria Sharapova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 2002 1–2 33.3% #188 1,503 0 0
16 2001 0–1 0.0% #200 1,496 0 0 2003 24–12 66.7% #32 1,778 0 2
17 2002 2–3 40.0% #285 1,498 0 0 2004 55–16 77.5% #4 2,074 1 7
18 — — — — — — — 2005 53–13 80.3% #4 2,099 1 10
19 2004 0–1 0.0% #229 1,484 0 0 2006 59–10 85.5% #2 2,239 2 15
20 2005 3–2 60.0% #98 1,527 0 0 2007 40–12 76.9% #5 2,146 2 16
21 2006 14–16 46.7% #78 1,606 0 0 2008 31–6 83.8% #9 2,158 3 19
22 2007 13–17 43.3% #75 1,581 0 0 2009 31–9 77.5% #14 2,076 3 20
23 2008 30–21 58.8% #27 1,761 0 0 2010 33–11 75.0% #18 1,991 3 22
24 2009 15–21 41.7% #58 1,603 0 0 2011 43–13 76.8% #4 1,994 3 24
25 2010 29–17 63.0% #22 1,842 0 1 2012 60–11 84.5% #2 2,167 4 27
26 2011 19–17 52.8% #34 1,798 0 1 2013 37–8 82.2% #4 2,170 4 29
27 2012 25–9 73.5% #19 1,861 0 3 2014 50–13 79.4% #2 2,102 5 33
28 2013 21–10 67.7% #30 1,838 0 4 2015 35–10 77.8% #4 2,066 5 35
29 2014 17–19 47.2% #51 1,719 0 4 2016 4–1 80.0% #91 2,074 5 35
30 2015 8–12 40.0% #122 1,659 0 4 2017 16–7 69.6% #61 2,007 5 36
31 2016 0–1 0.0% #376 1,663 0 4 2018 21–11 65.6% #29 1,923 5 36
32 2017 4–2 66.7% #100 1,731 0 4 2019 8–8 50.0% #133 1,877 5 36
33 2018 12–12 50.0% #61 1,776 0 4 2020 0–2 0.0% #373 1,837 5 36
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 Maria Sharapova
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2001 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 0 4 100.0%
17 2002 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 34 12 46 73.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 29 8 37 78.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3%
19 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 45 5 50 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
20 2005 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 24 7 31 77.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7%
21 2006 8 8 16 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 17 2 19 89.5% 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 20 5 25 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
23 2008 19 12 31 61.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2010 19 7 26 73.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
24 2009 9 13 22 40.9% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2011 25 10 35 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
25 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2012 32 7 39 82.1% 19 1 20 95.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2011 14 9 23 60.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2013 19 4 23 82.6% 17 3 20 85.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
27 2012 13 6 19 68.4% 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 26 10 36 72.2% 19 1 20 95.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
28 2013 3 3 6 50.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2015 18 6 24 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
29 2014 12 12 24 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2016 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2015 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2017 11 4 15 73.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — —
31 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2018 10 6 16 62.5% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 2017 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2018 9 6 15 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2020 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% — 354 112 466 76.0% 148 35 183 80.9% 81 21 102 79.4% 18 7 25 72.0%

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 590/773 of Maria Sharapova'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 Maria Sharapova
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%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 7/36 3.4 3.4 60.1% 67.5% 51.4% 76.6% 46.5% 60.6% 44.3%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 16/71 4.6 4.6 61.6% 71.8% 51.7% 55.0% 50.1% 64.2% 49.1%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 31/66 3.6 3.0 63.9% 68.3% 51.1% 63.2% 45.2% 61.9% 47.0%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 65/69 4.2 3.5 65.7% 70.2% 49.3% 58.9% 54.6% 63.1% 49.0%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 47/52 3.7 5.9 64.2% 68.9% 43.8% 58.5% 55.5% 59.9% 48.0%
21 2006 5/30 3.2 3.6 50.1% 63.5% 51.7% 55.9% 43.1% 57.7% 43.7% 2008 30/37 3.6 5.7 65.5% 71.3% 48.2% 63.1% 51.1% 63.3% 50.0%
22 2007 21/30 3.0 7.0 57.0% 65.6% 38.7% 49.4% 52.0% 54.0% 42.6% 2009 37/40 3.6 7.7 64.4% 65.2% 42.0% 48.7% 52.0% 56.9% 49.2%
23 2008 37/51 2.4 5.1 58.3% 64.6% 45.9% 53.8% 50.1% 56.9% 45.8% 2010 41/44 4.0 5.6 63.1% 73.2% 46.4% 53.5% 50.3% 63.1% 47.9%
24 2009 35/36 3.1 5.3 52.3% 64.9% 42.8% 47.9% 52.3% 54.2% 43.8% 2011 50/56 2.4 6.3 66.7% 66.1% 41.9% 50.2% 58.7% 58.0% 50.4%
25 2010 42/46 3.7 5.1 59.4% 68.5% 44.9% 53.1% 44.3% 59.0% 47.2% 2012 58/71 3.2 4.8 66.3% 68.4% 48.4% 62.4% 51.3% 61.8% 49.9%
26 2011 35/36 4.4 4.3 57.1% 67.9% 44.3% 58.6% 44.1% 57.8% 44.4% 2013 40/45 4.1 4.6 62.8% 73.6% 49.3% 59.7% 53.1% 64.8% 49.6%
27 2012 34/34 4.0 4.7 57.0% 70.7% 48.0% 55.5% 51.0% 61.0% 47.8% 2014 56/63 3.3 5.8 61.4% 68.9% 47.1% 51.5% 55.2% 60.5% 50.1%
28 2013 30/31 4.1 4.5 55.7% 69.5% 47.3% 59.5% 45.7% 59.5% 43.9% 2015 37/45 4.1 5.3 62.2% 72.8% 54.6% 61.7% 46.1% 65.8% 46.6%
29 2014 36/36 4.1 5.5 55.7% 65.5% 43.2% 50.9% 45.3% 55.4% 43.2% 2016 5/5 11.0 4.8 56.2% 77.4% 45.6% 42.7% 38.3% 63.3% 51.1%
30 2015 18/20 3.5 4.7 55.8% 66.6% 45.7% 55.4% 59.7% 57.3% 41.0% 2017 22/23 5.6 5.5 57.6% 71.2% 46.3% 58.5% 49.4% 60.8% 46.0%
31 2016 1/1 1.0 4.0 65.3% 65.6% 11.8% 16.7% 100.0% 46.9% 38.7% 2018 31/32 4.6 6.3 59.4% 66.9% 44.2% 50.3% 49.0% 57.7% 47.0%
32 2017 6/6 2.0 2.7 71.5% 61.5% 44.5% 61.3% 43.3% 56.5% 42.1% 2019 15/16 3.2 5.5 63.8% 64.3% 43.2% 53.1% 40.4% 56.9% 44.9%
33 2018 22/24 2.6 4.5 59.6% 64.2% 47.7% 53.3% 45.4% 57.7% 44.9% 2020 2/2 6.0 8.0 57.4% 70.1% 45.0% 33.3% 41.7% 59.5% 32.6%
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% — 590/776 3.8 5.3 63.6% 69.5% 47.2% 56.7% 51.7% 61.3% 48.6%

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 Maria Sharapova
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1504 110.4 — — — — +30 — — 37.5% -0.25 1–1 0–1 — -0.19
16 2001 1497 105.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.28 2003 1779 134.3 +2.16 +0.59 1.123 52.8% -35 — -9 62.2% +1.01 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.00
17 2002 1498 103.4 — — — — — +23 — 40.0% -0.90 — — — +0.03 2004 2075 160.2 +5.99 +3.49 1.370 56.2% -57 -383 +32 70.6% +1.66 15–6 (71%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.75
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 2099 166.8 +5.53 +3.06 1.233 54.4% +3 -259 +90 73.5% +1.92 17–4 (81%) 7–4 (64%) — -1.58
19 2004 1485 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19 2006 2239 171.2 +7.19 +5.40 1.327 55.9% +47 -395 -48 83.2% +2.22 6–3 (67%) 9–1 (90%) — -0.72
20 2005 1527 114.1 — — — — +28 — — 54.5% +0.18 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.08 2007 2147 162.6 +4.20 +4.33 1.195 53.9% +73 -223 +47 73.2% +1.66 10–4 (71%) 5–2 (71%) — -1.40
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 2008 2158 159.5 +6.81 +5.50 1.362 56.2% +107 -167 — 77.8% +2.09 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) — -0.56
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 2009 2076 148.9 +1.97 +5.02 1.140 52.9% +130 -100 -34 66.3% +1.14 14–3 (82%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.32
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%) — +0.04 2010 1992 156.3 +6.24 +4.11 1.299 55.3% +92 -12 +88 69.6% +1.69 9–5 (64%) 2–4 (33%) — 0.00
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 2011 1994 155.2 +2.58 +6.97 1.200 54.1% -10 +64 +124 70.2% +1.52 12–1 (92%) 8–2 (80%) — +0.41
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 2012 2167 168.4 +6.37 +7.20 1.305 55.7% -46 +49 -37 75.8% +1.95 14–1 (93%) 8–6 (57%) — -3.27
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 2013 2171 165.9 +8.74 +6.16 1.409 56.7% -28 +101 — 80.0% +2.14 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) — -1.17
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 2014 2102 166.1 +4.81 +7.11 1.270 55.2% -43 +205 -9 69.7% +1.51 20–8 (71%) 7–8 (47%) — -1.90
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 2015 2066 159.8 +6.34 +5.11 1.365 55.9% -11 +167 +15 74.5% +2.02 8–2 (80%) 0–6 (0%) — -1.45
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 2016 2074 132.1 +2.31 +3.11 1.391 56.6% -2 — — 72.7% +2.18 1–0 0–1 — -0.38
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 2017 2008 140.4 +3.33 +2.15 1.173 53.4% +44 +217 — 68.6% +1.41 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.43
31 2016 1663 113.1 +1.02 -0.64 0.730 42.3% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.02 2018 1923 146.3 +1.41 +3.43 1.111 52.2% +35 +236 — 63.0% +0.96 5–6 (45%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.14
32 2017 1732 125.4 -0.82 +0.37 0.969 49.3% +33 — — 57.1% -0.14 2–0 — — +0.38 2019 1877 145.3 +0.28 +1.89 1.042 50.8% +56 — +135 59.3% +0.59 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) — -1.54
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 2020 1838 108.1 +0.15 +0.49 0.806 46.2% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.11
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 — 2265 167.5 +5.03 +5.13 1.257 54.8% +13 +7 +28 72.0% +1.67 161–60 (73%) 74–61 (55%) 104.4 -1.78

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.