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

Kaia Kanepi vs Na Li H2H: 1-2

Na Li holds a 2–1 lead over Kaia Kanepi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Na Li leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Na Li won the 2010 Birmingham quarterfinal 6-4 6-2.

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Kaia Kanepi
Estonia Age 41 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Na Li
CHN Age 44 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Na Li #11 6-4 6-2 Kaia Kanepi #93 Match data Jun 12, 2010* QF Birmingham International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass
Kaia Kanepi #58 6-1 6-3 Na Li #15 Match data Jan 6, 2010* R32 ASB Classic International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Na Li #42 4-6 6-2 6-0 Kaia Kanepi #47 Match data Aug 15, 2008* R16 Beijing Olympics Olympics 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
Na Li #9 #2 7,585 2,117 338 159 68.0% 2 1 0 1 5 9

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 Na Li
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 — — — — — — — 2000 1–3 25.0% #136 1,496 0 0
19 2004 0–1 0.0% #229 1,484 0 0 2001 0–1 0.0% #302 1,480 0 0
20 2005 3–2 60.0% #98 1,527 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2006 14–16 46.7% #78 1,606 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 2007 13–17 43.3% #75 1,581 0 0 2004 6–1 85.7% #78 1,599 0 1
23 2008 30–21 58.8% #27 1,761 0 0 2005 23–14 62.2% #56 1,710 0 1
24 2009 15–21 41.7% #58 1,603 0 0 2006 36–22 62.1% #21 1,818 0 1
25 2010 29–17 63.0% #22 1,842 0 1 2007 22–12 64.7% #29 1,819 0 1
26 2011 19–17 52.8% #34 1,798 0 1 2008 28–14 66.7% #23 1,863 0 2
27 2012 25–9 73.5% #19 1,861 0 3 2009 35–17 67.3% #15 1,938 0 2
28 2013 21–10 67.7% #30 1,838 0 4 2010 36–20 64.3% #11 1,849 0 3
29 2014 17–19 47.2% #51 1,719 0 4 2011 33–17 66.0% #5 1,862 1 5
30 2015 8–12 40.0% #122 1,659 0 4 2012 43–17 71.7% #7 1,999 1 6
31 2016 0–1 0.0% #376 1,663 0 4 2013 46–14 76.7% #3 2,067 1 7
32 2017 4–2 66.7% #100 1,731 0 4 2014 29–7 80.6% #9 2,024 2 9
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 Na Li
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2005 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2006 8 8 16 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2004 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2008 19 12 31 61.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2005 16 12 28 57.1% 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% 2006 18 14 32 56.3% 12 4 16 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2007 13 5 18 72.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 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% 2008 26 12 38 68.4% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2012 13 6 19 68.4% 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 22 9 31 71.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2013 3 3 6 50.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2010 17 14 31 54.8% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
29 2014 12 12 24 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2011 16 12 28 57.1% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
30 2015 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 30 10 40 75.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 35 8 43 81.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
32 2017 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 22 3 25 88.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 1 3 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% — 222 104 326 68.1% 77 33 110 70.0% 37 18 55 67.3% 2 4 6 33.3%

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 372/485 of Na Li'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 Na Li
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% 2005 2/37 1.5 3.5 71.4% 54.3% 62.6% 49.2% 41.7% 56.3% 43.6%
24 2009 35/36 3.1 5.3 52.3% 64.9% 42.8% 47.9% 52.3% 54.2% 43.8% 2006 36/58 1.9 2.3 71.1% 61.5% 49.3% 51.6% 50.5% 57.6% 45.2%
25 2010 42/46 3.7 5.1 59.4% 68.5% 44.9% 53.1% 44.3% 59.0% 47.2% 2007 33/34 1.5 2.0 71.5% 62.4% 51.9% 52.6% 45.7% 59.2% 46.2%
26 2011 35/36 4.4 4.3 57.1% 67.9% 44.3% 58.6% 44.1% 57.8% 44.4% 2008 32/42 2.2 3.9 66.3% 63.4% 48.3% 58.5% 51.1% 58.2% 46.8%
27 2012 34/34 4.0 4.7 57.0% 70.7% 48.0% 55.5% 51.0% 61.0% 47.8% 2009 47/52 2.1 2.9 63.9% 65.4% 51.1% 45.7% 50.4% 59.9% 46.1%
28 2013 30/31 4.1 4.5 55.7% 69.5% 47.3% 59.5% 45.7% 59.5% 43.9% 2010 48/56 2.3 2.9 68.5% 65.7% 49.2% 50.4% 51.7% 60.4% 47.3%
29 2014 36/36 4.1 5.5 55.7% 65.5% 43.2% 50.9% 45.3% 55.4% 43.2% 2011 39/50 2.1 3.2 69.1% 64.4% 47.3% 54.6% 51.5% 59.1% 45.2%
30 2015 18/20 3.5 4.7 55.8% 66.6% 45.7% 55.4% 59.7% 57.3% 41.0% 2012 49/60 2.3 3.0 68.7% 65.1% 53.5% 57.5% 51.0% 61.2% 47.8%
31 2016 1/1 1.0 4.0 65.3% 65.6% 11.8% 16.7% 100.0% 46.9% 38.7% 2013 52/60 2.8 4.2 63.2% 67.9% 49.4% 58.5% 57.2% 61.0% 49.3%
32 2017 6/6 2.0 2.7 71.5% 61.5% 44.5% 61.3% 43.3% 56.5% 42.1% 2014 34/36 1.9 4.0 66.5% 66.3% 49.7% 55.6% 57.2% 60.8% 50.0%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 427/500 3.6 4.7 56.7% 66.8% 45.4% 52.4% 47.7% 57.5% 44.2% — 372/497 2.2 3.2 67.4% 64.9% 50.1% 53.8% 51.9% 59.9% 47.2%

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 Na Li
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1497 107.1 — — — — +34 — — 14.3% -2.14 0–1 — — -0.21
19 2004 1485 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19 2001 1481 95.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.12
20 2005 1527 114.1 — — — — +28 — — 54.5% +0.18 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1600 125.7 — — — — +18 — — 81.3% +1.81 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.22
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 1711 139.1 -0.18 +0.14 0.999 49.8% -25 -56 — 61.4% +1.04 8–5 (62%) 4–4 (50%) 103.5 -0.97
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 1819 148.7 +1.65 +1.60 1.068 51.4% -79 -12 -62 61.2% +1.05 9–4 (69%) 7–4 (64%) 111.4 -2.52
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 1820 150.2 +2.75 +2.06 1.133 52.7% +69 -38 -48 62.2% +0.96 7–7 (50%) 3–1 (75%) 102.0 +0.95
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 1864 153.7 +2.74 +2.93 1.119 52.6% +37 — -127 60.4% +0.83 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 103.2 -1.80
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 1938 153.8 +4.35 +2.54 1.150 52.7% +49 -152 -127 64.9% +1.04 10–6 (63%) 8–6 (57%) 103.4 -2.23
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 1850 150.5 +4.51 +3.61 1.195 53.7% -23 -4 +91 64.3% +1.23 9–9 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 96.6 +0.93
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 1862 151.3 +3.52 +2.62 1.106 52.2% -57 +131 +42 62.8% +0.61 8–7 (53%) 9–6 (60%) 102.8 -0.26
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 2000 162.2 +5.42 +5.11 1.234 54.2% -1 -5 -158 68.1% +1.30 11–10 (52%) 6–4 (60%) 100.7 0.00
31 2016 1663 113.1 +1.02 -0.64 0.730 42.3% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.02 2013 2067 165.5 +5.56 +6.05 1.265 55.0% +56 -126 -177 72.1% +1.64 8–5 (62%) 7–6 (54%) 99.0 -2.68
32 2017 1732 125.4 -0.85 +0.35 0.969 49.3% +33 — — 57.1% -0.14 2–0 — — +0.38 2014 2024 155.9 +4.17 +5.37 1.275 55.5% +114 -110 -151 75.0% +1.82 6–4 (60%) 5–5 (50%) 96.9 +0.97
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2117 160.4 +4.01 +3.66 1.175 53.4% +13 -21 -66 65.1% +1.13 89–64 (58%) 61–48 (56%) 106.5 -1.53

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.