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

Lucie Safarova vs Kaia Kanepi H2H: 6-2

Lucie Safarova holds a 6–2 lead over Kaia Kanepi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Lucie Safarova leads 4–2 on hard courts and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Lucie Safarova won the 2013 China Open round of 32 6-3 6-3.

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Lucie Safarova
Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
6 – 2
8 main-draw meetings
Kaia Kanepi
Estonia Age 41 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lucie Safarova #34 6-3 6-3 Kaia Kanepi #30 Match data Oct 3, 2013* R32 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Lucie Safarova #23 6-4 6-4 Kaia Kanepi #26 Match data May 9, 2012* R64 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Kaia Kanepi #43 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 Lucie Safarova #27 Match data Oct 22, 2011* SF Moscow Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lucie Safarova #41 6-7(1) 6-4 6-3 Kaia Kanepi #100 Match data Mar 25, 2010* R128 Miami Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Lucie Safarova #46 6-4 7-6(3) Kaia Kanepi #26 Match data Aug 19, 2009* R64 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Lucie Safarova #46 6-3 7-6(4) Kaia Kanepi #24 Match data Aug 5, 2009* R64 Los Angeles Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lucie Safarova #50 6-2 2-3 (ret.) Kaia Kanepi #19 Match data May 11, 2009 R64 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Kaia Kanepi #33 4-6 6-3 6-4 Lucie Safarova #72 Match data Oct 2, 2008* R32 Japan Women's Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,930 354 273 56.5% 0 0 0 1 6 7
Kaia Kanepi #1,322 #15 2,760 1,908 264 236 52.8% 0 0 0 2 2 4

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 Lucie Safarova Kaia Kanepi
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 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2 — — — — — — —
19 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3 2004 0–1 0.0% #229 1,484 0 0
20 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3 2005 3–2 60.0% #98 1,527 0 0
21 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4 2006 14–16 46.7% #78 1,606 0 0
22 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4 2007 13–17 43.3% #75 1,581 0 0
23 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4 2008 30–21 58.8% #27 1,761 0 0
24 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4 2009 15–21 41.7% #58 1,603 0 0
25 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4 2010 29–17 63.0% #22 1,842 0 1
26 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5 2011 19–17 52.8% #34 1,798 0 1
27 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5 2012 25–9 73.5% #19 1,861 0 3
28 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6 2013 21–10 67.7% #30 1,838 0 4
29 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7 2014 17–19 47.2% #51 1,719 0 4
30 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7 2015 8–12 40.0% #122 1,659 0 4
31 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,758 0 7 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
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 Lucie Safarova Kaia Kanepi
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 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2005 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 8 8 16 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2008 19 12 31 61.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
24 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 9 13 22 40.9% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2012 18 15 33 54.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
26 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2011 14 9 23 60.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
27 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2012 13 6 19 68.4% 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2013 3 3 6 50.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2014 12 12 24 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2015 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 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% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 4 8 12 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5% — 156 134 290 53.8% 88 76 164 53.7% 16 24 40 40.0% 4 2 6 66.7%

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 526/627 of Lucie Safarova's and 427/488 of Kaia Kanepi'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 Lucie Safarova Kaia Kanepi
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%
18 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7% 2006 5/30 3.2 3.6 50.1% 63.5% 51.7% 55.9% 43.1% 57.7% 43.7%
22 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0% 2007 21/30 3.0 7.0 57.0% 65.6% 38.7% 49.4% 52.0% 54.0% 42.6%
23 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0% 2008 37/51 2.4 5.1 58.3% 64.6% 45.9% 53.8% 50.1% 56.9% 45.8%
24 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7% 2009 35/36 3.1 5.3 52.3% 64.9% 42.8% 47.9% 52.3% 54.2% 43.8%
25 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9% 2010 42/46 3.7 5.1 59.4% 68.5% 44.9% 53.1% 44.3% 59.0% 47.2%
26 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7% 2011 35/36 4.4 4.3 57.1% 67.9% 44.3% 58.6% 44.1% 57.8% 44.4%
27 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7% 2012 34/34 4.0 4.7 57.0% 70.7% 48.0% 55.5% 51.0% 61.0% 47.8%
28 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1% 2013 30/31 4.1 4.5 55.7% 69.5% 47.3% 59.5% 45.7% 59.5% 43.9%
29 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9% 2014 36/36 4.1 5.5 55.7% 65.5% 43.2% 50.9% 45.3% 55.4% 43.2%
30 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8% 2015 18/20 3.5 4.7 55.8% 66.6% 45.7% 55.4% 59.7% 57.3% 41.0%
31 2018 21/21 3.7 3.7 64.1% 68.1% 49.9% 54.0% 42.6% 61.7% 39.4% 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%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 21/21 2.5 3.1 57.0% 66.2% 46.9% 46.5% 42.8% 57.7% 40.7%
Career — 526/627 4.3 4.1 62.2% 69.5% 48.1% 57.6% 44.6% 61.4% 41.0% — 427/500 3.6 4.7 56.7% 66.8% 45.4% 52.4% 47.7% 57.5% 44.2%

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 Lucie Safarova Kaia Kanepi
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 2005 1664 122.6 -0.20 -3.35 0.726 43.4% -80 -54 -11 58.3% +0.52 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) 103.2 -0.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 1625 126.1 +0.16 -2.92 0.922 48.5% -75 +74 — 47.4% -0.12 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 -1.14 2004 1485 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19
20 2007 1779 146.9 +4.80 -0.13 1.112 51.9% -65 +16 -63 62.4% +0.75 6–9 (40%) 7–8 (47%) 96.2 -1.99 2005 1527 114.1 — — — — +28 — — 54.5% +0.18 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.08
21 2008 1653 117.3 +0.42 -2.52 0.932 48.4% +26 +9 — 45.5% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 +1.17 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 2009 1772 143.9 +5.70 -1.16 1.115 51.8% +20 -73 — 58.5% +0.50 5–12 (29%) 9–7 (56%) 97.7 -0.32 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
23 2010 1742 141.4 +3.21 -2.15 0.974 49.4% -24 +77 -109 53.1% +0.25 13–8 (62%) 6–9 (40%) 100.0 -2.46 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
24 2011 1799 143.2 +5.52 -2.69 1.049 50.8% +15 -4 -201 54.2% +0.32 20–10 (67%) 7–11 (39%) 102.4 -0.94 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
25 2012 1749 143.1 +4.49 -1.12 1.036 50.7% 0 +128 -149 49.5% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 9–6 (60%) 101.5 +0.27 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
26 2013 1793 131.9 +3.17 -1.51 0.995 49.7% -13 +15 -193 55.2% +0.13 8–12 (40%) 11–6 (65%) 98.2 +0.73 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 2014 1860 152.7 +5.54 -0.04 1.107 51.8% -25 -11 -144 58.6% +0.66 14–13 (52%) 9–13 (41%) 99.4 -2.02 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 2015 1831 150.7 +6.98 +0.95 1.214 53.0% -25 +69 -92 59.2% +0.63 7–11 (39%) 14–18 (44%) 93.5 -0.85 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 2016 1699 127.4 +3.91 -1.84 1.063 50.8% -25 +208 +26 47.2% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) 100.1 +0.56 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 2017 1797 139.6 +4.59 -0.45 1.139 52.5% +18 +47 0 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) 100.1 +0.88 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 2018 1758 134.2 +2.91 -1.66 1.027 50.2% +1 +52 +77 52.0% +0.08 2–6 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 90.8 -1.01 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 2024 1732 98.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 1931 145.7 +4.38 -1.15 1.062 51.0% -13 +46 -65 55.2% +0.37 120–113 (52%) 100–110 (48%) 97.0 -1.27 — 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

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.