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

Sara Errani vs Kaia Kanepi H2H: 3-2

Sara Errani holds a 3–2 lead over Kaia Kanepi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Sara Errani leads 2–1 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Sara Errani won the 2014 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix round of 16 6-3 6-3.

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Sara Errani
Italy Age 39 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Kaia Kanepi
Estonia Age 41 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sara Errani #11 6-3 6-3 Kaia Kanepi #23 Match data Apr 25, 2014* R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Kaia Kanepi #43 6-0 7-5 Sara Errani #46 Match data Oct 20, 2011* R32 Moscow Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Sara Errani #34 6-1 6-4 Kaia Kanepi #17 Match data Jun 22, 2011* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Kaia Kanepi #38 6-2 6-2 Sara Errani #34 Match data Jul 17, 2010* QF Palermo International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Sara Errani #216 1-6 6-3 6-4 Kaia Kanepi #65 Match data Mar 2, 2007* R16 Acapulco Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Sara Errani #476 #5 5,835 2,005 387 304 56.0% 0 0 0 1 8 9
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 Sara Errani 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
19 2006 3–3 50.0% #174 1,529 0 0 2004 0–1 0.0% #229 1,484 0 0
20 2007 10–7 58.8% #69 1,613 0 0 2005 3–2 60.0% #98 1,527 0 0
21 2008 29–22 56.9% #42 1,735 0 2 2006 14–16 46.7% #78 1,606 0 0
22 2009 25–27 48.1% #47 1,655 0 2 2007 13–17 43.3% #75 1,581 0 0
23 2010 36–29 55.4% #43 1,722 0 2 2008 30–21 58.8% #27 1,761 0 0
24 2011 30–26 53.6% #45 1,673 0 2 2009 15–21 41.7% #58 1,603 0 0
25 2012 53–20 72.6% #6 1,897 0 6 2010 29–17 63.0% #22 1,842 0 1
26 2013 46–22 67.6% #7 1,885 0 7 2011 19–17 52.8% #34 1,798 0 1
27 2014 35–23 60.3% #14 1,773 0 7 2012 25–9 73.5% #19 1,861 0 3
28 2015 46–26 63.9% #20 1,751 0 8 2013 21–10 67.7% #30 1,838 0 4
29 2016 21–23 47.7% #49 1,656 0 9 2014 17–19 47.2% #51 1,719 0 4
30 2017 18–16 52.9% #144 1,652 0 9 2015 8–12 40.0% #122 1,659 0 4
31 2018 6–8 42.9% #112 1,767 0 9 2016 0–1 0.0% #376 1,663 0 4
32 2019 2–6 25.0% #198 1,575 0 9 2017 4–2 66.7% #100 1,731 0 4
33 2020 4–3 57.1% #131 1,606 0 9 2018 12–12 50.0% #61 1,776 0 4
34 2021 8–12 40.0% #121 1,574 0 9 2019 9–9 50.0% #101 1,761 0 4
35 2022 2–5 28.6% #109 1,606 0 9 2020 2–3 40.0% #93 1,729 0 4
36 2023 3–10 23.1% #105 1,548 0 9 2021 11–12 47.8% #73 1,699 0 4
37 2024 10–14 41.7% #105 1,693 0 9 2022 24–16 60.0% #32 1,802 0 4
38 2025 0–2 0.0% #476 1,590 0 9 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 Sara Errani 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% — — — — — — — —
19 2006 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 14 10 24 58.3% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2006 8 8 16 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2009 16 14 30 53.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 2010 21 16 37 56.8% 11 10 21 52.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2008 19 12 31 61.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
24 2011 14 16 30 46.7% 13 7 20 65.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2009 9 13 22 40.9% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2012 23 14 37 62.2% 28 3 31 90.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
26 2013 22 15 37 59.5% 21 5 26 80.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2011 14 9 23 60.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
27 2014 13 14 27 48.1% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2012 13 6 19 68.4% 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2015 22 17 39 56.4% 22 7 29 75.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2013 3 3 6 50.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 2016 13 14 27 48.1% 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2014 12 12 24 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2017 7 6 13 53.8% 11 8 19 57.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2015 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2018 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2019 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2017 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2020 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2018 9 6 15 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
34 2021 2 6 8 25.0% 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2019 3 6 9 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 2022 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
36 2023 1 3 4 25.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2021 10 8 18 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
37 2024 4 6 10 40.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2022 18 10 28 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
38 2025 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2023 4 8 12 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 178 160 338 52.7% 188 115 303 62.0% 15 26 41 36.6% 6 3 9 66.7% — 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 593/692 of Sara Errani'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 Sara Errani 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%
19 2006 1/6 0.0 1.0 76.4% 33.3% 38.5% 50.0% 16.7% 34.5% 39.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 12/17 0.8 2.3 66.1% 56.1% 48.0% 41.1% 52.6% 53.4% 44.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2008 34/51 0.5 2.7 64.2% 57.6% 46.0% 48.1% 45.8% 53.2% 45.7% 2006 5/30 3.2 3.6 50.1% 63.5% 51.7% 55.9% 43.1% 57.7% 43.7%
22 2009 44/52 0.3 2.5 69.2% 55.6% 44.7% 50.9% 45.1% 52.5% 44.6% 2007 21/30 3.0 7.0 57.0% 65.6% 38.7% 49.4% 52.0% 54.0% 42.6%
23 2010 59/65 0.4 1.5 75.4% 56.2% 44.0% 55.5% 51.2% 53.4% 47.7% 2008 37/51 2.4 5.1 58.3% 64.6% 45.9% 53.8% 50.1% 56.9% 45.8%
24 2011 53/56 0.4 1.9 76.2% 57.7% 47.2% 52.0% 48.6% 55.0% 47.1% 2009 35/36 3.1 5.3 52.3% 64.9% 42.8% 47.9% 52.3% 54.2% 43.8%
25 2012 63/73 0.3 1.1 76.1% 60.2% 49.9% 54.1% 56.5% 57.5% 51.5% 2010 42/46 3.7 5.1 59.4% 68.5% 44.9% 53.1% 44.3% 59.0% 47.2%
26 2013 57/68 0.1 1.1 82.1% 57.9% 48.5% 52.4% 51.1% 56.1% 50.4% 2011 35/36 4.4 4.3 57.1% 67.9% 44.3% 58.6% 44.1% 57.8% 44.4%
27 2014 54/58 0.1 1.2 81.3% 56.1% 45.3% 52.4% 50.1% 54.1% 48.1% 2012 34/34 4.0 4.7 57.0% 70.7% 48.0% 55.5% 51.0% 61.0% 47.8%
28 2015 54/72 0.1 1.4 83.3% 54.9% 50.0% 49.2% 55.4% 54.2% 49.7% 2013 30/31 4.1 4.5 55.7% 69.5% 47.3% 59.5% 45.7% 59.5% 43.9%
29 2016 38/45 0.1 1.2 85.4% 52.9% 43.6% 51.6% 52.4% 51.5% 48.0% 2014 36/36 4.1 5.5 55.7% 65.5% 43.2% 50.9% 45.3% 55.4% 43.2%
30 2017 31/34 0.1 1.3 78.7% 52.5% 41.2% 40.6% 54.1% 50.3% 49.6% 2015 18/20 3.5 4.7 55.8% 66.6% 45.7% 55.4% 59.7% 57.3% 41.0%
31 2018 14/14 0.1 2.9 81.3% 57.5% 36.7% 41.9% 45.6% 53.8% 46.0% 2016 1/1 1.0 4.0 65.3% 65.6% 11.8% 16.7% 100.0% 46.9% 38.7%
32 2019 8/8 0.1 8.0 61.0% 51.0% 28.4% 30.1% 44.3% 42.3% 46.0% 2017 6/6 2.0 2.7 71.5% 61.5% 44.5% 61.3% 43.3% 56.5% 42.1%
33 2020 7/7 0.0 4.6 77.6% 54.9% 39.2% 58.2% 57.5% 51.3% 51.3% 2018 22/24 2.6 4.5 59.6% 64.2% 47.7% 53.3% 45.4% 57.7% 44.9%
34 2021 19/20 0.1 2.9 78.4% 52.1% 36.1% 52.3% 55.8% 48.5% 49.7% 2019 18/18 3.5 4.7 58.4% 66.1% 42.5% 47.5% 39.9% 56.0% 44.6%
35 2022 7/7 0.0 1.9 80.7% 52.1% 33.4% 39.3% 47.1% 48.4% 45.5% 2020 5/5 3.6 3.2 58.7% 62.0% 47.8% 41.4% 49.8% 56.5% 45.3%
36 2023 13/13 0.0 1.5 79.1% 47.8% 31.7% 36.6% 49.8% 44.5% 41.9% 2021 22/23 3.7 4.6 51.7% 65.7% 46.8% 49.5% 54.1% 56.4% 41.5%
37 2024 23/24 0.1 1.5 77.5% 52.4% 42.3% 41.1% 47.1% 49.8% 44.4% 2022 39/40 4.6 3.7 55.9% 68.5% 49.0% 49.4% 45.1% 59.7% 43.1%
38 2025 2/2 0.0 1.5 82.0% 53.3% 47.6% 49.5% 75.0% 52.2% 36.8% 2023 21/21 2.5 3.1 57.0% 66.2% 46.9% 46.5% 42.8% 57.7% 40.7%
Career — 593/692 0.2 1.7 77.3% 55.8% 44.9% 49.9% 51.1% 53.3% 47.9% — 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 Sara Errani 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
19 2006 1529 107.3 -2.72 -1.03 0.604 36.7% — +41 — 46.2% -0.39 1–0 1–0 — -0.21 2004 1485 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19
20 2007 1614 121.3 -0.77 +0.04 0.953 49.0% -56 +20 — 55.0% +0.43 4–2 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 103.4 -0.20 2005 1527 114.1 — — — — +28 — — 54.5% +0.18 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.08
21 2008 1735 135.4 -1.78 +1.64 0.976 49.4% -49 -6 -147 53.8% +0.34 10–7 (59%) 4–5 (44%) 102.2 -1.64 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 1655 132.5 -2.62 +1.07 0.938 48.6% +1 +49 -81 50.9% +0.04 5–7 (42%) 6–3 (67%) 100.5 +0.75 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 1723 134.3 -2.26 +3.11 1.025 50.6% +16 -53 -104 56.5% +0.29 6–11 (35%) 12–6 (67%) 100.8 +1.24 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 1673 134.0 -0.30 +3.09 1.047 51.0% -6 +66 -54 54.0% +0.26 7–11 (39%) 5–6 (45%) 97.1 -1.90 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 1898 155.0 +1.80 +6.73 1.210 54.4% -78 +149 -273 69.0% +1.52 11–5 (69%) 7–3 (70%) 107.8 -1.43 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 1886 156.0 +1.16 +6.37 1.149 53.2% -27 +186 — 62.2% +0.85 10–5 (67%) 6–5 (55%) 103.2 -0.44 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 1774 140.1 -1.37 +3.74 1.048 51.1% -49 +280 — 58.0% +0.40 9–10 (47%) 10–6 (63%) 95.0 +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 1752 137.5 -3.26 +7.03 1.083 52.0% -25 +216 -179 58.6% +0.66 18–11 (62%) 12–6 (67%) 104.0 +3.08 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 1657 128.4 -3.45 +3.74 0.989 49.8% +7 +192 -112 49.5% -0.14 5–8 (38%) 8–5 (62%) 94.9 +0.33 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 1652 117.1 -4.83 +3.87 0.998 49.9% +19 +108 — 53.3% +0.13 5–4 (56%) 6–2 (75%) 103.4 +0.62 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 1767 125.7 -0.84 +2.69 0.996 50.0% +17 -5 — 48.5% -0.21 1–4 (20%) 2–1 (67%) 96.4 -1.13 2016 1663 113.1 +1.02 -0.64 0.730 42.3% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.02
32 2019 1575 92.5 -7.16 -0.74 0.798 44.2% — +37 — 31.6% -1.74 1–2 (33%) — — +0.92 2017 1732 125.4 -0.85 +0.35 0.969 49.3% +33 — — 57.1% -0.14 2–0 — — +0.38
33 2020 1607 122.5 -2.17 +3.15 1.053 51.1% — +33 — 55.6% +0.06 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.05 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 2021 1575 114.0 -4.44 +2.94 0.966 49.1% -11 +76 — 39.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -0.94 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 2022 1607 109.2 -3.27 +0.30 0.881 46.5% — +45 — 35.7% -0.64 1–1 0–1 — -0.07 2020 1729 113.7 +0.66 +1.49 1.042 51.0% +2 — — 41.7% +0.17 1–1 0–2 — -0.21
36 2023 1548 97.8 -6.59 -1.63 0.755 43.4% -51 +75 -7 24.1% -2.07 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — -0.14 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 1693 123.6 -4.63 +1.30 0.884 47.1% -121 +82 — 37.7% -0.94 5–0 (100%) 1–2 (33%) 106.5 -1.08 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 2025 1590 105.5 -0.55 +0.36 0.771 45.0% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.15 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 — 2006 138.5 -1.81 +3.71 1.026 50.6% -25 +106 -122 54.6% +0.29 105–95 (53%) 85–59 (59%) 104.5 -0.06 — 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.