H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Serena Williams vs Kaia Kanepi H2H: 5-0

Serena Williams holds a 5–0 lead over Kaia Kanepi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Serena Williams leads 4–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Serena Williams won the 2018 US Open fourth round 6-0 4-6 6-3.

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Serena Williams
USA Age 44 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
5 – 0
5 main draw meetings
Kaia Kanepi
EST Age 41 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 4, 2018* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Serena Williams #26 6-0 4-6 6-3 Kaia Kanepi #44 Match data
Sep 2, 2014* US Open Grand Slam R16 Hard Serena Williams #1 6-3 6-3 Kaia Kanepi #50 Match data
Oct 7, 2009* Beijing WTA 1000 R64 Hard Serena Williams #2 7-5 6-4 Kaia Kanepi #56 Match data
Jun 25, 2008* Wimbledon Grand Slam R128 Grass Serena Williams #6 7-5 6-3 Kaia Kanepi #36 Match data
Mar 28, 2008* Miami WTA 1000 R16 Hard Serena Williams #8 6-3 6-3 Kaia Kanepi #61 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Serena Williams #320 #1 13,615 2,405 825 170 82.9% 23 23 5 17 3 71
Kaia Kanepi #1,322 #15 2,760 1,912 261 235 52.6% 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 Serena Williams Kaia Kanepi
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1997 3–2 60.0% #101 1,582 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1998 26–11 70.3% #20 1,895 0 0 2001 0–1 0.0% #200 1,496 0 0
17 1999 37–7 84.1% #4 2,170 1 4 2002 2–3 40.0% #285 1,498 0 0
18 2000 37–8 82.2% #6 2,174 1 7 — — — — — — —
19 2001 40–7 85.1% #6 2,259 1 10 — — — — — — —
20 2002 57–5 91.9% #1 2,348 4 18 2005 3–2 60.0% #98 1,538 0 0
21 2003 36–3 92.3% #3 2,369 6 22 2006 14–16 46.7% #78 1,610 0 0
22 2004 39–11 78.0% #7 2,192 6 24 2007 13–17 43.3% #75 1,583 0 0
23 2005 21–9 70.0% #11 2,028 7 25 2008 28–20 58.3% #27 1,747 0 0
24 2006 12–4 75.0% #95 2,016 7 25 2009 15–21 41.7% #58 1,598 0 0
25 2007 34–10 77.3% #7 2,058 8 27 2010 29–17 63.0% #22 1,839 0 1
26 2008 41–8 83.7% #2 2,109 9 31 2011 19–17 52.8% #34 1,816 0 1
27 2009 50–13 79.4% #1 2,106 11 34 2012 25–9 73.5% #19 1,868 0 3
28 2010 25–4 86.2% #4 2,149 13 36 2013 21–10 67.7% #30 1,841 0 4
29 2011 22–4 84.6% #12 2,155 13 38 2014 17–19 47.2% #51 1,718 0 4
30 2012 48–6 88.9% #3 2,239 15 44 2015 8–12 40.0% #122 1,649 0 4
31 2013 77–5 93.9% #1 2,345 17 55 2016 0–1 0.0% #376 1,655 0 4
32 2014 52–10 83.9% #1 2,209 18 62 2017 4–2 66.7% #100 1,725 0 4
33 2015 50–6 89.3% #1 2,197 21 67 2018 11–11 50.0% #61 1,776 0 4
34 2016 36–5 87.8% #2 2,177 22 69 2019 9–10 47.4% #101 1,748 0 4
35 2017 8–1 88.9% #22 2,172 23 70 2020 2–3 40.0% #93 1,719 0 4
36 2018 18–7 72.0% #16 2,078 23 70 2021 11–12 47.8% #73 1,703 0 4
37 2019 25–8 75.8% #10 2,052 23 70 2022 24–16 60.0% #32 1,801 0 4
38 2020 16–5 76.2% #11 1,991 23 71 2023 6–16 27.3% #168 1,607 0 4
39 2021 12–6 66.7% #41 1,950 23 71 — — — — — — —
40 2022 3–4 42.9% #320 1,891 23 71 — — — — — — —
44 2026 0–1 0.0% #320 — 23 71 — — — — — — —