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

Sorana Cirstea vs Kaia Kanepi H2H: 3-3

Sorana Cirstea and Kaia Kanepi are tied 3–3 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Kaia Kanepi won the 2013 Oeiras round of 16 6-1 6-2.

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Sorana Cirstea
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 3
6 main-draw meetings
Kaia Kanepi
Estonia Age 41 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sorana Cirstea #45 6-2 4-6 7-5 Kaia Kanepi #32 Match data Jan 7, 2023 Q2 Q Adelaide 2 WTA 500 Hard
Kaia Kanepi #40 6-1 6-2 Sorana Cirstea #26 Match data May 3, 2013* R16 Oeiras International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Sorana Cirstea #40 6-7(1) 6-3 6-4 Kaia Kanepi #92 Match data Mar 12, 2010* R128 Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Sorana Cirstea #42 6-4 2-6 7-5 Kaia Kanepi #21 Match data Apr 11, 2009* QF Marbella International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Kaia Kanepi #67 6-2 4-6 7-6(6) Sorana Cirstea #100 Match data Mar 1, 2008* QF Acapulco Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Sorana Cirstea #163 6-2 6-4 Kaia Kanepi #45 Match data Jul 19, 2007* R32 Palermo Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Kaia Kanepi #83 6-1 6-4 Sorana Cirstea #442 Match data Aug 10, 2006* R32 Stockholm Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Sorana Cirstea #17 #17 2,535 2,023 375 350 51.7% 0 0 0 0 4 4
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 Sorana Cirstea Kaia Kanepi
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2006 0–1 0.0% #353 1,484 0 0 2001 0–1 0.0% #200 1,496 0 0
17 2007 8–6 57.1% #108 1,558 0 0 2002 2–3 40.0% #285 1,498 0 0
18 2008 25–17 59.5% #36 1,746 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 2009 21–24 46.7% #45 1,691 0 1 2004 0–1 0.0% #229 1,484 0 0
20 2010 13–23 36.1% #93 1,573 0 1 2005 3–2 60.0% #98 1,527 0 0
21 2011 13–16 44.8% #60 1,600 0 1 2006 14–16 46.7% #78 1,606 0 0
22 2012 30–27 52.6% #27 1,683 0 1 2007 13–17 43.3% #75 1,581 0 0
23 2013 33–26 55.9% #22 1,705 0 1 2008 30–21 58.8% #27 1,761 0 0
24 2014 12–21 36.4% #94 1,590 0 1 2009 15–21 41.7% #58 1,603 0 0
25 2015 1–4 20.0% #242 1,537 0 1 2010 29–17 63.0% #22 1,842 0 1
26 2016 10–12 45.5% #79 1,610 0 1 2011 19–17 52.8% #34 1,798 0 1
27 2017 27–21 56.2% #37 1,716 0 1 2012 25–9 73.5% #19 1,861 0 3
28 2018 13–21 38.2% #84 1,612 0 1 2013 21–10 67.7% #30 1,838 0 4
29 2019 19–15 55.9% #74 1,636 0 1 2014 17–19 47.2% #51 1,719 0 4
30 2020 4–8 33.3% #71 1,658 0 1 2015 8–12 40.0% #122 1,659 0 4
31 2021 25–18 58.1% #39 1,746 0 2 2016 0–1 0.0% #376 1,663 0 4
32 2022 22–20 52.4% #45 1,693 0 2 2017 4–2 66.7% #100 1,731 0 4
33 2023 24–21 53.3% #26 1,825 0 2 2018 12–12 50.0% #61 1,776 0 4
34 2024 12–16 42.9% #69 1,753 0 2 2019 9–9 50.0% #101 1,761 0 4
35 2025 28–18 60.9% #43 1,869 0 3 2020 2–3 40.0% #93 1,729 0 4
36 2026 35–15 70.0% #17 1,987 0 4 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 Sorana Cirstea 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 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 2007 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2002 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2008 11 6 17 64.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 8 14 22 36.4% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 7 12 19 36.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2006 8 8 16 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2012 22 18 40 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 2013 24 17 41 58.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2008 19 12 31 61.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
24 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 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 2015 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
26 2016 1 4 5 20.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2011 14 9 23 60.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
27 2017 15 14 29 51.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2012 13 6 19 68.4% 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2018 7 12 19 36.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2013 3 3 6 50.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 2019 11 7 18 61.1% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2014 12 12 24 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2020 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2015 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2021 11 12 23 47.8% 12 3 15 80.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2022 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2017 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2023 19 14 33 57.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2018 9 6 15 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
34 2024 9 8 17 52.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2019 3 6 9 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 2025 24 14 38 63.2% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
36 2026 20 8 28 71.4% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 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 — 227 208 435 52.2% 116 100 216 53.7% 32 40 72 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% — 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 663/726 of Sorana Cirstea'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 Sorana Cirstea 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%
17 2007 6/14 1.3 4.8 43.6% 62.9% 41.8% 58.2% 42.9% 50.9% 42.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 32/42 2.8 2.6 55.0% 61.7% 43.3% 53.3% 47.7% 53.3% 41.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 43/45 2.9 2.6 55.6% 63.7% 43.5% 48.6% 48.6% 54.6% 42.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 33/36 2.5 2.8 55.3% 61.2% 39.5% 47.5% 50.4% 51.2% 40.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2011 23/29 1.6 2.9 53.9% 62.8% 43.7% 48.1% 49.7% 53.9% 43.3% 2006 5/30 3.2 3.6 50.1% 63.5% 51.7% 55.9% 43.1% 57.7% 43.7%
22 2012 51/57 3.5 3.5 53.5% 65.2% 44.8% 56.7% 45.4% 55.5% 42.3% 2007 21/30 3.0 7.0 57.0% 65.6% 38.7% 49.4% 52.0% 54.0% 42.6%
23 2013 56/59 2.4 3.6 55.2% 64.9% 43.5% 49.6% 49.8% 55.3% 43.8% 2008 37/51 2.4 5.1 58.3% 64.6% 45.9% 53.8% 50.1% 56.9% 45.8%
24 2014 30/33 2.3 4.3 56.8% 62.7% 43.5% 49.7% 46.8% 54.3% 41.6% 2009 35/36 3.1 5.3 52.3% 64.9% 42.8% 47.9% 52.3% 54.2% 43.8%
25 2015 5/5 1.2 4.0 62.9% 62.0% 42.3% 37.5% 43.9% 54.7% 39.8% 2010 42/46 3.7 5.1 59.4% 68.5% 44.9% 53.1% 44.3% 59.0% 47.2%
26 2016 22/22 1.7 2.5 58.2% 60.1% 46.4% 44.0% 50.6% 54.7% 44.9% 2011 35/36 4.4 4.3 57.1% 67.9% 44.3% 58.6% 44.1% 57.8% 44.4%
27 2017 47/48 2.4 2.7 57.6% 64.8% 45.8% 51.2% 45.7% 56.8% 44.5% 2012 34/34 4.0 4.7 57.0% 70.7% 48.0% 55.5% 51.0% 61.0% 47.8%
28 2018 33/34 2.6 3.2 57.5% 60.5% 41.9% 51.3% 47.2% 52.7% 43.4% 2013 30/31 4.1 4.5 55.7% 69.5% 47.3% 59.5% 45.7% 59.5% 43.9%
29 2019 34/34 2.3 2.5 60.7% 63.2% 46.6% 51.9% 47.1% 56.6% 45.4% 2014 36/36 4.1 5.5 55.7% 65.5% 43.2% 50.9% 45.3% 55.4% 43.2%
30 2020 12/12 2.6 2.8 63.6% 59.1% 46.9% 55.1% 50.5% 54.6% 39.8% 2015 18/20 3.5 4.7 55.8% 66.6% 45.7% 55.4% 59.7% 57.3% 41.0%
31 2021 42/43 2.0 2.3 62.3% 64.1% 48.7% 49.7% 48.6% 58.2% 44.3% 2016 1/1 1.0 4.0 65.3% 65.6% 11.8% 16.7% 100.0% 46.9% 38.7%
32 2022 42/42 2.3 2.8 61.1% 63.2% 48.2% 51.4% 53.5% 57.1% 44.3% 2017 6/6 2.0 2.7 71.5% 61.5% 44.5% 61.3% 43.3% 56.5% 42.1%
33 2023 45/45 2.7 2.5 61.6% 65.3% 46.7% 54.1% 48.3% 58.2% 42.9% 2018 22/24 2.6 4.5 59.6% 64.2% 47.7% 53.3% 45.4% 57.7% 44.9%
34 2024 28/28 3.5 2.0 61.9% 62.1% 44.7% 52.4% 38.4% 55.6% 42.4% 2019 18/18 3.5 4.7 58.4% 66.1% 42.5% 47.5% 39.9% 56.0% 44.6%
35 2025 35/46 3.9 2.3 58.1% 68.3% 50.1% 50.6% 51.6% 60.7% 45.4% 2020 5/5 3.6 3.2 58.7% 62.0% 47.8% 41.4% 49.8% 56.5% 45.3%
36 2026 44/52 4.3 2.1 60.5% 68.3% 50.0% 54.7% 48.8% 60.8% 45.7% 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 — 663/727 2.7 2.8 57.9% 63.9% 45.4% 51.3% 48.2% 56.0% 43.4% — 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 Sorana Cirstea 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 2006 1485 96.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.08 2001 1497 105.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.28
17 2007 1559 110.3 -2.17 -1.15 0.870 47.0% -23 +35 — 48.6% -0.51 6–1 (86%) 3–1 (75%) 108.4 +0.13 2002 1498 103.4 — — — — — +23 — 40.0% -0.90 — — — +0.03
18 2008 1747 118.7 -1.30 -2.34 0.883 47.5% -43 -123 -113 52.1% -0.26 11–3 (79%) 6–3 (67%) 111.4 -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 1692 126.4 -0.45 -1.30 0.932 48.6% -58 +12 -23 45.5% -0.49 9–6 (60%) 4–5 (44%) 103.2 -0.37 2004 1485 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19
20 2010 1574 113.5 -3.49 -2.02 0.837 46.2% +11 +38 +74 36.3% -1.09 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 104.2 -0.31 2005 1527 114.1 — — — — +28 — — 54.5% +0.18 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.08
21 2011 1600 118.3 -2.47 -0.83 0.941 48.7% +2 +23 +5 47.8% -0.27 3–6 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 97.3 +0.04 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 2012 1684 132.4 +0.53 -0.83 0.951 49.1% -3 +6 -81 51.1% -0.17 11–12 (48%) 8–7 (53%) 99.8 -1.71 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 2013 1706 135.7 -0.27 +0.48 0.981 49.7% +29 -15 -114 51.2% +0.02 13–4 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 110.2 +2.12 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 2014 1590 119.4 -1.32 -1.34 0.911 48.0% +28 +55 — 41.0% -0.56 4–8 (33%) 1–7 (13%) 91.5 +1.31 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 2015 1538 96.7 -2.54 -1.68 0.878 46.9% — +61 — 27.3% -1.36 0–1 — — +0.39 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 2016 1610 126.0 -0.59 +0.85 0.991 49.9% -41 +61 +66 48.9% -0.08 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — -0.52 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 2017 1716 132.6 +0.64 +0.86 1.029 50.7% -70 +16 -7 55.1% +0.24 6–4 (60%) 9–1 (90%) 109.2 -0.63 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 2018 1613 124.0 -2.37 -0.01 0.917 48.2% -11 +75 +59 41.8% -0.68 6–7 (46%) 3–2 (60%) 98.8 -0.04 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 2019 1637 121.7 -0.44 +1.14 1.047 50.9% +4 +13 — 52.9% +0.44 11–8 (58%) 2–6 (25%) 98.8 +2.04 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 2020 1658 127.1 -1.60 -0.28 0.877 47.8% +21 — — 39.3% -0.96 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.13 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 2021 1746 137.7 +1.71 +1.43 1.060 51.2% -47 +61 -94 54.3% +0.23 6–4 (60%) 6–3 (67%) 107.5 -0.15 2016 1663 113.1 +1.02 -0.64 0.730 42.3% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.02
32 2022 1693 141.4 +0.14 +1.66 1.032 50.7% +59 +13 -6 53.1% +0.35 7–7 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 100.0 +0.93 2017 1732 125.4 -0.85 +0.35 0.969 49.3% +33 — — 57.1% -0.14 2–0 — — +0.38
33 2023 1826 151.2 +1.66 +1.58 1.025 50.8% +38 -98 -103 51.4% +0.12 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 103.7 -2.05 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 2024 1753 140.2 -0.21 +0.26 0.955 49.0% +129 -53 -110 44.6% -0.46 4–5 (44%) 3–5 (38%) 97.1 -0.13 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 2025 1869 152.8 +2.88 +1.63 1.157 52.9% +59 -151 — 57.7% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 5–5 (50%) 103.1 -1.22 2020 1729 113.7 +0.66 +1.49 1.042 51.0% +2 — — 41.7% +0.17 1–1 0–2 — -0.21
36 2026 1988 161.2 +3.63 +3.13 1.167 53.1% +25 -62 -346 68.8% +1.33 7–7 (50%) 11–4 (73%) 105.7 -0.81 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 — 2024 140.1 +0.04 +0.32 0.986 49.8% +10 -3 -66 50.5% -0.03 131–110 (54%) 87–73 (54%) 110.1 -0.17 — 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.