H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Kaia Kanepi H2H: 3-1

Svetlana Kuznetsova holds a 3–1 lead over Kaia Kanepi in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Svetlana Kuznetsova leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Svetlana Kuznetsova won the 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships first round 4-1 RET.

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Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS Age 41 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Kaia Kanepi
Estonia Age 41 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Svetlana Kuznetsova #27 4-1 (ret.) Kaia Kanepi #48 Match data Feb 17, 2015* R64 Dubai Tennis Championships Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Kaia Kanepi #43 6-1 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #19 Match data Oct 22, 2011* QF Moscow Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova #8 6-2 2-6 7-6(3) Kaia Kanepi #27 Match data Jan 16, 2009* R16 Sydney International Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Svetlana Kuznetsova #4 7-5 6-2 Kaia Kanepi #49 Match data Jun 4, 2008* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam 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
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1,203 #2 6,191 2,098 594 323 64.8% 2 2 0 8 6 18
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 Svetlana Kuznetsova Kaia Kanepi
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2001 2–2 50.0% #266 1,519 0 0 2001 0–1 0.0% #200 1,496 0 0
17 2002 22–9 71.0% #43 1,743 0 2 2002 2–3 40.0% #285 1,498 0 0
18 2003 22–16 57.9% #35 1,819 0 2 — — — — — — —
19 2004 57–20 74.0% #5 2,031 1 5 2004 0–1 0.0% #229 1,484 0 0
20 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,871 1 5 2005 3–2 60.0% #98 1,527 0 0
21 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,043 1 8 2006 14–16 46.7% #78 1,606 0 0
22 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,998 1 9 2007 13–17 43.3% #75 1,581 0 0
23 2008 41–21 66.1% #8 1,928 1 9 2008 30–21 58.8% #27 1,761 0 0
24 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,988 2 12 2009 15–21 41.7% #58 1,603 0 0
25 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,885 2 13 2010 29–17 63.0% #22 1,842 0 1
26 2011 31–19 62.0% #19 1,804 2 13 2011 19–17 52.8% #34 1,798 0 1
27 2012 13–12 52.0% #71 1,776 2 13 2012 25–9 73.5% #19 1,861 0 3
28 2013 29–18 61.7% #21 1,825 2 13 2013 21–10 67.7% #30 1,838 0 4
29 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,851 2 14 2014 17–19 47.2% #51 1,719 0 4
30 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,843 2 15 2015 8–12 40.0% #122 1,659 0 4
31 2016 46–21 68.7% #9 1,926 2 17 2016 0–1 0.0% #376 1,663 0 4
32 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,829 2 17 2017 4–2 66.7% #100 1,731 0 4
33 2018 11–13 45.8% #106 1,756 2 18 2018 12–12 50.0% #61 1,776 0 4
34 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,787 2 18 2019 9–9 50.0% #101 1,761 0 4
35 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,797 2 18 2020 2–3 40.0% #93 1,729 0 4
36 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18 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 Svetlana Kuznetsova 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 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2001 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 2002 10 4 14 71.4% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — — — — — 2002 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2004 40 14 54 74.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2004 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2005 11 9 20 55.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2005 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2006 38 11 49 77.6% 19 6 25 76.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 8 8 16 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2007 32 14 46 69.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 2008 31 16 47 66.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2008 19 12 31 61.3% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
24 2009 23 12 35 65.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2009 9 13 22 40.9% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2010 20 10 30 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2010 15 12 27 55.6% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
26 2011 20 13 33 60.6% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2011 14 9 23 60.9% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
27 2012 9 7 16 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 13 6 19 68.4% 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2013 21 14 35 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2013 3 3 6 50.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 2014 15 12 27 55.6% 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2014 12 12 24 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2015 15 13 28 53.6% 6 3 9 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2015 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2016 34 15 49 69.4% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2017 17 11 28 60.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2017 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2018 7 5 12 58.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2018 9 6 15 60.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
34 2019 9 6 15 60.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2019 3 6 9 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 2020 6 4 10 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
36 2021 5 6 11 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 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 — 378 207 585 64.6% 160 79 239 66.9% 49 30 79 62.0% 7 7 14 50.0% — 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 682/882 of Svetlana Kuznetsova'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 Svetlana Kuznetsova 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 2003 9/38 3.8 3.0 58.1% 68.2% 52.0% 64.1% 47.7% 61.2% 45.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2004 15/77 5.6 2.2 56.1% 69.1% 53.6% 46.7% 54.8% 62.1% 46.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2005 21/46 4.6 3.3 54.9% 70.1% 49.9% 57.7% 49.7% 60.7% 48.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2006 66/81 3.6 2.4 60.9% 66.8% 51.5% 58.6% 49.7% 60.7% 45.8% 2006 5/30 3.2 3.6 50.1% 63.5% 51.7% 55.9% 43.1% 57.7% 43.7%
22 2007 68/71 3.9 2.2 64.6% 67.5% 48.9% 60.8% 47.0% 60.9% 44.2% 2007 21/30 3.0 7.0 57.0% 65.6% 38.7% 49.4% 52.0% 54.0% 42.6%
23 2008 55/62 3.7 2.7 59.2% 68.3% 48.2% 49.2% 47.3% 60.0% 46.9% 2008 37/51 2.4 5.1 58.3% 64.6% 45.9% 53.8% 50.1% 56.9% 45.8%
24 2009 53/57 3.8 2.8 61.8% 67.8% 51.2% 57.2% 47.5% 61.4% 45.3% 2009 35/36 3.1 5.3 52.3% 64.9% 42.8% 47.9% 52.3% 54.2% 43.8%
25 2010 38/42 3.6 3.9 60.8% 69.9% 44.6% 54.0% 42.7% 60.0% 44.5% 2010 42/46 3.7 5.1 59.4% 68.5% 44.9% 53.1% 44.3% 59.0% 47.2%
26 2011 49/50 2.3 2.6 64.0% 63.5% 48.3% 50.6% 49.4% 57.8% 47.3% 2011 35/36 4.4 4.3 57.1% 67.9% 44.3% 58.6% 44.1% 57.8% 44.4%
27 2012 22/25 3.6 2.2 62.6% 62.8% 48.5% 44.1% 52.1% 57.5% 46.2% 2012 34/34 4.0 4.7 57.0% 70.7% 48.0% 55.5% 51.0% 61.0% 47.8%
28 2013 45/47 3.6 2.7 60.9% 64.4% 46.6% 48.5% 47.4% 57.4% 44.5% 2013 30/31 4.1 4.5 55.7% 69.5% 47.3% 59.5% 45.7% 59.5% 43.9%
29 2014 42/45 2.9 2.6 62.3% 65.6% 48.6% 51.4% 45.9% 59.0% 45.7% 2014 36/36 4.1 5.5 55.7% 65.5% 43.2% 50.9% 45.3% 55.4% 43.2%
30 2015 30/45 3.0 3.5 65.2% 65.1% 52.8% 49.9% 46.5% 61.0% 41.5% 2015 18/20 3.5 4.7 55.8% 66.6% 45.7% 55.4% 59.7% 57.3% 41.0%
31 2016 48/67 3.5 2.9 64.6% 65.9% 44.5% 52.7% 49.4% 58.1% 45.0% 2016 1/1 1.0 4.0 65.3% 65.6% 11.8% 16.7% 100.0% 46.9% 38.7%
32 2017 49/49 2.9 3.6 66.5% 64.3% 49.0% 55.0% 54.1% 59.1% 46.1% 2017 6/6 2.0 2.7 71.5% 61.5% 44.5% 61.3% 43.3% 56.5% 42.1%
33 2018 17/24 2.1 5.1 68.6% 60.5% 38.3% 56.5% 49.4% 53.4% 41.7% 2018 22/24 2.6 4.5 59.6% 64.2% 47.7% 53.3% 45.4% 57.7% 44.9%
34 2019 27/27 2.3 2.5 67.0% 64.4% 49.4% 55.1% 44.6% 59.0% 43.9% 2019 18/18 3.5 4.7 58.4% 66.1% 42.5% 47.5% 39.9% 56.0% 44.6%
35 2020 14/15 3.1 2.6 66.2% 64.9% 45.0% 54.0% 55.7% 58.0% 43.6% 2020 5/5 3.6 3.2 58.7% 62.0% 47.8% 41.4% 49.8% 56.5% 45.3%
36 2021 14/14 2.4 3.1 62.3% 61.3% 41.9% 56.3% 53.0% 54.0% 41.1% 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 — 682/917 3.4 2.8 62.7% 66.1% 48.4% 53.9% 48.6% 59.4% 45.2% — 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 are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Svetlana Kuznetsova 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 1520 107.4 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.20 1–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.10 2001 1497 105.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.28
17 2002 1744 121.2 — — — — -72 -31 — 59.1% +0.33 9–3 (75%) 6–1 (86%) — +0.76 2002 1498 103.4 — — — — — +23 — 40.0% -0.90 — — — +0.03
18 2003 1820 144.4 +3.33 +1.48 1.157 53.1% -66 -110 -93 55.4% +0.58 5–2 (71%) 6–7 (46%) — -2.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2004 2031 163.4 +5.05 +2.22 1.230 54.2% -28 -160 -233 68.5% +1.26 16–8 (67%) 13–7 (65%) — -2.09 2004 1485 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.19
20 2005 1872 147.9 +4.37 +2.97 1.228 54.4% -43 +83 +24 60.6% +0.94 9–8 (53%) 4–8 (33%) — +0.12 2005 1527 114.1 — — — — +28 — — 54.5% +0.18 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.08
21 2006 2043 167.5 +5.36 +2.70 1.166 53.2% +5 +9 -127 68.0% +1.45 18–5 (78%) 14–6 (70%) — -2.64 2006 1607 113.9 +0.07 -1.13 1.033 50.5% +4 -62 — 47.9% -0.39 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.19
22 2007 1999 160.7 +5.24 +2.13 1.130 52.6% -13 +130 -21 67.3% +1.16 14–7 (67%) 9–8 (53%) — +2.11 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%) — +0.10
23 2008 1929 163.8 +5.05 +3.51 1.174 53.2% +25 +134 +5 63.3% +0.95 9–8 (53%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.11 2008 1761 142.2 +1.74 +1.87 1.063 51.4% -2 -50 — 55.6% +0.40 13–9 (59%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.04
24 2009 1988 158.7 +5.86 +2.71 1.175 53.2% -19 +185 -126 66.4% +1.18 15–9 (63%) 9–8 (53%) — -1.17 2009 1604 134.2 -0.69 +1.03 0.958 49.2% +69 +58 — 45.0% -0.20 4–8 (33%) 0–7 (0%) — +0.79
25 2010 1886 147.2 +4.05 +1.31 1.114 52.0% +32 +162 -41 55.9% +0.61 13–9 (59%) 3–6 (33%) — +1.44 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%) — -1.00
26 2011 1805 143.9 +1.84 +3.01 1.121 52.5% +38 +165 +37 59.5% +0.78 9–9 (50%) 5–9 (36%) — +1.49 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%) — +0.49
27 2012 1777 144.7 +1.94 +2.27 1.088 51.9% +43 +160 — 57.1% +0.82 1–4 (20%) 2–5 (29%) — -2.07 2012 1862 140.4 +3.77 +2.86 1.226 54.3% -34 -10 — 67.5% +1.30 7–2 (78%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.29
28 2013 1826 146.2 +2.31 +1.13 1.043 50.8% +7 +96 — 57.8% +0.39 10–5 (67%) 6–1 (86%) — -0.29 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%) — +0.19
29 2014 1851 143.7 +2.93 +2.59 1.115 52.2% -47 +87 — 60.0% +0.75 8–9 (47%) 3–5 (38%) — -1.59 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%) — -0.89
30 2015 1843 140.8 +2.63 +0.95 1.064 51.1% -25 +86 -72 55.6% +0.51 8–7 (53%) 8–3 (73%) — -0.59 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 2016 1926 153.4 +2.42 +2.62 1.075 51.4% -2 +50 -129 60.5% +0.77 22–9 (71%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.88 2016 1663 113.1 +1.02 -0.64 0.730 42.3% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.02
32 2017 1830 142.1 +2.55 +2.45 1.128 52.5% -11 +139 +52 62.6% +0.81 9–8 (53%) 12–2 (86%) — +1.99 2017 1732 125.4 -0.82 +0.37 0.969 49.3% +33 — — 57.1% -0.14 2–0 — — +0.38
33 2018 1756 126.6 -1.70 -0.48 0.895 47.7% +48 +88 +52 45.6% -0.10 5–4 (56%) 2–3 (40%) — -0.59 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%) — -0.34
34 2019 1788 136.6 +2.21 +1.61 1.071 51.1% +61 -52 — 50.0% -0.08 5–5 (50%) 7–3 (70%) — -0.53 2019 1762 130.8 -0.84 +2.11 1.014 50.2% +14 +32 — 48.9% 0.00 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.46
35 2020 1797 138.9 +1.05 +0.87 1.039 50.9% +54 -63 — 48.5% +0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.82 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 1726 127.8 -0.59 -0.05 0.894 47.7% +83 — — 41.7% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 0–1 — +0.11 2021 1700 135.8 +0.07 -0.08 0.950 49.1% +53 +14 — 44.0% -0.34 4–2 (67%) 2–5 (29%) — -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%) — -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%) — -0.08
Career — 2099 158.3 +3.47 +2.19 1.112 52.2% -3 +61 -45 60.7% +0.80 192–127 (60%) 129–102 (56%) 102.9 -0.80 — 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.