H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 second 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
EST Age 41 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 18, 2015* Dubai WTA 1000 R64 Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova #27 4-1 (ret.) Kaia Kanepi #48 Match data
Oct 22, 2011* Moscow WTA 500 QF Hard Kaia Kanepi #43 6-1 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #19 Match data
Jan 16, 2009* Sydney WTA 500 R16 Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova #8 6-2 2-6 7-6(3) Kaia Kanepi #27 Match data
Jun 4, 2008* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Svetlana Kuznetsova #4 7-5 6-2 Kaia Kanepi #49 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
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1,203 #2 6,191 2,097 580 319 64.5% 2 2 0 10 4 18
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 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 1,744 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 54–19 74.0% #5 2,026 1 5 — — — — — — —
20 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,868 1 5 2005 3–2 60.0% #98 1,538 0 0
21 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,039 1 8 2006 14–16 46.7% #78 1,610 0 0
22 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,994 1 9 2007 13–17 43.3% #75 1,583 0 0
23 2008 41–20 67.2% #8 1,934 1 9 2008 28–20 58.3% #27 1,747 0 0
24 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,981 2 12 2009 15–21 41.7% #58 1,598 0 0
25 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,884 2 13 2010 29–17 63.0% #22 1,839 0 1
26 2011 31–19 62.0% #19 1,804 2 13 2011 19–17 52.8% #34 1,816 0 1
27 2012 13–12 52.0% #71 1,776 2 13 2012 25–9 73.5% #19 1,868 0 3
28 2013 29–18 61.7% #21 1,827 2 13 2013 21–10 67.7% #30 1,841 0 4
29 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,845 2 14 2014 17–19 47.2% #51 1,718 0 4
30 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,836 2 15 2015 8–12 40.0% #122 1,649 0 4
31 2016 40–20 66.7% #9 1,917 2 17 2016 0–1 0.0% #376 1,655 0 4
32 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,826 2 17 2017 4–2 66.7% #100 1,725 0 4
33 2018 6–12 33.3% #106 1,709 2 18 2018 11–11 50.0% #61 1,776 0 4
34 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,772 2 18 2019 9–10 47.4% #101 1,748 0 4
35 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,799 2 18 2020 2–3 40.0% #93 1,719 0 4
36 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18 2021 11–12 47.8% #73 1,703 0 4
37 — — — — — — — 2022 24–16 60.0% #32 1,801 0 4
38 — — — — — — — 2023 6–16 27.3% #168 1,607 0 4