Kaia Kanepi career statistics

This is a list of the main career statistics of professional Estonian tennis player Kaia Kanepi.[1]

Career finals
Discipline Type Won Lost Total WR
Singles Grand Slam
Summer Olympics
WTA Finals
WTA 1000
WTA Tour 4 6 10 0.40
Total 4 6 10 0.40
Doubles Grand Slam
Summer Olympics
WTA Finals
WTA 1000
WTA Tour 0 1 1 0.00
Total 0 1 0 0.00
Total 4 7 11 0.36
Kaia Kanepi at the 2019 French Open.

Performance timelines edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[2]

Singles edit

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q2 A Q2 A Q1 2R 1R 3R 2R 2R 2R A 1R 1R A A 3R 1R 1R 3R QF 1R 0 / 14 14–14 50%
French Open A A A A Q2 A 2R 1R QF 1R 2R 3R QF 2R 1R 1R Q2 A 1R 4R 2R 1R 3R 1R 0 / 16 19–16 54%
Wimbledon A A A A A A 1R 2R 1R 1R QF 1R A QF 2R 1R A Q2 1R 2R NH 1R 1R 1R 0 / 14 11–14 44%
US Open A A Q1 Q2 A Q2 3R 1R 2R 1R QF 2R A 3R 4R 2R A QF 4R 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 0 / 16 26–16 62%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–3 2–4 5–4 2–4 10–4 4–4 5–2 7–3 4–4 1–4 0–0 4–1 5–4 5–4 2–3 3–4 7–4 1–4 0 / 60 70–60 54%
National representation
Summer Olympics A NH 1R NH 3R NH A NH A NH A NH 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Billie Jean King Cup[a] Z2 Z1 POZ1 Z1 PO A Z1 A POZ2 PO2 PO WG2 A A POZ3 POZ2 A A A A A[b] A 0 / 0 28–11 72%
WTA 1000 + former
Dubai / Qatar Open[c] NMS A SF A 3R A A 2R 1R A A A A A 1R A 1R 0 / 6 7–6 54%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R 3R 2R A 2R 1R A A 2R 2R NH 1R 3R 1R 0 / 14 8–14 36%
Miami Open A A A A A A A 3R 4R 3R 1R 2R 2R A 3R 3R A A 1R 1R NH 2R 3R 1R 0 / 13 12–13 48%
Madrid Open NH 1R A 1R 1R QF 1R 2R A A A Q2 NH Q1 2R 1R 0 / 8 5–8 38%
Italian Open A A A A A A A 2R 1R QF A 1R A A A A A A 2R A A A A 1R 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A 1R 3R A A A A A A A A A NH A 2R A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Cincinnati Open NH NMS 1R Q1 A A A A A A A 2R Q1 A A 1R A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Guadalajara Open NH 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[d] A A A A A A A A QF 1R QF QF 2R A A A A A A A NH 0 / 5 9–5 64%
China Open NH NMS 1R 2R 3R A 2R 1R A A A A A NH 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Zurich Open (former) A A A A A A A Q1 NMS/NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–3 6–4 9–9 6–5 7–7 1–4 4–2 2–5 3–4 0–0 0–0 3–4 1–2 0–0 1–3 6–6 0–5 0 / 64 53–64 45%
Career statistics
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 0[e] 1 3 0[e] 1 2 16 17 21 21 18 17 11 11 19 12 1 2 12 9 3 12 16 15 Career total: 240
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 4
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Career total: 10
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–2 8–8 4–6 22–12 15–14 17–12 17–11 13–6 3–3 15–12 10–8 0–0 4–2 9–6 3–6 1–2 9–8 18–10 4–8 1 / 137 175–137 56%
Clay win–loss 4–0 1–3 4–5 0–1 0–2 0–0 9–8 8–9 11–7 5–6 8–4 2–4 12–3 14–5 4–5 1–3 0–1 0–0 2–4 5–2 1–1 1–3 5–3 2–6 3 / 79 99–85 54%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 7–2 0–3 0–0 4–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 NH 0–1 1–3 0–1 0 / 24 16–24 40%
Overall win–loss 4–0 1–3 4–5 0–1 0–3 3–2 17–17 13–17 33–21 20–21 32–18 19–18 25–9 21–10 20–19 11–12 0–1 4–2 12–12 9–9 2–3 10–12 24–16 6–15 4 / 240 290–246 54%
Win (%) 100% 25% 44% 0% 0% 60% 50% 43% 61% 49% 64% 51% 74% 68% 51% 48% 0% 67% 50% 50% 40% 45% 60% 29% Career total: 54%
Year–end ranking n/a 203 283 167 226 120 64 75 27 61 22 34 19 30 52 126 302 107 58 101 101 72 30 $8,445,234

Doubles edit

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ... 2018 ... 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Australian Open A 1R A 1R 1R 2R 2R A 2R A A A A 0 / 6 3–6
French Open 1R 1R 1R 2R A 2R 3R A 3R A A A 1R 0 / 8 6–8
Wimbledon 1R 1R 3R 3R 2R A A A 1R 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 9 6–9
US Open 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A 1R A 1R A A A 0 / 7 0–7
Win–loss 0–3 0–4 2–3 3–4 1–3 2–2 3–2 0–1 3–3 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0 / 30 15–30

WTA career finals edit

Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner–ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (2–2)
WTA 250 (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–6)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2006 Hasselt Cup, Belgium Tier III[f] Hard (i)   Kim Clijsters 3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2008 Japan Open Tier III Hard   Caroline Wozniacki 2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2010 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy International Clay   Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Oct 2011 Kremlin Cup, Russia Premier[g] Hard (i)   Dominika Cibulková 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 5–7
Win 2–3 Jan 2012 Brisbane International, Australia Premier Hard   Daniela Hantuchová 6–2, 6–1
Win 3–3 May 2012 Estoril Open, Portugal International Clay   Carla Suárez Navarro 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 3–4 Sep 2012 Korea Open, South Korea International Hard   Caroline Wozniacki 1–6, 0–6
Win 4–4 May 2013 Brussels Open, Belgium Premier Clay   Peng Shuai 6–2, 7–5
Loss 4–5 Feb 2021 Gippsland Trophy, Australia WTA 500 Hard   Elise Mertens 4–6, 1–6
Loss 4–6 Aug 2022 Washington Open, United States WTA 250 Hard   Liudmila Samsonova 6–4, 3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (runner–up) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2012 Danish Open International Hard   Sofia Arvidsson   Kimiko Date-Krumm
  Rika Fujiwara
2–6, 6–4, [5–10]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 27 (21 titles, 6 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–1)
$75,000 tournaments (1–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (3–2)
$25,000 tournaments (12–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–1)
Clay (15–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1999 ITF Tallinn, Estonia 10,000 Clay   Anna Zaporozhanova 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2000 ITF Tallinn, Estonia 10,000 Clay   Margit Rüütel 6–1, 6–2
Win 2–1 Jun 2001 ITF Tallinn, Estonia 25,000 Clay   Ľubomíra Kurhajcová 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 2–2 Jul 2001 ITF Modena, Italy 50,000 Clay   Maja Matevžič 5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2–3 Jul 2001 ITF Ettenheim, Germany 50,000 Clay   Maja Matevžič 2–6, 3–6
Win 3–3 Jun 2003 ITF Galatina, Italy 25,000 Clay   María José Martínez Sánchez 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–3 Sep 2003 ITF Torino, Italy 25,000 Clay   Mervana Jugić-Salkić 6–3, 6–3
Loss 4–4 Oct 2003 Open de Touraine, France 25,000 Hard (i)   Dally Randriantefy 5–7, 4–6
Win 5–4 Feb 2004 ITF Sunderland, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard (i)   Anna Chakvetadze 7–6(7–5), 6–0
Win 6–4 Jul 2005 ITF Fano, Italy 75,000 Clay   Melinda Czink 3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Loss 6–5 Dec 2005 Dubai Challenge, UAE 75,000+H Clay   Marion Bartoli 2–6, 0–6
Win 7–5 May 2010 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 100,000+H Clay   Maša Zec Peškirič 6–3, 6–2
Win 8–5 May 2010 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 50,000+H Clay   Zhang Shuai 6–2, 7–5
Loss 8–6 Jul 2014 Contrexéville Open, France 100,000 Clay   Irina-Camelia Begu 3–6, 4–6
Win 9–6 Jul 2014 Open de Biarritz, France 100,000 Clay   Teliana Pereira 6–2, 6–4
Win 10–6 Dec 2015 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 25,000 Hard   Patty Schnyder 6–3, 6–3
Win 11–6 Jun 2017 Bredeney Ladies Open, Germany 25,000 Clay   Patty Schnyder 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 2–0 ret.
Win 12–6 Jul 2017 ITF Pärnu, Estonia 15,000 Clay   Polina Golubovskaya 6–1, 6–0
Win 13–6 Nov 2017 Open Nantes Atlantique, France 25,000 Hard (i)   Richèl Hogenkamp 6–3, 6–4
Win 14–6 Jun 2018 ITF Brescia, Italy 60,000 Clay   Martina Trevisan 6–4, 6–3
Win 15–6 Dec 2019 ITF Milovice, Czech Republic 15,000 Hard (i)   Anastasia Kulikova 6–4, 6–3
Win 16–6 Oct 2020 ITF Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France 25,000 Hard (i)   Harriet Dart 6–4, 6–4
Win 17–6 Oct 2020 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i)   Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–3
Win 18–6 Nov 2020 ITF Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 25,000 Clay   Mayar Sherif 6–3, 6–2
Win 19–6 Aug 2021 ITF Pärnu, Estonia 25,000 Clay   Anna Sisková 7–5, 6–4
Win 20–6 Sep 2021 ITF Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. 25,000 Hard   Kayla Day 6–2, 6–1
Win 21–6 Jul 2023 Amstelveen Women's Open, Netherlands 60,000 Clay   Lola Radivojević 6–2, 7–6(7–5)

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$10,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2000 ITF Tallinn, Estonia 10,000 Clay   Scarlett Werner   Agata Kurowska
  Maria Wolfbrandt
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2003 ITF Jersey, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard (i)   Sofia Arvidsson   Yvonne Meusburger
  Hanna Nooni
6–3, 7–5
Win 2–1 Jul 2007 ITF Biella, Italy 100,000 Clay   Maret Ani   Mervana Jugić-Salkić
  Renata Voráčová
6–4, 6–1

WTA Tour career earnings edit

Current after the 2023 Adelaide International 1.[1]

Year Grand Slam
titles
WTA
titles
Total
titles
Earnings ($) Money list rank
2007 0 0 0 174,412 90
2008 0 0 0 431,094 40
2009 0 0 0 366,659 56
2010 0 1 1 657,908 29
2011 0 0 0 420,646 52
2012 0 2 2 561,454 31
2013 0 1 1 730,985 33
2014 0 0 0 537,665 49
2015 0 0 0 290,042 109
2016 0 0 0 14,322 444
2017 0 0 0 495,359 72
2018 0 0 0 624,248 61
2019 0 0 0 614,967 69
2020 0 0 0 265,212 98
2021 0 0 0 510,058 78
2022 0 0 0 1,006,132 39
2023 0 0 0 11,145 55
Career 0 4 4 7,970,794 84

Career Grand Slam statistics edit

Seedings edit

The tournaments won by Kanepi are in boldface, and advanced into finals by Kanepi are in italics.[1]

Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
2002 did not qualify did not play did not play did not qualify
2003 did not play did not play did not play did not qualify
2004 did not play did not play did not qualify did not qualify
2005 did not play did not play did not play did not qualify
2006 did not qualify unseeded unseeded unseeded
2007 unseeded unseeded unseeded unseeded
2008 unseeded unseeded unseeded unseeded
2009 25th 19th 25th 25th
2010 unseeded qualifier qualifier 31st
2011 20th 16th 17th 31st
2012 25th 23rd did not play did not play
2013 did not play unseeded unseeded 25th
2014 24th 25th unseeded unseeded
2015 unseeded unseeded unseeded unseeded
2016 did not play did not qualify did not play did not play
2017 did not play did not play did not qualify qualifier
2018 unseeded unseeded unseeded unseeded
2019 unseeded unseeded unseeded unseeded
2020 unseeded unseeded not held unseeded
2021 unseeded unseeded unseeded unseeded
2022 unseeded unseeded 31st unseeded
2023 31st unseeded unseeded unseeded
2024 did not qualify

Best Grand Slam results details edit

Grand Slam winners are in boldface, and runner–ups are in italics.[1]

Australian Open
2022 Australian Open (Unseeded)
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R   Angelique Kerber (16) 20 6–4, 6–3
2R   Marie Bouzková 86 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
3R   Maddison Inglis (WC) 133 2–6, 6–2, 6–0
4R   Aryna Sabalenka (2) 2 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(10–7)
QF   Iga Świątek (7) 9 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 3–6
French Open
2008 French Open (Unseeded)
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R   Yuan Meng 104 6–2, 6–2
2R   Anna Chakvetadze (6) 6 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
3R   Anabel Medina Garrigues (29) 33 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
4R   Petra Kvitová 87 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
QF   Svetlana Kuznetsova (4) 4 5–7, 2–6
2012 French Open (23rd)
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R   Alexandra Panova 74 6–3, 6–3
2R   Irina-Camelia Begu 59 6–4, 6–1
3R   Caroline Wozniacki (9) 9 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–3
4R   Arantxa Rus 88 6–1, 4–6, 6–0
QF   Maria Sharapova (2) 2 2–6, 3–6
Wimbledon Championships
2010 Wimbledon Championships (Qualifier)
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R   Samantha Stosur (6) 6 6–4, 6–4
2R   Edina Gallovits-Hall 90 6–4, 7–5
3R   Alexandra Dulgheru (31) 31 6–1, 6–2
4R   Klára Koukalová 66 6–2, 6–4
QF   Petra Kvitová 62 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–8
2013 Wimbledon Championships (Unseeded)
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R   Tara Moore (WC) 194 7–5, 5–7, 7–5
2R   Angelique Kerber (7) 7 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
3R   Alison Riske (WC) 126 6–2, 6–3
4R   Laura Robson 38 7–6(8–6), 7–5
QF   Sabine Lisicki (23) 24 3–6, 3–6
US Open
2010 US Open (31st)
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R   Alizé Cornet 80 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
2R   Akgul Amanmuradova (Q) 78 6–2, 6–4
3R   Jelena Janković (4) 5 6–2, 7–6(7–1)
4R   Yanina Wickmayer (15) 18 0–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–1
QF   Vera Zvonareva (7) 8 3–6, 5–7
2017 US Open (Qualifier)
Round Opponent Rank Score
1R   Francesca Schiavone 77 0–6, 6–4, 6–2
2R   Yanina Wickmayer 129 6–4, 6–2
3R   Naomi Osaka 45 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
4R   Daria Kasatkina 38 6–4, 6–4
QF   Madison Keys (15) 16 3–6, 3–6

Head-to-head records edit

Record against top 10 players edit

Kanepi's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[3]

Player Record Win% Hard Clay Grass Carpet Last match
Number 1 ranked players
  Naomi Osaka 2–0 100% 2–0 Won (7–6(7–4), 3–0 ret.) at 2022 Toronto
  Angelique Kerber 3–2 60% 2–2 1–0 Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2022 Australian Open
  Jelena Janković 4–3 57% 3–2 0–1 1–0 Won (6–3, 6–2) at 2014 Wimbledon
  Justine Henin 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 Won (6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–3) at 2010 Fed Cup
  Garbiñe Muguruza 1–2 33% 0–2 1–0 Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Toronto
  Simona Halep 1–2 33% 1–2 Lost (7–6(7–2), 4–6, 2–6) at 2019 Australian Open
  Caroline Wozniacki 2–5 29% 1–5 1–0 Lost (6–4, 1–6, 3–6) at 2015 Miami
  Ashleigh Barty 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2018 Cincinnati
  Ana Ivanovic 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–4, 4–6, 3–6) at 2015 Brisbane
  Venus Williams 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2010 Acapulco
  Iga Świątek 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–4, 6–7(2–7), 3–6) at 2022 Australian Open
  Victoria Azarenka 0–3 0% 0–2 0–1 Lost (3–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2022 Cincinnati
  Amélie Mauresmo 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (6–2, 4–6, 0–6) at 2008 US Open
  Kim Clijsters 0–3 0% 0–2 0–1 Lost (1–6, 5–7) at 2011 Paris
  Karolína Plíšková 0–4 0% 0–1 0–2 0–1 Lost (7–6(7–5), 0–6, 0–6) at 2022 Berlin
  Dinara Safina 0–4 0% 0–2 0–2 Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2009 Australian Open
  Maria Sharapova 0–5 0% 0–2 0–3 0–1 Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2015 French Open
  Serena Williams 0–5 0% 0–4 0–1 Lost (0–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2018 US Open
Number 2 ranked players
  Aryna Sabalenka 2–1 67% 2–1 Lost (6–2, 6–7(8–10), 4–6) at 2022 US Open
  Vera Zvonareva 2–1 67% 1–1 1–0 Won (6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3) at 2021 Dubai Qualifying
  Paula Badosa 1–1 50% 1–1 Lost (1–6, 5–7) at 2023 Adelaide
  Petra Kvitová 2–3 40% 1–2 1–0 0–1 Lost (5–7, 7–6(8–6), 2–6) at 2010 Beijing
  Li Na 1–2 33% 1–1 0–1 Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2010 Birmingham
  Svetlana Kuznetsova 1–3 25% 1–2 0–1 Lost (1–4, ret.) at 2015 Dubai
  Ons Jabeur 0–3 0% 0–3 Lost (3–6, 0–6) at 2022 Miami
  Anett Kontaveit 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Tallinn
  Barbora Krejčíková 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–7(3–7), 6–2, 3–6) at 2020 Australian Open
  Anastasia Myskina 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2005 Kolkata
  Agnieszka Radwańska 0–4 0% 0–3 0–1 Lost (6–7(8–10), 3–6) at 2012 Brussels
Number 3 ranked players
  Sloane Stephens 1–1 50% 1–1 Lost (0–6, 7–5, 4–6) at 2018 Rome
  Jessica Pegula 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2022 Madrid
  Nadia Petrova 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2010 Australian Open
  Elina Svitolina 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2015 US Open
Number 4 ranked players
  Sofia Kenin 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 Won (6–3, 6–2) at 2021 Australian Open
  Kimiko Date 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–4, 4–6, 8–6) at 2009 Australian Open
  Johanna Konta 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (7–6(7–4), 6–4) at 2014 Stuttgart
  Dominika Cibulková 4–1 80% 2–1 1–0 1–0 Won (6–2, 6–2) at 2018 Australian Open
  Kiki Bertens 1–1 50% 1–1 Lost (6–4, 3–6, 5–7) at 2019 Moscow
  Francesca Schiavone 4–4 50% 4–2 0–1 0–1 Won (0–6, 6–4, 6–2) at 2017 US Open
  Samantha Stosur 2–2 50% 1–1 0–1 1–0 Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2015 Madrid
  Belinda Bencic 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2022 Indian Wells
  Coco Gauff 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 French Open
Number 5 ranked players
  Eugenie Bouchard 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–4, 3–6, 6–3) at 2019 New York Qualifying
  Anna Chakvetadze 3–1 75% 2–1 1–0 Won (6–4, 3–6, 6–3) at 2008 Tokyo
  Jeļena Ostapenko 1–1 50% 1–0 0–1 Won (4–6, 6–4, 6–0) at 2022 Tallinn
  Sara Errani 2–3 40% 1–0 1–2 0–1 Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2014 Stuttgart
  Daniela Hantuchová 2–3 40% 1–3 1–0 Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2013 Miami
  Lucie Šafářová 2–6 25% 2–4 0–2 Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2013 Beijing
Number 6 ranked players
  Flavia Pennetta 5–4 56% 3–2 2–2 Lost (5–7, 4–6) at 2014 Dubai
  Carla Suárez Navarro 4–5 44% 2–2 2–2 0–1 Lost (6–3, 1–6, 3–6) at 2018 Australian Open
Number 7 ranked players
  Patty Schnyder 5–0 100% 3–0 2–0 Won (6–3, 6–7(5–7), 2–0, ret.) at 2017 Essen
  Nicole Vaidišová 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (4–6, 6–1, 6–3) at 2010 Memphis
  Marion Bartoli 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 Won (6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2) at 2006 Prague
  Madison Keys 1–2 33% 0–2 1–0 Lost (0–6, 5–7) at 2021 Indian Wells
  Roberta Vinci 1–3 25% 1–2 0–1 Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2013 's-Hertogenbosch
  Danielle Collins 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–7(1–7), 1–6) at 2019 Charleston
Number 8 ranked players
  Daria Kasatkina 3–2 60% 3–0 0–2 Won (7–5, 6–1) at 2021 Melbourne
  Ekaterina Makarova 1–3 25% 0–1 1–1 0–1 Lost (2–6, 5–7) at 2012 Australian Open
  Alicia Molik 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (6–7(4–7), 5–7) at 2008 Australian Open
Number 9 ranked players
  Andrea Petkovic 3–0 100% 3–0 Won (6–4, 5–7, 6–4) at 2015 Brisbane
  Veronika Kudermetova 2–1 67% 2–1 Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2022 İstanbul
  Julia Görges 4–3 57% 3–2 1–1 Won (7–5, 6–1) at 2019 French Open
  CoCo Vandeweghe 1–1 50% 1–1 Lost (0–6, 6–7(6–8)) at 2018 Indian Wells
Number 10 ranked players
  Kristina Mladenovic 2–0 100% 2–0 Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2013 Oeiras
  Maria Kirilenko 0–4 0% 0–4 Lost (7–6(7–3), 2–6, 3–6) at 2014 Seoul
Total 85–128 40% 56–81
(41%)
25–34
(41%)
3–12
(20%)
1–1
(50%)
last updated 12 January 2023

No. 1 wins edit

# Player Event Surface Rd Score Result
1.   Caroline Wozniacki 2011 Pan Pacific Open Hard 3R 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 QF
2.   Simona Halep 2018 US Open Hard 1R 6–2, 6–4 4R

Wins over top 10 players edit

Season 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 ... 2018 ... 2021 2022 Total
Wins 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 15
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score KKR
2008
1.   Anna Chakvetadze No. 6 French Open Clay 2R 6–4, 7–6(7–2) No. 49
2009
2.   Jelena Janković No. 3 Dubai Championships Hard 3R 6–2, 7–5 No. 24
2010
3.   Jelena Janković No. 6 Pan Pacific Open Hard 3R 6–4, 6–4 No. 80
4.   Samantha Stosur No. 6 Wimbledon Grass 1R 6–4, 6–4 No. 32
5.   Jelena Janković No. 5 US Open Hard 3R 6–2, 7–6(7–1) No. 25
2011
6.   Caroline Wozniacki No. 1 Pan Pacific Open Hard 3R 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 No. 43
2012
7.   Andrea Petkovic No. 10 Brisbane International Hard QF 6–1, 7–6(9–7) No. 34
8.   Caroline Wozniacki No. 9 French Open Clay 3R 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 No. 23
2013
9.   Angelique Kerber No. 7 Wimbledon Grass 2R 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3 No. 46
2014
10.   Jelena Janković No. 8 Wimbledon Grass 1R 6–3, 6–2 No. 42
2018
11.   Simona Halep No. 1 US Open Hard 1R 6–2, 6–4 No. 44
2021
12.   Aryna Sabalenka No. 7 Gippsland Trophy Hard 3R 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 No. 94
13.   Sofia Kenin No. 4 Australian Open Hard 2R 6–3, 6–2 No. 65
2022
14.   Aryna Sabalenka No. 2 Australian Open Hard 4R 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(10–7) No. 115
15.   Garbiñe Muguruza No. 10 French Open Clay 1R 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 No. 46

Notes edit

  1. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  4. ^ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  5. ^ a b During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches counted.
  6. ^ The WTA Tier III tournaments, WTA Tier IV tournaments and WTA Tier V tournaments were reclassified as WTA International tournaments in 2009 and later as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  7. ^ The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Kaia Kanepi [EST] | career statistics". WTA Tennis.
  2. ^ "Kaia Kanepi". Australian Open. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Head to Head". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 14 February 2021.