WTA Strasbourg | 05/21 10:00 | 25 | [60] Xinyu Wang v Kaia Kanepi [71] | 3-6,2-6 | |
WTA Rome | 05/09 12:00 | 23 | [71] Kaia Kanepi v Marketa Vondrousova [70] | 0-6,6-4,2-6 | |
ITF W100 Wiesbaden | 05/04 09:00 | 26 | [63] Kaia Kanepi v Dalila Jakupovic [211] | 3-6,2-6 | |
ITF W100 Wiesbaden | 05/02 13:35 | 25 | [63] Kaia Kanepi v Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur [500] | 6-0,6-1 | |
WTA Madrid | 04/26 13:00 | 23 | [63] Kaia Kanepi v Irene Burillo Escorihuela [318] | 7-6,2-6,4-6 | |
WTA Madrid | 04/25 11:45 | 23 | Kaia Kanepi v Shelby Rogers | Cancelled | |
WTA Charleston | 04/03 14:00 | 24 | [59] Kaia Kanepi v Madison Brengle [92] | 3-6,4-6 | |
WTA Miami | 03/21 18:40 | 23 | [44] Camila Giorgi v Kaia Kanepi [57] | 7-6,6-7,7-6 | |
WTA Indian Wells | 03/08 19:00 | 23 | [44] Aliaksandra Sasnovich v Kaia Kanepi [51] | 6-3,7-6 | |
WTA Dubai | 02/19 10:55 | 24 | [48] Kaia Kanepi v Viktoriya Tomova [100] | 3-6,1-6 | |
Australian Open Women | 01/17 00:00 | 23 | [29] Kaia Kanepi v Kimberly Birrell [167] | 6-3,6-7,1-6 | |
WTA Adelaide 2 | 01/11 05:50 | 26 | [32] Kaia Kanepi v Paula Badosa [11] | 1-6,5-7 | |
WTA Adelaide 2 | 01/10 09:55 | 25 | [32] Kaia Kanepi v Storm Hunter [227] | 6-2,6-2 | |
WTA Adelaide 2 | 01/07 23:30 | 19 | [32] Kaia Kanepi v Sorana Cirstea [45] | 2-6,6-4,5-7 | |
WTA Adelaide 2 | 01/06 23:30 | 14 | [32] Kaia Kanepi v Anna Bondar [77] | 6-1,7-6 | |
WTA Adelaide | 01/04 00:30 | 26 | [92] Marketa Vondrousova v Kaia Kanepi [32] | 6-0,6-4 | |
WTA Adelaide | 01/01 03:00 | 25 | [32] Kaia Kanepi v Aliaksandra Sasnovich [30] | 4-6,6-1,6-4 | |
ITF W80 Tyler | 10/26 22:40 | 25 | [29] Kaia Kanepi v Taylor Townsend [186] | 3-6,4-6 | |
WTA Guadalajara | 10/17 16:00 | 24 | [22] Liudmila Samsonova v Kaia Kanepi [29] | 6-1,7-5 | |
WTA San Diego | 10/08 21:00 | 14 | [32] Kaia Kanepi v Lauren Davis [84] | 3-6,2-6 | |
WTA Tallinn | 10/01 15:20 | 28 | [4] Anett Kontaveit v Kaia Kanepi [32] | 6-4,6-4 | |
WTA Tallinn | 09/30 17:10 | 27 | [224] Karolina Muchova v Kaia Kanepi [32] | 2-6,6-3,6-7 | |
WTA Tallinn | 09/29 11:25 | 26 | [62] Ann Li v Kaia Kanepi [32] | 5-7,5-7 | |
WTA Tallinn | 09/28 15:05 | 25 | [32] Kaia Kanepi v Jelena Ostapenko [17] | 4-6,6-4,6-0 | |
US Open Women | 09/01 20:30 | 24 | [34] Kaia Kanepi v Aryna Sabalenka [6] | 6-2,6-7,4-6 | |
US Open Women | 08/30 15:00 | 23 | [34] Kaia Kanepi v Tereza Martincova [71] | 7-6,6-3 | |
WTA Cincinnati | 08/15 23:40 | 24 | [31] Kaia Kanepi v Victoria Azarenka [22] | 3-6,6-4,3-6 | |
WTA Toronto | 08/10 22:40 | 25 | [31] Kaia Kanepi v Garbine Muguruza [8] | 4-6,4-6 | |
WTA Toronto | 08/09 19:55 | 24 | [31] Kaia Kanepi v Naomi Osaka [39] | Retired | |
WTA Washington | 08/07 18:30 | 29 | [37] Kaia Kanepi v Liudmila Samsonova [60] | 6-4,3-6,3-6 |
Kaia Kanepi (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈkɑi.ɑ ˈkɑnepi]; born 10 June 1985) is an Estonian professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of world No. 15 on 20 August 2012 and has won four singles titles on the WTA Tour.
Described as a 'resident Grand Slam upset specialist' by The Guardian – with 19 wins over seeded players in the first week of Grand Slams; only two active players (Victoria Azarenka and Venus Williams) have more. She has also reached seven Grand Slam quarterfinals in all four championships (French Open in 2008 and 2012, Wimbledon in 2010 and 2013, the US Open in 2010 and 2017, and Australian Open 2022), becoming the first Estonian to achieve this and was the first Estonian to be ranked inside the world's top 15. Kanepi's numerous achievements have made her one of Estonia's most famous and successful professional tennis players in history. Kanepi reached her first final in 2006, becoming the first Estonian female player to do so, at the Gaz de France Stars where she lost to Kim Clijsters. She then won her first singles title at the Palermo Ladies Open in 2010, also becoming the first Estonian female player to win a title.