WTA Washington | 08/06 18:00 | 28 | [88] Daria Saville v Kaia Kanepi [37] | 3-6,1-6 | |
WTA Washington | 08/05 16:00 | 27 | [71] Anna Kalinskaya v Kaia Kanepi [37] | 7-6,4-6,3-6 | |
WTA Washington | 08/03 23:00 | 26 | [97] Lin Zhu v Kaia Kanepi [37] | 6-4,4-6,4-6 | |
WTA Washington | 08/01 22:30 | 25 | [99] Greet Minnen v Kaia Kanepi [37] | 3-6,3-6 | |
Wimbledon Women | 06/27 15:50 | 23 | [38] Kaia Kanepi v Diane Parry [77] | 4-6,4-6 | |
WTA Eastbourne | 06/21 10:00 | 25 | [39] Kaia Kanepi v Beatriz Haddad Maia [29] | 4-6,6-3,3-6 | |
WTA Eastbourne | 06/19 13:00 | 24 | [41] Kaia Kanepi v Nuria Parrizas-Diaz [52] | 6-7,6-4,6-4 | |
WTA Berlin | 06/13 11:35 | 25 | [7] Karolina Pliskova v Kaia Kanepi [41] | 6-7,6-0,6-0 | |
French Open Women | 05/27 11:45 | 25 | [23] Cori Gauff v Kaia Kanepi [46] | 6-3,6-4 | |
French Open Women | 05/25 12:25 | 24 | [48] Beatriz Haddad Maia v Kaia Kanepi [46] | 4-6,4-6 | |
French Open Women | 05/22 11:20 | 23 | [46] Kaia Kanepi v Garbine Muguruza [10] | 2-6,6-3,6-4 | |
WTA Paris | 05/14 14:35 | 28 | [46] Kaia Kanepi v Claire Liu [118] | 4-6,6-2,0-6 | |
WTA Paris | 05/13 16:10 | 27 | [46] Kaia Kanepi v Donna Vekic [106] | 3-6,6-4,6-1 | |
WTA Paris | 05/11 11:00 | 26 | [46] Kaia Kanepi v Linda Fruhvirtova [202] | 7-6,6-4 | |
WTA Paris | 05/09 14:30 | 25 | [46] Kaia Kanepi v Kamilla Rakhimova [104] | 6-4,6-2 | |
WTA Madrid | 05/01 11:05 | 25 | [14] Jessica Pegula v Kaia Kanepi [55] | 6-3,6-3 | |
WTA Madrid | 04/29 12:50 | 24 | [205] Linda Fruhvirtova v Kaia Kanepi [55] | 3-6,4-6 | |
WTA Madrid | 04/27 11:45 | 19 | [55] Kaia Kanepi v Martina Trevisan [81] | 6-2,7-5 | |
WTA Madrid | 04/26 12:15 | 14 | [55] Kaia Kanepi v Harriet Dart [102] | 6-1,6-1 | |
WTA Charleston | 04/08 00:45 | 26 | [64] Magda Linette v Kaia Kanepi [57] | 6-3,4-6,6-2 | |
WTA Charleston | 04/06 20:55 | 25 | [57] Kaia Kanepi v Magdalena Frech [87] | 7-5,6-3 | |
WTA Charleston | 04/04 23:00 | 24 | [44] Shelby Rogers v Kaia Kanepi [57] | 7-6,5-7,2-6 | |
WTA Miami | 03/27 01:20 | 25 | [61] Kaia Kanepi v Ons Jabeur [10] | 3-6,0-6 | |
WTA Miami | 03/24 19:05 | 24 | [35] Sara Sorribes Tormo v Kaia Kanepi [61] | 6-3,5-7,0-6 | |
WTA Miami | 03/22 17:15 | 23 | [61] Kaia Kanepi v Maryna Zanevska [68] | Retired | |
WTA Indian Wells | 03/13 23:35 | 25 | [122] Harriet Dart v Kaia Kanepi [63] | 7-6,6-3 | |
WTA Indian Wells | 03/12 02:25 | 24 | [63] Kaia Kanepi v Belinda Bencic [25] | 6-4,6-3 | |
WTA Indian Wells | 03/09 19:00 | 23 | [361] Robin Montgomery v Kaia Kanepi [63] | 3-6,3-6 | |
Australian Open Women | 01/26 02:00 | 27 | [9] Iga Swiatek v Kaia Kanepi [115] | 4-6,7-6,6-3 | |
Australian Open Women | 01/24 10:30 | 26 | [115] Kaia Kanepi v Aryna Sabalenka [2] | 5-7,6-2,7-6 |
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.