French Open Women | 09/27 09:00 | 23 | [46] Marie Bouzkova v Kaia Kanepi [106] | 6-4,4-6,2-6 | |
US Open Women | 09/03 15:00 | 24 | [31] Ons Jabeur v Kaia Kanepi [100] | 7-6,6-0 | |
US Open Women | 09/01 21:40 | 23 | [57] Katerina Siniakova v Kaia Kanepi [100] | 1-6,2-6 | |
Australian Open Women | 01/20 01:15 | 23 | [101] Kaia Kanepi v Barbora Krejcikova [128] | 6-7,6-2,3-6 | |
WTA Brisbane | 01/04 01:00 | 45 | [101] Kaia Kanepi v Marie Bouzkova [57] | 5-7,3-6 | |
WTA Limoges | 12/17 15:15 | 25 | [100] Kaia Kanepi v Jennifer Brady [55] | 2-6,3-6 | |
ITF W15 Milovice | 12/01 08:55 | 29 | Kaia Kanepi v Anastasia Kulikova | 6-4,6-3 | |
ITF W15 Milovice | 11/30 10:30 | 28 | Kaia Kanepi v Linda Noskova | 6-2,6-2 | |
ITF W15 Milovice | 11/29 10:45 | 27 | Kaia Kanepi v Caijsa W Hennemann | 6-2,6-1 | |
ITF W15 Milovice | 11/28 13:00 | 26 | Kaia Kanepi v Miriam Kolodziejova | 6-2,7-5 | |
ITF W15 Milovice | 11/27 12:30 | 25 | Kaia Kanepi v Darja Vidmanova | 6-2,6-4 | |
WTA Moscow | 10/17 08:00 | 26 | [109] Kaia Kanepi v Kiki Bertens [8] | 6-4,3-6,5-7 | |
WTA Moscow | 10/15 08:00 | 25 | [98] Timea Babos v Kaia Kanepi [109] | 1-6,3-6 | |
WTA Moscow | 10/14 08:00 | 54 | Kaia Kanepi v Tereza Martincova | 6-2,6-3 | |
WTA Moscow | 10/13 09:00 | 46 | Kaia Kanepi v Anhelina Kalinina | Retired | |
WTA Moscow | 10/12 07:00 | 45 | [109] Kaia Kanepi v Vlada Koval [436] | 6-0,6-0 | |
ITF W60 Caldas da Rainha | 09/27 14:25 | 27 | [115] Kaia Kanepi v Isabella Shinikova [213] | 6-7,6-3,3-6 | |
ITF W60 Caldas da Rainha | 09/26 16:15 | 26 | [115] Kaia Kanepi v Ines Murta [488] | 6-2,6-0 | |
ITF W60 Caldas da Rainha | 09/25 19:20 | 25 | [115] Kaia Kanepi v Valentini Grammatikopoulou [232] | 7-5,6-1 | |
US Open Women | 08/29 21:00 | 24 | [82] Kaia Kanepi v Donna Vekic [23] | 5-7,3-6 | |
US Open Women | 08/27 17:45 | 23 | [82] Kaia Kanepi v Tatjana Maria [79] | 5-7,7-6,6-3 | |
WTA New York | 08/19 19:25 | 25 | [80] Magda Linette v Kaia Kanepi [83] | 6-2,7-5 | |
WTA New York | 08/18 16:15 | 46 | [77] Kaia Kanepi v Nadiia Kichenok [49] | 6-7,6-1,6-2 | |
WTA New York | 08/17 16:55 | 45 | [77] Kaia Kanepi v Mayo Hibi [210] | 6-3,6-4 | |
WTA New York | 08/16 19:20 | 44 | [77] Kaia Kanepi v Eugenie Bouchard [114] | 6-4,3-6,6-3 | |
WTA Cincinnati | 08/10 15:25 | 45 | [31] Barbora Strycova v Kaia Kanepi [72] | 7-6,3-6,6-3 | |
Wimbledon Women | 07/04 16:10 | 24 | [76] Kaia Kanepi v Belinda Bencic [13] | 3-6,1-6 | |
Wimbledon Women | 07/02 10:00 | 23 | [97] Stefanie Voegele v Kaia Kanepi [76] | 7-5,5-7,4-6 | |
French Open Women | 06/02 09:00 | 26 | [88] Kaia Kanepi v Petra Martic [31] | 7-5,2-6,4-6 | |
French Open Women | 05/31 11:45 | 25 | [68] Veronika Kudermetova v Kaia Kanepi [88] | 6-4,3-6,0-6 |
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.