French Open Women | 05/29 09:00 | 24 | [50] Shuai Zhang v Kaia Kanepi [88] | 7-6,0-6,5-7 | |
French Open Women | 05/27 09:00 | 23 | [88] Kaia Kanepi v Julia Goerges [18] | 7-5,6-1 | |
WTA Rome | 05/11 10:35 | 45 | Kaia Kanepi v Kristina Mladenovic | Cancelled | |
WTA Madrid | 05/04 10:55 | 46 | [85] Kristyna Pliskova v Kaia Kanepi [79] | 7-6,6-2 | |
WTA Madrid | 05/03 13:25 | 45 | [100] Mandy Minella v Kaia Kanepi [79] | 4-6,6-3,2-6 | |
WTA Charleston | 04/04 19:15 | 26 | [34] Danielle Collins v Kaia Kanepi [82] | 7-6,6-1 | |
WTA Charleston | 04/03 17:15 | 25 | [82] Kaia Kanepi v Elise Mertens [17] | 0-6,6-0,7-5 | |
WTA Charleston | 04/02 18:40 | 24 | [80] Veronika Kudermetova v Kaia Kanepi [82] | 6-7,3-6 | |
WTA Miami | 03/21 15:00 | 23 | [89] Kaia Kanepi v Alison Riske [45] | 2-6,2-6 | |
WTA Miami | 03/20 14:00 | 45 | [89] Kaia Kanepi v Timea Babos [105] | 6-3,6-4 | |
WTA Miami | 03/18 18:20 | 44 | [89] Kaia Kanepi v Paula Badosa Gibert [130] | 6-3,6-3 | |
WTA Indian Wells | 03/10 01:40 | 24 | [86] Kaia Kanepi v Julia Goerges [15] | 3-6,6-2,3-6 | |
WTA Indian Wells | 03/07 22:40 | 23 | [76] Johanna Larsson v Kaia Kanepi [86] | 2-6,2-6 | |
WTA Indian Wells | 02/28 19:40 | 26 | [86] Kaia Kanepi v Zarina Diyas [96] | 3-6,6-7 | |
WTA Indian Wells | 02/26 22:55 | 25 | [86] Kaia Kanepi v Allie Kiick [145] | 6-0,6-2 | |
Australian Open Women | 01/15 08:55 | 23 | [1] Simona Halep v Kaia Kanepi [71] | 6-7,6-4,6-2 | |
US Open Women | 09/02 19:45 | 26 | [44] Kaia Kanepi v Serena Williams [26] | 0-6,6-4,3-6 | |
US Open Women | 08/31 20:50 | 25 | [44] Kaia Kanepi v Rebecca Peterson [61] | 6-3,7-6 | |
US Open Women | 08/29 20:45 | 24 | [44] Kaia Kanepi v Jil Teichmann [168] | 6-4,6-3 | |
US Open Women | 08/27 15:00 | 23 | [1] Simona Halep v Kaia Kanepi [44] | 2-6,4-6 | |
WTA Cincinnati | 08/15 16:55 | 25 | [46] Kaia Kanepi v Ashleigh Barty [16] | 5-7,3-6 | |
WTA Cincinnati | 08/14 17:15 | 24 | [46] Kaia Kanepi v Varvara Lepchenko [120] | 2-6,6-3,6-1 | |
WTA Cincinnati Qual | 08/12 14:00 | 45 | [48] Kaia Kanepi v Zarina Diyas [63] | 6-3,6-3 | |
WTA Cincinnati Qual | 08/11 17:00 | 44 | [48] Kaia Kanepi v Sabine Lisicki [230] | 4-6,6-4,6-3 | |
WTA Moscow | 07/25 08:00 | 26 | [187] Olga Danilovic v Kaia Kanepi [49] | 7-6,7-5 | |
WTA Moscow | 07/23 14:30 | 25 | [136] Vera Zvonareva v Kaia Kanepi [51] | 2-6,2-6 | |
Wimbledon Women | 07/03 16:55 | 23 | [102] Sara Sorribes Tormo v Kaia Kanepi [46] | 7-6,6-1 | |
WTA Eastbourne | 06/26 10:00 | 25 | [12] Jelena Ostapenko v Kaia Kanepi [44] | 6-3,7-5 | |
WTA Eastbourne | 06/25 10:00 | 24 | [44] Kaia Kanepi v Kurumi Nara [101] | 6-2,6-4 | |
ITF Women Ilkley | 06/22 10:00 | 27 | [46] Kaia Kanepi v Ekaterina Alexandrova [112] | 6-3,4-6,6-7 |
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.