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Kaia Kanepi
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Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian female tennis player who began her professional career in 1999. Born in Haapsalu on June 10, 1985, she resides in Tallinn and speaks Estonian. She competes right-handed and represents Estonia in international competition, including participation in the tennis events at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She is a member of the Estonia Billie Jean King Cup team and plays on the WTA Tour.
Her professional record includes 586 wins and 354 losses in singles, alongside a doubles record of 47 wins and 69 losses. Over the course of her career, she has accumulated prize money totaling 8,489,403. In recognition of her athletic achievements, she has received the Estonian Athlete of the Year award.
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Key facts
- Country sports
- Estonia
- Born
- ( 1985-06-10 ) 10 June 1985 (age 40) , Haapsalu , then part of Estonian SSR , Soviet Union
- Height
- 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Plays
- Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
- Prize money
- US$ 8,489,403
- Official website
- kaiakanepi.com
- Career record
- 586–352
- Career titles
- 4 WTA, 21 ITF
- Highest ranking
- No. 15 (20 August 2012)
- Australian open
- QF ( 2022 )
- French open
- QF ( 2008 , 2012 )
- Wimbledon
- QF ( 2010 , 2013 )
- Us open
- QF ( 2010 , 2017 )
- Olympic games
- 3R ( 2008 )
- Fed cup
- 41–15
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Tennis
- Team
- WTA Tour Womens
- Position
- Tennis Player
- Nationality
- Estonia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Estonia
- Place of birth
- Haapsalu
- Occupation
- tennis player
- Languages spoken
- Estonian
- Participant in
- tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Hair colour
- blond hair
- Sport
- tennis
- Member of team
- Estonia Billie Jean King Cup team
- Country for sport
- Estonia
- Mass
- 68
- Official website
- www.kaiakanepi.com
- Image
- Kanepi WM13-005 (9489757960) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 179
- Residence
- Tallinn
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- Kaia Kanepi
- date of birth
- 1985-06-10
- doubles record
- 47–69
- singles record
- 586–354
- ranking
- 1
- prize money
- 8489403
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
- handedness
- right-handedness
- social media followers
- 2505
- name in native language
- Kaia Kanepi
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Encyclopedic overview
Kaia Kanepi ( Estonian pronunciation: [ˈkɑi.ɑ ˈkɑnepi]; born 10 June 1985) is an Estonian inactive 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. She is currently competing in padel.
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kaia Kanepi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.