Victoria Azarenka
Strong Is Beautiful
Maria Sharapova

Kaia Kanepi

Est
Residence: Tallinn, Estonia
DOB: June 10, 1985
Birthplace: Haapsalu, Estonia
Height: 5' 11" (1.81 m)
Weight: 163 lbs. (74 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (2000)
JANUARY - Won second WTA title at Brisbane (d. Hantuchova in final).
1999 - Played first event of career at ITF/Tallinn-EST.

2000 - In only event of season, won ITF/Tallinn-EST singles title.

2001 - Successfully defended ITF/Tallinn-EST singles title; played first WTA main draw at Vienna, falling 1r (as qualifier).

2002 - Reached 2r twice; fell 1r once and in qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open, US Open).

2003 - Fell in WTA qualifying twice (incl. US Open); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Fell 1r once (Olympics) and in qualifying four times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); won one singles title on ITF Circuit; suffered knee injury after Olympics and did not play again until February 2005.

2005 - SF at Kolkata (l. to Myskina); fell 1r once and in qualifying once (US Open); won one singles title on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on December 19 (rose from No.117 to No.98).

2006 - First Top 100 season; runner-up at Hasselt (l. to Clijsters); SF at Prague (l. to Peer); reached 3r once (US Open) and 2r five times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r eight times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying five times (incl. Australian Open).

2007 - Another Top 100 season; SF at Bad Gastein (l. to Schiavone); QF at Barcelona; reached 3r once and 2r six times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); fell 1r eight times (incl. other two majors) and in qualifying five times; made Top 50 debut on April 2 (after Miami; rose from No.56 to No.50); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit; dipped to No.75 by year's end after withdrawing from Beijing, Guangzhou and Tokyo [Japan Open] w/shoulder injury.

2008 - First Top 30 season; runner-up at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. to Wozniacki in final); SF twice, at Acapulco (l. to Pennetta) and Seoul (l. to Kirilenko); QF four times, at Sydney, Vina del Mar, Roland Garros (first Grand Slam QF - l. to Kuznetsova) and Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; reached 4r once, 3r once (Olympics) and 2r five times (incl. US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. other two majors); withdrew from Stockholm w/recovery from appendix operation.

2009 - Another Top 100 season; went 15-10 in first 10 events, reaching one SF at Dubai (l. to Razzano), two QFs at Marbella and Rome, 3r three times (incl. Australian Open), 2r twice and falling 1r twice; made Top 20 debut on February 23 (after Dubai; rose from No.24 to No.20); had 11 straight losses to finish year, starting at Madrid (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon and US Open); was No.61 on November 9 year-end rankings.

2010 - Second Top 30 season; went 9-9 to start, best result being QF at Memphis (l. to Kvitova 16 63 76(0); held mp at 5-4 third set) and 2r four times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r three times; was outside of Top 100 by April but went 41-10 rest of year and finished No.22 on November 8 year-end rankings, best results being first WTA title at Palermo (d. Pennetta in final) and four QFs at Birmingham, Wimbledon (second Grand Slam QF - l. to Kvitova 46 76(8) 86; held 5mp - 3mp in second set tie-break at 6-5, 7-6 and 8-7, then 2mp at 6-5 third set), US Open (third Grand Slam QF - l. to Zvonareva) and Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; also reached 3r once and 2r twice (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r three times; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Near-Top 30 season (finishing No.34); runner-up at Moscow (l. to Cibulkova in final); SF at Paris [Indoors] (l. to Clijsters); QF at Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; reached 3r four times (incl. Roland Garros) and 2r four times (incl. Australian Open, US Open); fell 1r six times (incl. Wimbledon); withdrew from Doha w/flu, from Stuttgart w/Achilles tendonitis and from Bastad, Palermo, Cincinnati and Dallas w/Achilles injury.
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2012 - Brisbane; 2010 - Palermo, ITF/Cagnes-sur-Mer-FRA, ITF/Saint Gaudens-FRA; 2005 - ITF/Fano-ITA; 2004 - ITF/Sunderland-GBR; 2003 - ITF/Galatina-ITA, ITF/Torino-ITA; 2001 - ITF/Tallinn-EST; 2000 - ITF/Tallinn-EST.
Finalist (3): 2011 - Moscow; 2008 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 2006 - Hasselt.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2007 - ITF/Biella-ITA (w/Ani); 2003 - ITF/Jersey-GBR (w/Arvidsson).

ADDITIONAL
Estonian Fed Cup Team, 2000-2004, 2006, 2008-2011; Estonian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008.
Coached by Silver Karjus; fitness coach is Kristijan Pruus ... Father, Jaak, works in real estate; mother, Anne, is a homemaker; has two older sisters, Karin and Kadri ... Started playing tennis at age 8 with parents and sisters ... Favorite surface is clay ... Enjoys books, movies, music (especially movie soundtracks), surfing internet and rollerskating ... One of her sponsors is a leading provider of high quality mini-cruise and passenger services in Baltic Sea region; in 2008 she became godmother of a vessel named Superstar and was flown to Italy to bless it.
- Holds many firsts for Estonia: first Estonian to reach a WTA final (2006 Hasselt), to reach a Grand Slam QF (2008 French Open), to crack Top 20 (February 2009), to win a WTA title (2010 Palermo) and to beat a reigning No.1 (Wozniacki in 2011).
- Received Best Female Athlete of Estonia Award in 2008.
- Junior highlights include winning 2001 Roland Garros (d. Kuznetsova in final), reaching No.1.