Personal

Currently without a full-time coach; fitness coach is Indrek Tustit
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 and favorite event outside the Grand Slams is Acapulco
Tennis idol growing up was Martina Hingis
Enjoys books, movies (favorite movie character is Captain Jack Sparrow), music (likes all kinds of music from Tiesto to Ludovico Einandi), driving fast cars and taking care of her dog (has a Manchester Terrier called Bossu)
In 2008 became godmother of a vessel named Superstar and was flown to Italy to bless it

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (4): 2013 - Brussels; 2012 - Brisbane, Oeiras; 2010 - Palermo.
Finalist (6): 2022 - Washington DC; 2021 - Gippsland Trophy; 2012 - Seoul; 2011 - Moscow; 2008 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 2006 - Hasselt.

DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2012 - Copenhagen (w/Arvidsson).

ADDITIONAL
Estonian Fed Cup Team, 2000-2004, 2006, 2008-2011, 2014-15; Estonian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008.

Career in Review

Highest Tour results of 2023 were six 2r appearances including at US Open (l. Zheng). Also posted an ITF win at $60K Amstelveen on clay.

Finished the 2022 season ranked No.30, her highest year-end ranking since 2013 (also No.30); best result of the season came at Washington DC where she finished as runner-up (l. Samsonova)

In 2022 also made SF at home event in Tallinn (l. Kontaveit) and reached the QF at 2022 Australian Open for her best Slam finish since 2017 US Open QF

Opened 2021 by reaching first final in nearly eight years, at Gippsland Trophy (l. Mertens)

Ended 2020 in fine form on ITF Circuit, winning 15 of 16 matches and lifting the 11th 12th and 13th titles of her career at this level

Best results at Tour-level in 2020 were 2r showings at US Open (l. Jabeur) and Roland Garros (l. Mertens)

Best results of 2019 were R16 runs at Roland Garros (l. Martic) and Charleston (l. Collins)

Highlights of 2018 were R16 run at US Open (d. No.1 Halep, l. S.Williams) and equaling best career result at Australian Open by reaching 3r (l. Suárez Navarro). Also lifted 14th ITF Circuit title at $60k ITF/Brescia-ITA

Melbourne run took total career prize money past USD $5million

Battled through yet another injury-plagued season, finishing 2017 at No.107. Season highlight was advancing to QF stage of 2017 US Open (l. eventual R-Up Keys) - first qualifier to reach this stage at US Open since Barbara Gerken did so in 1981

Holds many firsts for Estonia - first Estonian to reach a WTA final (2006 Hasselt), 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 at 2011 Tokyo [PPO])

Owns 11 career wins over Top 10 opponents, most recently over No.1 Halep at 2018 US Open

Endured a career-low year-end 2016 ranking of No.302 due to being hampered by the Epstein-Barr virus and plantar fasciitis in both feet

Advanced to QF stage four times in 2014 (Brisbane, Acapulco, Bastad and Seoul) and posted R16 finish at 2014 US Open (l. S.Williams)

Battled injuries in 2013 missing first three months due to right Achilles injury and sidelined after Wimbledon until US Open due to a low back injury

Broke into Top 20 at No.16 on June 11, 2012, following QF run at Roland Garros (d. No.9 Wozniacki, l. eventual champion Sharapova); later that year, rose to career-high No.15 (August 20, 2012)

Made Grand Slam breakthrough with QF showing at 2008 Roland Garros (l. Kuznetsova); upset No.6 Chakvetadze in 2r to register first victory over a a Top 10 player of her career

Made Top 100 debut on December 19, 2005 and broke into Top 50 on April 2, 2007

Advanced to first WTA final at 2006 Hasselt (l. Clijsters); scored maiden Top 20 win over No.15 Schiavone in QF

Reached maiden WTA SF at 2005 Kolkata (l. Myskina)

Won first Tour-level match in 2r showing at 2002 Porto (d. Sassi, l. Montolio)

In only her fourth senior tournament, fell 1r on WTA main draw debut at 2001 Vienna (as qualifier, l. Huber)

Finished R-Up at $10k ITF/Tallin-EST on professional debut in 1999