Personal

Working with Torben Beltz; previously coached by Nigel Sears and Dmitry Tursunov
Mother is Ulle (tennis coach); father is Andrus (manager at Port of Tallinn); has a half-sister (works at H&M); introduced to tennis at age 6 by mother (was her coach until age 11, then worked with Estonian coaches)
Aggressive player; favorite shot is forehand. Favorite surface is hard; favorite tournament is Wimbledon
Enjoys shopping, going to movies and seeing friends
Tennis idols are Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka. Goal is to reach Top 10

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (6): 2022 - St. Petersburg; 2021 - Cleveland, Ostrava, Moscow, Cluj-Napoca [Transylvania Open]; 2017 - 's-Hertogenbosch.
Finalist (10): 2022 - Doha, Hamburg, Tallinn; 2021 - Grampians Trophy, Eastbourne; 2020 - Palermo; 2019 - Stuttgart; 2018 - Wuhan; 2017 - Bien/Bienne, Gstaad.

ADDITIONAL
Estonian Fed Cup Team, 2011-12, 2014-20.

Career in Review

2021 - Recorded first Top 10 season, finishing at No.7; captured four WTA titles - the second-most on Tour - and posted a joint Tour-leading 48 match wins across the season (level with Jabeur); also lifted trophies at Cleveland (d. Begu in F), Ostrava (d. Sakkari in F) and back-to-back titles at Moscow (d. Alexandrova in F) and Cluj-Napoca (d. Halep in F); qualified for WTA Finals for the first time, becoming the first Estonian to compete at the year-end event, where she reached the championship match; made Top-10 debut on November 1, 2021 and climbed to No.7 to become the highest ranked Estonian woman in WTA history; for her efforts, nominated for 2021 WTA Most Improved Player of the Year (won by Krejcikova), as voted on by members of the media

2020 - Finished the year ranked No.70; during an interrupted season, reached sixth final of career at Palermo (l. Ferro) and posted 21 match wins across the season (joint-fifth most, level with Jabeur); made Grand Slam breakthrough by reaching maiden major QF at Australian Open (l. Halep), becoming the first Estonian to make the last eight at Australian Open, also the first Estonian to reach a Grand Slam QF since Kanepi at 2017 US Open

2019 - Third Top-50 season (finishing No.26); runner-up at Stuttgart (l. to Kvitova); SF at Miami (l. to Barty); QF at Brisbane (l. to Tsurenko); reached 4r once, 3r four times (incl. Wimbledon and US Open) and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r four times (incl. Roland Garros).

2018 - Second Top-50 season (finishing No.21); runner-up at Wuhan (l. to Sabalenka); SF at Stuttgart (l. Ka.Pliskova) and Rome (l. to Svitolina); QF at Moscow (l. Jabeur); reached 4r at Australian Open (l. to Suárez Navarro) and Roland Garros (l. to Stephens), 3r four times (incl. Wimbledon) and 2r seven times; fell 1r six times (incl. US Open and RR at WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai) and in qualifying once; made Top 20 debut on October 22 (after Moscow; rose from No.21 to No.20).

2017 - First year-end finish inside the Top 50 and second non-consecutive in the Top 100 (finishing at No.34); captured first career singles title at 's-Hertogenbosch (d. Vikhlyantseva); runner-up at Biel (l. Vondrousova) and Gstaad (l. Bertens); reached two QF at Stuttgart (l. Sharapova) and Rome (l. Halep); advanced to two 3r, including Wimbledon (l. Wozniacki); made four 2r appearances (Roland Garros, l. Muguruza); fell in 1r on nine occasions (incl. other two majors).

2016 - Breakthrough season in 2017, finishing on a ranking of No.34, up from No.110 in 2016 - first year-end finish inside Top 50 and second non-consecutive year in Top 100. 2017 season highlighted by winning first career singles title at 's-Hertogenbosch (d. Vikhlyantseva in F). Also reached finals at Biel/Benne (l. Vondrousova) and Gstaad (l. Bertens). Hit career-high singles ranking of No.27 on July 24, 2017 following run at Gstaad. Also advanced to quarterfinals at Stuttgart and Rome, where she posted her first career win over a reigning No.1 with defeat of Kerber in 2r.

2015 - First Top 100 season (finishing No.91); reached 4r once (US Open); made Top 100 debut afterwards on September 14 (rose from No.152 to No.96); reached 2r twice; fell 1r three times (incl. Wimbledon) and in qualifying five times (incl. other two majors); also won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2014 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r four times (incl. Wimbledon - l. to Dellacqua 36 76(4) 63; held 1mp at 63 54) and in qualifying three times (incl. Roland Garros); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2013 - Played first WTA main draw at Miami, falling 1r (as WC); won four singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2012 - Played first WTA qualifying at Copenhagen and Moscow; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Won three singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.