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

Last season, won St. Petersburg title (d. Sakkari in F) and finished R-Up at Doha (l. Swiatek), Hamburg (l. Pera) and Tallin (l. Krejcikova)

Captured four WTA titles in 2021 - the second-most on Tour - and posted a joint Tour-leading 48 match wins across the season (level with Jabeur)

Lifted the 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 the AKRON WTA Finals Guadalajara for the first time in 2021, becoming the first Estonian to compete at the year-end event, where she reached the championship match

Made her Top-10 debut on November 1, 2021 and climbed to No.7 to become the highest ranked Estonian woman in WTA history

Nominated for 2021 WTA Most Improved Player of the Year (won by Krejcikova), as voted on by members of the media

During an interrupted 2020, 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

Finished 2019 ranked No.26 despite missing final two months of the season w/viral illness

Reached her fifth career final in 2019 at Stuttgart (l. Kvitova). Also in 2019, advanced to her first Premier Mandatory SF at Miami (l. eventual champion Barty), which propelled her to a career high ranking of No.14 (April 1, 2019)

In 2018, season highlighted by fourth WTA singles final at Wuhan (l. Sabalenka); posted 33 main draw wins - the first time she had registered 30 or more wins in a season

Breakthrough season came in 2017, winning first career singles title at 2017 's-Hertogenbosch (d. Vikhlyantseva in F). Also reached finals at Biel/Benne (l. Vondrousova) and Gstaad (l. Bertens)

Broke into Top 30 for first time at No.27 following run at Gstaad (July 24, 2017)

Posted her first career win over a reigning No.1 with defeat of Kerber at 2017 Rome

In 2016, played main draw at all four Grand Slams for first time, but dropped out of Top 100

Made Top 100 debut on September 14, 2015 at No.96, up from No.152. One of five teenagers in 2015 year-end Top 100

Scored first Top 20 win of career over No.17 Errani at 2016 Monterrey (2r)

Made WTA main draw debut at 2013 Miami as WC (l. McHale, 1r)

Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in 2010; owns 11 singles titles and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit

Junior highlights included winning 2011 Orange Bowl, defeating Bouchard and Putintseva en route