kaia kanepi Biography
Estonia's Kaia Kanepi revitalized her career in 2010, using several good stretches of play at major tournaments to return to the top half of the rankings.
The 25-year-old has one singles title to her career credit and has been ranked as high as No. 18 in the world. Kanepi was ranked No. 1 among juniors on the ITF before turning pro in 2000. In 2006 she reached her first WTA final, losing to Kim Clijsters at the Gaz de France Stars. After years outside the top 100, she finished 2006 ranked 64th.
She slipped to No. 75 at the end of 2007, despite reaching a career-best ranking of 40th in late July after reaching the semifinals at Bad Gastein. She also reached the second round of the Australian Open and Wimbledon for the first time.
The next season, 2008, marked a large step forward for Kanepi, as she moved into the Top 30 for the first time. She started the year by reaching the quarterfinals at Sydney before losing to then-No. 1 Justine Henin, and followed that up with a semifinal appearance at Acapulco, a fourth-round appearance at Miami that saw her beat two Top 25 players and a quarterfinal appearance at the French Open. She jumped 14 spots to No. 35 in the rankings following her strong play at Roland Garros. She fell in the third round of the Beijing Olympics to local favorite Na Li. Following a second-round exit from the US Open, she played very strong in the Far east, reaching the quarterfinals at Tokyo, the semifinals at Seoul and the finals in Japan, losing to Caroline Wozniacki. She ended 2008 ranked 27th in the world.
That big step forward was followed by just as big of a step back in 2009, as she slipped all the way to 61st in the WTA rankings by year's end. He strong play from 2008 carried over to start the season as she reached the third round of the Australian Open, and defeated No. 15 Victoria Azarenka as a member of Estonia's Fed Cup. After defeating then-No.3 Jelena Jankovic at Dubai, Kanepi started struggling with knee problems and inconsistency. When she lost in first round of the French Open, her ranking plummeted as she was unable to defend the points she had won as a quarterfinalist the year before. The loss at Roland Garros was part of a tailspin that saw her lose 12 of her final 13 matches to end the year, including 11 straight.
In the two weeks before the 2010 French Open, Kanepi had fallen to No. 140 in the world, but responded with back-to-back ITF tournament victories. She reached the second round at Roland Garros and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon to get back into the Top 100. She then battled her way through three qualifying rounds at Wimbledon, and shocked No. 6 Samantha Stosur in the first round, 6-1, 6-2. She proceeded to beat three more opponents, all in straight sets, before falling to Petra Kvitova in the quarterfinals, 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-8. The surprising run saw her leap from 80th to 38th in the WTA rankings, and two weeks later she defeated Flavia Pennetta in the finals at Palermo for her first WTA tournament win. Her major success continued at the US Open a month later as she upset Jankovic in the third round and Yanina Wickmayer in the fourth before losing in the quarterfinals to eventual finalist Vera Zvonareva. She defeated two Top 20 players again at Tokyo, knocking off Shahar Peer and continuing to have Jankovic's number, to reach the quarterfinals. Kanepi is currently ranked No. 21 in the world.
Estonia's Kaia Kanepi revitalized her career in 2010, using several good stretches of play at major tournaments to return to the top half of the rankings.
The 25-year-old has one singles title to her career credit and has been ranked as high as No. 18 in the world. Kanepi was ranked No. 1 among juniors on the ITF before turning pro in 2000. In 2006 she reached her first WTA final, losing to Kim Clijsters at the Gaz de France Stars. After years outside the top 100, she finished 2006 ranked 64th.
She slipped to No. 75 at the end of 2007, despite reaching a career-best ranking of 40th in late July after reaching the semifinals at Bad Gastein. She also reached the second round of the Australian Open and Wimbledon for the first time.
The next season, 2008, marked a large step forward for Kanepi, as she moved into the Top 30 for the first time. She started the year by reaching the quarterfinals at Sydney before losing to then-No. 1 Justine Henin, and followed that up with a semifinal appearance at Acapulco, a fourth-round appearance at Miami that saw her beat two Top 25 players and a quarterfinal appearance at the French Open. She jumped 14 spots to No. 35 in the rankings following her strong play at Roland Garros. She fell in the third round of the Beijing Olympics to local favorite Na Li. Following a second-round exit from the US Open, she played very strong in the Far east, reaching the quarterfinals at Tokyo, the semifinals at Seoul and the finals in Japan, losing to Caroline Wozniacki. She ended 2008 ranked 27th in the world.
That big step forward was followed by just as big of a step back in 2009, as she slipped all the way to 61st in the WTA rankings by year's end. He strong play from 2008 carried over to start the season as she reached the third round of the Australian Open, and defeated No. 15 Victoria Azarenka as a member of Estonia's Fed Cup. After defeating then-No.3 Jelena Jankovic at Dubai, Kanepi started struggling with knee problems and inconsistency. When she lost in first round of the French Open, her ranking plummeted as she was unable to defend the points she had won as a quarterfinalist the year before. The loss at Roland Garros was part of a tailspin that saw her lose 12 of her final 13 matches to end the year, including 11 straight.
In the two weeks before the 2010 French Open, Kanepi had fallen to No. 140 in the world, but responded with back-to-back ITF tournament victories. She reached the second round at Roland Garros and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon to get back into the Top 100. She then battled her way through three qualifying rounds at Wimbledon, and shocked No. 6 Samantha Stosur in the first round, 6-1, 6-2. She proceeded to beat three more opponents, all in straight sets, before falling to Petra Kvitova in the quarterfinals, 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-8. The surprising run saw her leap from 80th to 38th in the WTA rankings, and two weeks later she defeated Flavia Pennetta in the finals at Palermo for her first WTA tournament win. Her major success continued at the US Open a month later as she upset Jankovic in the third round and Yanina Wickmayer in the fourth before losing in the quarterfinals to eventual finalist Vera Zvonareva. She defeated two Top 20 players again at Tokyo, knocking off Shahar Peer and continuing to have Jankovic's number, to reach the quarterfinals. Kanepi is currently ranked No. 21 in the world.
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