Kaia Kanepi
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Kanepi at the 2013 French Open
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| Full name | Kaia Kanepi |
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| Country (sports) |
 Estonia
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| Born |
10 June 1985 Haapsalu, Estonia |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 4,429,372 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 408–253 |
| Career titles | 4 WTA, 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 15 (20 August 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 305 (6 December 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2009) |
| French Open | QF (2008, 2012) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2010, 2013) |
| US Open | QF (2010) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 44–60 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 106 (6 June 2011) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2011, 2012, 2014) |
| French Open | 3R (2012, 2014) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2008, 2009) |
| US Open | 1R (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2004, 2008) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 38–13 |
| Last updated on: 8 February 2016. | |
Kaia Kanepi (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈkɑi.ɑ ˈkɑnepi]; born 10 June 1985) is an Estonian tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of World No. 15 in August 2012 and holds many firsts for Estonia. Since beginning at the pro circuit in 2000 Kanepi has won 4 WTA titles in singles.
Kanepi won her first WTA Tour title in Palermo in 2010, becoming the first Estonian female player to win a WTA title. She has also reached five Grand Slam quarterfinals in three different Grand Slams, becoming the first Estonian to achieve this and was the first Estonian to be ranked in the world's top 20. She won her second WTA title at the Brisbane International and her third at the Portugal Open, both in 2012. Her most recent title came at the Brussels Open in 2013.
Kaia Kanepi was born in Haapsalu. Her father, Jaak (a real estate broker) and mother Anne (a homemaker) played tennis. They also have daughters Kadri, who won a tennis scholarship to study in the United States, and Karin, a dedicated horse rider. Kaia, who always watched her parents and sisters play, discovered her love for tennis at an early age. She started playing at the age of 8.
Her family has always supported her desire to play professional tennis. She reached world number one in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior rankings before turning professional in 2000. She has won eight ITF singles titles and is the top-ranked Estonian female tennis player.
Until the autumn of 2007, Kaia was coached by Andrei Luzgin. After Luzgin, Fredrik Loven from Sweden became her coach, but their partnership ended in February 2008. Kanepi's next coach (until September 2008) was Pablo Giacopelli. From November 2008, she was coached by Luca Appino. After November 2009, Kanepi was coached by fellow Estonia pro Mait Künnap. In February 2010, she broke up with her coach and agent. In April, she started to work with Silver Karjus.
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