Kaia Kanepi

Kaia Kanepi is a former Estonian professional tennis player, born in Haapsalu on 10 June 1985, who reached her career high ranking of world number 15 on 20 August 2012 and won four singles titles on the WTA Tour. She reached her first WTA Tour final at the end of 2006, becoming the first Estonian woman to do so, and won her first singles title at the Palermo Ladies Open in 2010. She reached seven Grand Slam quarterfinals across all four majors and was the first Estonian ranked inside the world top 15. She retired from professional tennis by 2025 and subsequently began competing in padel.