Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Fell 1r at Brisbane (as No.6 seed, l. to Kleybanova); reached 2r at Sydney (l. to No.5 seed Kuznetsova 76 third set); reached 3r at Australian Open (as No.25 seed, l. to No.3 seed Safina).

FEBRUARY - Reached 2r at Paris [Indoors] (d. No.7 seed Medina Garrigues in 1r; l. to qualifier Loit in 3s); reached SF at Dubai (as No.16 seed, d. No.3 seed Jankovic en route, falling to Razzano; win over world No.3 Jankovic was second Top 10 win); made Top 20 debut afterwards on February 23 (rose from No.24 to No.20; first Estonian ever to crack Top 20); withdrew from Acapulco w/viral illness.

MARCH - Reached 3r at Indian Wells (as No.18 seed, l. to No.9 seed Wozniacki in 3s); reached 3r at Miami (as No.21 seed, l. to No.10 seed A.Radwanska).

APRIL - Reached QF at Marbella (as No.3 seed, l. to No.7 seed Cirstea 75 third set); fell 1r at Barcelona (as No.4 seed, l. to LL Zec Peskiric in 3s).

MAY - Reached QF at Rome (as No.16 seed, l. to No.6 seed Azarenka); fell 1r at Madrid (as No.16 seed, ret. vs. Safarova w/left hip injury); fell 1r at Roland Garros (as No.19 seed, l. to qualifier Shvedova in 3s).

JUNE - Withdrew from Birmingham and Eastbourne w/left knee injury; fell 1r at Wimbledon (as No.25 seed, l. to Suarez Navarro in 3s).

JULY - Fell 1r at Bastad (as No.4 seed, l. to eventual champion Martinez Sanchez); fell 1r at Portoroz (as No.3 seed, l. to Govortsova).

AUGUST - Fell 1r at Los Angeles (as No.15 seed, l. to Safarova); fell 1r at Cincinnati (l. to No.9 seed Azarenka); fell 1r at Toronto (l. to qualifier Safarova); fell 1r at US Open (as No.25 seed, l. to qualifier Chang).

SEPTEMBER - Fell 1r at Tokyo (l. to qualifier Chang); fell 1r at Beijing (l. to No.2 seed S.Williams).

OCTOBER - Withdrew from Linz w/left ankle injury.

1999 - Played first event of career at ITF/Tallinn-EST (in hometown).

2000 - In only event of season, won ITF/Tallinn-EST singles title.

2001 - Successfully defended ITF/Tallinn-EST singles title; played first Tour main draw at Vienna, falling 1r (as qualifier, l. to A.Huber).

2002 - Played three Tour main draws, reaching 2r twice; fell in Tour qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open and US Open); continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Fell in Tour qualifying twice (incl. US Open); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2004 - Fell in Tour qualifying four times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros); played first Olympics (l. 1r); won one singles title on ITF Circuit; suffered right knee injury after Olympics and did not play again until February 2005.

2005 - Reached first Tour SF at Kolkata (l. to Myskina); fell 1r in only other Tour main draw at Hasselt; fell in US Open qualifying; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on December 19 (rose from No.117 to No.98).

2006 - First Top 100 finish after first full season on Tour; runner-up at Hasselt (d. No.15 Schiavone en route for first Top 20 win; l. to Clijsters); was first Estonian ever to reach a Tour singles final; SF at Prague (l. to Peer); made main draw debuts at Roland Garros (l. 2r), Wimbledon (l. 1r) and US Open (reached 3r); fell in Australian Open qualifying.

2007 - Second straight Top 100 season; SF at Bad Gastein (l. to Schiavone); QF at Barcelona (l. to Gallovits); best Grand Slams were 2r at Australian Open and Wimbledon; notched second Top 20 win at Miami (No.11 Schnyder); made Top 50 debut on April 2 (after Miami; rose from No.56 to No.50) and Top 40 debut on July 30 (after Bad Gastein; rose from No.46 to No.40); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit; injury-plagued caused dip to No.75 by year's end, withdrawing from Beijing, Guangzhou and Tokyo [Japan Open] w/right shoulder injury.

2008 - Breakthrough season, highlighted by first Grand Slam QF and second Tour singles final; first Estonian ever to reach a Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (d. No.6 seed Chakvetadze en route; l. to No.4 seed Kuznetsova); runner-up at Tokyo [Japan Open] (as No.5 seed, l. to top seed Wozniacki in 3s); QF or better another five times, reaching SF at Acapulco (as No.7 seed, l. to top seed and eventual champion Pennetta) and Seoul (as No.3 seed, l. to top seed and eventual champion Kirilenko in 3s) and QF at Sydney (as qualifier, l. to top seed and eventual champion Henin), Viña del Mar (as No.7 seed, l. to top seed and eventual champion Pennetta) and Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (as qualifier, d. No.8 seed Chakvetadze en route; l. to No.4 seed and eventual champion Safina); best results in other 14 other events was 4r at Miami (d. No.11 seed Schnyder en route; l. to No.8 seed and eventual champion S.Williams) and 3r at Olympics (d. No.14 seed Pennetta en route; l. to Li in 3s); fell 1r or 2r 12 times, incl. US Open (l. to No.32 seed Mauresmo in 3s in 2r), Australian Open (l. to Molik in 1r) and Wimbledon (l. to No.6 seed S.Williams in 1r); notched first Top 10 win at Roland Garros (No.6 Chakvetadze) and three more Top 20 wins, at Miami (No.12 Schnyder), Olympics (No.17 Pennetta) and Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (No.13 Chakvetadze); having worked her way from No.75 at start of year back into Top 50, blew past previous career-high No.40 on June 9 (after Roland Garros; rose from No.49 to No.34) and made Top 30 debut on October 6 (after Tokyo [Japan Open]; rose from No.33 to No.28), reaching new career-high No.27 on October 27 and remaining there until November 10 year-end rankings; win over Yuan in Roland Garros 1r was 200th career singles match win; withdrew from Amelia Island w/illness, Istanbul w/fatigue, Barcelona w/hip injury, Bad Gastein and Portoroz w/shin splints, Stockholm w/recovery from appendix operation.

SINGLES
Winner: 2005 - ITF/Fano-ITA; 2004 - ITF/Sunderland-GBR; 2003 - ITF/Galatina-ITA, ITF/Torino-ITA; 2001 - ITF/Tallinn-EST; 2000 - ITF/Tallinn-EST.
Finalist (2): 2008 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 2006 - Hasselt.
Semifinalist (6): 2009 - Dubai; 2008 - Acapulco, Seoul; 2007 - Bad Gastein; 2006 - Prague; 2005 - Kolkata.
Quarterfinalist (6): 2009 - Rome; 2008 - Sydney, Viña del Mar, Roland Garros, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2007 - Barcelona.

DOUBLES
Winner: 2007 - ITF/Biella-ITA (w/Ani); 2003 - ITF/Jersey-GBR (w/Arvidsson).

ADDITIONAL
Estonian Olympic Team, 2004, 2008.

Currently without a coach ... Started playing tennis at age 8 with parents and sisters ... Preferred surface is clay ... Father, Jaak, works in real estate; mother, Anne, is a homemaker; has two older sisters, Karin and Kadri ... Enjoys surfing internet, rollerskating, swimming, going to movies, listening to music (especially R&B, hip-hop, dance).

Official Website: www.kaiakanepi.com

- Received Best Female Athlete of Estonia Award in 2008.
- Junior highlights include winning 2001 Roland Garros singles title (d. Safina en route to final then d. Kuznetsova) and reaching No.1 ranking.