Kaia Kanepi is about to play against Qinwen Zheng on Thursday the 31st of August at the U.S. Open. Here is an update about her live rankings.
Kaia Kanepi is right now ranked no.133 with the status of Estonian no.1 with 544 points preceding Elena Malygina who has 181 points and is ranked no.339.
On the opposite side of the net, Qinwen Zheng is now ranked no.23 as the Chinese no.1 with 1823 points ahead of Lin Zhu who has 1168 points and is ranked no.44.
Live Rankings
| 1393 | 196 | | 4 |
| 1394 | 408 | | 4 |
| 1395 | 60 | | 4 |
| 1396 | 67 | | 4 |
| 1397 | 428 | | 4 |
| 1398 | 35 | | 4 |
| 1399 | 777 | | 4 |
| 1400 | 323 | | 4 |
| 1401 | 94 | | 4 |
| 1402 | 181 | | 3 |
| 1403 | 578 | | 3 |
| 1404 | 9 | | 3 |
Kanepi is 2 places up in the live rankings to be the new world no.131. Her career-best rank was no.15.
Depending on the other results, Kaia Kanepi may gain 15 places to be the new world no.116 if she wins the following contest.
Kanepi will have no points to defend in the next 4 weeks.
In her live rankings, out of 544 points, Kaia has gained 254 points (47%) on Hard Court, 170 points (31%) on Clay, 110 points (20%) on Indoor and 10 points (2%) on Grass.
Year-to-date live rankings
In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Kanepi is still ranked no.123 with the status of Estonian no.2.
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H2H Kaia Kanepi vs. Qinwen Zheng
Kanepi and Zheng have never played against each other so far on the main tour.
Kanepi at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently the world no.
133, Kaia achieved a 17-19 win-loss record in 2023. Kaia is playing at the moment at the U.S. Open where she ousted Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-4.Kaia Kanepi will fight against the world no.23 Qinwen Zheng in the 2nd round on Thursday at 11:00 am on Court 13. They have never competed against each other till now in top events.
Kaia has won 1 title in 2023 Amstelveen.
Kanepi won 4 titles in her career: 1 on hard courts and 3 on clay courts. (See the list of her titles)
Zheng at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked world no.23, Qinwen has managed to achieve a compiled 26-16 match record in 2023. Qinwen is currently playing at the U.S. Open where she overcame Nadia Podoroska 6-1 6-0.
Qinwen Zheng will come up against the world no.133 Kaia Kanepi in the 2nd round on Thursday at 11:00 am on Court 13. In the past, they have never played each other till now on the main tour.
Zheng clinched 1 title in 2023 in Palermo.