5 Facts About Kontaveit

1. Along with her kicker, Kontaveit employs a wide slice serve as well.

2. At the 2018 Sydney International Kontaveit retired in the qualifying round one due to heatstroke.

3. At the end of the 2014 season, Kontaveit found a new coach in Australian Paul McNamee, and began training in Istanbul at the KozaWOS academy.

4. In the first round, Kontaveit defeated Frenchwoman Alize Lim, backed up by another win over qualifier Patrysja Sanduska.

5. In February 2012, Kontaveit won the $10,000 ITF tournament in her hometown of Tallinn as an unseeded player.