123 Facts About Kontaveit

Kontaveit has been ranked as high as world No 2 by the Women's Tennis Association, which she first achieved on 6 June 2022, making her the highest-ranked Estonian player in history.

Kontaveit holds a career-high ranking of No 95 in doubles, achieved on 2 March 2020.

Kontaveit has won six singles titles on the WTA Tour as well as eleven singles titles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Kontaveit produced her best performance at a Grand Slam by reaching her maiden major quarterfinal at the 2020 Australian Open.

Kontaveit has reached two WTA 1000 finals; the 2018 Wuhan Open and the 2022 Qatar Open.

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Kontaveit won the Estonian Championships in 2009, the youngest player to do so, and successfully defended her title in 2010.

Kontaveit had success on the junior tour in 2011, her best Grand Slam performance of the year being at Roland Garros.

Kontaveit won the European Under-16 Junior Championships partnering 14-year-old Tatjana Vorobjova in girls' doubles; they beat first seeded Czechs Barbora Krejcikova and Petra Rohanova.

Kontaveit made the finals in doubles, partnering compatriot Maret Ani.

Kontaveit was chosen for the 2011 Estonian Fed Cup team, but lost both of her singles matches in the World Group II tie against Spain.

Kontaveit defeated top seed Marion Gaud in the quarter-finals, and then 7th seed Syna Kayser in the final.

Kontaveit began the year at the Traralgon International, an under-18 girls tournament in Australia.

Kontaveit posted Estonia's only win against Austria and became the lowest ranked player to beat a top-50 player in seven years, with her straight-sets victory over Tamira Paszek of Austria- however Estonia failed to win either of their ties.

Kontaveit was awarded a wildcard for the qualifying draw of her first WTA Tour tournament, the Danish Open in Copenhagen, where she won two qualifying matches, before losing in the final round of qualifying to Annika Beck.

Kontaveit posted strong results at the Junior slams, reaching the semifinals of the French Open girls' singles, losing to eventual champion Annika Beck.

Kontaveit became the first Estonian to reach the Girls singles finals at the US Open, but she was defeated in straight sets by Samantha Crawford.

Kontaveit began her final year in junior tennis at the Australian Open.

Kontaveit played the rest of the year at ITF tournaments, winning four titles from the five finals she reached- including her first $25k title in Moscow.

Kontaveit then went on to play Fed Cup in Tallinn, winning 49 games in a row spanning three Fed Cup matches and two matches in the following week's ITF event in her hometown.

Kontaveit held two match points to make the final of a tournament in Indian Harbour Beach, but lost the match to Taylor Townsend, who went on to win the tournament.

Kontaveit lost in the final round of qualifying for the French Open.

Kontaveit held match point in the first round against Casey Dellacqua, but lost the match in three sets.

Kontaveit travelled to North America and played in an ITF event in Vancouver, receiving a wildcard into the Canadian Open, however did not play again for the remainder of the year after being diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis.

Kontaveit then played her first Australian Open, defeating Paula Kania in the first round of qualifying before losing a close match against Evgeniya Rodina.

Kontaveit made a strong return to the ITF at her training base in Istanbul, where she made the semifinals, her equal best ITF result, where she lost to Shahar Pe'er.

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Kontaveit then went to an ITF event in Wiesbaden, Germany, where she was routed by Adrijana Lekaj, winning only three games.

Kontaveit then headed to La Marsa in Tunisia where she lost to Romina Oprandi at the semifinal stage.

Kontaveit transferred to the grass in Eastbourne, and won the $50k event, her biggest ITF title to date, without losing a set.

Kontaveit then continued this form in Surbiton, making the semifinals before losing a three-set match to Naomi Osaka.

Kontaveit lost in the first round to the former world No 1, Victoria Azarenka.

Kontaveit played three WTA tournaments after Wimbledon, the Swedish Open, Istanbul Cup and Baku Cup.

Kontaveit had her first Grand Slam breakthrough at the US Open.

Kontaveit finished the year by participating in WTA tournaments in Guangzhou, Tashkent and Luxembourg.

Kontaveit started the season with a quarterfinal run at the Shenzhen Open before losing in the first round of the Australian Open to Garbine Muguruza.

Kontaveit lost in the first round of the French Open to Venus Williams.

Kontaveit's best year-end performance was a semifinal run in the Guangzhou International Open.

Kontaveit then won the Open Andrezieux-Boutheon 42, beating Ivana Jorovic in the final.

Kontaveit then lost to fellow first time finalist Marketa Vondrousova.

Kontaveit lost to Simona Halep but beat world No 1, Angelique Kerber, en route.

Kontaveit followed that with a second round appearance at the French Open, beating Monica Niculescu before losing to Garbine Muguruza.

Kontaveit began the new season at the Brisbane International losing in second round to Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

Kontaveit defeated her to advance to the fourth round in Melbourne for the first time; however, she lost to Carla Suarez Navarro.

Kontaveit hired Nigel Sears as her new coach at the start of the grass-court season but failed to defend her Rosmalen Open title, losing in the first round to Veronika Kudermetova.

Kontaveit reached the third round of Wimbledon losing to Alison Van Uytvanck.

Kontaveit lost in the third round of the Cincinnati Open to eventual winner Kiki Bertens.

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Kontaveit received a bye into the second round of the China Open, after reaching the final of Wuhan.

Kontaveit was later defeated by Caroline Wozniacki in the third round.

Kontaveit finished the season being eliminated in the round-robin stage of the WTA Elite Trophy, after losing to Elise Mertens and beating Julia Gorges.

Kontaveit started the year by reaching the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International beating Suarez Navarro and Kvitova before losing to eventual finalist Lesia Tsurenko.

Kontaveit then lost to Elise Mertens in the second round of the Sydney International.

Kontaveit then moved onto the Sunshine Double tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami.

Kontaveit defeated 27th seed Hsieh Su-wei despite trailing in the third set.

Kontaveit then faced Ashleigh Barty but lost in straight sets.

Kontaveit defeated her in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals for the third year in a row and face Viktoria Azarenka, who retired in the third set.

Kontaveit was seeded 14th at the Madrid Open lost in the first round to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three sets.

Kontaveit defeated Mona Barthel to face Maria Sakkari in the second round.

Kontaveit's results meant she was seeded 17th at the French Open, her best seeding at a Grand Slam event but she lost there in the first round to Karolina Muchova.

Kontaveit defeated her in two sets to face Karolina Muchova in the third round; she lost to the Czech in two sets.

Kontaveit defeated her in an epic two-hour and 40-minute match.

Kontaveit won a 17-minute service game to break Sharapova and to serve for the match.

Kontaveit lost to third seed Karolina Pliskova in the third round.

Kontaveit defeated her in two sets to face the top seed and world No 2, Ash Barty in round three.

Kontaveit lost in three tight sets, despite serving for the match in the final set.

At the US Open, Kontaveit opened the tournament with a win against Sorribes Tormo.

Kontaveit defeated Ajla Tomljanovic in the second round but withdrew from her third-round match against 13th seed Belinda Bencic with a viral illness.

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Kontaveit withdrew from two Premier events, in Zhengzhou and the Pan Pacific Open.

Kontaveit withdrew from the Wuhan Open where she had reached the final in 2018.

Kontaveit's withdrawal meant that she would drop down the rankings with points being deducted from last year.

Kontaveit later revealed on Instagram that she had been suffering from an ongoing illness and a small operation.

Kontaveit began the season at the Brisbane International defeating Hsieh Su-wei but losing to sixth seed Kiki Bertens in three sets.

Kontaveit then defeated Iga Swiatek in three sets to give Kontaveit a place in the quarterfinals where she lost against to Simona Halep.

Kontaveit next went to Dubai where she made the quarterfinals but lost to Petra Martic.

Kontaveit returned to the tour at Palermo, the first WTA tournament during the coronavirus pandemic.

Kontaveit was seeded fourth and defeated in her first match Patricia Maria Tig.

Kontaveit beat the Italian wildcard in three sets to reach her first semifinal of the season against top seed Petra Martic.

Kontaveit defeated the Croatian in two sets to advance to her first final of the season.

Kontaveit then played at the Italian Open, where she defeated Caroline Garcia in straight sets in the first round, before falling to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second.

Kontaveit started the new season at the WTA 500 event in Abu Dhabi as the tenth seed, losing to Veronika Kudermetova in straight sets.

Kontaveit played the WTA 500 Grampians Trophy where she defeated Christina McHale, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Maria Sakkari to reach the final against American Ann Li.

Kontaveit then beat former world No 1 and three-time Grand Slam champion, Angelique Kerber, in an hour, to reach the quarterfinals where she lost in three sets to the eventual champion, Petra Kvitova.

Kontaveit then lost to third-seeded Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets.

Kontaveit's ranking would drop a few spots, because she was defending semifinal points from the 2019 edition of the tournament.

Kontaveit withdrew from the Italian Open due to exhaustion, and did not play another lead up clay tournament in the weeks till Roland Garros.

Kontaveit defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova and then third seed Bianca Andreescu, her second top-10 win of the season and 13th overall, to reach the quarterfinals.

Kontaveit reached the final after Giorgi's retirement but lost to Jelena Ostapenko.

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Kontaveit started a coaching trial with former player Dmitry Tursunov, ex-coach of Aryna Sabalenka.

Kontaveit's results improved the following week at the WTA 250 Cleveland tournament.

Kontaveit defeated Begu in straight sets to win her second career title.

Kontaveit defeated No 3 seed, Belinda Bencic, in the quarterfinals, the local favorite, world No 10, tournament No 2 seed, Petra Kvitova, in the semifinals and No 4 seed Maria Sakkari in the final.

Kontaveit then defeated qualifier Beatriz Haddad Maia to reach the quarterfinals for the first time.

Kontaveit defeated Olympic silver medalist Marketa Vondrousova in straight sets to reach her fifth final of the season.

Kontaveit defeated Simona Halep in straight sets in the final, winning her fourth title of the year.

Kontaveit lost to Garbine Muguruza during the round robin stage, but defeated Barbora Krejcikova and Karolina Pliskova in straight sets to finish first in her group and advance to the semifinals.

Kontaveit became the first Estonian tennis player, male or female, to qualify and reach the final of a year-end tournament.

Kontaveit lost to Muguruza in the championship match, finishing her breakout season ranked No 7 in the world.

Kontaveit started her season at the Sydney International as the fourth seed.

Kontaveit began her campaign by defeating Zhang Shuai, Elena-Gabriela Ruse, and Ons Jabeur to reach the semifinals.

Kontaveit defeated the top seed Maria Sakkari in the final in three sets, and reached a career high of No 5.

Kontaveit then played at the Qatar Open, and defeated Ana Konjuh, Elise Mertens, Ons Jabeur, and recent 2022 Dubai Tennis Championships champion Jelena Ostapenko to reach the final.

Kontaveit then experienced a drop in form, losing in the third and second rounds at the Sunshine Double- falling to 30th seed Marketa Vondrousova at Indian Wells and an unseeded American player, Ann Li in Miami, respectively.

Kontaveit then withdrew from the Madrid Open after contracting COVID-19; this period of illness lead to her reporting fitness struggles such as breathing issues throughout the summer months.

Kontaveit later revealed that she had coronavirus after Stuttgart, which affected her game in the next tournaments in Rome and French Open.

Kontaveit played no warm-up tournaments on grass in the lead up to the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.

Kontaveit started working with a new coach, German Torben Beltz.

At 2022 Wimbledon Championships, Kontaveit played as second seed, defeating Bernarda Pera in first round, but losing to unseeded Jule Niemeier in second round.

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Kontaveit received a late wildcard entry into 2022 Hamburg European Open.

Kontaveit defeated Irina Bara and Rebecca Peterson to reach quarterfinals.

Kontaveit was then upset in the second round by 23-time grand slam champion Serena Williams making her farewell run in Flushing Meadows; the match went three sets and lasted two and a half hours.

Kontaveit was the top seed at the inaugural edition of her home tournament, the 2022 Tallinn Open.

Kontaveit reached the final, defeating her compatriot Kaia Kanepi in the semi finals, before losing to seventh seed Barbora Krejcikova in straight sets.

Kontaveit announced she was ending her 2022 season due to a back injury shortly after.

Kontaveit is an aggressive baseline player who uses a variety of strokes to force opponents to hit awkward shots; this enables her to strike fast winners or draw quick errors.

Kontaveit is adept at hitting her backhand with slice, slowing the pace of rallies; she typically uses this shot while playing defensively, allowing her to slow a rally's pace and reposition herself so that she can resume her aggressive style.

Kontaveit has a powerful first serve, which peaks at 109 mph, allowing her to serve aces.

Kontaveit has effective kick and slice second serves, which prevent her from double-faulting and prevents opponents from scoring free points on second-serve returns.

Kontaveit typically aims to receive short balls from her opponents, attacking with a high kick serve, altering pace with a backhand slice, and changing direction in a prolonged rally to do so.

Kontaveit is noted for her speed around the baseline, allowing her to reach most shots, counterpunch effectively, and hit running forehands; this is aided by her exceptional footwork, stamina, and court coverage.

Since hiring Nigel Sears as her coach, Kontaveit has improved her service, adding more power and variety, such as the kick serve, which has helped save break points against opponents; her serve made further improvements under Dmitry Tursunov's tutelage, making her a reliable server who serves multiple aces every match.

Kontaveit's movement improved under Tursunov, allowing her to hit powerful groundstroke winners on the run and developing a more confident, positive mindset.

Kontaveit has become more aggressive and learned when to pull the trigger in rallies, allowing her to develop into a proactive player who dominates her opponents through sheer power and aggression.

Kontaveit has been endorsed by Lacoste for clothing and apparel since 2019, she was previously endorsed by Adidas; when on court, she wears Nike footwear.

Kontaveit has used Babolat racquets since her junior career, specifically using the Pure Strike range of racquets.

Note: Kontaveit withdrew from the 2019 US Open before her third-round match, which does not officially count as a loss.