Storm Hunter vs Kaia Kanepi — Australian Open Qualifying Round 1

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
AUS
Storm Hunter
#178WTA
1681ELO
1668Hard ELO
31 yrs · 166 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2024
hard
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLWL
Hunter S.
6-3 6-2
Kanepi K.
Hunter S.
662
Kanepi K.
32–

Storm Hunter defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-3 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Storm Hunter had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Storm Hunter claimed a first win over Kaia Kanepi in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-01-09Adelaide 2R32hardKaia Kanepi6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Hunter S.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hunter S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season
Hunter S.Kanepi K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
0.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (48 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hunter S.Kanepi K.
Clutch Rating·Even
43
39
Break points saved·Dominant
27
69
Break points won·Slight edge
76
70
Deciding sets·Slight edge
66
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
15

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Hunter S.
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 69 days (−1.2)
Kanepi K.
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 168 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
0.0
H2H
10.0
4.8
Surface form
2.3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Yastremska D.
Joint M.
6-21-66-4
Zarazua R.
Aiava D.
6-756-36-4
Volynets K.
Riera J.
3-67-647-5
Zakharova A.
Waltert S.
7-616-1
Ferro F.
Kudermetova P.
6-33-66-3
Hunter S.
Salkova D.
3-66-36-4
Jeanjean L.
Lys E.
2-67-646-3
Seidel E.
Baptiste H.
6-06-4
Marino R.
Sebov K.
2-0
Fruhvirtova B.
Wei S.
6-26-4
Korneeva A.
Bondar A.
6-36-3
Starodubtseva Y.
Knutson G.
6-41-67-64
Sun L.
Sonmez Z.
6-43-66-2
Snigur D.
Inglis M.
6-25-76-3
Bejlek S.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-36-4
Timofeeva M.
Hon P.
6-24-66-1
Q2
Joint M.
Semenistaja D.
6-17-64
Yastremska D.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-43-66-4
Zarazua R.
Niemeier J.
6-45-77-69
Aiava D.
Teichmann J.
2-67-56-1
Volynets K.
Zhao C.
6-36-1
Riera J.
Jacquemot E.
6-46-2
Waltert S.
Bassols Ribera M.
2-66-16-3
Zakharova A.
Peterson R.
6-42-66-4
Kudermetova P.
Andreeva E.
6-36-2
Ferro F.
Uchijima M.
6-46-1
Salkova D.
Abduraimova N.
7-56-4
Hunter S.
Naef C.
6-37-64
Jeanjean L.
Monnet C.
6-14-66-2
Lys E.
Bara I.
6-16-2
Seidel E.
Jones F.
6-36-754-4
Baptiste H.
Hartono A.
6-26-4
Sebov K.
Bonaventure Y.
6-756-44-0
Marino R.
Ponchet J.
6-756-46-2
Fruhvirtova B.
Gibson T.
1-66-37-5
Wei S.
Ercan M.
W/O
Bondar A.
Popovic I.
6-46-4
Korneeva A.
Ma Y.
5-76-47-65
Starodubtseva Y.
Dart H.
6-46-4
Knutson G.
Serban R.
6-15-76-1
Sonmez Z.
Danilovic O.
4-66-16-1
Sun L.
Jang S.
6-11-66-4
Inglis M.
Zavatska K.
7-636-3
Snigur D.
Li A.
6-46-2
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Kawa K.
6-46-1
Bejlek S.
Raina A.
6-17-5
Timofeeva M.
Sharma A.
6-26-4
Hon P.
Galfi D.
4-66-36-4
Q1
Yastremska D.
Boskovic L.
6-34-66-3
Grammatikopoulou V.
Kalieva E.
7-56-3
Joint M.
Stevanovic N.
6-31-67-5
Semenistaja D.
Babos T.
6-42-66-4
Zarazua R.
Fourlis J.
6-46-3
Niemeier J.
Tikhonova A.
6-746-46-2
Aiava D.
Paquet C.
6-37-65
Teichmann J.
Robbe A.
6-26-1
Volynets K.
Lamens S.
7-667-64
Zhao C.
Savinykh V.
6-37-67
Jacquemot E.
Sierra S.
6-47-5
Riera J.
Fung S.
6-16-4
Bassols Ribera M.
Wurth T.
6-06-2
Waltert S.
Marcinko P.
6-16-1
Zakharova A.
Kolodynska J.
6-16-3
Peterson R.
Eala A.
6-27-5
Andreeva E.
Mcphee K.
6-16-2
Kudermetova P.
Martinez Cirez C.
6-16-1
Uchijima M.
Makarova E.
6-26-0
Ferro F.
Sramkova R.
3-66-46-1
Abduraimova N.
Pigossi L.
5-77-56-0
Salkova D.
Fett J.
7-53-67-5
Hunter S.
Kanepi K.
6-36-2
Naef C.
Prozorova T.
6-16-0
Jeanjean L.
Rodionova A.
6-36-4
Monnet C.
Janicijevic S.
6-46-1
Bara I.
Hatouka Y.
6-25-76-3
Lys E.
Erjavec V.
6-26-3
Seidel E.
Mandlik E.
6-32-66-4
Jones F.
Rouvroy M.
6-26-4
Hartono A.
Udvardy P.
7-646-3
Baptiste H.
Mendez S.
6-36-1
Sebov K.
Arango E.
6-46-4
Bonaventure Y.
Bolsova A.
6-36-3
Marino R.
Yang Y.
7-636-0
Ponchet J.
Tararudee L.
7-654-66-1
Fruhvirtova B.
Hule P.
6-46-4
Gibson T.
Mitu C.
6-31-66-2
Ercan M.
Miyazaki Y.
6-47-65
Wei S.
Hruncakova V.
6-36-2
Bondar A.
Hsieh S.
7-636-4
Popovic I.
Lukas T.
6-36-2
Ma Y.
Bulgaru M.
7-56-2
Korneeva A.
Vickery S.
6-43-67-5
Dart H.
Brancaccio N.
6-27-64
Starodubtseva Y.
Capurro Taborda M.
6-36-0
Serban R.
Papamichail D.
7-56-2
Knutson G.
Friedsam A.
2-66-16-2
Danilovic O.
Shymanovich I.
6-26-0
Sonmez Z.
You X.
7-56-2
Jang S.
Noha Akugue N.
6-16-4
Sun L.
Watson H.
6-46-3
Inglis M.
Parrizas Diaz N.
4-66-37-5
Zavatska K.
Tan H.
6-16-3
Li A.
Martincova T.
6-746-46-4
Snigur D.
Kraus S.
6-36-0
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Stefanini L.
6-36-3
Kawa K.
Gjorcheska L.
7-54-66-3
Raina A.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
6-45-77-64
Bejlek S.
Sakatsume H.
6-36-1
Sharma A.
Jorge F.
6-736-36-3
Timofeeva M.
Astakhova D.
6-26-3
Hon P.
Jones E.
6-27-5
Galfi D.
Lansere S.
3-66-46-2