Skip to main menu 16.04.24 NEWS ... Estonia's top men's tennis player Mark Lajal (ATP No. 208) kicked off the ATP Challenger tournament in Gwangju, South Korea with a comfortable 6-1, 6-1 win over Lee Duck-hee (ATP No. 625).
04.02.24 NEWS ... Junior tennis players ages 12 and up trained as ballkids and line judges in Pärnu this weekend, which will enable them to work in support of both competing tennis players and chair umpires at future pro tournaments.
10.01.24 NEWS ... Estonia's number two-ranked men's tennis player Daniil Glinka (ATP No. 495) was victorious in the opening round of the ITF tournament in Loughborough, England.
10.01.24 NEWS ... Estonia's number one men's tennis player Mark Lajal (ATP No. 204) was in action in the Australian Open on Wednesday. The Estonian went out after a straight sets defeat, 3-6, 2-6 , to France's Hugo Grenier (ATP No. 179) in the first qualifying round.
03.01.24 NEWS ... Top Estonian men's tennis player Mark Lajal (ATP No. 206) was knocked out in the second round of the ATP Challenger Nonthaburi tournament in Thailand by South Korea's Hong Seong-chan (ATP No. 273).
02.01.24 NEWS ... Estonia's top men's tennis player Mark Lajal (ATP No. 206) began the year with a win in the opening round of the ATP Challenger Nonthaburi tournament in Thailand against Italy's Mattia Bellucci (ATP No. 177).
02.01.24 NEWS ... Former Estonian number one tennis player Anett Kontaveit, who retired from the sport prematurely last year due to injury, said she is very proud of what she managed to achieve in her career.
28.11.23 NEWS ... After requesting a change of venue for February's Davis Cup match between the Estonian men's tennis team and Iran due to safety concerns, the Estonian Tennis Federation (ETL) received a response from the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) Davis Cup Committee on Thursday stating that there are no restrictions for Estonians traveling to Iran.
09.11.23 NEWS ... Estonian top-ranked men's tennis players Mark Lajal, Markus Mölder, Oliver Ojakäär and Kenneth Raisma are all set to take part in the Alexela Team Cup this Friday at the Forus Sports Center in Tallinn.
08.11.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top men's tennis player Mark Lajal (ATP No. 199) lost out to France's Alexandre Müller (ATP No. 84) in the second round of the ATP Challenger 125 tournament in Helsinki after a topsy-turvy match.
05.11.23 NEWS ... In her career first W25 singles final in Sunderland on Sunday, Estonia's second-ranked tennis player Elena Malygina (Malõgina, WTA 333) ultimately lost 4:6, 5:7 to Switzerland's Valentina Ryser (WTA 370). Malygina and the U.K.'s Freya Christie nonetheless went on to bag the tournament's doubles title.
23.10.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top men's tennis player, 20-year-old Mark Lajal, has climbed ten places in the latest ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) world rankings. Lajal, who played in his first ATP-ranked tournament last week in now up to ATP No. 219, five spots higher than his previous career best.
03.10.23 NEWS ... Estonian tennis star Anett Kontaveit, who ended her professional sporting career in July, said on ETV show "Hommik Anuga" that she is now completely at peace with her decision to retire. However, Kontaveit is a little afraid of how she will cope with all those things she has not had to deal with before.
30.09.23 NEWS ... Estonian-American tennis player Ingrid Neel, who began representing Estonia in April this year, scored the biggest tournament victory of her career on Saturday, when she and Norway's Ulrikke Eiker won the women's doubles at the WTA 500 Japan Open in Tokyo.
20.09.23 NEWS ... Estonian tennis star Anett Kontaveit, who will play the final game of her professional career at the Tondiraba Ice Hall in November, is also taking part in an invitational tournament in Luxembourg in October.
18.09.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top tennis stars Kaia Kanepi and Mark Lajal have both fallen slightly in the latest world rankings.
10.09.23 NEWS ... 18-year-old Estonian Oliver Ojakäär and his 17-year-old Swedish doubles partner Max Dahlin were crowned junior boys' doubles champions at the U.S. Open on Saturday.
02.09.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top men's tennis player Mark Lajal was knocked out in the quarter finals of the ATP Challenger 75 in Mallorca, Spain.
28.08.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top tennis player Kaia Kanepi has moved up two places in the latest WTA (Women's Tennis Association) rankings, which were released on Monday. Kanepi is now ranked 133rd in the world.
15.08.23 NEWS ... The qualifying rounds for this year's US Open Tennis Championships Next week get underway next week, with 20-year-old Estonian men's number one Mark Lajal set to make his Grand Slam debut.
14.08.23 NEWS ... Estonia's Kaia Kanepi has fallen to 133rd place in the latest WTA (Women's Tennis Association) rankings, which were released on Monday. In the men's rankings, Mark Lajal is also down 16 spots to ATP No. 241.
31.07.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top tennis player Kaia Kanepi moved up a spot to 92nd in the latest Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings published Monday. Elena Malygina (Malõgina) and Maileen Nuudi, the country's second- and third-ranking tennis players, likewise climbed up the rankings.
19.07.23 NEWS ... Anett Kontaveit, whose professional tennis career came to an almost two weeks ago, following her second-round exit at Wimbledon, appeared on ETV's "Ringvaade suvel" show on Tuesday, where she looked back on a successful career and discussed her future.
18.07.23 NEWS ... Estonian tennis star Anett Kontaveit, who ended her professional career at Wimbledon earlier this month, announced on Tuesday that she will play a final farewell match on November 11 at the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn. Kontaveit's opponent will be current WTA No. 6 Ons Jabeur of Tunisia.
04.07.23 NEWS ... Estonian tennis star Anett Kontaveit's (WTA No. 79) first round match at Wimbledon against Italy's Lucrezia Stefanini (WTA No. 111) will now take place on Tuesday. Originally scheduled to get underway on Monday evening, the traditional British summer rain was to blame for the delays to the on-court schedule.
03.07.23 NEWS ... Estonia's Kaia Kanepi (WTA No. 101) went out in the first round of the women's singles at this year's Wimbledon on Monday to WTA No. 12 Veronika Kudermetova of 6-7 (4), 4-6.
03.07.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top tennis player Anett Kontaveit (WTA No. 79) is in action at Wimbledon on Monday in what is the final tournament of her professional career. Kontaveit's round one opponent is Italy's Lucrezia Stefanini (WTA No. 110).
22.06.23 NEWS ... Estonia's Kaia Kanepi (WTA No. 98) reached round two of the ITF (International Tennis Federation) Sweden 03A tournament in Ystad, after defeating Jacqueline Cabaj Awad in three sets.
20.06.23 NEWS ... On Tuesday morning, Estonia's top tennis player Anett Kontaveit (WTA No. 79) announced her retirement from the sport. Later in the day, Kontaveit held a press conference to shed light on the reasons for her decision and reflect on some of the highlights from her career.
20.06.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top tennis star Anett Kontaveit (WTA No. 79) has announced that she is calling time on her playing career due to a back injury at the age of 27.
12.06.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top men's tennis player Mark Lajal has made a big jump in the latest ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) world rankings. After his first career ATP Challenger win, Lajal is now ranked 235th in the world.
07.06.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top men's tennis player Mark Lajal (ATP No. 311) started the ATP (Association of Tennis Professional) Tyler Challenger 75 tournament in Texas, USA with a first round victory over France's Antoine Escoffier (ATP No. 202) 6-2, 6-4.
05.06.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top male tennis player, 20-year-old Mark Lajal (ATP No. 311), scored the biggest tournament win of his career so far, triumphing at the ATP Challenger 75 in Little Rock, USA.
29.05.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top tennis stars Kaia Kanepi (WTA No. 74) and Anett Kontaveit (WTA No. 78) have both been eliminated in the opening round of this year's French Open at Roland Garros in Paris.
26.04.23 NEWS ... Estonia's Anett Kontaveit (WTA No. 87) lost in straight sets, 2-6, 2-6 to Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic (WTA No. 52) in the opening round of the WTA (Women's Tennis Association) 1000 Madrid Open on Tuesday.
21.04.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top men's tennis player Mark Lajal (ATP No. 341) continued his unbeaten run at the Morelos Open in Mexico on Thursday, after reaching the semi-finals of the men's doubles with Chinese partner Bu Yunchaokete (ATP No. 270).
17.04.23 NEWS ... The Estonian women's tennis team will remain in the same second-tier group in the Billie Jean King Cup tournament series, after losing to Greece in the Europe-Africa zone two play-off match over the weekend.
03.04.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top tennis player Kaia Kanepi (WTA No. 59) went out in round one of the WTA (Women's Tennis Association) Credit One Charleston Open in the USA. Kanepi was defeated in straight sets 3-6, 4-6 by Madison Brengle of the USA (WTA No. 92).
14.03.23 NEWS ... Last year, Estonia hosted a WTA (Women's Tennis Association) tennis tournament for the first time. Despite its success, the WTA 250 Tallinn Open will not take place again this year due to the difficulty in organizing a tournament of that caliber without considerable financial support from the state.
27.02.23 NEWS ... Anett Kontaveit dropped to 61st place in the latest WTA (Women's Tennis Association) women's tennis world rankings, meaning Kaia Kanepi (WTA No. 48) returns to being Estonia's top-ranked tennis player for the first time in almost eight years.
30.01.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top tennis player Anett Kontaveit, 27, moved up a spot to 18th in the latest Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings published Monday. Kaia Kanepi dropped 18 spots on week.
11.01.23 NEWS ... Estonia's Kaia Kanepi (WTA No. 32) was knocked out of the Adelaide International 2 WTA 500 category tournament on Wednesday by Spain's Paula Badosa (WTA No. 11) 1:6, 5:7 in the second round.
10.01.23 NEWS ... Estonia's Kaia Kanepi (WTA No. 23) defeated Australia's Storm Hunter (WTA No. 227) 6:2, 6:2 in the first round of the Adelaide International 2 tennis tournament. Kanepi will now face Paula Badosa (WTA No. 11) of Spain in round two.
10.01.23 NEWS ... Estonia's number one tennis player Anett Kontaveit (WTA No. 17) was knocked out of the International 2 WTA 500 category tournament in round one, after losing in straight sets, 4:6, 3:6 to Spain's Paula Badosa (WTA No. 11).
04.01.23 TENNIS ... Kaia Kanepi has lost her round two encounter at the WTA500 tournament in Adelaide Australia, going down 6:0, 6.4 to Marketa Vondroušova (Czech Republic).
03.01.23 TENNIS ... The World Tennis Association (WTA) rankings of Estonia's top two tennis players, Anett Kontaveit and Kaia Kanepi, remain unchanged in the freshly announced lists this week.
03.01.23 NEWS ... Estonia's top tennis player Anett Kontaveit (WTA No. 17) began the new season with a 1-6, 6-4, 6-7 (7-9) defeat to China's Zheng Qinwen (WTA No. 28) in the Adelaide International 1 tournament in Australia.
08.12.22 NEWS ... The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has chosen the matches between Estonia's Kaia Kanepi and Arina Sabalenka of Belarus as amongst the most exciting of the year.
08.11.22 TENNIS ... Anett Kontaveit's tennis season is not quite over after all, as she is due to take part in the inaugural World Tennis League event in Dubai next month.
03.11.22 TENNIS ... Tennis player Elena Malõgina is the only Estonian to make it to round two of an International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament held at home in Estonia, after beating Suzan Lamens (Netherlands) in three sets, 6:4, 2:6, 6:2 on Wednesday.