Skip to main menu 10.03.25 NEWS ... Estonian men's tennis player Daniil Glinka (ATP No. 443) reached a milestone in his career by winning his first ITF M25 singles tournament. Glinka, 24, defeated Dominic Stricker on Sunday in the final of the M25 Trimbach Open.
05.02.25 NEWS ... Estonia's top tennis star Mark Lajal announced on Wednesday that he has undergone surgery to remove his tonsils in Tallinn.
30.01.25 NEWS ... The Estonian men's national tennis team are set to face Venezuela in Tallinn this weekend in a World Group II Davis Cup playoff. With both teams making changes ahead of the tie, Estonia's Mark Lajal remains confident of victory in front of a home crowd.
21.01.25 NEWS ... Estonian men's number one Mark Lajal (ATP No. 235) defeated Cleeve Harper (ATP No. 1,079) of Canada at Oeiras III Challenger 100 tournament in Portugal.
26.10.24 NEWS ... Estonia's top men's tennis player Mark Lajal (ATP No. 224) continued his winning run at the ATP 75 tennis tournament in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Lajal defeated WTA No. 173 Patrick Kypson of the U.S.A. in two sets to book a place in the semi-finals.
24.10.24 NEWS ... Estonian number one women's tennis player Elena Malõgina (WTA No. 433) has defeated former world No. 23 Mona Barthel of Germany (WTA No. 170) for the second time in two weeks to reach the quarter-finals of the ITF W75 tournament in Glasgow.
20.09.24 NEWS ... Estonian tennis star Elena Malõgina (WTA No. 498) is out of ITF W100 tournament in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal after defeat in the second round against Petra Martic (WTA No. 108) of Croatia.
05.09.24 NEWS ... The Estonian men's national tennis team are set to face Uzbekistan in a Davis Cup match-up on September 13 and 14 in Tashkent.
02.09.24 NEWS ... Estonian men's number one tennis star Mark Lajal (ATP No. 247) lost in the final of the ATP Challenger 75 tournament in Zhangjiagang, China against Japan's Yasutaka Uchiyama (ATP No. 197).
30.08.24 NEWS ... Estonia's top men's tennis star Mark Lajal (ATP No. 247) defeated Japan's Rio Noguchi (ATP No. 302) 6-4, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the Challenger 75 level tournament in Zhangjiagang, China to reach the last four.
29.08.24 NEWS ... Estonian men's number one tennis star Mark Lajal (ATP No. 247) continued his winning run at the Challenger 75 tournament in Zhangjiagang, China with victory over Ryan Peniston (ATP No. 406) of Great Britain.
02.07.24 NEWS ... Estonia's top men's tennis player Mark Lajal (ATP No. 269) has won plenty of plaudits for his performance in the opening round of Wimbledon on Monday. Lajal, who fought hard against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain (ATP No. 3) before falling to a 6-7 (3-7,) 5-7, 2-6 defeat, vowed to return to the iconic SW19 next year.
01.07.24 NEWS ... Estonia's top men's tennis player Mark Lajal has fallen seven places in the latest ATP world rankings. Lajal is set to make his Grand Slam main draw debut at Wimbledon on Monday.
28.06.24 NEWS ... Estonia's top men's tennis player Mark Lajal (ATP No. 262) reached a milestone on Thursday when he earned a place in the main draw of this year's Wimbledon thanks to a win over ATP No. 78 James Duckworth of Australia.
21.05.24 NEWS ... Estonia's top men's tennis player Mark Lajal (ATP No. 207) is out of the French Open after losing in the first qualifying round 2-6, 3-6 to Belgium's Joris De Loore (ATP No. 198).
17.05.24 NEWS ... Estonian tennis stars Kaia Kanepi (WTA No. 238) and Mark Lajal (ATP No. 203) have both made it through to the qualifying round of this year's French Open.
20.04.24 NEWS ... A new book about the sporting career of recently-retired Estonian tennis star Anett Kontaveit is set to be published this fall. Kontaveit, who ended her career in elite-level tennis last summer due to injury, has been writing the book with author Eia Uwe.
20.04.24 NEWS ... Estonia's Ingrid Neel and her Norwegian doubles partner Ulrikke Eikeri have reached the final of the WTA 500 Stuttgart Open in Germany, after their opponents in the semis were forced to withdraw due to injury.
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.