final to top seed Caroline Wozniacki. Seeded fifteenth at the Pan Pacific Open, Kanepi was defeated in the second round by qualifier Jamie Hampton. Following that loss, Kanepi withdrew from the China Open due to ongoing heel problems. Kanepi didn't play anymore tournaments for the rest of the season. She ended the year ranked 19. 2013: Second Wimbledon quarterfinal Her continuing Achilles tendon bilateral injury caused Kanepi to withdraw from the Australian Open, Open GDF Suez, BNP Paribas Open, Sony Open Tennis, and the Family Circle Cup. Kanepi returned to the tour in April, playing at the first edition of the Katowice Open. Seeded sixth, she lost in the second round to Karolína Plíšková. Seeded fourth at the Morocco Open, Kanepi was defeated in the second round by Mandy Minella. Kanepi failed to defend her title at the Portugal Open; she lost in the semifinal to fourth seed Carla Suárez Navarro. At the Madrid Open, Kanepi was defeated in the quarterfinal by second seed and eventual finalist Maria Sharapova. Kanepi won her fourth WTA title at the Brussels Open beating eighth seed Peng Shuai in the final. Ranked 26 at the French Open, Kanepi lost a tough three-set match in the second round to Stefanie Vögele. Kanepi played one grass-court tournament before Wimbledon which was the Rosmalen Open. She was defeated in the first round by top seed Roberta Vinci. At the Wimbledon Championships, Kanepi advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2010 defeating British wildcard Tara Moore, seventh seed Angelique Kerber, Alison Riske, and home crowd favorite Laura Robson. She lost her quarterfinal match to 23rd seed and eventual finalist, Sabine Lisicki. Seeded 25th at the US Open, Kanepi was defeated in the third round by eighth seed Angelique Kerber. In Beijing at the China Open, Kanepi lost in the second round to Lucie Šafářová. At the Kremlin Cup, she was defeated in the first round by seventh seed and eventual finalist Sam Stosur. Kanepi played her final tournament of the season at the Soho Square Ladies Tournament. As the top seed, she lost in the second round to Jovana Jakšić. Kanepi ended the year ranked 30. 2014 She started 2014 at the Brisbane International. She reached the quarterfinals after wins over qualifier Alexandra Panova and eighth seed Carla Suárez Navarro. She lost her quarterfinal match to third seed Maria Sharapova. At the Apia International Sydney, Kanepi