was defeated in the second round by fifth seed and eventual finalist, Angelique Kerber. Seeded 24th at the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to Garbiñe Muguruza. Kanepi defeated Varvara Lepchenko in the first round at the Qatar Open but fell to seventh seed and eventual champion, Simona Halep, in the second round. At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Kanepi lost in the first round to qualifier Flavia Pennetta. Seeded third at the Abierto Mexicano, Kanepi was defeated in her quarterfinal match by eventual finalist Christina McHale. Seeded 24th at Indian Wells, Kanepi received a first-round bye; she lost to qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova in her second-round match. Seeded 24th at Miami, Kanepi again received a first-round bye; she reached the third round where she was defeated by 15th seed Suárez Navarro. Starting her clay-court season at the Porsche Grand Prix, Kanepi lost in the second round to eighth seed Sara Errani. Seeded fifth at the Portugal Open, Kanepi was defeated in the second round by qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu. At the Madrid Open, she lost in the first round to Alison Riske. She fell out of the top 30 after this tournament. Seeded 25th at the French Open, Kanepi suffered a first-round loss at the hands of Monica Niculescu. She began her grass-court season at the Rosmalen Open where she was defeated in the first round by Yvonne Meusburger. At the Wimbledon Championships, Kanepi upset seventh seed Jelena Janković in the first round. She lost in the second round to Yaroslava Shvedova. After failing to defend quarterfinal points, she fell out of the top 50. As the top seed at the Lorraine Open 88, Kanepi advanced to the final where she was defeated by fifth seed Irina-Camelia Begu. Kanepi, as the top seed, won her ninth ITF title at the Open de Biarritz beating second seed Teliana Pereira in the final. At the Swedish Open, Kanepi lost in her quarterfinal match to eventual champion Mona Barthel. Kanepi played one tournament before the US Open which was the Connecticut Open. She fell in the final round of qualifying to Sílvia Soler Espinosa. At the US Open, Kanepi reached the fourth round after victories over Pauline Parmentier, 24th seed and 2011 champion Sam Stosur, and 15th seed Carla Suárez Navarro. She lost in the fourth round to top seed, two-time defending champion, and eventual champion Serena Williams. Seeded sixth at the Korea