Veronika Kudermetova

Kudermetova at the 2019 French Open
Full name	Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova[1]
Country (sports)	Russia
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Born	(1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 (age 23) Kazan, Russia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Sergei Demekhine
Prize money	US$1,671,537
Singles
Career record	236-159 (59.7%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 38 (3 February 2020)
Current ranking	No. 46 (2 November 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2019, 2020)
French Open	3R (2019)
Wimbledon	2R (2019)
US Open	1R (2019, 2020)
Doubles
Career record	214-109 (66.3%)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 22 (14 September 2020)
Current ranking	No. 24 (2 November 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	3R (2020)
Wimbledon	2R (2017, 2018)
US Open	SF (2020)
Team competitions
Fed Cup/BJK Cup	0-4[2]
Medal record Representing  Russia Summer Universiade mixed doubles
Last updated on: 5 November 2020.

Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova (Russian: ? ; born 24 April 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player.^[3]

Kudermetova has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, at the 2019 Wuhan Open, partnering with Duan Yingying. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 39, achieved on 11 November 2019, and a best doubles ranking of No. 23, reached on 14 October 2019.^[4]

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in singles at the 2018 Stuttgart Open, and in doubles at the 2014 Kremlin Cup, partnering with Evgeniya Rodina.^[5]

Playing for Russia in Fed Cup, Kudermetova has a win-loss record of 0-2.^[6]

Career

Kudermetova was born to Eduard Damirovich Kudermetov, a Russian national ice hockey champion.^[7] She started playing tennis at the age of eight.^[8]

2013

Partnering Evgeniya Rodina, Kudermetova won her first $50k tournament at the Kazan Summer Cup, defeating Alexandra Artamonova and Martina Borecká in the final. In the same tournament, she reached the semifinals as an unranked wildcard.

2014: Successful transition to the ITF Circuit

Kudermetova reached consecutive $10k finals at Antalya at the start of the year, and after several strong performances, she cracked the world's top 500 for the first time in her career. Playing in her first $100k tournament at the President's Cup, she reached the quarterfinals before falling to compatriot and eventual champion Vitalia Diatchenko.

She ended the year at the 343rd spot in the rankings with a 24-14 win-loss record, lifting her maiden ITF title in the process.

2015: Struggles for a breakthrough

2015 saw Kudermetova failing to win a single title on the ITF Circuit as she had a disappointing 15-15 win-loss record with just one final reached. Her year-end ranking was 400.

2016: Success on the ITF Circuit, WTA 125k debut

After a lackluster start to the year, Kudermetova made her first final of the year at Andijan in May. It was followed by consecutive $25k titles in Imola and Astana, ensuring that she moved into the world's top 300 for the first time in her career. A fourth final of the season in Telavi marked Kudermetova's continuous rise. Her ranking soon made it possible for a direct admission into the main draw of the Taipei Challenger, which is her debut on the WTA Challenger Tour. She won her first match against Varatchaya Wongteanchai before losing in the second round.

Overall, she enjoyed a 34-18 win-loss record in 2016, with a total of two ITF titles. Her year-end ranking improved by a total of 190 spots, ending the year at the 210th spot.

2017: Grand Slam debut, WTA debut

Her Grand Slam debut came at the Australian Open, where she lost in the first round of qualifying. Attempting a transition onto the WTA Tour, she played qualifying in multiple events but failed to reach the main draw in all of them. Kudermetova won her first qualifying round at the French Open but fell in her next match. She reached her first WTA 125K series quarterfinal at the Taipei Challenger to end off the year.

Kudermetova had a 28-24 win-loss record for the year, failing to reach any finals but also making more appearances at tournaments on the WTA Tour.

2018: Top 30 win, first WTA Tour main-draw win

Kudermetova at 2018 French Open

After starting the year with a triumph at the $25k event at the Keio Challenger, she qualified for her first WTA event at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, a Premier tournament. Riding on her momentum, Kudermetova stunned top-30 player Carla Suárez Navarro in the first round before putting up a strong performance against eventual champion and top-ten player Karolína Plí?ková.^[9]

Kudermetova reached the final round of qualifying at the French Open for the first time in her career, where she fell to Barbora Krej?íková. Another big win soon followed as she beat defending champion Anett Kontaveit in the first round of the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships.^[10] Furthermore, she went on to stun Belinda Bencic in her next match, reaching her first WTA quarterfinal. She soon reached yet another WTA quarterfinal at the Ladies Championship Gstaad, where she defeated Viktória Ku?mová before falling to Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets.^[11]

She had a 34-23 win-loss record for the year, gaining her first success on the WTA Tour and making her transition onto the main tour.

2019: Top 50 debut, first Premier-5 doubles title

Kudermetova started the year with a quarterfinal run at the Shenzhen Open after qualifying for the main draw, defeating higher-ranked compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the process.^[12] She qualified for the main draw at the Australian Open for the first time in her career, losing to Sofia Kenin in the first round.^[13]

At the WTA 125k event in Guadalajara, Kudermetova was unseeded but still managed to lift the biggest title of her career by defeating Marie Bouzková, 6-2, 6-0 in the final.^[14] Consecutive WTA quarterfinals came at the Ladies Open Lugano and the ?stanbul Cup

Her first wins in a Grand Slam main draw came at the French Open when she beat Caroline Wozniacki, the 13th seed, in the first round,^[15] and Zarina Diyas in the second. Despite winning the first set, Kudermetova was defeated by veteran Kaia Kanepi in the third round.

In July 2019, she reached the second round at Wimbledon, where she was beaten by Wozniacki.^[16] Prior to that, Kudermetova exceled at the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, making the semifinals where she was defeated by eventual champion Alison Riske.^[17]

Kudermetova and Duan Yingying won the doubles title at the Wuhan Open, beating newly-crowned US Open champions Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka in the final. It was their first time playing together, and Kudemetova's first doubles title.^[18] It took her inside the top 25 in the world doubles rankings for the first time. She reached the third round in the singles competition, which also took her to a career high ranking (No. 42). In the tournament, Kudermetova beat Belinda Bencic for her first career Top 10 win.^[19]

It was a fantastic Asian swing for Kudermetova as she reached two semifinals at the Japan Women's Open^[20] and the Tianjin Open^[21] respectively. To end off her first full season on the WTA Tour, the Russian stunned world No. 4, Elina Svitolina, in the second round of the Kremlin Cup^[22] and reached the quarterfinals as a result, falling to compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.^[23]

A 44-25 win-loss record saw Kudermetova ending the year as the second highest-ranked Russian, lagging just behind Pavlyuchenkova, at the 40th spot with three WTA semifinals and one WTA 125k title.

Fed Cup

Playing for Russia at the Fed Cup, Kudermetova has a win-loss record of 0-2. She made her debut in February 2014, losing to Australia's Samantha Stosur in straight sets in their World Group first-round tie.^[24] She was also nominated to represent her country during the 2018 Fed Cup World Group II, but was only selected to play a dead doubles rubber alongside Anna Kalinskaya.

Playing style

Kudermetova employs a highly aggressive playing style with an all-court game. Her serve is powerful, being recorded as high as 114 mph (183 km/h), allowing her to serve multiple aces per match; a tendency to take risks on her second serve leads to a relatively high double fault count at times. Her forehand and backhand are both hit flat, with relentless depth and pace. She generates considerable racquet head speed when hitting her forehand, allowing her to generate considerable power with this shot. Due to her aggressive playing style, Kudermetova accumulates significant numbers of both winners and unforced errors in any given match. She likes to take the ball early on the rise, allowing her to dominate baseline rallies. Kudermetova is a strong volleyer, and will frequently choose to approach the net to finish rallies and attack short balls; she will sometimes choose to serve and volley to surprise her opponents. She is a quick and nimble mover, allowing her to hit winners from any position on the court.

Endorsements

After being endorsed by Nike since she was a junior player, Kudermetova became endorsed by Armani for clothing in 2020, although she still uses Nike footwear. For racquets, Kudermetova is endorsed by Wilson, specifically using the Wilson Blade 98 racquet.

Personal life

Kudermetova is married to her coach Sergei Demekhine, who previously coached Vera Zvonareva.^[25]

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win-loss records.

Singles

Current after the 2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open.

Doubles

Current through the 2020 French Open.

Notes

• ¹The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009-2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012-2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
• ²2012: WTA ranking-715, 2013: WTA ranking-671.
• Grand Slam performances, overall win-loss, prize money earned source^[26]

Significant finals

Premier-Mandatory /Premier-5 finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2019	Wuhan Open	Hard	Duan Yingying	Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka	7-6(7-3), 6-2

WTA career finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0-1	Apr 2019	Charleston Open, United States	Premier	Clay (green)	Irina Khromacheva	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Alicja Rosolska	6-7(7-9), 2-6
Loss	0-2	Apr 2019	Ladies Open Lugano, Switzerland	International	Clay	Galina Voskoboeva	Sorana Cîrstea Andreea Mitu	6-1, 2-6, [8-10]
Win	1-2	Sep 2019	Wuhan Open, China	Premier 5	Hard	Duan Yingying	Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka	7-6(7-3), 6-2

WTA 125K series finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1-0	Mar 2019	Abierto Zapopan, Mexico	Hard	Marie Bouzková	6-2, 6-0

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1-0	Nov 2016	Taipei Open, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	Natela Dzalamidze	Chang Kai-chen Chuang Chia-jung	4-6, 6-3, [10-5]
Win	2-0	Nov 2017	Taipei Open, Taiwan (2)	Carpet (i)	Aryna Sabalenka	Monique Adamczak Naomi Broady	2-6, 7-6(7-5), [10-6]
Win	3-0	Nov 2018	Mumbai Open, India	Hard	Natela Dzalamidze	Bibiane Schoofs Barbora ?tefková	6-4, 7-6(7-4)
Win	4-0	Nov 2018	Open de Limoges, France	Hard (i)	Galina Voskoboeva	Timea Bacsinszky Vera Zvonareva	7-5, 6-4

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0-1	Mar 2014	ITF Astana, Kazakhstan	10,000	Hard (i)	Olga Doroshina	7-6(7-5), 4-6, 6-7(6-8)
Win	1-1	Mar 2014	ITF Astana, Kazakhstan	10,000	Hard (i)	Olga Doroshina	7-6(7-2), 7-6(7-3)
Loss	1-2	Jun 2015	ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Barbora ?tefková	5-7, 3-6
Loss	1-3	May 2016	ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Sabina Sharipova	5-7, 0-6
Win	2-3	Jul 2016	ITF Imola, Italy	25,000	Carpet	Michaëlla Krajicek	6-4, 6-2
Loss	2-4	Jul 2016	President's Cup, Kazakhstan	25,000	Hard	Alyona Sotnikova	2-6, 3-6
Win	3-4	Sep 2016	Telavi Open, Georgia	25,000	Clay	Deniz Khazaniuk	7-5, 6-4
Win	4-4	Mar 2018	Keio Challenger, Japan	25,000	Hard	Harriet Dart	6-2, 6-4

Doubles: 27 (16 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0-1	Jun 2013	ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland	25,000	Clay	Di?na Marcink?vi?a	Belinda Bencic Kate?ina Siniaková	0-6, 2-6
Win	1-1	Jun 2013	ITF Shymkent, Kazakhstan	10,000	Clay	Margarita Lazareva	Yekaterina Gubanova Daria Lodikova	6-4, 6-2
Win	2-1	Aug 2013	Kazan Open, Russia	50,000	Hard	Evgeniya Rodina	Alexandra Artamonova Martina Borecká	5-7, 6-0, [10-8]
Loss	2-2	Feb 2014	ITF Moscow, Russia	25,000	Hard (i)	Sviatlana Pirazhenka	Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova	6-7(6-8), 4-6
Loss	2-3	Apr 2014	ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Ekaterina Bychkova	Albina Khabibulina Anastasiya Vasylyeva	6-2, 5-7, [4-10]
Win	3-3	May 2014	ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan	10,000	Clay	Albina Khabibulina	Polina Monova Yana Sizikova	6-4, 7-6(7-5)
Loss	3-4	Jul 2014	ITF Middelburg, Netherlands	25,000	Clay	Evgeniya Rodina	Angelique van der Meet Bernice van de Velde	6-7(7-4), 6-3, [5-10]
Win	4-4	Sep 2014	ITF Moscow, Russia	25,000	Clay	Xenia Knoll	Alexandra Artamonova Polina Monova	7-6(12-10), 7-5
Loss	4-5	Feb 2015	ITF Moscow, Russia	25,000	Hard (i)	Natela Dzalamidze	Lidziya Marozava Anastasiya Vasylyeva	4-6, 4-6
Loss	4-6	Jun 2015	ITF Andijan, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Ksenia Lykina	Nigina Abduraimova Hiroko Kuwata	6-4, 6-7(7-5), [9-11]
Loss	4-7	Jun 2015	ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Ksenia Lykina	Anastasiya Komardina Julia Terziyska	6-7(2-7), 5-7
Win	5-7	Aug 2015	ITF Moscow, Russia	25,000	Clay	Natela Dzalamidze	Oleksandra Korashvili Valeriya Strakhova	6-3, 6-3
Loss	5-8	Aug 2015	ITF Saint Petersburg, Russia	25,000	Clay	Natela Dzalamidze	Carolin Daniels Lidziya Marozava	4-6, 6-4, [6-10]
Win	6-8	Nov 2015	ITF Minsk, Belarus	25,000	Hard (i)	Ba?ak Erayd?n	Anastasia Frolova Ekaterina Yashina	6-3, 6-1
Win	7-8	Jan 2016	ITF Daytona Beach, United States	25,000	Clay	Natela Dzalamidze	Sharon Fichman Carol Zhao	6-4, 6-3
Loss	7-9	Jan 2016	ITF Wesley Chapel, United States	25,000	Clay	Natela Dzalamidze	Ingrid Neel Natalia Vikhlyantseva	6-4, 6-7(4-7), [6-10]
Loss	7-10	Feb 2016	ITF New Delhi, India	25,000	Hard	Natela Dzalamidze	Hsu Ching-wen Lee Ya-hsuan	0-6, 6-0, [6-10]
Win	8-10	Apr 2016	ITF Qarshi, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Natela Dzalamidze	Ksenia Lykina Polina Monova	4-6, 6-4, [10-7]
Loss	8-11	Jun 2016	ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	Tereza Mihalíková	Ksenia Lykina Polina Monova	6-3, 3-6, [5-10]
Win	9-11	Jun 2016	ITF Moscow, Russia	25,000	Clay	Natela Dzalamidze	Anna Morgina Ganna Poznikhirenko	6-1, 6-2
Win	10-11	Jul 2016	ITF Astana, Kazakhstan	25,000	Hard	Natela Dzalamidze	Polina Monova Yana Sizikova	6-2, 6-3
Win	11-11	Sep 2016	Telavi Open, Georgia	25,000	Clay	Natela Dzalamidze	Tatia Mikadze Sofia Shapatava	6-4, 6-2
Win	12-11	Oct 2016	Liuzhou Challenger, China	50,000	Hard	Aleksandra Pospelova	Jacqueline Cako Sabina Sharipova	6-2, 6-4
Win	13-11	Apr 2017	Lale Cup, Turkey	60,000	Hard	?pek Soylu	Ksenia Lykina Polina Monova	4-6, 7-5, [11-9]
Win	14-11	Jun 2017	Open de Marseille, France	100,000	Clay	Natela Dzalamidze	Dalma Gálfi Dalila Jakupovi?	7-6(7-5), 6-4
Win	15-11	Jul 2017	Presiden't Cup, Kazakhstan	100,000	Hard	Natela Dzalamidze	Ysaline Bonaventure Naomi Broady	6-2, 6-0
Win	16-11	Sep 2017	Neva Cup, Russia	100,000	Hard (i)	Anna Blinkova	Belinda Bencic Michaela Hon?ová	6-3, 6-1

Fed Cup participation

This table is current through the 2020 Fed Cup

Singles (0-3)

Edition	Round	Date	Against	Surface	Opponent	W/L	Result	Team Result
2014 Fed Cup	WG 1R	8 February 2014 Hobart, Australia	Australia	Hard	Samantha Stosur	Loss	4-6, 0-6	Loss 0-4
2020 Fed Cup	QR	7 February 2020 Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Romania	Hard (i)	Ana Bogdan	Loss	3-6, 7-6(7-5), 1-6	Win 3-2
		8 February 2020 Cluj-Napoca, Romania			Jaqueline Cristian	Loss	5-7, 3-6

Top 10 wins

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	VKR
2019
1.	Belinda Bencic	No. 10	Wuhan Open, China	Hard	2R	2-6, 6-3, 6-4	No. 45
2.	Elina Svitolina	No. 4	Kremlin Cup, Russia	Hard (i)	2R	6-2, 1-6, 7-5	No. 42
2020
3.	Karolína Plí?ková	No. 3	Cincinnati Open, United States	Hard	2R	7-5, 6-4	No. 41
4.	Karolína Plí?ková	No. 6	Ostrava Open, Czech Republic	Hard (i)	2R	4-6, 6-4, 6-3	No. 45

Double bagel matches (6-0, 6-0)

Outcome	Year	No.	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Rank	Round
Win	2020	1.	Linz Open, Austria	Hard (i)	Barbara Haas	148	R32 (first round)

References

External links

• Veronika Kudermetova at the Women's Tennis Association
• Veronika Kudermetova at the International Tennis Federation
• Veronika Kudermetova at the Billie Jean King Cup