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| Full name | Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova |
|---|---|
| Native name | Вероника Кудерметова |
| Country (sports) |  Russia |
| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Born | (1997-04-24)24 April 1997 (age 28) |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Sergei Demekhine (2012–),Vladimír Pláteník (2021–2023),[2] Dmitry Tursunov (2023)[3] |
| Prize money | US$ 10,680,692 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 397–276 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 9 (24 October 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 30 (27 October 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2025) |
| French Open | QF (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2019,2023,2025) |
| US Open | 4R (2022) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | Alt (2022) |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 379–182 |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (6 June 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 6 (10 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2022) |
| French Open | QF (2023,2025) |
| Wimbledon | W (2025) |
| US Open | SF (2020,2024,2025) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2022,2025) |
| Olympic Games | SF – 4th (2021) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
| French Open | 1R (2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (2020–21), record: 3–4 |
| Hopman Cup | RR (2019) |
Medal record | |
| Last updated on: 10 November 2025. | |
Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova[a] (born 24 April 1997) is a Russian professionaltennis player.[1]She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9, achieved on 24 October 2022, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 2, reached on 6 June 2022.[5] She is a doubles major champion at the2025 Wimbledon Championships withElise Mertens. She has won an additional nineWTA Tour doubles titles including three WTA 1000 and being crowned champion at the2022 and2025 WTA Finals editions. In addition, she reached the doubles final of Wimbledon in 2021, withElena Vesnina. She has also won two WTA Tour singles titles.
Kudermetova made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in singles at the2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and in doubles at the2014 Kremlin Cup, partnering withEvgeniya Rodina. Later, she won her firstWTA Tour singles title at the2021 Charleston Open, and her first WTA doubles title at the2019 Wuhan Open, partneringDuan Yingying.[5]
Playing for theRussia Fed Cup team, Kudermetova has a win–loss record of 3–4.
Kudermetova was born toEduard Kudermetov, a Russian national ice hockey champion ofVolga Tatar origin.[6][7] She started playing tennis at the age of eight.[8] Her younger sisterPolina Kudermetova (born 2003) is also a professional tennis player.[9][10]
Kudermetova is married to tennis coach and former professional playerSergei Demekhine, whose career-high singles ranking is No. 673.[11] They started dating in 2015 despite Demekhine returning to being her coach again since 2012, on which Kudermetova commented in 2020: "At the age of 16 I just liked him but I didn't even think about anything more. Probably, it's my upbringing that affected. Such thoughts had been unacceptable to me".[12]
PartneringEvgeniya Rodina, Kudermetova won her first $50k tournament at theKazan Summer Cup, defeating Alexandra Artamonova and Martina Borecká in the final. There, she also reached the semifinals in singles as a wildcard.[citation needed]
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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.[citation needed] Playing in her first $100k tournament at thePresident's Cup, she reached the quarterfinals before falling to eventual champion,Vitalia Diatchenko.[citation needed]
She ended the year as the No. 343 in the rankings with a 24–14 win-loss record, lifting her maiden ITF title in the process.[13][14]
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The 2015 season saw Kudermetova failing to win a single title on theITF Circuit as she had a 15–15 win–loss record with just one final reached. Her year-end ranking was 400.
After a lacklustre start to 2016, 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. A fourth final of the season in Telavi marked her continuous rise. Her ranking soon made it possible for a direct admission into the main draw of theTaipei Challenger, her debut on aWTA 125 tournament. She won her first match againstVaratchaya Wongteanchai before losing in the second round.
Overall, she enjoyed a 34–18 win–loss record in 2016, with a total of two ITF Circuit titles. Her year-end ranking improved by a total of 190 spots, ending at the 210th spot.
Her Grand Slam debut came at the2017 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 the2017 French Open but fell in her next match. She reached her first WTA 125 quarterfinal, at the2017 Taipei Challenger to end off the year.
Kudermetova had a 28–24 win-loss record for 2017, failing to reach any finals but recorded more appearances on the WTA Tour.
After starting the year with a triumph at the $25k event at theYokohama Challenger, she qualified for her first WTA Tour event at thePorsche Tennis Grand Prix, aPremier tournament. Riding on her momentum, Kudermetova stunned top-30 playerCarla Suárez Navarro in the first round before putting up a strong performance against eventual champion and top-10 playerKarolína Plíšková.[15]
She reached the final round of qualifying at theFrench Open for the first time in her career, where she fell toBarbora Krejčíková. Another big win soon followed as she beat defending championAnett Kontaveit on grass, in the first round of theRosmalen Open.[16] Furthermore, she stunnedBelinda Bencic in her next match, reaching her first WTA Tour quarterfinal. She reached another WTA quarterfinal at theLadies Championship Gstaad where she defeatedViktória Kužmová, before falling toEugenie Bouchard, in straight sets.[17]
She had a 34–23 win-loss record for the year, gaining first success on the WTA Tour.
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Kudermetova started the year with a quarterfinal run at theShenzhen Open after qualifying for the main draw, defeating higher-ranked compatriotAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the process.[18] She qualified for the main draw at theAustralian Open for the first time in her career, losing toSofia Kenin in round one.[19]
At the WTA 125 event inGuadalajara, Kudermetova was unseeded but still managed to lift the biggest title of her career by defeatingMarie Bouzková, 6–2, 6–0 in the final.[20] Consecutive WTA quarterfinals came at theLadies Open Lugano and theİstanbul Cup.
Her first major main-draw win came at theFrench Open when she beatCaroline Wozniacki, the 13th seed, in the first round.[21] After beatingZarina Diyas in the second, Kudermetova was defeated by veteranKaia Kanepi in the third round, despite winning the first set.
In July 2019, she reached the second round atWimbledon, where she was beaten by Wozniacki.[22] Prior to that, Kudermetova excelled atRosmalen, making the semifinals where she was defeated by eventual championAlison Riske.[23]
In September, seeded eighth, she andDuan Yingying won the doubles title at theWuhan Open, beating newly crowned US Open championsElise Mertens andAryna Sabalenka in the final. It was their first time playing together, and Kudemetova's first doubles title.[24] It took her at world No. 24 in the doubles rankings, on 30 September 2019. She reached third round in thesingles competition, which also took her to a career-high singles ranking of 42. In the tournament, Kudermetova beat Belinda Bencic for her first career top-ten win.[25]
On a fantastic Asian swing, Kudermetova reached two semifinals at theJapan Women's Open[26] and theTianjin Open,[27] respectively. To end off her first full season on the WTA Tour, she stunned world No. 4,Elina Svitolina, in the second round of theKremlin Cup[28] and reached the quarterfinals as a result, falling to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[29]
A win-loss record of 44–25 saw Kudermetova ending the year (world No. 41) as the second highest-ranked Russian, lagging just behind Pavlyuchenkova, having reached a career-high of world No. 39 in singles on 11 November 2019, with three WTA Tour semifinals and one WTA 125 title. She finished the year at No. 25 in doubles.
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Kudermetova began the year at theBrisbane International. She lost in the final round of qualifying to Marie Bouzková. Seeded fifth at theHobart International, she reached the semifinals where she was defeated by fourth seedZhang Shuai.[30] As a result, she reached again the top 40 in singles, on 20 January 2020. At theAustralian Open, she lost in the first round toSara Sorribes Tormo. Despite the loss, she reached a new career-high of world No. 38, on 3 February 2020.
Playing for Russia in theFed Cup qualifying tie againstRomania, Kudermetova lost both of her rubbers to Ana Bogdan andJaqueline Cristian. Despite those losses, Russia won the tie 3–2.[31] InSt. Petersburg, she was defeated in the second round by second seed, defending and eventual champion,Kiki Bertens.[32] Getting past qualifying at theDubai Championships, she lost in the second round to ninth seedGarbiñe Muguruza.[33] At theQatar Ladies Open, she was defeated in the second round by fourth seed Belinda Bencic.[34] The WTA cancelled tournaments from March to July due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[35][36]
When the WTA resumed tournament play in August, Kudermetova competed at thePrague Open. Seeded eighth, she lost in the first round to Eugenie Bouchard.[37] At theWestern & Southern Open, she stunned top seed and 2016 champion, Karolína Plíšková, in the second round.[38] She was defeated in the third round by 14th seed Elise Mertens.[39] Seeded 29th at theUS Open, she lost in the first round toIga Świątek. In doubles, she partnered with compatriotAnna Blinkova; they both reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in their career where they lost toLaura Siegemund andVera Zvonareva.[40] Following this run, she achieved her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 22, on 14 September 2020.
Playing inRome, Kudermetova was defeated in the first round byBarbora Strýcová.[41] At theFrench Open, she lost in the second round to 13th seed Petra Martić.[42]
Coming through qualifying at the first edition of theOstrava Open, Kudermetova upset second seed Karolína Plíšková in the second round.[43] In the quarterfinals, she was defeated by Jennifer Brady.[44] Her final tournament of the season was at theUpper Austria Ladies Linz. Seeded fifth, she reached the quarterfinals where she lost to second seed and eventual finalist, Elise Mertens.[45]
Kudermetova ended the year ranked No. 46 in singles and No. 24 in doubles.
Kudermetova started 2021 at the first edition of theAbu Dhabi Open. She stunned second seed Elina Svitolina in the quarterfinals[46] and defeatedMarta Kostyuk in the semifinals.[47] She lost in the final to fourth seed Aryna Sabalenka convincingly, but entered the top 40 for the first time in her career.[48] At the first edition of theGrampians Trophy, she was defeated in the second round byAnn Li.[49] Seeded 32nd at theAustralian Open, she lost in the third round to second seedSimona Halep, after earning her first main-draw victories in Melbourne.[50] InAdelaide, she was defeated in the first round byShelby Rogers.[51]
AtDoha, Kudermetova lost in the first round to eventual finalist Garbiñe Muguruza.[52] AtDubai, she was defeated in the second round by sixth seed and 2019 champion, Belinda Bencic.[53] Seeded second inSt. Petersburg, she reached the quarterfinals losing to eighth seed and eventual champion,Daria Kasatkina.[54] Seeded 32nd at theMiami Open, she was defeated in the third round by seventh seed Sabalenka once again, although this time she owned a set point.[55]
Seeded 15th at theCharleston Open, Kudermetova won her first WTA Tour singles title, beatingDanka Kovinić in the final.[56] Defeating the likes ofSloane Stephens[57] andPaula Badosa,[58] she did not lose more than eight games in a match and won the title without losing a set.[59] She entered the top 30 at a career-high of No. 29 on 12 April 2021. The following week, she won her second doubles title at theİstanbul Cup, partnering Elise Mertens[60] while also reaching the singles semifinals in which she lost to Mertens.[61]
Kudermetova reached the third round of theMadrid Open with a top-ten win over defending champion Kiki Bertens, in straight sets.[62] However, despite a tight match, she lost toPetra Kvitová eventually.[63] At theItalian Open, Kudermetova upset Mertens in the first round[64] but fell to world No. 1,Ashleigh Barty, in the third round.[65]
She entered theFrench Open as one of the dark horses,[66][67] and navigated a tough first-round win against former semifinalistAmanda Anisimova, in straight sets.[68] However, she was stunned byKateřina Siniaková in the second round, despite leading 5–1 in the final set.[69]
Kudermetova began her grass-court season at the inauguralWTA German Open, where she defeatedKarolína Muchová in a high-quality first-round match.[70] She was upset by compatriotLiudmila Samsonova in the second round.[71]
AtWimbledon, she was upset by eventual quarterfinalistViktorija Golubic 11–9 in the final set, in the first round.[72] In doubles, she partneredElena Vesnina, and despite being unseeded, they ousted top seeds and reigning French Opens champions and top seed Barbora Krejčíková/Kateřina Siniaková andCaroline Dolehide/Storm Sanders en route to the final, saving match points in both matches.[73][74] They had also previously beaten the seeded pairing ofCoco Gauff andCaty McNally, played under the lights on Centre Court.[75] They lost to the former number-one doubles players and third seeded pair,Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens, in a tight three-set match, despite having two match points.[76] With this successful run, she entered the top 20 in doubles at a career-high of world No. 16 on 12 July 2021.
At theTokyo Olympics, Kudermetova represented theRussian Olympic Committee in both women's singles and doubles for the first time in her career. In singles, she lost in the first round to seventh seeded Garbiñe Muguruza in a very tight match.[77] In doubles, she again partnered with Vesnina. The pair lost in the semifinal to eventual gold medalists, Krejčíková and Siniaková of the Czech Republic.[78] In the bronze medal match, Vesnina and Kudermetova were defeated by BraziliansLaura Pigossi andLuisa Stefani, despite having four consecutive match points at 9–5 in the super-tiebreak.[79]
Kudermetova snapped a four-match losing streak in singles againstYulia Putintseva at theCanadian Open, coming from 0–3 down in the final set to prevail.[80] PartneringElena Rybakina for the first time, they reached the doubles semifinal after losing just 14 games in the process.
At theUS Open, Kudermetova suffered another first-round exit in the hands ofSorana Cîrstea, one of the highest-ranked unseeded players in the draw.[81] She lost in the third round of doubles alongsideBethanie Mattek-Sands.[82] The Russian claimed back-to-back singles wins for the first time since May at theChicago Fall Tennis Classic, defeatingAnna Kalinskaya in the first round[83] and oustingHarriet Dart in the second round. She lost to Rybakina in the third round.[84]
Kudermetova reached the third round of theIndian Wells Open for the first time in her career by defeating Samsonova[85] but managed to win just one game against Iga Świątek.[86] However, she achieved success in doubles alongside Rybakina as they defeated fourth seedsAlexa Guarachi andDesirae Krawczyk 10–0 in the super-tiebreak,[87] andLyudmyla Kichenok andJeļena Ostapenko to reach the final.[88] They lost to second seeds Hsieh and Mertens in the final.[89]
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Kudermetova began her season at theMelbourne Summer Set 1, reaching the singles final but lost to Simona Halep, in straight sets.[90] Seeded third in doubles at theAustralian Open, she reached the semifinals with new partner Elise Mertens, where they lost to eventual champions Krejčíková and Siniaková.[91] As a result, she made her top-ten debut in doubles at world No. 9, on 31 January 2022. She reached the third round in singles, falling toMaria Sakkari despite having an early lead.[92]
AtDubai, Kudermetova earned her first top-20 win since May 2021, overVictoria Azarenka in the first round.[93] She then earned her first win over fourth seed Garbiñe Muguruza in four attempts, coming from a set down to beat the Spaniard.[94] Kudermetova beatJil Teichmann to reach her first WTA 500 semifinal since her Charleston triumph,[95] and received a walkover into the final after her scheduled opponentMarkéta Vondroušová withdrew.[96] She lost the final to Jeļena Ostapenko, in straight sets but reached a new career-high in the top 25 of the WTA rankings.[97] At the same tournament, she won the doubles title, partnering Mertens, against Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok.[98]They also reached the final of the WTA 1000Qatar Ladies Open, with Kudermetova rising to a career-high ranking of No. 6 in doubles after the tournament.[99]
She reached her first career WTA 1000 singles quarterfinal atIndian Wells, beating former world No. 1, Naomi Osaka, in straight sets,[100] and Markéta Vondroušová after nearly three hours of action.[101] However, she lost to defending championPaula Badosa in the quarterfinals, her first loss to the Spaniard in four meetings.[102] In doubles, Kudermetova and Mertens were stunned in the opening round byEri Hozumi andMakoto Ninomiya.
Kudermetova reached two more WTA 1000 finals in doubles at theMiami Open, partnering Elise Mertens[103] and at theItalian Open, partnering Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, where she won her first WTA 1000 title defeating Madrid champions,Gabriela Dabrowski andGiuliana Olmos.[104]
At theFrench Open, she reached a major quarterfinal in singles for the first time in her career, after Paula Badosa retired in the third round and a victory againstMadison Keys in three sets, in the fourth.[105] She made also the third round in doubles with Mertens. As a result, she reached a new career-high of world No. 2 in doubles after the conclusion of the tournament on 6 June 2022.
At theSilicon Valley Classic, Kudermetova reached the semifinals by defeating Ons Jabeur, in straight sets.[106] At theUS Open, she met Ons Jabeur again in the fourth round but this time lost in straight sets.[107]
At thePan Pacific Open, Kudermetova reached the semifinals eventually losing toZheng Qinwen in three sets.[108] Seeded second at theJasmin Open, she lost toAlizé Cornet in the semifinals.[109]In receipt of a first-round bye inGuadalajara, she defeatedDonna Vekić and Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, she fell to Maria Sakkari in a close three-set match, which was also a qualifying match for the2022 WTA Finals. Despite the result, she made her top-10 debut in the rankings at world No. 9 in singles, on 24 October 2022. However, she qualified for the WTA Finals in doubles with Mertens on 13 October 2022 for the first time in her career.[110][111]
InFort Worth, Kudermetova along with Mertens raced into the doubles final, as they finish 3–0 in the round-robin stage and eased past Desirae Krawczyk/Demi Schuurs in the semifinals.[112][113] In the final, they came back from 2–7 down in the match-tiebreak to outlast defending champions and six time Grand Slam champions, Krejčíková and Siniaková, and win their third doubles title together.[114]
Kudermetova capped off the best season of her career as she finished the year ranked No. 9 in singles, and No. 2 in doubles.[115]
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Veronika Kudermetova started the season at theAdelaide International, seeded fourth. In her first tournament as a top-10 player, she defeatedAmanda Anisimova[116] andBianca Andreescu[117] in the first two rounds, respectively. However, she was defeated in the quarterfinals byIrina Camelia Begu in straight sets.[118] She continued her good form in theAdelaide 2 event, when she defeated Victoria Azarenka andDanielle Collins in three sets, saving five match points against the latter, to reach the semifinals.[119] After withdrawing from the Adelaide 2 semifinals due to a hip injury,[120] Kudermetova was upset in second round of theAustralian Open by qualifierKatie Volynets, in three sets.[121]
Kudermetova reached the quarterfinals of theAbu Dhabi Open, after beating former doubles partner Elise Mertens.[122] She lost to Liudmila Samsonova[123] She made the last four at theQatar Ladies Open, beating Barbora Krejčíková in three hours[124] and earning her first top-10 win of the year againstCoco Gauff.[125] However, she lost to world No. 1, Iga Świątek, winning just one game in the semifinal.[126]
She then experienced a dip in form, winning just one match in five tournaments fromDubai toStuttgart.[citation needed] She won consecutive matches for the first time since Doha inMadrid, where she made the semifinals, defeating top-10 players Daria Kasatkina[127] andJessica Pegula[128] en route. She lost again to Iga Świątek in the final, this time winning two games.[129] She then reached a second consecutive WTA 1000 semifinal in singles at theRome Open, where she lost toAnhelina Kalinina.[130] Despite strong performances at both clay 1000 events, she was upset in the first round of theFrench Open byAnna Karolína Schmiedlová.[131]
Following a run to the final in's-Hertogenbosch, where she lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova,[132] and a win over world No. 2, Aryna Sabalenka, inBerlin,[133] Kudermetova would post a 3–6 record fromWimbledon toGuadalajara, losing to Markéta Vondroušová,Venus Williams,Sara Sorribes Tormo,Bernarda Pera, Sofia Kenin, and Victoria Azarenka.[citation needed] Her ranking fell from No. 14 after Roland Garros to No. 19 after Guadalajara.[citation needed]
She entered thePan Pacific Open in Tokyo as the eighth seed, and defeatedHarriet Dart[134] andKayla Day[135] in the first two rounds. She then notched her first win over world No. 2 and top seedIga Świątek.[136] After beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the semifinals,[137] Kudermetova defeated world No. 4 and second seed, Jessica Pegula, in straight sets in the final, to clinch her second WTA Tour singles title, after a two-and-a-half-year drought.[138][139]
In doubles, Kudermetova partnered Samsonova for the 2023 season. They fell to fourth seeds Storm Hunter and Elise Mertens in the second round of theAustralian Open.[140] However, they won their first title together at theDubai Championships, defending her title from 2022.[141][142]
She finished the season ranked No. 19 in singles and No. 29 in doubles.[citation needed]
Kudermetova had a low-key start to the season. She participated in theBrisbane International as No. 6 seed, beating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in her debut in straight sets and losing in the second round toAnastasia Potapova in a three-set match.[143][note 1] Soon after, she participated inAdelaide International as No. 8 seed, beatingAshlyn Krueger in her debut in straight sets and losing in the second round toEkaterina Alexandrova also in straight sets.[143][note 1] After that, she went to theAustralian Open, in which as No. 15 seed, she lost in the first round to Viktorija Golubic in a three-set match.[144]
Continuing her campaign on hardcourts in the Middle East, Kudermetova participated in theAbu Dhabi Open, where as the ninth seed she lost to qualifierHeather Watson in the first round, in straight sets.[145]
Teaming withChan Hao-ching she was runner-up in the doubles at theChina Open in October, losing to Sara Errani andJasmine Paolini in the final.[146]
Kudermetova and Chan qualified for theWTA Finals and reached the semifinals after compiling a record of two wins and one loss in the group stages.[147][148] They lost to Kateřina Siniaková andTaylor Townsend in the last four.[149]
Kudermetova defeatedElisabetta Cocciaretto[150] andCamila Osorio to reach the quarterfinals at theHobart International,[151] where she lost to second seed Elise Mertens in three sets.[152]
At theAustralian Open, she overcameOlivia Gadecki,[153] 22nd seedKatie Boulter[154] and 15th seedBeatriz Haddad Maia,[155] before losing in the fourth round to 28th seed Elina Svitolina.[156]
Entering the main draw as a lucky loser at theAbu Dhabi Open, replacing her sister Polina who had withdrawn, Kudermetova defeated fifth seed Liudmila Samsonova in three sets in the first round.[157] She wasdouble bageled by Belinda Bencic in the second round.[158]
Partnering Elise Mertens, she was runner-up in the doubles at theMadrid Open, losing toSorana Cîrstea and Anna Kalinskaya in the final.[159] They were also runners-up at theItalian Open in Rome, falling to Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in the championship match.[160]
Seeded eighth at theRosmalen Open, Kudermetova defeated her sister, Polina,[161] andGreet Minnen to make it into the quarterfinals,[162] at which point she lost to second seed Ekaterina Alexandrova,[163] while in doubles with Mertens she reached the semifinals only for the pair to withdraw.[164]
Kudermetova won her first major title atWimbledon, combining with Elise Mertens to defeat Hsieh Su-wei and Jeļena Ostapenko in the women's doubles final.[165][166]
At theCincinnati Open, she reached her first WTA 1000 semifinal in two years by defeatingSuzan Lamens,[167] 17th seedBelinda Bencic,[168] 16th seedClara Tauson,[169] 31st seedMagda Linette[170] and qualifierVarvara Gracheva.[171] Her run was ended in the last four by seventh seed Jasmine Paolini.[172] As a result of her performance, Kudermetova moved back into the world's top-30 in the WTA singles rankings for the first time since May 2024 at No. 26.[173]
In November, Kudermetova teamed with Mertens to win the doubles title at the season-endingWTA Finals, defeatingTímea Babos andLuisa Stefani in the final.[174][175]
Kudermetova withdrew from theAustralian Open, announcing she had undergone surgery for an undisclosed issue and as a result would miss several months of the season.[176]
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Playing for theRussia Fed Cup team, Kudermetova has a win–loss record of 3–4. She made her debut in February 2014, losing to Australia'sSamantha Stosur in straight sets in theirWorld Group first-round tie.[177] She was also nominated to represent her country during the2018 Fed Cup World Group II, but was only selected to play a dead doubles rubber alongsideAnna Kalinskaya.[citation needed]
Now known as theBillie Jean King Cup, Veronika was selected as the second singles player for Russia in theirqualifying round against Romania for a place in theFinals. However, she was beaten by the lower-rankedAna Bogdan[178] andJaqueline Cristian.[179] Nonetheless, Russia still managed to triumph 3–2 in the tie and book their spot in the Finals. As the top-ranked doubles player and third-ranked singles player for Russia, she was selected as part of Russia's roster for the Finals in Prague.[180] In the Finals, Kudermetova won all three of her doubles rubbers partneringLiudmila Samsonova, helping Russia win their first title since 2008.[181][182][183]
Kudermetova was endorsed byNike as a junior.[184] After wearing Nike andAsics clothes without any personal contract with the brands, Kudermetova became endorsed byArmani for clothing in 2020, becoming the EA7 Brand Ambassador.[185][186]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the2025 Wimbledon Championships.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 53% |
| French Open | Q2 | Q3 | 3R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | 59% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | NH | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| US Open | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 9–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 6–4 | 0 / 26 | 24–26 | 48% |
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | SF | 1R | 2R[b] | 2R | 0 / 8 | 9–7 | 56% |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | 3R | QF | 0 / 9 | 12–9 | 57% |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 2R | 1R | NH | F | A | A | 3R | W | 1 / 6 | 15–5 | 75% |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 3R | 2R | 2R | SF | 0 / 8 | 12–8 | 60% | |
| Win–loss | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 8–3 | 7–4 | 7–2 | 4–3 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 1 / 31 | 48–29 | 62% |
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2021 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elena Vesnina |  Hsieh Su-wei Elise Mertens | 6–3, 5–7, 7–9 |
| Win | 2025 | Wimbledon | Grass | Elise Mertens | Hsieh Su-wei Jeļena Ostapenko | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2022 | WTA Finals, United States | Hard (i) | Elise Mertens |  Barbora KrejčíkováKateřina Siniaková | 6–2, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 2025 | WTA Finals, Saudi Arabia(2) | Hard (i) | Elise Mertens |  Tímea Babos Luisa Stefani | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th place | 2021 | 2020 Tokyo Olympics | Hard |  Elena Vesnina | Laura PigossiLuisa Stefani | 6–4, 4–6, [9–11] |
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