Polina Kudermetova

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Eduardovna and the family name is Kudermetova.

Polina Kudermetova
Native nameПолина Кудерметова
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMoscow, Russia
Born (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 21)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 419,637
Singles
Career record175–98
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 114 (4 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 114 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
French OpenQ1 (2023, 2024)
WimbledonQ1 (2024)
US OpenQ1 (2024)
Doubles
Career record42–31
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 283 (10 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 356 (4 November 2024)
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Polina Kudermetova (Russian: Полина Эдуардовна Кудерметова, Polina Eduardovna Kudermetova, born 4 June 2003) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as world No. 114 in singles, achieved on 4 November 2024, and No. 283 in doubles on 10 April 2023.

Career

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At the 2023 Australian Open, Kudermetova advanced to her first Grand Slam tournament main draw on her qualifying debut by defeating Anastasia Gasanova,[1] Katie Boulter,[2] and Asia Muhammad.[3] She lost to local wildcard Olivia Gadecki in the first round.[4]

Kudermetova recorded her first WTA main-draw win at the 2023 Libéma Open over Yuan Yue.[5] She lost her next match to Liudmila Samsonova.[6]

At the 2023 Korea Open, she reached the quarterfinals defeating sixth seed Alycia Parks[7] and Kathinka von Deichmann,[8] before losing to Yanina Wickmayer.[9] At the same tournament, at the 2024 upgraded edition, ranked No. 163, she made her debut at the 500-level as a lucky loser and defeated qualifier Priscilla Hon in the first round recording her first WTA 500 win,[10][11] and upset seventh seed Ekaterina Alexandrova[12][13] to reach her first WTA 500 quarterfinal where she lost to third seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.[14] As a result she reached a new career-high ranking in the top 130 on 23 September 2024.[15]

Partnering Alina Korneeva, Kudermetova was runner-up in doubles at the 2024 WTA 125 Abierto Tampico, losing to Carmen Corley and Rebecca Marino in the final.[16]

She reached her third career quarterfinal with wins over second seed Nadia Podoroska[17] and Varvara Lepchenko,[18] and then her first WTA Tour singles semifinal at the 2024 Mérida Open with a win over Nina Stojanović.[19] Kudermetova lost in the last four to Ann Li.[20]

Personal life

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She is the younger sister of professional tennis and former top-ten player, Veronika Kudermetova, and daughter of Russian national ice hockey champion Eduard Kudermetov.[21][22][23]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

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

Singles

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Current through the 2023 Budapest Grand Prix.

Tournament 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 0 / 1 0–1
French Open Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–1 0 / 1 0–1
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A 0 / 0 0–0
Indian Wells Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Miami Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Italian Open Q2 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Wuhan Open A 0 / 0 0–0
China Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Guadalajara Open Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
2023 SR W–L
Tournaments 3 Career total: 3
Titles 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 Career total: 0
Hard win–loss 0–1 0 / 1 0–1
Clay win–loss 0–1 0 / 1 0–1
Grass win–loss 1–1 0 / 1 1–1
Overall win–loss 1–3 0 / 3 1–3
Year-end ranking 157

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 11 (9 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W40/50 tournaments (2–1)
W25 tournaments (3–0)
W15 tournaments (4–0)[b]
Finals by surface
Hard (8–0)
Clay (1–2)[b]
Result W–L    Date    Location Tier Surface Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Hard Romania Georgia Crăciun 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Finalist[b] – Dec 2020 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Romania Andreea Roșca canc.
Win 2–0 Feb 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Spain Marta Custic 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Win 3–0 Nov 2021 Kazan Open, Russia W15 Hard (i) Uzbekistan Nigina Abduraimova 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Win 4–0 Jan 2022 Tatarstan Winter Cup, Russia W15 Hard (i) Russia Anastasia Kovaleva 6–0, 6–4
Win 5–0 Jun 2022 ITF Ra'anana, Israel W25 Hard Russia Maria Timofeeva 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 5–1 Aug 2022 ITF San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain W60 Clay Netherlands Arantxa Rus 3–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win 6–1 Oct 2022 ITF Istanbul, Turkey W25 Hard (i) Russia Tatiana Prozorova 6–3, 6–1
Win 7–1 Nov 2022 ITF Jerusalem, Israel W25 Hard Russia Ekaterina Reyngold 6–1, 6–1
Win 8–1 Mar 2023 ITF Astana, Kazakhstan W40 Hard (i) Russia Darya Astakhova 6–2, 6–3
Win 9–1 Feb 2024 ITF Indore, India W50 Hard Slovenia Dalila Jakupović 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Loss 9–2 Aug 2024 ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands W50 Clay Belgium Hanne Vandewinkel 6–4, 2–6, 6–7

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W40/50 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (0–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2022 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W25 Hard Russia Sofya Lansere France Estelle Cascino
France Jessika Ponchet 		0–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 0–2 Jun 2022 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia W25 Hard Russia Sofya Lansere Russia Angelina Gabueva
Russia Anastasia Zakharova 		4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Nov 2022 ITF Jerusalem, Israel W25 Hard Russia Ekaterina Reyngold Chinese Taipei Lee Pei-chi
Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava 		2–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Mar 2023 Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan W60 Hard (i) Russia Anastasia Tikhonova South Korea Jang Su-jeong
South Korea Han Na-lae 		2–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win 2–3 Aug 2024 ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands W50 Clay Russia Ekaterina Makarova United Kingdom Freya Christie
Colombia Yuliana Lizarazo 		6–4, 1–6, [10–7]

Notes

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  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 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 Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. ^ a b c The final was abandoned due to poor weather. Both players split ranking points and prize money.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "Polina Kudermetova manages to win in the previous qualifying round at the expense of Anastasia Gasanova". Infobae.com.
  2. ^ "Victory for Polina Kudermetova in the qualifying round". Infobae.com.
  3. ^ "Brenda Fruhvirtova, Shnaider, Bejlek qualify for Australian Open". Women's Tennis Association.
  4. ^ "Australian Open: Gadecki makes second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ^ "2023 's-Hertogenbosch; 's-Hertogenbosch: Polina Kudermetova notches first WTA main-draw win". 13 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Dutch Open: Samsonova reaches last eight". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Korea Open: Kudermetova battles back to reach second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Korea Open: 170th-ranked Polina Kudermetova through to quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Korea Open: Wickmayer knocks out Polina Kudermetova to reach semi-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Korea Open: Polina Kudermetova registers her first WTA 500 win". 17 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens loses in first round in South Korea". AP News. 17 September 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 Seoul; Lucky loser Polina Kudermetova stuns 2022 champion Alexandrova in Seoul". 17 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Korea Open: Polina Kudermetova upsets Alexandrova for biggest career win". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Haddad Maia beats the Kudermetova sisters to reach Korea Open final". AP News. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Rankings Watch: Haddad Maia nearing Top 10; Sramkova up 41 spots". WTATennis. 23 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Canadian teen Stakusic wins first career WTA 125 title in Tampico". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  17. ^ "2024 Merida; Polina Kudermetova upsets No.2 seed Podoroska in Merida". WTATennis.
  18. ^ "2024 Merida; Polina Kudermetova storms into third career quarterfinal in Merida". WTATennis. 31 October 2024.
  19. ^ "2024 Merida; Polina Kudermetova tops Stojanovic in Merida, makes first WTA semifinal". WTATennis. 1 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Mérida Open: Li moves into final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Polina Kudermetova". Tennis Explorer.
  22. ^ "Полина Кудерметова". gotennis.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  23. ^ ""Я горд за них. Хорошие девчонки". Как бывший хоккеист "Ак Барса" попал в элиту мирового тенниса" ["I'm proud of them. Good girls". Ex-hockey player has entered the world tennis elite]. sport.business-gazeta.ru (in Russian). Business Online. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  24. ^ Maine, D'Arcy (15 December 2020). "Finală cu peripeții pentru Andreea Roșca! Ultimul act de la ITF Antalya a avut un deznodământ inedit (in Romanian)" [End with adventures for Andreea Roșca! The last act at ITF Antalya had an unusual outcome]. digisport.ro. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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