Heather Watson vs Veronika KudermetovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇬🇧Heather Watson
#388 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
7w33 meetings · sets 4–2
🇷🇺Veronika Kudermetova
#670 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
52wHeather Watson and Veronika Kudermetova have met 3 times since 2019; Heather Watson leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Tianjin in 2019 on hard. On hard courts Watson leads 2–1. Across all meetings Watson has taken 4 sets to Kudermetova's 2. Their most recent meeting: Heather Watson won at Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Watson | Kudermetova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Heather Watson | Veronika Kudermetova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 64% | 9/14 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Wins a set when losing | 42% | 5/12 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 10/26 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 5/12 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 10/14 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 4/8 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 12/15 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 60% | 9/15 | 100% | 1/1 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Watson 2, Kudermetova 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Watson
💥 Big Hitter
Kudermetova
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 3,072 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Feb 6, 2024
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi
H Hard · 1st Round
Feb 3, 2021
Grampians Trophy - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Oct 12, 2019
Tianjin
H Hard · Semifinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Watson | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–3 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.42 | - |
| ROI % | +20.0% | - |
| Units P/L | +1.20u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Harriet Dart
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Angela Fita Boluda
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Claire Liu
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Anna Blinkova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Julieta Pareja
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 26
Kamilla Rakhimova
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 25
Maria Timofeeva
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 25
Tatiana Prozorova
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 24
Jasmine Paolini
Ningbo Open - Ningbo · 2nd Round
Oct 16
Antonia Ruzic
Ningbo Open - Ningbo · 1st Round
Oct 14
Magdalena Frech
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round
Oct 7
Marie Bouzkova
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Sep 28
Anna Bondar
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Sep 26
Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round
Sep 11
Janice Tjen
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 24
Jasmine Paolini
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Semifinals
Aug 17
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 2–26 matches
| Metric | Watson | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 50% |
| Sets won | 53% | 50% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Watson | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Watson | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
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