Heather Watson vs Veronika KudermetovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇬🇧Heather Watson
#445 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
9w33 meetings · sets 4–2
🇷🇺Veronika Kudermetova
#423 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
45wHeather 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 | 83% | 5/6 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 3/8 | 25% | 1/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 4/14 | 17% | 1/6 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 3/6 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 5/8 | 0% | 0/2 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 1/3 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 71% | 5/7 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 5/7 | 100% | 2/2 |
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%, 3,090 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 | 3–2 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.01 | - |
| ROI % | +13.8% | - |
| Units P/L | +0.69u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Maria Timofeeva
Wimbledon
Jun 25
Tatiana Prozorova
Wimbledon
Jun 24
Mayar Sherif
Wimbledon
Jun 23
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Queen's Club
Jun 7
Shuai Zhang
Queen's Club
Jun 7
Viktoria Hruncakova
Birmingham
May 30
Xiaodi You
Jiangxi Open - Jiujiang · Quarterfinals
May 8
Kyoka Okamura
Jiangxi Open - Jiujiang · 2nd Round
May 6
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 · 6–14 matches
| Metric | Watson | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 43% | 33% |
| Sets won | 47% | 38% |
| Games won | 50% | 47% |
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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