Polina Kudermetova
Russian tennis player (born 2003)
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Polina Eduardovna Kudermetova (Russian: Полина Эдуардовна Кудерметова, Polina Eduardovna Kudermetova, born 4 June 2003) is a Russian-born Uzbekistani professional tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as No. 54 in singles, achieved on 14 April 2025 and No. 203 in doubles, reached on 15 September 2025.
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Uzbekistan (Dec 2025–)
Russia (2019–2025)Polina Kudermetova at the 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open | |
| Native name | Полина Кудерметова |
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| Country (sports) | Uzbekistan (Dec 2025–) Russia (2019–2025) |
| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Born | 4 June 2003 Moscow, Russia[1] |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Coach | Ravshan Sultanov[3] |
| Prize money | US$ 1,287,214 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 199–127 |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 54 (14 April 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 125 (18 May 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2026) |
| French Open | 1R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2025) |
| US Open | 2R (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 46–39 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 203 (15 September 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 259 (10 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2025) |
| Last updated on: 10 November 2025. | |
Career
2023: Major debut, first WTA Tour win
At the Australian Open, Kudermetova advanced to her first Grand Slam tournament main draw on her qualifying debut by defeating Anastasia Gasanova,[4] Katie Boulter,[5] and Asia Muhammad.[6] She lost to wildcard player Olivia Gadecki in the first round.[7]
She recorded her first main-draw win at the Libéma Open over Yuan Yue,[8] but lost her next match to Liudmila Samsonova.[9]
At the Korea Open, she reached the quarterfinals defeating sixth seed Alycia Parks[10] and Kathinka von Deichmann,[11] before losing to Yanina Wickmayer.[12]
2024: First WTA Tour semifinal
At the newly upgraded Korea Open, ranked No. 163, Kudermetova made her debut at the WTA 500-level as a lucky loser and defeated qualifier Priscilla Hon in the first round,[13][14] and seventh seed Ekaterina Alexandrova[15][16] to reach the quarterfinals where she lost to third seed Beatriz Haddad Maia.[17] As a result she reached a new career-high ranking in the top 130 on 23 September 2024.[18]
Partnering Alina Korneeva, she ended runner-up in doubles at the WTA 125 Abierto Tampico, losing to Carmen Corley and Rebecca Marino in the final.[19]
Kudermetova reached her first WTA Tour singles semifinal at the Mérida Open with wins over second seed Nadia Podoroska,[20] Varvara Lepchenko[21] and Nina Stojanović,[22] before losing in the last four to Ann Li.[23]
As top seed, Kudermetova was runner-up at the W100 Dubai Tennis Challenge in Dubai, losing to wildcard entrant Jodie Burrage in the final.[24] Despite the defeat, she reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 106 the day after the tournament finished on 9 December 2024.[25]
2025: First WTA final, top-60 debut
Having made it through qualifying, Kudermetova reached her first tour final at the Brisbane International, defeating Wang Xinyu,[26] 13th seed Liudmila Samsonova,[27] third seed Daria Kasatkina (her first win against a top-10 ranked player),[28][29] Ashlyn Krueger[30][31] and Anhelina Kalinina.[32][33] She lost the championship match to world No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka, in three sets,[34] and made her top-60 debut on 6 January 2025, climbing 50 positions up in the rankings to No. 57.[35][36]
Kudermetova defeated Elena Micic in the final qualifying round at the Australian Open to make it into her second Grand Slam tournament main-draw.[37] She lost to 23rd seed Magdalena Fręch in the first round.[38]
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In March at the WTA 1000 event in Indian Wells, wins over qualifier Claire Liu[39] and 20th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova[40] saw her reach the third round, at which point she was eliminated by lucky loser Sonay Kartal.[41]
At the US Open, Kudermetova's opening opponent, Nuria Párrizas Díaz, retired with an ankle injury after just four games, handing her a place in the second round of a major for the first time,[42] where she lost to world No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka, in straight sets.[43]
2026: Two WTA 125 finals, Australian Open second round
Kudermetova started her 2026 season by reaching her first WTA 125 singles final at the Canberra Tennis International, losing to Joanna Garland.[44] At the Australian Open, she defeated Guiomar Maristany for her first win at this major,[45] before losing to 14th seed Clara Tauson in the second round.[46]
In April, as a qualifier, Kudermetova made it through to her second WTA 125 singles final at the Oeiras CETO Open, but again had to settle for being runner-up after a three set defeat against Fiona Ferro.[47]
National representation
On 15 December 2025, it was announced that Kudermetova has changed her sporting nationality, following Kamilla Rakhimova and Maria Timofeeva, and will compete for Uzbekistan starting in 2026.[48]Ranked at world No. 104, she became the Uzbekistani No. 2 WTA player behind Rakhimova.[49][50]
Personal life
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.[51][52][53] Her brother-in-law is Sergei Demekhine.
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[54]
Singles
Current through the 2026 Brisbane International.
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
| French Open | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| US Open | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||
| Qatar Open[a] | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Dubai[a] | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |
| Miami Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Italian Open | Q2 | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Guadalajara Open | Q1 | NTI | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| China Open | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |
| Wuhan Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Career statistics | ||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Totals | |||
| Tournaments | 6 | 3 | 21 | 30 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 30 | 0 | |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 / 30 | 1 | |
| Hard win–loss | 2–2 | 5–2 | 9–15 | 0 / 19 | 16–19 | |
| Clay win–loss | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | |
| Grass win–loss | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |
| Overall win–loss | 3–6 | 5–3 | 11–21 | 0 / 30 | 19–30 | |
| Year-end ranking | 157 | 107 | 90 | |||
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2025 | Brisbane International, Australia | WTA 500 | Hard |  Aryna Sabalenka |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2026 | Canberra Tennis International, Australia | Hard |  Joanna Garland |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2026 | Oeiras CETO Open, Portugal | Clay |  Fiona Ferro |
3–6, 6–0, 1–6 |
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2024 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | Hard | Alina Korneeva |
 Carmen Corley Rebecca Marino |
3–6, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (9 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Location | Tier | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Dec 2019 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Hard |  Georgia Crăciun |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Finalist[b] | – | Dec 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Andreea Roșca |
cancelled |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay |  Marta Custic |
6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Nov 2021 | Kazan Open, Russia | W15 | Hard (i) | Nigina Abduraimova |
7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jan 2022 | Tatarstan Winter Cup, Russia | W15 | Hard (i) | Anastasia Kovaleva |
6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–0 | Jun 2022 | ITF Ra'anana, Israel | W25 | Hard | Maria Timofeeva |
4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 5–1 | Aug 2022 | ITF San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain | W60 | Clay |  Arantxa Rus |
3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–1 | Oct 2022 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | W25 | Hard (i) | Tatiana Prozorova |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–1 | Nov 2022 | ITF Jerusalem, Israel | W25 | Hard | Ekaterina Reyngold |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–1 | Mar 2023 | ITF Astana, Kazakhstan | W40 | Hard (i) | Darya Astakhova |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–1 | Feb 2024 | ITF Indore, India | W50 | Hard |  Dalila Jakupović |
3–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 9–2 | Aug 2024 | ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands | W50 | Clay |  Hanne Vandewinkel |
6–4, 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 9–3 | Dec 2024 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | W100 | Hard |  Jodie Burrage |
3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2022 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard | Sofya Lansere |
Estelle Cascino Jessika Ponchet |
0–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2022 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | W25 | Hard | Sofya Lansere |
Angelina Gabueva Anastasia Zakharova |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2022 | ITF Jerusalem, Israel | W25 | Hard | Ekaterina Reyngold |
Lee Pei-chi  Sofia Shapatava |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Mar 2023 | Nur-Sultan Challenger, Kazakhstan | W60 | Hard (i) | Anastasia Tikhonova |
 Jang Su-jeong Han Na-lae |
2–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Win | 2–3 | Aug 2024 | ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands | W50 | Clay | Ekaterina Makarova |
Freya Christie  Yuliana Lizarazo |
6–4, 1–6, [10–7] |
Wins over top-10 players
- Kudermetova's match record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| # | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | ASR |
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| 2025 | |||||||
| 1. | Daria Kasatkina |
9 | Brisbane International, Australia | Hard | 3R | 1–6, 6–2, 7–5 | 107 |
Notes
- 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 until 2024. 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.
