Aryna Sabalenka vs Veronika Kudermetova — Abu Dhabi Final

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Final
Aryna Sabalenka
BLR
Aryna Sabalenka
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
hard
Veronika Kudermetova
RUS
Veronika Kudermetova
#115WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Sabalenka A.
6-2 6-2
Kudermetova V.
Sabalenka A.
662
Kudermetova V.
220

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 6-2 in the Abu Dhabi final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-17DubaiR32hardAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-4
2023-06-19BerlinR16grassVeronika Kudermetova6-2 7-6(2)
2022-06-13BerlinR32grassVeronika Kudermetova2-6 7-5 6-4
2021-03-22MiamiR32hardAryna Sabalenka7-6(4) 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Kudermetova V.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Serve advantage — Sabalenka A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Sabalenka A.Kudermetova V.
96
Serve
67
39
Return
24

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Sabalenka A.Kudermetova V.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
53%
Aces / match·Even
4.6
4.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sabalenka A.Kudermetova V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
98
85
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
85
Break points won·Clear edge
100
85
Deciding sets·Slight edge
97
91
Tiebreaks·Even
100
96

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Sabalenka A.Kudermetova V.
Freshness·
84
—

Sabalenka A.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Sabalenka A.
Kudermetova V.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.
Sakkari M.
6-36-2
Kudermetova V.
Kostyuk M.
7-686-4
Quarter-finals
Sabalenka A.
Rybakina E.
6-44-66-3
Sakkari M.
Kenin S.
2-66-26-0
Kostyuk M.
Sorribes Tormo S.
0-66-16-4
Kudermetova V.
Svitolina E.
5-76-37-63
R16
Kostyuk M.
Zidansek T.
6-16-1
Sorribes Tormo S.
Gasanova A.
7-56-3
Kudermetova V.
Badosa P.
6-44-66-1
Kenin S.
Putintseva Y.
3-67-656-4
Sakkari M.
Muguruza G.
7-56-4
Sabalenka A.
Jabeur O.
6-26-4
Rybakina E.
Kasatkina D.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.
Alexandrova E.
6-26-757-68
R32
Kasatkina D.
Muchova K.
W/O
Jabeur O.
Bondarenko K.
5-76-3
Putintseva Y.
Krejcikova B.
6-47-5
Kostyuk M.
Hsieh S.
6-36-74
Zidansek T.
Fernandez L.
6-46-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Pera B.
5-76-36-4
Kenin S.
Flipkens K.
5-75-4
Sakkari M.
Gauff C.
7-56-2
Gasanova A.
Pliskova K.
6-26-4
Kudermetova V.
Turati B.
6-26-1
Svitolina E.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-1
Alexandrova E.
Watson H.
7-56-776-3
Muguruza G.
Sasnovich A.
6-16-4
Sabalenka A.
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-4
Rybakina E.
Wang X.
6-46-4
Badosa P.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
R64
Muguruza G.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-4
Bondarenko K.
Wang Y.
6-33-67-5
Kudermetova V.
Kontaveit A.
7-56-1
Watson H.
Burrage J.
4-66-27-5
Hsieh S.
Vondrousova M.
3-66-37-63
Gasanova A.
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Pera B.
Vekic D.
7-6102-66-4
Cornet A.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-26-2
Kenin S.
Yang Z.
7-646-2
Flipkens K.
Siegemund L.
5-77-56-4
Krejcikova B.
Loeb J.
6-16-3
Putintseva Y.
Trevisan M.
6-36-3
Sakkari M.
Potapova A.
6-46-2
Sabalenka A.
Hercog P.
7-656-2
Jabeur O.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-636-3
Muchova K.
Kovinic D.
6-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Wang Q.
6-23-66-2
Tomljanovic A.
Zhu L.
6-27-61
Wang X.
Rus A.
6-33-66-4
Kostyuk M.
Hradecka L.
6-26-4
Fernandez L.
Paolini J.
6-46-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Podoroska N.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.
Papamichail D.
6-27-64
Badosa P.
Sevastova A.
6-25-76-2
Rybakina E.
Stefanini L.
6-16-3
Alexandrova E.
Diyas Z.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Hesse A.
6-36-4
Turati B.
Shvedova Y.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.
Pegula J.
6-46-3
Gauff C.
Eikeri U.
6-06-1
Sasnovich A.
Bondar A.
6-26-3
Zidansek T.
Brady J.
0-66-36-4