Veronika Kudermetova vs Sofia Kenin — Doha Round of 16

Doha · WTA · Round of 16
Veronika Kudermetova
RUS
Veronika Kudermetova
[8]
#104WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2023
hard
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#103WTA
1723ELO
1673Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
Kudermetova V.
672
Kenin S.
250

Veronika Kudermetova defeated Sofia Kenin 6-2 7-5 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sofia Kenin came in ranked #103, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Veronika Kudermetova claimed a first win over Sofia Kenin in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kudermetova V.
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Kenin S.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.3+113 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Hard Elo 1673
6.1Overall Elo 1836
ELO gap
3.9Overall Elo 1723
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
3.8
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
8.2
Minutes 14d
8.7
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
0.99
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 40%

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-09-11San DiegoR32hardSofia Kenin6-4 6-4
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardSofia Kenin6-3 3-6 7-5

Statistics

Recent form
Kudermetova V.Kenin S.
54%1st serve in+13%67%
73%1st serve points won+11%62%
50%2nd serve points won+5%45%
62%Service points won+6%56%
40%Return points won+1%39%
55%Break points saved+2%53%
6.4Aces / match+4.51.9
2.9Double faults / match+2.35.2

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[1]
Pegula J.[2]
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[1]
Kudermetova V.[8]
6-06-1
Pegula J.[2]
Sakkari M.[5]
6-24-66-1
Quarter-finals
Swiatek I.[1]
Bencic B.[7]
W/O
Pegula J.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
6-36-2
Kudermetova V.[8]
Gauff C.[4]
6-23-66-1
Sakkari M.[5]
Garcia C.[3]
6-26-757-65
R16
Bencic B.[7]
Azarenka V.
1-67-646-4
Kudermetova V.[8]
Kenin S.
6-27-5
Garcia C.[3]
Muchova K.
6-737-56-4
Haddad Maia B.
Kasatkina D.[6]
6-37-67
Pegula J.[2]
Ostapenko J.
6-22-67-5
Sakkari M.[5]
Alexandrova E.
6-36-2
Swiatek I.[1]
Collins D.
6-06-1
Gauff C.[4]
Kvitova P.
6-37-66
R32
Collins D.
Mertens E.
6-47-66
Bencic B.[7]
Tomova V.
6-06-1
Kvitova P.
Zhang S.
7-56-2
Kenin S.
Samsonova L.
6-36-1
Kudermetova V.[8]
Krejcikova B.
6-43-67-65
Alexandrova E.
Pliskova K.
6-16-2
Muchova K.
Trevisan M.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Keys M.
7-56-2
Kasatkina D.[6]
Marino R.
7-656-2
Haddad Maia B.
Badosa P.
7-666-3
Sakkari M.[5]
Zheng Q.
6-23-66-3
Azarenka V.
Oz I.
6-16-1