Veronika Kudermetova vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaDubai Round of 64

Dubai · WTA · Round of 64
#115WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2025
hard
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Kudermetova V.
3-6 6-4 6-3
Alexandrova E.
Kudermetova V.
3662
Alexandrova E.
6431

Veronika Kudermetova defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 64. Veronika Kudermetova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

25
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-09s HertogenboschQFgrassEkaterina Alexandrova5-7 6-4 6-2
2025-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayEkaterina Alexandrova6-2 6-2
2024-01-08AdelaideR16hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-4 6-4
2023-06-12s HertogenboschFgrassEkaterina Alexandrova4-6 6-4 7-6(3)
2022-06-06s HertogenboschSFgrassEkaterina Alexandrova6-3 6-1
2019-09-23WuhanR64hardVeronika Kudermetova5-7 6-3 6-2
2019-05-20NurnbergR16clayVeronika Kudermetova6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kudermetova V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Even serve battle

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

Kudermetova V.Alexandrova E.
67
Serve
52
24
Return
42

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
58%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.7
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (58 vs 85). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
85
65
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
94
Break points won·Clear edge
85
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
91
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
29

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.7Hard Elo 1786
Surface ELO
5.3+14 Hard Elo edge
4.7Overall Elo 1836
ELO gap
5.3Overall Elo 1844
4.6
H2H
5.4
5.9
Surface form
8.4
Win streak
7.04-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
6.2
Minutes 14d
4.8
0.0
3-set count
4.0
Prev. match
8.0
5.7
Country comfort
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.

Freshness

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Freshness·
90

Alexandrova E.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw