Polina Kudermetova vs Yuliia StarodubtsevaWuhan Qualifying Round 1

Wuhan · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#113WTA
1727ELO
1646Hard ELO
23 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2025
hard
#55WTA
1759ELO
1668Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kudermetova P.
7-6 7-5
Starodubtseva Y.
Kudermetova P.
7772
Starodubtseva Y.
645

Polina Kudermetova defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 7-6 7-5 in the Wuhan qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yuliia Starodubtseva came in ranked #55.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kudermetova P.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Starodubtseva Y.

Starodubtseva Y.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kudermetova P.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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 P.Starodubtseva Y.
Serve
9
Return
51

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 90). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
51
75
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
89
Break points won·Even
96
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
66
Tiebreaks·
76

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.8Hard Elo 1646
Surface ELO
5.2+22 Hard Elo edge
4.7Overall Elo 1727
ELO gap
5.3Overall Elo 1759
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.4
Surface form
3.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
7.9
Minutes 14d
8.7
9.0
Prev. match
Context
5.0
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

Recent load
Freshness·Even
91
95

Kudermetova P.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Starodubtseva Y.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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