Anastasia Zakharova vs Polina Kudermetova

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Ningbo Open - NingboQ16QualifyingHardSun 18 Oct · 11:00Grandstand · Next on

Anastasia ZakharovaWTA #111 · RUS47%

VSToss-up

Polina KudermetovaWTA #102 · UZB53%

Win probabilityWho is more likely to winToss-up

47%53%

No meaningful edge. Serve performance in the first set is the likeliest tiebreaker.

Umpiry ScoreMatchup strength, 0–10 · not a probability

Zakharova A.4.6/10

Heavy underdog

Kudermetova P.4.7/10

Heavy underdog

Why

Surface+68 Hard Elo edgeAgainst the prediction · Zakharova A.

Overall ratingOverall Elo 1742Against the prediction · Zakharova A.

Head-to-headSplit 1–1 on hardSupports Kudermetova P.

This eventDidn't play here last yearBoth players

ELO1 789

Hard ELO1 703

Last 103–7

Age24

PlaysRight

EarningsCareer $2.0M2026 $766K

ELO1 800

Hard ELO1 678

Last 104–6

Age23

PlaysRight

EarningsCareer $1.7M2026 $426K

Anastasia Zakharova faces Polina Kudermetova in the Ningbo Open - Ningbo qualifying round of 16 on hard. Polina Kudermetova holds the paper edge — ranked #102. Recent hard form is closely matched. They have met 2 times, the series level at 1–1.

Key context

Head-to-head: The head-to-head is level 1–1. Last met at Mumbai 125 2024.
Surface form: Anastasia Zakharova 3 of 10, Polina Kudermetova 4 of 10 on hard recently — Polina Kudermetova the sharper of late.

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Zakharova A. and Kudermetova P. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Zakharova A. went 3–0 (100%) against them, Kudermetova P. 2–1 (67%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).

3–0100%Zakharova A. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–167%Kudermetova P. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

6–1Sets4–2

41–31Games30–29

3–0Tiebreaks2–0

1–0Deciding sets0–0

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Selekhmeteva O.#100W7-6 2-6 7-6Eastbourne · grassW6-3 7-6Madrid 125 · clay
vs Uchijima M.#121W6-2 6-4Dubai · hardW7-6 6-2Antalya 125 3 · clay
vs Fruhvirtova L.#157W7-6(6) 6-1Memphis · hardL1-6 3-6US Open · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Kudermetova P.February 2024Mumbai 125Hard7-6 6-0
Zakharova A.February 2022W25 Sharm ElSheikhHard6-4 7-6(3)

Evidence

Zakharova A.Kudermetova P.

FormLast 10 matches each · 2026

Win–loss3–74–6

Season win rate53% (34–30)63% (38–22)

RatingUmpiry ELO

Overall ELO17891800

Hard-court ELO17031678

Serve vs returnLast 59 matches each

1st-serve points won60%66%

Return points won43%46%

Aces / match0.93.0

ClutchLast 59 matches each

Break points saved51%54%

When it starts

Grandstand · Next on · Starting at 11:00 AM

1This match: Zakharova A. v Kudermetova P.This match
2Kalinina A. v Sasnovich A.Followed by
3Prozorova T. v Rakhimova K.Followed by

Draw

Odds

Conditions

Grandstand · 11:00 local

SurfaceHard

Forecast31°C · Clear

Wind17 km/h

Humidity58%

Freshness

Last 7 & 14 days

Zakharova A.Kudermetova P.

7Days since last match7

1Matches · 7 days1

17Games · 7 days15

2Matches · 14 days2

37Games · 14 days32

Green marks the fresher player.

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Umpiry, "Anastasia Zakharova vs Polina Kudermetova — Ningbo Open - Ningbo Qualifying Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-18/kudermetova-vs-zakharova-ningbo-open-ningbo-q16?utm_source=cite (as of 18 October 2026).