LIVE RANKINGS. Mertens loses positions right before fighting against Kudermetova in Abu Dhabi

See the the live rankings of Elise Mertens before fighting against Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd round of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open

Wednesday Live Ranking Elise Mertens

Elise Mertens is about to play against Veronika Kudermetova on Wednesday the 8th of February in Abu Dhabi. Here is an update about her live rankings.

Elise Mertens is presently ranked no.32 with the status of Belgian no.1 with 1339 points before Alison Van Uytvanck who has 815 points and is ranked no.76.

On the other part of the net, Veronika Kudermetova is now ranked no.11 with 2740 points occupying the position of Russian no.2 behind Darya Kasatkina who is her compatriot no.1 with 3380 points ranked no.8.

Live Rankings

She is 4 places down after losing 45 points to be the new world no.36. Her career-best rank was no.12.

Depending on the other results, Elise Mertens may gain 4 places to be the new world no.32 if she wins the following match.

Mertens will have 106 points to defend in the next 4 weeks. She will drop 1 point on the 20th of February (Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai) and 105 points on the 27th of February (Qatar TotalEnergies Open – Doha).

In her live rankings, out of 1294 points, Elise has gained 964 points (74%) on Hard Court, 300 points (23%) on Clay and 30 points (2%) on Grass.

See Points Breakdown

Year-to-date live rankings

In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Mertens is still ranked no.33 occupying the position of Belgian no.1.

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H2H Elise Mertens vs. Veronika Kudermetova

Mertens and Kudermetova played each other 5 times. The head to head is 4-1 for Mertens.

The last time that they played each other it was Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) when Kudermetova won 4-6 6-2 6-3. The prediction is Mertens to win in 3 sets.

Highlights Veronika Kudermetova vs Elise Mertens – Rome 11-May-2021

Elise Mertens in 2023

Elise Mertens

36 - 26win/loss

Hard
23-17
Clay
9-5
Grass
4-4
28 year old
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2025 Highlights

Now the world no.11, the Russian played her last match on the 19th of January when she was defeated by world no.97 Katie Volynets 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the 2nd round in Australian Open (draw).

At present, during this year Veronika has achieved a compiled 5-2 win-loss record. Elise Mertens’s best result of this season was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.

Kudermetova
Australian Open
Kudermetova's Record

Mertens in Abu Dhabi, ranking, and results in 2023

Veronika Kudermetova

42 - 23win/loss

Hard
22-14
I Hard
5-0
Clay
7-7
Grass
8-2
30 year old
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2025 Highlights

Now the world no.32, Mertens has managed to achieve an overall 4-3 record in 2023. The Belgian is participating in Abu Dhabi where she managed to beat Martina Trevisan 6-0 6-2.

Elise Mertens will come up against the world no.11 Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 5:00 pm on Stadium Court. The head to head is 4-1 for Mertens.

Mertens won 7 titles in her career: 5 on hard courts and 2 on clay courts. (See the list of her titles)

Mertens
Abu Dhabi
Mertens's Record
Mertens
Projected
Draw