LIVE RANKINGS. Halep improves her rank right before competing against Kudermetova in Cincinnati

See the the live rankings of Simona Halep before facing Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd round of the Western & Southern Open

Wednesday Live Ranking Simona Halep

Simona Halep is about to play against Veronika Kudermetova on Thursday the 18th of August in Cincinnati. Here is an update about her live rankings.

Simona Halep is now ranked no.6 with the status of Romanian no.1 with 3255 points before Irina-Camelia Begu who has 1384 points and is ranked no.34.

On the opposite side, Veronika Kudermetova is now ranked no.20 with 2161 points placed as the Russian no.2 after Darya Kasatkina who is her compatriot no.1 with 2795 points ranked no.10.

Live Rankings

Halep is 9 places up in the live rankings to be the new world no.6. Her career-best rank was no.1.

Simona Halep will not improve her live rankings if she defeats Kudermetova in the 2nd round. In fact, as of now the next player in line is Ons Jabeur who has 3915 points. If Halep wins, she will have 3300 points.

Halep will have only 240 points to defend in the next 4 weeks. The point will be dropped on the 12th of September (U.S. Open – New York)

In her live rankings, out of 3255 points, Simona has gained 2360 points (73%) on Hard Court, 390 points (12%) on Indoor, 285 points (9%) on Clay and 220 points (7%) on Grass.

See Points Breakdown

Year-to-date live rankings

In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Halep is still ranked no.3 as the Romanian no.1.

H2H Simona Halep vs. Veronika Kudermetova

Halep and Kudermetova played each other 3 times. The head to head is 3-0 for Halep.

The last time that they played each other it was in Melbourne (Melbourne Summer Set 1) when Halep won 6-2 6-3. The prediction is Kudermetova to win in 2 sets.

Highlights Simona Halep vs Veronika Kudermetova – Melbourne 09-January-2022

Kudermetova in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022

Simona Halep

7 - 10win/loss

Hard
4-8
Clay
3-2
27 year old
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2024 Highlights

Currently ranked no.20, the Russian has managed to achieve a composed 29-15 match record in 2022. The Russian is currently playing in Cincinnati where she managed to beat Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 6-3.

Veronika Kudermetova will take on the world no.6 Simona Halep in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 7:00 pm on Stadium 3. Their record is 3-0 for Halep.

Veronika reached the final in Melbourne (Melbourne Summer Set 1), in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Championships) and in Istanbul (TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship).

Kudermetova
Cincinnati
Kudermetova's Record
Kudermetova
Projected
Draw

Halep in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022

Veronika Kudermetova

0 - 1win/loss

Hard
0-1
32 year old
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2024 Highlights

Ranked no.6, Halep has achieved an overall 39-10 match record in 2022. Simona is competing in Cincinnati where she beat Simona Halep 6-4 3-6 6-3.

Simona Halep will fight against the world no.20 Veronika Kudermetova in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 7:00 pm on Stadium 3. Their record is 3-0 for Halep.

Simona clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Melbourne and in Toronto.

Halep won 24 titles in her career: 11 on hard courts, 9 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)

Halep
Cincinnati
Halep's Record
Halep
Projected
Draw