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

Veronika Kudermetova is at the moment ranked no.11 with points as the Russian no.2 after Darya Kasatkina who is her compatriot no.1 with 3380 points ranked no.8.

On the opposite side of the net, Elise Mertens is at the moment ranked no.32 placed as the Belgian no.1 with 1339 points before Alison Van Uytvanck who has 815 points and is ranked no.76.

Live Rankings

Kudermetova didn’t have any movement in terms of live rankings to still be the world no.11.

Veronika Kudermetova will not improve her live rankings if she defeats Mertens in the 2^nd round. In fact, as of now the next player in line is Elena Rybakina who has 2761 points. If Kudermetova wins, she will have 2741 points.

Kudermetova will have 306 points to defend in the next 4 weeks. She will drop 305 points on the 20^th of February (Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai) and 1 point on the 27^th of February (Qatar TotalEnergies Open – Doha).

In her live rankings, out of 2740 points, Veronika has gained 1910 points (70%) on Hard Court, 620 points (23%) on Clay and 210 points (8%) on Grass.

See Points Breakdown

Year-to-date live rankings

In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Kudermetova is still ranked no.11 with the status of Russian no.2.

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H2H Veronika Kudermetova vs. Elise Mertens

Kudermetova and Mertens played each other 5 times. The head to head is 1-4 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 Kudermetova to win in 3 sets.

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

Veronika Kudermetova in 2023

Ranked no.

11, Kudermetova played her last match on the 19^th of January when she lost to world no.97 Katie Volynets 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the 2^nd round in Australian Open (draw).

This year Veronika has achieved an overall 5-2 match record. Veronika Kudermetova’s best result of this year was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.

Mertens in Abu Dhabi, ranking, and results in 2023

Now ranked no.32, Elise has a compiled 4-3 record in 2023. Mertens is currently competing in Abu Dhabi where she bested Martina Trevisan 6-0 6-2.

Elise Mertens will fight against the world no.11 Veronika Kudermetova in the 2^nd round on Wednesday at 5:00 pm on Stadium Court. Their actual head to head record is 4-1 for Mertens.

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