Iga Swiatek and Veronika Kudermetova will play each other in the semifinal of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:30 pm on Center Court. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Iga Swiatek who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Iga Swiatek is the pick to win this match.
Iga Swiatek -> 1.23
Veronika Kudermetova -> 4.2
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Prediction and head to head Iga Swiatek vs. Veronika Kudermetova
This will be the 3rd time that Iga Swiatek and Veronika Kudermetova face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Swiatek won 6-1 6-0 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells back in 2021.
Highlights Iga Swiatek vs Veronika Kudermetova – Indian Wells 10-October-2021
Iga Swiatek
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64-17 | 40-10 | 11-4 | 3-2 | 10-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 64-9 | 29-5 | 26-2 | 7-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 68-11 | 42-8 | 19-2 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 67-9 | 42-6 | 18-1 | 5-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-15 | 18-10 | 12-2 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
Currently world no. 1 Swiatek reached the semifinal after beating Danielle Rose Collins 6-0 6-1 and Belinda Bencic w/o.
In the quarter, Iga defeated Bencic (w/o). During the match, Swiatek and Bencic scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 1 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Iga was not very aggressive to strike just winners.
Regarding the service games, Swiatek couldn’t to score even 1 ace throughout the encounter and she was pretty solid in conceding no double faults. Iga Swiatek conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 0% of her first serves in, win 0% (0) of the points behind her 1st serve and 0% (0) on the 2nd serve.
Swiatek has a fantastic match record in the last 8 years having won 79% of her matches (224-58). 7-2 on hard in 2023. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Swiatek has a composed98-31 match record in the last 8 years on hard.
Swiatek’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Australia.
Swiatek has a compiled 7-2 win-loss record in 2023, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Doha
Veronika Kudermetova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35-25 | 22-16 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 18-25 | 10-16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-22 | 18-14 | 8-5 | 1-1 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-20 | 27-13 | 7-4 | 0-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-24 | 15-13 | 14-4 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 11, Veronika got to the semifinal after defeating Barbora Krejcikova 6-4 3-6 7-65, Sofia Kenin 6-2 7-5 and Cori Gauff 6-2 3-6 6-1.
In the quarter, The Russian defeated Gauff (6-2 3-6 6-1). During the match Kudermetova scored 92 points vs Gauff’s 76. Veronika was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Kudermetova blasted 2 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Veronika Kudermetova lost the serve 4 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Kudermetova put 64% of her first serves in, winning 67% (35/52) of the points behind her 1st serve and 41% (12/29) on the 2nd serve. Veronika broke Gauff 7 times after converting 54% of her break points (7/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
The Russian’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.
The Russian has an overall 9-3 win-loss record in 2023, 9-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Doha
Previously, her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Swiatek | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 13 | 76 |
| Pts | 53-20 | 286-253 |
| Total Points | 73 | 539 |
| Winners | 23 | 122 |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% |
Swiatek played 1 match while Kudermetova competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Veronika Kudermetova conceded 2 sets while Iga Swiatek hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Swiatek has played 6 set(s) less than Kudermetova (2 vs 8). Therefore, Swiatek played 63 games less than Kudermetova. The Pole scored 23 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Veronika struck 122 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Swiatek | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 31/44 | 172/269 |
| %1st in | 70% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 23/31 | 122/172 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 9/13 | 48/97 |
| %2nd pts | 69% | 49% |
Swiatek scored 2 aces . Kudermetova blasted 22 aces (7.3 per match). Swiatek won 74% points behind her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 69% of the points. On the other side, Kudermetova won 71% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Swiatek | Kudermetova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 12 |
| Converted | 5/7 | 12/32 |
| % Converted | 71% | 38% |
| Conceded | 0 | 23 |
| Saved | 0 | 17 |
| % Saved | 0% | 74% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 6 |
The Pole broke her opponent 5 times with a 71% conversion rate. Swiatek pretty solid on her serve as she has never lost a single service game after saving 0 break points. Kudermetova broke her opponents 12 times with a 38% conversion rate. Kudermetova conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 74% of the break points that she conceded.
| Swiatek | ||||
| R2 Collins |
1/4 Bencic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-1 | w/o | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | – | 13 | |
| pts | 53-20 | – | 53-20 | |
| Total points | 73 | – | 73 | |
| Winners | 23 | – | 23 | |
| %Winners | 43% | – | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | – | 2 | |
| 1st in | 31/44 | – | 31/44 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | – | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 23/31 | – | 23/31 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | – | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/13 | – | 9/13 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | – | 69% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | – | 5/7 | |
| Converted % | 71% | – | 71% | |
| Conceded | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | – | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Kudermetova | |||||
| R1 Krejcikova |
R2 Kenin |
1/4 Gauff |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 7-65 | 6-2 7-5 | 6-2 3-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 20 | 24 | 76 | |
| pts | 113-111 | 81-66 | 92-76 | 286-253 | |
| Total points | 224 | 147 | 168 | 539 | |
| Winners | 56 | 31 | 35 | 122 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 38% | 38% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 13 | 2 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 76/118 | 44/70 | 52/81 | 172/269 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 63% | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 56/76 | 31/44 | 35/52 | 122/172 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 70% | 67% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/42 | 17/26 | 12/29 | 48/97 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 65% | 41% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| Converted | 2/11 | 3/8 | 7/13 | 12/32 | |
| Converted % | 18% | 38% | 54% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 5 | 8 | 23 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 5/5 | 4/8 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 100% | 50% | 115% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWLLLWW Tennis Scores in Doha
- Cori Gauff/Jessica PegulaGauff/Jessica Pegula – Giuliana Olmos/Shuai ZhangOlmos/Shuai Zhang (6-1 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Lyudmyla Kichenok/Jelena OstapenkoKichenok/Jelena Ostapenko – Zhaoxuan Yang/Vera ZvonarevaYang/Vera Zvonareva (1-6 6-3 10-6) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Jeroen VannesteVanneste – Julien DubailDubail (6-3 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Louis WesselsWessels – Jonas MerckxMerckx (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Jessica PegulaPegula (4-2) – H2H and prediction
