Veronika Kudermetova is a former top 10 player on the WTA tour and the older sister of Polina Kudermetova, also playing on the tour. Read below to find out more about her career and her current racquet/gear.
Veronika Kudermetova’s tennis racquet
Veronica Kudermetova’s racquet is painted like a Wilson Blade 98 V9, but underneath the cosmetics is a Wilson Steam 99, which is now sold as the Wilson Ultra Pro 99. She strings her racquets with Luxilon 4G.
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Bio and Career
Veronika Kudermetova was born on April 24th, 1997, in Kazan, Russia, and she began playing tennis at the age of 8. She is six years older then her sister Polina, also a top player on the WTA tour.
Turning pro in 2011, she reached a junior peak of no 23, with no major junior titles but a strong ITF circuit presence. Her first ITF title came in 2013 when she was partnering with Evgeniya Rodina and they won the $50k tournament at the Kazan Summer Cup.
In 2017 we saw her WTA tour debut and first Grand Slam experience (the Australian Open, lost in the first round of qualifying) but Veronika’s singles breakthrough came in 2021, winning her first WTA title at the Charleston Open, defeating Danka Kovacic 6-4, 6-2.
In 2022, she reached the Roland Garros quarterfinals, her best Grand Slam singles result, and hit a career-high number 9. Her doubles success is even more notable, winning the 2025 Wimbledon Championships with Elise Mertens, her first Grand Slam title, defeating Su-Wei Hsieh and Jelena Ostapenko.
Kudermetova has two WTA singles titles, nine WTA doubles titles, four ITF singles titles, and a 16-17 Top 10 record in singles.
Stats and info
- Plays: Right-handed, two-handed backhand
- Height: 5′ 8″ or 1.75m
- Coach: Sergey Demekhine
- Favorite Surface: Hard
- Prize Money: $9.33M
Social Media
Follow Veronika Kudermetova on her official Instagram profile where she has around 123K followers.
