H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Veronika Kudermetova vs Heather Watson H2H: 1-2

Heather Watson holds a 2–1 lead over Veronika Kudermetova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Heather Watson leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Heather Watson won the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open first round 6-3 7-5.

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Veronika Kudermetova
Russia Age 29 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Heather Watson #156 6-3 7-5 Veronika Kudermetova #16 Match data Feb 8, 2024* R32 Abu Dhabi Open WTA 500 Hard
Veronika Kudermetova #36 6-2 6-2 Heather Watson #58 Match data Feb 5, 2021* R32 Grampians Trophy WTA 500 Hard
Heather Watson #125 6-1 6-4 Veronika Kudermetova #45 Match data Oct 12, 2019* SF Tianjin International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Veronika Kudermetova #429 #9 2,950 1,966 200 153 56.7% 0 0 0 2 0 2
Heather Watson #446 #38 1,386 1,755 146 199 42.3% 0 0 0 0 4 4

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Veronika Kudermetova Heather Watson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1
21 2018 6–5 54.5% #133 1,588 0 0 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1
22 2019 27–20 57.4% #41 1,776 0 0 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1
23 2020 13–12 52.0% #46 1,802 0 0 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2
24 2021 33–24 57.9% #31 1,789 0 1 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3
25 2022 43–20 68.3% #9 1,906 0 1 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3
26 2023 35–24 59.3% #19 1,894 0 2 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3
27 2024 16–25 39.0% #72 1,741 0 2 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3
28 2025 27–23 54.0% #30 1,826 0 2 2020 9–8 52.9% #58 1,663 0 4
29 — — — — — — — 2021 7–17 29.2% #72 1,577 0 4
30 — — — — — — — 2022 9–12 42.9% #139 1,568 0 4
31 — — — — — — — 2023 8–7 53.3% #137 1,595 0 4
32 — — — — — — — 2024 3–6 33.3% #162 1,569 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 2025 1–3 25.0% #269 1,544 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 2026 0–1 0.0% #446 1,595 0 4

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Veronika Kudermetova Heather Watson
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
21 2018 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2019 14 11 25 56.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 2020 12 9 21 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1%
24 2021 18 17 35 51.4% 14 4 18 77.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
25 2022 30 14 44 68.2% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0%
26 2023 20 16 36 55.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
27 2024 10 16 26 38.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
28 2025 17 15 32 53.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 122 100 222 55.0% 53 34 87 60.9% 25 19 44 56.8% — 94 122 216 43.5% 11 27 38 28.9% 41 50 91 45.1%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 335/354 of Veronika Kudermetova's and 324/345 of Heather Watson's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Veronika Kudermetova Heather Watson
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 6/6 2.7 3.2 62.5% 58.2% 41.9% 44.7% 30.6% 52.2% 40.1%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 21/21 3.2 2.8 65.7% 63.2% 45.6% 56.1% 47.7% 57.3% 44.0%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 30/35 2.8 2.9 65.0% 63.4% 43.8% 48.6% 46.6% 56.4% 42.9%
21 2018 11/11 6.5 3.2 58.4% 69.5% 40.6% 59.5% 41.5% 56.5% 40.7% 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8%
22 2019 46/47 5.0 2.8 56.7% 68.1% 46.1% 56.1% 47.5% 58.5% 43.9% 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8%
23 2020 24/25 5.0 3.0 60.3% 65.4% 44.9% 51.4% 35.9% 57.3% 41.4% 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4%
24 2021 56/57 5.2 3.4 54.0% 68.9% 46.9% 58.2% 49.8% 58.9% 42.0% 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0%
25 2022 58/64 4.9 2.5 61.2% 68.7% 50.6% 57.0% 47.1% 61.8% 43.2% 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0%
26 2023 56/59 5.0 2.4 59.9% 67.0% 47.9% 55.5% 48.4% 59.4% 42.9% 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8%
27 2024 41/41 3.7 2.2 60.5% 63.9% 45.4% 43.4% 48.9% 56.9% 42.0% 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9%
28 2025 43/50 5.0 2.9 57.7% 68.9% 47.8% 50.8% 41.4% 60.0% 43.3% 2020 17/17 4.1 3.2 57.0% 64.4% 43.9% 52.1% 53.4% 55.8% 42.0%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 23/24 5.4 4.1 56.3% 67.6% 41.7% 58.4% 46.4% 56.4% 37.2%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 20/21 2.9 2.1 62.3% 63.2% 44.4% 52.4% 51.3% 56.1% 40.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 15/15 3.2 3.5 59.7% 65.9% 42.0% 44.9% 38.1% 56.2% 42.5%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 9/9 2.2 3.4 55.4% 67.6% 44.0% 50.8% 52.4% 56.8% 39.0%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 2/4 2.5 2.5 51.4% 65.4% 41.1% 35.0% 39.6% 53.7% 43.4%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 1/1 0.0 4.0 48.5% 68.8% 23.5% 57.1% 33.3% 45.5% 37.9%
Career — 335/354 4.9 2.7 58.5% 67.6% 47.2% 54.1% 46.3% 59.1% 42.7% — 324/345 3.5 3.4 60.0% 64.3% 44.6% 52.9% 48.0% 56.3% 41.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Veronika Kudermetova Heather Watson
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1473 98.6 -0.96 -1.56 0.838 46.2% — — +99 23.1% -1.38 0–1 0–1 — +0.18
19 2016 1506 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1537 115.9 +1.02 -0.72 1.031 51.0% +26 -23 +9 51.1% +0.30 1–4 (20%) 2–3 (40%) 96.5 +1.09
20 2017 1497 98.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1693 127.7 +0.47 +0.10 0.984 49.6% -34 -139 -55 51.3% -0.23 5–5 (50%) 8–6 (57%) 103.8 -0.84
21 2018 1589 115.6 -0.23 -0.71 0.936 48.6% -100 +42 +118 50.0% -0.38 3–1 (75%) 4–1 (80%) 106.7 -0.30 2013 1550 109.0 +0.35 -2.61 0.948 49.1% -5 — +30 38.3% -0.70 5–9 (36%) 3–2 (60%) 94.6 +0.15
22 2019 1777 130.9 +1.13 +0.57 1.056 51.2% -51 -97 -29 54.6% +0.37 11–7 (61%) 5–7 (42%) 104.3 +0.50 2014 1540 121.1 -2.65 -1.65 0.851 46.8% -40 — +96 36.1% -0.87 5–6 (45%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.39
23 2020 1802 141.5 +0.67 -0.65 0.970 49.1% +24 -154 — 49.2% -0.37 6–5 (55%) 6–1 (86%) 106.7 -0.48 2015 1610 129.5 -0.01 +1.12 1.008 50.4% -15 -87 +77 50.6% +0.13 6–9 (40%) 2–7 (22%) 96.0 -0.01
24 2021 1790 149.3 +2.50 +0.33 1.022 50.4% -15 +111 -71 54.9% +0.32 12–7 (63%) 10–8 (56%) 101.6 -0.45 2016 1586 126.9 +0.96 +0.88 1.053 51.0% +27 -56 +28 48.2% +0.12 8–9 (47%) 4–4 (50%) 99.3 -0.97
25 2022 1906 154.1 +4.54 +1.11 1.129 52.2% -8 +9 -82 60.2% +0.75 11–7 (61%) 8–12 (40%) 101.9 -0.13 2017 1614 124.1 +1.17 -0.04 1.019 50.6% -57 — +98 49.2% +0.29 5–6 (45%) 2–7 (22%) 95.1 -1.23
26 2023 1894 149.7 +3.20 +0.75 1.057 51.1% -13 +29 +15 54.2% +0.24 16–5 (76%) 10–7 (59%) 111.5 -0.71 2018 1574 120.5 -0.38 -0.79 0.981 49.7% +4 -55 +92 41.9% -0.42 2–6 (25%) 2–5 (29%) 93.2 +0.66
27 2024 1742 138.9 -0.02 -0.66 0.974 49.3% -9 +91 +185 42.7% -0.33 5–9 (36%) 6–5 (55%) 95.1 +0.21 2019 1625 117.3 -0.69 -1.28 0.902 47.8% 0 — -17 38.7% -0.68 1–2 (33%) 3–2 (60%) 100.8 -0.18
28 2025 1827 145.9 +2.90 +0.44 1.080 51.3% -18 +8 +69 55.2% +0.14 6–10 (38%) 8–1 (89%) 100.7 -0.75 2020 1664 126.5 -0.35 +0.15 0.950 49.1% +30 — — 51.2% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 101.7 -0.02
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1578 117.2 -0.31 -3.41 0.854 47.3% +6 — +45 33.3% -0.80 4–6 (40%) 6–6 (50%) 99.6 +0.11
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1568 107.0 -0.88 -1.99 0.920 48.4% +3 -155 +83 39.6% -0.54 5–1 (83%) 3–7 (30%) 101.5 +1.46
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1596 115.3 -0.40 -1.06 0.971 49.4% -14 — +129 50.0% -0.09 3–1 (75%) 4–0 (100%) 105.8 +0.33
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1569 118.9 -0.40 -1.74 0.904 47.8% +24 — +120 35.0% -0.65 1–1 0–1 — +0.23
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1544 104.7 -1.18 +1.77 0.937 48.3% — — +113 33.3% -0.55 0–1 0–1 — -0.02
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1595 109.3 -0.18 -2.54 0.695 41.9% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06
Career — 1967 147.5 +2.30 +0.36 1.044 50.8% -15 +17 +26 53.6% +0.20 70–51 (58%) 57–42 (58%) 110.1 -0.61 — 1755 124.6 -0.08 -0.77 0.959 49.3% -6 -84 +58 44.2% -0.28 57–70 (45%) 43–60 (42%) 92.9 +0.18

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.