H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC
Veronika Kudermetova holds a 1–0 lead over Saisai Zheng in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Veronika Kudermetova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Veronika Kudermetova won the 2019 Tianjin second round 5-0 RET.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronika Kudermetova | 5-0 (ret.) | Saisai Zheng | Match data | Oct 11, 2019* | R16 | 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.
| 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 |
| Saisai Zheng | #692 | #34 | 1,585 | 1,776 | 87 | 133 | 39.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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 | Saisai Zheng | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2011 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #276 | 1,473 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #138 | 1,483 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #145 | 1,467 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 6–6 | 50.0% | #100 | 1,552 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2018 | 6–5 | 54.5% | #133 | 1,588 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | 9–22 | 29.0% | #72 | 1,495 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2019 | 27–20 | 57.4% | #41 | 1,776 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | 13–24 | 35.1% | #85 | 1,542 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2020 | 13–12 | 52.0% | #46 | 1,802 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | 5–10 | 33.3% | #93 | 1,618 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2021 | 33–24 | 57.9% | #31 | 1,789 | 0 | 1 | 2018 | 13–12 | 52.0% | #38 | 1,678 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2022 | 43–20 | 68.3% | #9 | 1,906 | 0 | 1 | 2019 | 21–23 | 47.7% | #42 | 1,750 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 2023 | 35–24 | 59.3% | #19 | 1,894 | 0 | 2 | 2020 | 6–4 | 60.0% | #41 | 1,768 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | 2024 | 16–25 | 39.0% | #72 | 1,741 | 0 | 2 | 2021 | 10–17 | 37.0% | #79 | 1,686 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 2025 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #30 | 1,826 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 1–5 | 16.7% | #692 | 1,548 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 0–2 | 0.0% | — | 1,491 | 0 | 1 |
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 | Saisai Zheng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 2015 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 32.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 22 | 2019 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 56.0% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 2016 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 37.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 23 | 2020 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 57.1% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 24 | 2021 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 51.4% | 14 | 4 | 18 | 77.8% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2018 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 63.2% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 25 | 2022 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 68.2% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 2019 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 52.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 26 | 2023 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 55.6% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 2020 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 2024 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 38.5% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 2021 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2025 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 53.1% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 122 | 100 | 222 | 55.0% | 53 | 34 | 87 | 60.9% | 25 | 19 | 44 | 56.8% | — | 75 | 100 | 175 | 42.9% | 8 | 20 | 28 | 28.6% | 4 | 13 | 17 | 23.5% |
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 195/218 of Saisai Zheng'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 | Saisai Zheng | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| 17 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2011 | 2/2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 57.0% | 46.2% | 38.1% | 48.6% | 17.7% | 43.0% | 38.5% |
| 18 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 5/5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 59.6% | 59.8% | 41.1% | 51.6% | 46.4% | 52.1% | 43.1% |
| 19 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 4/4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 63.2% | 56.7% | 39.1% | 50.4% | 42.0% | 50.4% | 45.6% |
| 20 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 8/12 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 66.9% | 56.0% | 51.5% | 45.6% | 52.8% | 54.4% | 45.8% |
| 21 | 2018 | 11/11 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 58.4% | 69.5% | 40.6% | 59.5% | 41.5% | 56.5% | 40.7% | 2015 | 20/31 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 66.6% | 52.7% | 45.0% | 41.5% | 52.4% | 50.4% | 40.2% |
| 22 | 2019 | 46/47 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 56.7% | 68.1% | 46.1% | 56.1% | 47.5% | 58.5% | 43.9% | 2016 | 34/37 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 63.7% | 56.5% | 46.6% | 51.9% | 45.9% | 52.5% | 44.2% |
| 23 | 2020 | 24/25 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 60.3% | 65.4% | 44.9% | 51.4% | 35.9% | 57.3% | 41.4% | 2017 | 15/15 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 65.3% | 54.2% | 43.1% | 51.6% | 58.7% | 49.8% | 38.9% |
| 24 | 2021 | 56/57 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 54.0% | 68.9% | 46.9% | 58.2% | 49.8% | 58.9% | 42.0% | 2018 | 21/25 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 66.8% | 58.5% | 45.1% | 54.0% | 49.2% | 54.0% | 45.2% |
| 25 | 2022 | 58/64 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 61.2% | 68.7% | 50.6% | 57.0% | 47.1% | 61.8% | 43.2% | 2019 | 44/44 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 64.7% | 59.2% | 44.3% | 49.7% | 45.7% | 53.7% | 43.6% |
| 26 | 2023 | 56/59 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 59.9% | 67.0% | 47.9% | 55.5% | 48.4% | 59.4% | 42.9% | 2020 | 10/10 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 70.3% | 62.9% | 43.1% | 43.5% | 45.9% | 57.5% | 46.4% |
| 27 | 2024 | 41/41 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 60.5% | 63.9% | 45.4% | 43.4% | 48.9% | 56.9% | 42.0% | 2021 | 26/27 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 67.3% | 58.4% | 47.9% | 53.1% | 43.0% | 54.9% | 42.5% |
| 28 | 2025 | 43/50 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 57.7% | 68.9% | 47.8% | 50.8% | 41.4% | 60.0% | 43.3% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 6/6 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 62.2% | 51.9% | 44.6% | 40.1% | 45.4% | 49.1% | 39.6% |
| Career | — | 335/354 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 58.5% | 67.6% | 47.2% | 54.1% | 46.3% | 59.1% | 42.7% | — | 195/220 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 65.4% | 57.2% | 45.2% | 49.6% | 47.4% | 52.9% | 43.1% |
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 | Saisai Zheng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2011 | 1474 | 95.9 | -1.89 | -2.23 | 0.676 | 41.1% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.25 | — | — | — | +0.25 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 1483 | 99.4 | -0.72 | -1.45 | 0.900 | 48.2% | +11 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.55 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.37 |
| 19 | 2016 | 1506 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 1468 | 100.9 | -1.08 | +0.55 | 0.920 | 48.0% | +5 | — | — | 30.0% | -1.00 | 1–1 | 1–2 (33%) | — | +0.17 |
| 20 | 2017 | 1497 | 98.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 1553 | 119.6 | -1.26 | +0.86 | 1.006 | 49.7% | +9 | — | — | 53.3% | -0.23 | 2–4 (33%) | 1–1 | — | -0.37 |
| 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 | 2015 | 1496 | 110.7 | -5.38 | -1.24 | 0.811 | 45.6% | +9 | +30 | +74 | 30.9% | -1.50 | 5–3 (63%) | 2–1 (67%) | 105.2 | -0.08 |
| 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 | 2016 | 1542 | 123.0 | -2.10 | +1.09 | 0.930 | 48.2% | +24 | -74 | +9 | 40.0% | -0.83 | 0–8 (0%) | 2–2 (50%) | 91.8 | +0.81 |
| 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 | 2017 | 1619 | 110.1 | -3.22 | -1.56 | 0.775 | 44.5% | -8 | -100 | — | 34.2% | -1.42 | 5–3 (63%) | 3–1 (75%) | 104.9 | -0.08 |
| 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 | 2018 | 1679 | 118.9 | -1.21 | +1.53 | 0.983 | 49.6% | +22 | -169 | -79 | 54.5% | +0.13 | 3–4 (43%) | 0–1 | — | +1.42 |
| 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 | 2019 | 1750 | 134.4 | -2.18 | +0.80 | 0.942 | 48.7% | -10 | -123 | -200 | 48.0% | -0.28 | 8–6 (57%) | 11–3 (79%) | 107.3 | +0.31 |
| 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 | 2020 | 1768 | 132.2 | +0.85 | +2.96 | 1.090 | 51.7% | -8 | — | — | 58.3% | +0.58 | 2–2 (50%) | 1–1 | — | +0.03 |
| 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 | 2021 | 1686 | 121.1 | -1.18 | -0.16 | 0.941 | 48.6% | -18 | -68 | — | 38.7% | -0.89 | 4–4 (50%) | 1–1 | — | -0.36 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 1548 | 93.3 | -2.71 | -2.47 | 0.779 | 44.6% | -4 | — | — | 26.7% | -1.73 | 1–2 (33%) | 0–1 | — | +0.51 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 1492 | 101.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.25 | — | 0–2 | — | -0.05 |
| 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 | — | 1777 | 123.8 | -2.10 | +0.33 | 0.915 | 48.0% | +3 | -88 | -35 | 41.7% | -0.74 | 31–38 (45%) | 23–16 (59%) | 104.4 | +1.33 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belinda Bencic | 4 | 7 | 11 | Aug 10, 2025 | H2H |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | 4 | 6 | 10 | Jun 13, 2025 | H2H |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 6 | 2 | 8 | Feb 3, 2025 | H2H |
| Elise Mertens | 2 | 5 | 7 | Jan 9, 2025 | H2H |
| Marie Bouzkova | 3 | 2 | 5 | Sep 28, 2025 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Riske-Amritraj | 3 | 3 | 6 | Sep 13, 2019 | H2H |
| Qiang Wang | 1 | 4 | 5 | May 28, 2019 | H2H |
| Simona Halep | 0 | 3 | 3 | May 3, 2021 | H2H |
| Stefanie Voegele | 1 | 2 | 3 | Apr 9, 2021 | H2H |
| Lin Zhu | 3 | 0 | 3 | Mar 19, 2021 | H2H |