Veronika Kudermetova

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in singles at the 2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and in doubles at the 2014 Kremlin Cup, partnering with Evgeniya Rodina.

[11] Partnering Evgeniya Rodina, Kudermetova won her first $50k tournament at the Kazan Summer Cup, defeating Alexandra Artamonova and Martina Borecká in the final.

Kudermetova reached consecutive $10k finals at Antalya at the start of the year, and after several strong performances, she cracked the world's top 500 for the first time in her career.

She reached another WTA quarterfinal at the Ladies Championship Gstaad where she defeated Viktória Kužmová, before falling to Eugenie Bouchard, in straight sets.

Kudermetova started the year with a quarterfinal run at the Shenzhen Open after qualifying for the main draw, defeating higher-ranked compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the process.

[18] At the WTA 125 event in Guadalajara, Kudermetova was unseeded but still managed to lift the biggest title of her career by defeating Marie Bouzková, 6–2, 6–0 in the final.

Playing for Russia in the Fed Cup qualifying tie against Romania, Kudermetova lost both of her rubbers to Ana Bogdan and Jaqueline Cristian.

In doubles, she partnered with compatriot Anna Blinkova; they both reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in their career where they lost to Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva.

[64] She entered the French Open as one of the dark horses,[65][66] and navigated a tough first-round win against former semifinalist Amanda Anisimova, in straight sets.

[68] Kudermetova began her grass-court season at the inaugural WTA German Open, where she defeated Karolína Muchová in a high-quality first-round match.

[78] Kudermetova snapped a four-match losing streak in singles against Yulia Putintseva at the Canadian Open, coming from 0–3 down in the final set to prevail.

[83] Kudermetova reached the third round of the Indian Wells Open for the first time in her career by defeating Samsonova[84] but managed to win just one game against Iga Świątek.

[85] However, she achieved success in doubles alongside Rybakina as they defeated fourth seeds Alexa Guarachi and Desirae Krawczyk 10–0 in the super-tiebreak,[86] and Lyudmyla Kichenok and Jeļena Ostapenko to reach the final.

[89] Seeded third in doubles at the Australian Open, she reached the semifinals with new partner Elise Mertens, where they lost to eventual champions Krejčíková and Siniaková.

[93] Kudermetova beat Jil Teichmann to reach her first WTA 500 semifinal since her Charleston triumph,[94] and received a walkover into the final after her scheduled opponent Markéta Vondroušová withdrew.

[103] At the French Open, she reached a major quarterfinal in singles for the first time in her career, after Paula Badosa retired in the third round and a victory against Madison Keys in three sets, in the fourth.

[109][110] In Fort Worth, Kudermetova along with Mertens raced into the doubles final, as they finish 3-0 in the round-robin stage and eased past Desirae Krawczyk/Demi Schuurs in the semifinals.

[117] She continued her good form in the Adelaide 2 event, when she defeated Victoria Azarenka and Danielle Collins in three sets, saving five match points against the latter, to reach the semifinals.

[118] After withdrawing from the Adelaide 2 semifinals due to a hip injury,[119] Kudermetova was upset in second round of the Australian Open by qualifier Katie Volynets, in three sets.

[121] She lost to Liudmila Samsonova[122] She made the last four at the Qatar Ladies Open, beating Barbora Krejčíková in three hours[123] and earning her first top-10 win of the year against Coco Gauff.

[citation needed] She won consecutive matches for the first time since Doha in Madrid, where she made the semifinals, defeating top-10 players Daria Kasatkina[126] and Jessica Pegula[127] en route.

2, Aryna Sabalenka, in Berlin,[132] Kudermetova would post a 3-6 record from Wimbledon to Guadalajara, losing to Markéta Vondroušová, Venus Williams, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Bernarda Pera, Sofia Kenin, and Victoria Azarenka.

[citation needed] She entered the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo as the eighth seed, and defeated Harriet Dart[133] and Kayla Day[134] in the first two rounds.

6 seed, beating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in her debut in straight sets and losing in the second round to Anastasia Potapova in a three-set match.

[143] Continuing her campaign on hardcourts in the Middle East, Kudermetova participated in the Abu Dhabi Open, where as the ninth seed she lost to qualifier Heather Watson in the first round, in straight sets.

[144] Teaming with Chan Hao-ching she was runner-up in the doubles at the China Open in October, losing to Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in the final.

[148] Kudermetova defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto[149] and Camila Osorio to reach the quarterfinals at the Hobart International,[150] where she lost to second seed Elise Mertens in three sets.

[155] Entering the main-draw as a lucky loser at the Abu Dhabi Open, replacing her sister Polina who had withdrawn, Kudermetova defeated fifth seed Liudmila Samsonova in three sets in the first round.

[158] She was also nominated to represent her country during the 2018 Fed Cup World Group II, but was only selected to play a dead doubles rubber alongside Anna Kalinskaya.

[citation needed] Now known as the Billie Jean King Cup, Veronika was selected as the second singles player for Russia in their qualifying round against Romania for a place in the Finals.

Kudermetova at the 2014 Kremlin Cup
Kudermetova at the 2019 French Open
Kudermetova at the 2020 Fed Cup
Kudermetova at the 2022 French Open
Kudermetova at the 2023 US Open
Kudermetova in a Fed Cup match against Romania in 2020