Veronika Kudermetova vs Jasmine Paolini — Australian Open Qualifying Round 1
Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#145WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019 ·
hard
#15WTA
1905ELO
1873Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$16MCAREER
30 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLW
Kudermetova V.4-6 6-1 6-3
Paolini J.
Kudermetova V.
4662
Paolini J.
6131
Veronika Kudermetova defeated Jasmine Paolini 4-6 6-1 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jasmine Paolini came in ranked #15. Veronika Kudermetova extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Veronika Kudermetova dropped the opening set before beating Jasmine Paolini 4–6 6–1 6–3.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | Ningbo | R16 | hard | Jasmine Paolini | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2025-08-07 | Cincinnati | SF | hard | Jasmine Paolini | 6-3 6-7 6-3 |
| 2021-08-16 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Veronika Kudermetova | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2019-01-08 | Australian Open | Q128 | hard | Veronika Kudermetova | 4-6 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.7
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
67
77
Break points saved·Clear edge
31
46
Break points won·Slight edge
86
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
95
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
95
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast