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Veronika Kudermetova
1997Apr, 24

Veronika Kudermetova

Veronika Kudermetova, Russian tennis player
Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova (born 24 April 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player.

She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23, achieved on 21 March 2022, and a best WTA doubles ranking of No. 6, reached on 28 February 2022. She also has reached a Grand Slam final at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships in women's doubles partnering with compatriot Elena Vesnina.

Kudermetova won her first WTA Tour singles title at the 2021 Charleston Open, and her first WTA doubles title at the 2019 Wuhan Open, partnering Duan Yingying.

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.Playing for the Russia Fed Cup team, Kudermetova has a win–loss record of 3–4.

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  • 19Jan

    Hebron

    Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.
  • 21Jan

    Newt Gingrich

    The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395-28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
  • 5Feb

    The Holocaust

    The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
  • 2Jun

    Oklahoma City bombing

    In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later.
  • 13Jun

    Oklahoma City bombing

    A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.