Overview
- Her updated WTA profile confirms she will compete for Uzbekistan, with the 22-year-old currently ranked No. 104.
- Kudermetova becomes the third Russian-born WTA player to join Uzbekistan in recent months, following Kamilla Rakhimova and Maria Timofeeva.
- Her 2025 season featured a Brisbane final as a qualifier, a career-high ranking of No. 54 in April, and a first Grand Slam main-draw win at the US Open.
- Other switches this offseason include Anastasia Potapova to Austria, while earlier in the year Daria Kasatkina began competing under the Australian flag.
- Uzbekistan’s federation has publicly welcomed its new additions, as Russian federation chief Shamil Tarpischev characterized such moves as pragmatic and linked to Olympic qualification thresholds.