Both players reached the Ningbo Open qualifying final on outdoor hard courts after upsetting higher-ranked seeds on October 17. Anastasia Zakharova (ranked 111) defeated No. 2 seed Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-1 7-5, while Polina Kudermetova (ranked 102) beat No. 11 seed Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-3 6-4. Kudermetova holds a narrow edge in 2026 win-loss record (37-21 to 34-28) and current ranking, though Zakharova leads their head-to-head 2-1 with her wins coming at ITF level. Their most recent clash, a 2024 WTA 125 final in Mumbai, went to Kudermetova in straight sets. Recent hard-court results in China and Asia form the primary context for this closely matched qualifier.
This market refers to the tennis match between Anastasia Zakharova and Polina Kudermetova in the Ningbo Open, Qualification, originally scheduled for October 17, 2026 at 11:00PM ET. This market will resolve to "Yes" if all games and sets required to determine a match winner under governing body or event organizer rules are played to completion through normal play. Otherwise, if the match is not completed for any reason, it will resolve to "No." If a forfeit of any kind occurs, including but not limited to a walkover or retirement, this market will resolve "No." If the match is canceled (not played at all), ends in a tie, or a winner has not been determined by October 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET (14 days after the scheduled start), this market will resolve to "No." The primary resolution source for this market is the official statistics of the event as recognized by the governing body or event organizers. However, if the governing body or event organizers have not published final match statistics within 2 hours after the event's conclusion, a consensus of credible reporting may be used instead.