Veronika Podrez (Ukrainian: Вероніка Василівна Подрез; born 11 January 2007) is a Ukrainian tennis player.
She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 134 by the WTA, achieved 27 July 2026, and a best doubles ranking of No. 451, reached on the same date.[1]
Podrez won her first W75 title at Poitiers in the singles draw.[2]
Ranked at world No. 209, she qualified to make her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2026 Open de Rouen[3] and defeated wildcard entrant Sloane Stephens in the first round.[4] Podrez then overcame seventh seed Elisabetta Cocciaretto in three sets for her first win against a top-50 ranked player and to reach the quarterfinals.[5] Next she defeated Katie Boulter in straight sets to make it into the semifinals.[6] Podrez then advanced to the final via walkover when her scheduled last four opponent, second seed Sorana Cirstea, withdrew before their match due to a leg injury.[7] She lost the championship match to top seed Marta Kostyuk in straight sets,[8] in what was the first WTA Tour final contested by two Ukrainian players.[9] As a result of her performance at the tournament, Podrez broke into the top-150 in the WTA rankings for the first time on 20 April 2026, reaching world No. 147.[10]