Coco Gauff vs Liudmila SamsonovaLinz Qualifying Round 1

Linz · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#4WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2019
hard
#69WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Gauff C.
6-7 6-2 6-2
Samsonova L.
Gauff C.
610662
Samsonova L.
712221

Coco Gauff defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-7 6-2 6-2 in the Linz qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #4, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Coco Gauff extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-13StuttgartR16clayCoco Gauff7-5 6-1
2023-07-31WashingtonSFhardCoco Gauff6-3 6-3
2021-04-05Charleston 1R32clayCoco Gauff4-6 6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Gauff C.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Gauff C.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Gauff C.Samsonova L.
25
Serve
38
100
Return
5

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
99
69
Break points saved·Even
96
93
Break points won·Slight edge
100
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
55

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
65
88

Gauff C.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d) · Samsonova L.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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