Liudmila Samsonova vs Hailey BaptisteAustralian Open Qualifying Round 2

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#69WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020 ·
hard
#34WTA
1844ELO
1781Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$3.6MCAREER
24 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Samsonova L.
1-6 6-2 6-2
Baptiste H.
Samsonova L.
1662
Baptiste H.
6221

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Hailey Baptiste 1-6 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Hailey Baptiste came in ranked #34, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Liudmila Samsonova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiR64hardHailey Baptiste6-3 7-5
2026-02-01Abu DhabiQFhardHailey Baptiste6-2 4-6 6-4
2025-05-06RomeR64clayHailey Baptiste6-3 2-6 6-4
2020-01-16Australian OpenQ64hardLiudmila Samsonova1-6 6-2 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
55%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Even
4.9
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.1
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
73
Break points saved·Even
70
74
Break points won·Clear edge
92
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
28
64

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw