Liudmila Samsonova vs Belinda BencicBerlin Final

Berlin · WTA · Final
#69WTA
1775ELO
1699Grass ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 June 2021
grass
#14WTA
1989ELO
1791Grass ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Samsonova L.
1-6 6-1 6-3
Bencic B.
Samsonova L.
1662
Bencic B.
6131

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Belinda Bencic 1-6 6-1 6-3 in the Berlin final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #14. Liudmila Samsonova extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

41
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-06AdelaideR16hardLiudmila Samsonova7-6(3) 4-6 6-4
2023-08-07MontrealQFhardLiudmila Samsonova6-4 6-4
2023-02-06Abu DhabiFhardBelinda Bencic1-6 7-6(8) 6-4
2021-11-06BJK Cup Finals F: RTF vs SUIRRhardLiudmila Samsonova3-6 6-3 6-4
2021-09-13LuxembourgQFhardLiudmila Samsonova6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Samsonova L.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.1
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
69
88
Break points saved·Even
93
95
Break points won·Even
94
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
98

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
4.5Grass Elo 1699
Surface ELO
5.5+92 Grass Elo edge
2.8Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
7.2Overall Elo 1989
5.0
H2H
5.0
Surface form
6.8
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.6
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
88
85

Samsonova L.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Bencic B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 50%