Liudmila Samsonova vs Kristina Kucova — Dubai Qualifying Round 1

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Liudmila Samsonova
RUS
Liudmila Samsonova
#69WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2022
hard
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Samsonova L.
7-5 6-1
Kucova K.
Samsonova L.
762
Kucova K.
51–

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Kristina Kucova 7-5 6-1 in the Dubai qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Liudmila Samsonova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Samsonova L.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

Kucova K.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

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

Samsonova L.Kucova K.
38
Serve
—
5
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Samsonova L.Kucova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
63%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
71%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
52%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.9
1.0
Double faults / match·Even
4.1
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Samsonova L.Kucova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
69
6
Break points saved·Dominant
93
13
Break points won·Dominant
94
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
8

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

Freshness

Recent load
Samsonova L.Kucova K.
Freshness·
88
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Siniakova K.
Teichmann J.
6-36-4
Yastremska D.
Brengle M.
6-17-5
Kostyuk M.
Dart H.
6-16-1
Gracheva V.
Zanevska M.
6-16-746-3
Vondrousova M.
Putintseva Y.
6-24-66-4
Ruse E.
Tomljanovic A.
6-17-5
Q2
Teichmann J.
Flipkens K.
6-06-2
Siniakova K.
Inglis M.
6-03-0
Yastremska D.
Tauson C.
7-55-76-2
Brengle M.
Sharma A.
6-26-0
Dart H.
Samsonova L.
2-66-37-65
Kostyuk M.
Parry D.
6-26-2
Gracheva V.
Golubic V.
6-31-66-4
Zanevska M.
Linette M.
6-2
Vondrousova M.
Liu C.
3-66-46-1
Putintseva Y.
Frech M.
6-26-1
Tomljanovic A.
Watson H.
7-56-737-66
Ruse E.
Paolini J.
6-36-1
Q1
Teichmann J.
Krunic A.
6-31-66-3
Flipkens K.
Marcinkevica D.
6-06-3
Inglis M.
Errani S.
7-647-61
Siniakova K.
Cristian J.
6-17-5
Tauson C.
Bondar A.
6-26-2
Yastremska D.
Danilina A.
7-56-0
Sharma A.
Dodin O.
3-67-657-5
Brengle M.
Anisimova A.
7-57-65
Samsonova L.
Kucova K.
7-56-1
Parry D.
Eikeri U.
7-57-5
Kostyuk M.
Perez E.
6-43-66-2
Golubic V.
Pera B.
6-33-67-62
Gracheva V.
Hozumi E.
6-16-1
Zanevska M.
Zhu L.
6-26-4
Linette M.
Gabueva A.
6-06-3
Vondrousova M.
Shibahara E.
7-626-3
Liu C.
Voegele S.
7-636-3
Frech M.
Mladenovic K.
6-47-64
Putintseva Y.
Zhang S.
6-16-3
Tomljanovic A.
Li A.
6-06-4
Watson H.
Yashina E.
6-33-66-1
Ruse E.
Gasanova A.
6-27-5
Paolini J.
Olmos G.
6-46-4