Liudmila Samsonova vs Kaia KanepiWashington Final

Washington · WTA · Final
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2022
hard
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Samsonova L.
4-6 6-3 6-3
Kanepi K.
Samsonova L.
4662
Kanepi K.
6331

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Kaia Kanepi 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Washington final on hard. The result followed the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Liudmila Samsonova extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-10-17Guadalajara 2R64hardLiudmila Samsonova6-1 7-5
2021-06-28WimbledonR128grassLiudmila Samsonova6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Samsonova L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Even serve battle

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.Kanepi 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
1st serve in·Even
55%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.9
3.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.1
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 75). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
69
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
69
Break points won·Clear edge
94
70
Deciding sets·Even
61
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
15

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.8
Surface form
7.0
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Country comfort
5.5
7.0
Surface transition
7.0
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·
77

Samsonova L.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 65%