Sofia Kenin vs Liudmila Samsonova — Doha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
USA
Sofia Kenin
#87WTA
1723ELO
1673Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2023
hard
RUS
Liudmila Samsonova
#27WTA
1805ELO
1738Hard ELO
$549kYTD
$8.5MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sofia Kenin defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 6-1 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #27, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Sofia Kenin narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kenin S.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Samsonova L.
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.3Hard Elo 1673
Surface ELO
5.7+65 Hard Elo edge
4.2Overall Elo 1723
ELO gap
5.8Overall Elo 1805
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.8
Surface form
6.6
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.7
Minutes 14d
3.3
7.0
3-set count
0.0
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.

Kenin S.
662
Samsonova L.
310

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
0.99
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 40%

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-01Abu DhabiR32hardLiudmila Samsonova6-4 6-0
2025-10-06WuhanR32hardLiudmila Samsonova3-6 6-3 6-1
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR128claySofia Kenin6-4 3-6 6-3

Statistics

Recent form
Kenin S.Samsonova L.
67%1st serve in+12%55%
62%1st serve points won+4%66%
45%2nd serve points won+2%47%
56%Service points won+2%58%
39%Return points won+4%43%
54%Break points saved54%
2Aces / match+1.33.3
5.3Double faults / match+14.3

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[1]
Pegula J.[2]
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[1]
Kudermetova V.[8]
6-06-1
Pegula J.[2]
Sakkari M.[5]
6-24-66-1
Quarter-finals
Pegula J.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
6-36-2
Sakkari M.[5]
Garcia C.[3]
6-26-757-65
Kudermetova V.[8]
Gauff C.[4]
6-23-66-1
Swiatek I.[1]
Bencic B.[7]
W/O
R16
Sakkari M.[5]
Alexandrova E.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[7]
Azarenka V.
1-67-646-4
Swiatek I.[1]
Collins D.
6-06-1
Garcia C.[3]
Muchova K.
6-737-56-4
Pegula J.[2]
Ostapenko J.
6-22-67-5
Gauff C.[4]
Kvitova P.
6-37-66
Kudermetova V.[8]
Kenin S.
6-27-5
Haddad Maia B.
Kasatkina D.[6]
6-37-67
R32
Kasatkina D.[6]
Marino R.
7-656-2
Haddad Maia B.
Badosa P.
7-666-3
Sakkari M.[5]
Zheng Q.
6-23-66-3
Collins D.
Mertens E.
6-47-66
Azarenka V.
Oz I.
6-16-1
Bencic B.[7]
Tomova V.
6-06-1
Alexandrova E.
Pliskova K.
6-16-2
Kudermetova V.[8]
Krejcikova B.
6-43-67-65
Kvitova P.
Zhang S.
7-56-2
Kenin S.
Samsonova L.
6-36-1
Muchova K.
Trevisan M.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Keys M.
7-56-2