Sofia Kenin vs Liudmila Samsonova — Doha Round of 32
Doha · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2023 ·
hard
#69WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Kenin S.6-3 6-1
Samsonova L.
Kenin S.
662
Samsonova L.
310
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 #69, 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
- Match story: Sofia Kenin dropped just 4 games past Liudmila Samsonova.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | Abu Dhabi | R32 | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2025-10-06 | Wuhan | R32 | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 3-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 2020-09-28 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Sofia Kenin | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
68%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.7
4.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (159 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
48
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
50
70
Break points won·Slight edge
85
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
36
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
44
28
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast