Sofia Kenin vs Liudmila Samsonova | Sofia Kenin Wins 6-3 6-1

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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 #39, defending last year's round of 64. Sofia Kenin extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Match story: Sofia Kenin dropped just 4 games past Liudmila Samsonova.

How the match was decided

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Kenin S. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Kenin S. and Samsonova L. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kenin S. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Samsonova L. 2–2 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).

2–167%Kenin S. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–250%Samsonova L. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

5–2Sets4–5

38–31Games40–46

2–0Tiebreaks1–0

0–1Deciding sets1–0

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Li A.#30L3-6 7-6 3-6Doha · hardW4-6 6-4 6-3Indian Wells · hard
vs Wang X.#38W7-6 6-3Auckland · hardW7-6 6-3Tokyo · hard
vs Brengle M.#208W6-1 6-3Midland 125 · hardL4-6 0-6Miami · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · Kenin S. leads 2–0

Hard: Kenin S. leads 1–0 · Clay: Kenin S. leads 1–0

Kenin S.February 2023DohaThis matchHard6-3 6-1
Kenin S.September 2020Roland GarrosClay6-4 3-6 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Kenin S.Samsonova L.1 786ELO1 9271 662Hard ELO1 7853–7Last 105–524Age24170 cmHeight180 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $12.8M2026 $1.0MEarningsCareer $9.3M2026 $1.4M

Cite this

Sofia Kenin beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 6-1. Umpiry, "Sofia Kenin vs Liudmila Samsonova — Doha Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2023-02-13/kenin-vs-samsonova-doha-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 13 February 2023).