Liudmila Samsonova vs Katerina SiniakovaMontreal Round of 64

Montreal · WTA · Round of 64
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 August 2023
hard
#36WTA
1846ELO
1807Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$17MCAREER
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWL
Samsonova L.
4-6 6-2 6-3
Siniakova K.
Samsonova L.
4662
Siniakova K.
6231

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Katerina Siniakova 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Montreal round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katerina Siniakova came in ranked #36, leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Liudmila Samsonova had arrived on a 3-match winning run. Liudmila Samsonova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-21Bad HomburgR32grassLiudmila Samsonova6-3 7-5
2024-06-24Bad HomburgR16grassKaterina Siniakova6-3 6-7(3) 6-3
2023-06-26Bad HomburgQFgrassKaterina Siniakova7-5 4-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Samsonova L.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Siniakova K.

Siniakova K.serving75% hold

wins 61% 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.Siniakova K.
38
Serve
21
5
Return
64

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
69
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
75
Break points won·Even
94
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
90

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.1Hard Elo 1723
Surface ELO
5.9+84 Hard Elo edge
4.5Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1846
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
3.9
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.8
Minutes 14d
9.2
Prev. match
9.0
Surface transition
6.0
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·Clear edge
83
95

Samsonova L.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d) · Siniakova K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw