Liudmila Samsonova vs Belinda Bencic — Montreal Quarter-final
Montreal · WTA · Quarter-final
#69WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 12 August 2023 ·
hard
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Samsonova L.6-4 6-4
Bencic B.
Samsonova L.
662
Bencic B.
440
Liudmila Samsonova defeated Belinda Bencic 6-4 6-4 in the Montreal quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #14. Liudmila Samsonova extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Liudmila Samsonova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
5–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-06 | Adelaide | R16 | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 7-6 4-6 6-4 |
| 2023-08-07 | Montreal | QF | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2023-02-06 | Abu Dhabi | F | hard | Belinda Bencic | 1-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2021-11-06 | BJK Cup Finals F: RTF vs SUI | RR | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2021-09-13 | Luxembourg | QF | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2021-06-14 | Berlin | F | grass | Liudmila Samsonova | 1-6 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 118). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
33
89
Break points saved·Dominant
44
75
Break points won·Slight edge
87
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
19
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
22
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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