Leylah Fernandez vs Liudmila SamsonovaDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#24WTA
1805ELO
1785Hard ELO
$787kYTD
$8.1MCAREER
23 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2024
hard
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Fernandez L.
7-5 7-6
Samsonova L.
Fernandez L.
7772
Samsonova L.
5640

Leylah Fernandez defeated Liudmila Samsonova 7-5 7-6 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. Leylah Fernandez narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-15DubaiR64hardLeylah Fernandez5-7 7-5 6-3
2024-05-20StrasbourgR16clayLiudmila Samsonova4-6 6-4 6-2
2022-08-29US OpenR64hardLiudmila Samsonova6-3 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Fernandez L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Fernandez 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

Fernandez L.Samsonova L.
60
Serve
38
27
Return
5

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
63%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
4.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.1
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (132 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
87
69
Break points saved·Even
95
93
Break points won·Even
95
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
55

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.0+62 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.0Hard Elo 1723
5.7Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
4.3Overall Elo 1775
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.4
Surface form
4.4
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.7
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
98
86

Fernandez L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Samsonova L.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw