Marketa Vondrousova vs Liudmila SamsonovaDubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
#120WTA
1907ELO
1826Hard ELO
$33kYTD
$12MCAREER
27 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2024
hard
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Vondrousova M.
6-2 6-2
Samsonova L.
Vondrousova M.
662
Samsonova L.
220

Marketa Vondrousova defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 6-2 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marketa Vondrousova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Marketa Vondrousova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-12AdelaideR32hardMarketa Vondrousova6-1 4-6 6-2
2022-01-17Australian OpenR64hardMarketa Vondrousova6-2 7-5
2021-06-14BerlinR32grassLiudmila Samsonova6-4 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Vondrousova M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vondrousova M.

Serve advantage — Vondrousova M.

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

Vondrousova M.Samsonova L.
Serve
38
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
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
4.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.3
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (56 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
88
69
Break points saved·Even
91
93
Break points won·Slight edge
99
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
89
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
85
55

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
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.0+103 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.0Hard Elo 1723
6.2Overall Elo 1907
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1775
10.0
H2H
0.0
3.3
Surface form
4.0
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.9
Minutes 14d
5.4
7.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
6.0
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

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Freshness·
83

Samsonova L.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw