Veronika Kudermetova vs Laura Samson — Abu Dhabi Qualifying Round 1

Abu Dhabi · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Veronika Kudermetova
RUS
Veronika Kudermetova
#125WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 February 2025
hard
CZE
Laura Samson
#154WTA
1690ELO
1545Hard ELO
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWWW
Kudermetova V.
6-1 6-2
Samson L.
Kudermetova V.
662
Samson L.
12–

Veronika Kudermetova defeated Laura Samson 6-1 6-2 in the Abu Dhabi qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Veronika Kudermetova came in ranked #125.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kudermetova V.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Samson L.

Samson L.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Kudermetova V.Samson L.
67
Serve
—
24
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Kudermetova V.Samson L.
1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.8
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (58 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kudermetova V.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Samson L.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.4+241 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.6Hard Elo 1545
7.6Overall Elo 1836
ELO gap
2.4Overall Elo 1690
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
7.1
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Prev. match
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
Kudermetova V.Samson L.
Freshness·
—
100

Samson L.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Kenin S.
Kudermetova V.
7-636-2
Kessler M.
Kostovic T.
6-46-2
Kartal S.
Uchijima M.
6-16-4
Volynets K.
Saville D.
7-686-3
Zarazua R.
Sonmez Z.
6-16-2
Sonobe W.
Bucsa C.
6-36-3
Q1
Kudermetova V.
Samson L.
6-16-2
Kenin S.
Ito A.
7-646-2
Kessler M.
Starodubtseva Y.
6-26-1
Kostovic T.
Parry D.
6-20-0
Uchijima M.
Gadecki O.
7-56-2
Kartal S.
Paquet C.
4-66-26-3
Volynets K.
Watson H.
6-46-3
Saville D.
Andreeva E.
6-736-46-3
Zarazua R.
Bonaventure Y.
6-31-0
Sonmez Z.
Townsend T.
6-15-77-5
Bucsa C.
Rakhimova K.
5-77-646-3
Sonobe W.
Baptiste H.
6-36-1