Liudmila Samsonova vs Lulu SunDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#41WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 9 February 2025
hard
#112WTA
1637ELO
1654Hard ELO
25 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Samsonova L.
6-3 6-3
Sun L.
Samsonova L.
662
Sun L.
330

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Lulu Sun 6-3 6-3 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #41, defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Samsonova L.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Sun L.

Sun L.serving80% hold

wins 64% 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.Sun L.
38
Serve
59
5
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.7
5.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
69
72
Break points saved·Even
93
94
Break points won·Dominant
94
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
78

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
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.8+69 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.2Hard Elo 1654
6.6Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
3.4Overall Elo 1637
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.2
Surface form
2.9
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.2
Minutes 14d
7.6
7.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
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
88
100

Samsonova L.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Sun L.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 34%

Draw