Laura Samson vs Nikola Bartunkova — W35 Klagenfurt Round of 16

W35 Klagenfurt · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
CZE
Laura Samson
#154WTA
1690ELO
1684Clay ELO
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 June 2025
clay
Nikola Bartunkova
CZE
Nikola Bartunkova
#43WTA
1788ELO
1686Clay ELO
$507kYTD
$713kCAREER
20 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Samson L.
6-7 7-5 6-4
Bartunkova N.
Samson L.
64762
Bartunkova N.
77541

Laura Samson defeated Nikola Bartunkova 6-7 7-5 6-4 in the W35 Klagenfurt round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nikola Bartunkova came in ranked #43.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Samson L.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Bartunkova N.

Bartunkova N.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Samson L.

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

Statistics

This season
Samson L.Bartunkova N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
6.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (71 vs 80). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Samson L.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Bartunkova N.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.4Clay Elo 1684
Surface ELO
4.6+2 Clay Elo edge
4.3Overall Elo 1690
ELO gap
5.7Overall Elo 1788
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.6
Surface form
2.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
Surface transition
6.0
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
Samson L.Bartunkova N.
Freshness·Even
100
96

Samson L.: 21 days rest · Bartunkova N.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Quevedo K.
Ristic M.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Ristic M.
Hietaranta L.
6-46-4
Quevedo K.
Laboutkova A.
6-42-66-3
Quarter-finals
Ristic M.
Perelygina E.
6-33-66-3
Quevedo K.
Samson L.
4-66-16-0
Laboutkova A.
Struplova J.
6-16-3
Hietaranta L.
Gimbrere J.
6-26-2
R16
Ristic M.
Amariei I.
4-67-647-62
Samson L.
Bartunkova N.
6-747-56-4
Hietaranta L.
Abbagnato A.
7-616-0
Struplova J.
Falkner Z.
7-56-3
Laboutkova A.
Buyukakcay C.
6-37-65
Gimbrere J.
Pigato L.
6-26-4
Quevedo K.
Wagner S.
6-26-2
Perelygina E.
Rothensteiner L.
6-16-1
R32
Perelygina E.
Pieri J.
7-666-4
Buyukakcay C.
Gasparovic C.
6-26-0
Samson L.
Kanduth S.
3-66-26-2
Wagner S.
Lopez Martinez C.
6-46-0
Quevedo K.
Zelnickova R.
6-16-1
Ristic M.
Casari A.
6-06-0
Bartunkova N.
Paszek T.
6-06-3
Pigato L.
Kladivova A.
6-26-4
Struplova J.
Zaytseva K.
5-76-36-4
Abbagnato A.
Dzjachangirova M.
6-26-1
Laboutkova A.
Lodikova D.
6-16-3
Hietaranta L.
Bredberg Canizares D.
6-06-4
Gimbrere J.
Novak K.
6-21-67-5
Amariei I.
Mair L.
6-34-66-4
Rothensteiner L.
Jakupovic D.
2-66-46-1
Falkner Z.
Matoula M.
6-26-4