Hailey Baptiste vs Liudmila SamsonovaAbu Dhabi Quarter-final

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Quarter-final
#33WTA
1844ELO
1781Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$3.6MCAREER
24 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 1 February 2026
hard
#69WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Baptiste H.
6-2 4-6 6-4
Samsonova L.
Baptiste H.
6462
Samsonova L.
2641

Hailey Baptiste defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the Abu Dhabi quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Hailey Baptiste came in ranked #33, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Hailey Baptiste extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Hailey Baptiste closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiR64hardHailey Baptiste6-3 7-5
2025-05-06RomeR64clayHailey Baptiste6-3 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Baptiste H.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Baptiste H.

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

Baptiste H.Samsonova L.
40
Serve
38
18
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·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.8
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.1
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
83
69
Break points saved·Even
93
93
Break points won·Clear edge
79
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
55

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.5+58 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Hard Elo 1723
5.4Overall Elo 1844
ELO gap
4.6Overall Elo 1775
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.7
Surface form
4.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
6.7
Minutes 14d
8.5
4.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
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

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Freshness·
88

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 58%