Coco Gauff vs Liudmila SamsonovaStuttgart Round of 16

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 16
#7WTA
2071ELO
2018Clay ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 April 2026
clay
#41WTA
1775ELO
1718Clay ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
Gauff C.
7-5 6-1
Samsonova L.
Gauff C.
762
Samsonova L.
510

Coco Gauff defeated Liudmila Samsonova 7-5 6-1 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Coco Gauff extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Coco Gauff came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-31WashingtonSFhardCoco Gauff6-3 6-3
2021-04-05Charleston 1R32clayCoco Gauff4-6 6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Gauff C.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Samsonova L.

Samsonova L.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Gauff C.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
38%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
7.4
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
99
69
Break points saved·Even
96
93
Break points won·Slight edge
100
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
55

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 27 days (−0.3)
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.3+300 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.7Clay Elo 1718
8.4Overall Elo 2071
ELO gap
1.6Overall Elo 1775
5.0
H2H
5.0
9.4
Surface form
7.4
7.04-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 6
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.8
7.0
Prev. match
7.0
Country comfort
5.5
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
7.0
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

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
57
77

Gauff C.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 87 games (7d) · Samsonova L.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
11°CDrizzle
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 84%