Liudmila Samsonova vs Hailey Baptiste — Australian Open Qualifying Round 2

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Liudmila Samsonova
RUS
Liudmila Samsonova
#43WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020 ·
hard
Hailey Baptiste
USA
Hailey Baptiste
#33WTA
1844ELO
1781Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$3.6MCAREER
24 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Samsonova L.
1-6 6-2 6-2
Baptiste H.
Samsonova L.
1662
Baptiste H.
6221

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Hailey Baptiste 1-6 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Hailey Baptiste came in ranked #33, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Liudmila Samsonova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-17MiamiR64hardHailey Baptiste6-3 7-5
2026-02-01Abu DhabiQFhardHailey Baptiste6-2 4-6 6-4
2025-05-06RomeR64clayHailey Baptiste6-3 2-6 6-4
2020-01-16Australian OpenQ64hardLiudmila Samsonova1-6 6-2 6-2

Statistics

This season
Samsonova L.Baptiste H.
1st serve in·Even
55%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.7
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
4.3
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Samsonova L.Baptiste H.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
66
Break points saved·Even
73
71
Break points won·Dominant
92
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
37
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
35
49

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

Freshness

Recent load
Samsonova L.Baptiste H.
Freshness·
71
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Samsonova L.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw