Liudmila Samsonova vs Belinda Bencic — Berlin Final
Berlin · WTA · Final
#43WTA
1775ELO
1699Grass ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 June 2021 ·
grass
SUI5#12WTA
1989ELO
1791Grass ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Samsonova L.1-6 6-1 6-3
Bencic B.
Samsonova L.
1662
Bencic B.
6131
Liudmila Samsonova defeated Belinda Bencic 1-6 6-1 6-3 in the Berlin final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #12. Liudmila Samsonova extended the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Liudmila Samsonova dropped the opening set before beating Belinda Bencic 1–6 6–1 6–3.
Head to head
4–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-06 | Adelaide | R16 | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 7-6 4-6 6-4 |
| 2023-08-07 | Montreal | QF | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2023-02-06 | Abu Dhabi | F | hard | Belinda Bencic | 1-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2021-11-06 | BJK Cup Finals F: RTF vs SUI | RR | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2021-09-13 | Luxembourg | QF | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
54
90
Break points saved·Slight edge
73
84
Break points won·Even
92
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
37
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
35
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
65
88
Samsonova L.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d) · Bencic B.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast