Sofia Kenin vs Liudmila Samsonova — Doha Round of 32
Doha · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2023 ·
hard
#43WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Kenin S.6-3 6-1
Samsonova L.
Kenin S.
662
Samsonova L.
310
Sofia Kenin defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 6-1 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #43, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Sofia Kenin narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sofia Kenin dropped just 4 games past Liudmila Samsonova.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | Abu Dhabi | R32 | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2025-10-06 | Wuhan | R32 | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 3-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 2020-09-28 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Sofia Kenin | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
68%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
4.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
4.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
53
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
65
73
Break points won·Slight edge
87
92
Deciding sets·Even
38
37
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
53
35
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
76
71
Kenin S.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d) · Samsonova L.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast