Liudmila Samsonova vs Jelena Ostapenko — Beijing Quarter-final
Beijing · WTA · Quarter-final
#43WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2023 ·
hard
LAT13#30WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Samsonova L.6-3 6-2
Ostapenko J.
Samsonova L.
662
Ostapenko J.
320
Liudmila Samsonova defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 6-2 in the Beijing quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Ostapenko came in ranked #30, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Liudmila Samsonova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Liudmila Samsonova dropped just 5 games past Jelena Ostapenko.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-09 | Doha | R32 | hard | Jelena Ostapenko | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2023-04-24 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Liudmila Samsonova | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2021-09-13 | Luxembourg | SF | hard | Jelena Ostapenko | 6-1 7-6 |
| 2020-01-20 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Jelena Ostapenko | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
4.6
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.4
5.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
54
68
Break points saved·Dominant
73
25
Break points won·Slight edge
92
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
37
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
35
80
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
71
95
Samsonova L.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d) · Ostapenko J.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast