Laura Siegemund vs Liudmila SamsonovaZhengzhou Round of 16

Zhengzhou · WTA · Round of 16
#98WTA
1769ELO
1713Hard ELO
$736kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2023 ·
hard
#43WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Siegemund L.
3-6 6-2 6-1
Samsonova L.
Siegemund L.
3662
Samsonova L.
6211

Laura Siegemund defeated Liudmila Samsonova 3-6 6-2 6-1 in the Zhengzhou round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Liudmila Samsonova came in ranked #43. Laura Siegemund extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-19Australian OpenR128hardLaura Siegemund0-6 7-5 6-4
2024-01-08AdelaideR32hardLaura Siegemund6-7 6-4 6-4
2022-08-22ClevelandR16hardLiudmila Samsonova6-2 6-1
2022-04-18StuttgartQFclayLiudmila Samsonova7-5 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
73%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.9
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (176 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
29
54
Break points saved·Dominant
23
73
Break points won·Slight edge
85
92
Deciding sets·Even
40
37
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
15
35

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
65

Samsonova L.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw