Jelena Ostapenko vs Liudmila SamsonovaDoha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
#30WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 9 February 2025 ·
hard
#43WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Ostapenko J.
7-6 7-5
Samsonova L.
Ostapenko J.
772
Samsonova L.
650

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Liudmila Samsonova 7-6 7-5 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jelena Ostapenko came in ranked #30, defending last year's round of 16. Jelena Ostapenko extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-10-02BeijingQFhardLiudmila Samsonova6-3 6-2
2023-04-24MadridR32clayLiudmila Samsonova6-2 6-0
2021-09-13LuxembourgSFhardJelena Ostapenko6-1 7-6
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardJelena Ostapenko6-1 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.9
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
56
Break points saved·Dominant
25
73
Break points won·Slight edge
100
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
34

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
92
60

Ostapenko J.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Samsonova L.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw