Hailey Baptiste vs Liudmila Samsonova — Abu Dhabi Quarter-final
Abu Dhabi · WTA · Quarter-final
#33WTA
1844ELO
1781Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$3.6MCAREER
24 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 1 February 2026 ·
hard
#43WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Baptiste H.6-2 4-6 6-4
Samsonova L.
Baptiste H.
6462
Samsonova L.
2641
Hailey Baptiste defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the Abu Dhabi quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Hailey Baptiste came in ranked #33, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Hailey Baptiste extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Hailey Baptiste closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–4.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Miami | R64 | hard | Hailey Baptiste | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2025-05-06 | Rome | R64 | clay | Hailey Baptiste | 6-3 2-6 6-4 |
| 2020-01-16 | Australian Open | Q64 | hard | Liudmila Samsonova | 1-6 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
66
56
Break points saved·Even
71
73
Break points won·Dominant
66
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
45
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
49
34
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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60
Samsonova L.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast