Laura Samson vs Anastasiya Soboleva — Targu Mures Round of 16

Targu Mures · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
CZE5
Laura Samson
#122WTA
1690ELO
1684Clay ELO
18 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Thursday, 30 July 2026 ·
clay
COURT 3 · 2nd on
Anastasiya Soboleva
UKR
Anastasiya Soboleva
#195WTA
1533ELO
1532Clay ELO
22 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLWWWWW
Samson L.
4-2
Soboleva A.
Samson L.
40
Soboleva A.
20

Laura Samson advanced to the quarterfinals of the Targu Mures clay court tournament with a 4-2 victory over Anastasiya Soboleva in the Round of 16. Soboleva retired during the match, handing Samson the win. At the time of retirement, Samson had converted 40% of her break points and won 70% of her first-serve points.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Samson L.Soboleva A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
49%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 50). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 09:50 UTC
Samson L.34%
Soboleva A.66%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Soboleva A. narrowly ahead

Calibrated model (out-of-sample validated). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Samson L.
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Soboleva A.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.9+152 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.1Clay Elo 1532
7.0Overall Elo 1690
ELO gap
3.0Overall Elo 1533
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
6.87 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
7.17 of last 10 on clay
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Samson L.Soboleva A.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Samson L.: 16 days rest · Soboleva A.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather
26°CClear
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 43%

Draw