WTA 500 · Final · Abu Dhabi
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Bencic
🏹 Frontrunner
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 53% vs 🤖 Servebot across 1,071 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Belinda Bencic here.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the servebot's high ace rate. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Bencic | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–5 | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.76 | 2.11 |
| ROI % | +16.8% | -42.8% |
| Units P/L | +2.69u | -3.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 6 career meetings
1
Bencic
5
Samsonova
Jan 6, 2025
Adelaide
H Hard · Round of 16
Aug 7, 2023
Montreal
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Feb 6, 2023
Abu Dhabi
H Hard · Final
Nov 6, 2021
BJK Cup Finals F: RTF vs SUI
H Hard · Round Robin
Sep 13, 2021
Luxembourg
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jun 14, 2021
Berlin
G Grass · Final
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Samsonova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Bencic's 50%).
| Opponent | Bencic | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Li | L 36 36 | W 64 63 |
| Hailey Baptiste | L 16 76 36 | L 36 57 |
| Coco Gauff | L 36 61 36 | L 57 16 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 36 67 | L 36 67 |
| Jessica Bouzas Maneiro | W 26 61 62 | W 75 75 |
| Sofia Kenin | W 76 36 62 | W 64 60 |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich | W 63 64 | W 64 64 |
| Yafan Wang | W 62 62 | W 62 64 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | W 57 64 75 | W 62 61 |
| Iga Swiatek | L 67 46 | L 26 57 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Bencic | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 66.2% | 62.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.3% | 68.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 43.5% | 44.6% |
| Aces / Match | 2.4 | 2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 54.7% | 46.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37.5% | 37.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 61.9% | 55.1% |
| BP Converted % | 40.5% | 54% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.6% | 50.9% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Belinda Bencic and Liudmila Samsonova face off in the Final at Abu Dhabi on Hard.
Belinda Bencic leads 1-5 over 6 previous meetings.
Belinda Bencic is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Elina Svitolina (May 31).
Liudmila Samsonova is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Jil Teichmann (May 25).
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