ITF W50 · Semifinals · W50 Heraklion
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Samson
🪃 Counterpuncher
Serban
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Laura Samson and Raluka Serban are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit. Across 9,566 matches in our dataset, the historical split is about even.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Samson | Serban |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–4 | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.80 | 2.06 |
| ROI % | +13.9% | -12.2% |
| Units P/L | +1.67u | -1.10u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
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Samson
0
Serban
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Samson has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Serban's 33%).
| Opponent | Samson | Serban |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Zaar | W | L 67 26 |
| Aneta Laboutkova | W 61 64 | L 57 36 |
| Selena Janicijevic | W 57 62 61 | W 64 63 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Samson | Serban |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61% | 53.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.3% | 62.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 45.9% | 39.7% |
| Aces / Match | 2 | 1.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.6 | 7.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 50.2% | 41.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 42.3% | 42.4% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 58.9% | 45.3% |
| BP Converted % | 52.3% | 42.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.9% | 47.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 79% | 33% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Laura Samson and Raluka Serban face off in the Semifinals at W50 Heraklion on Clay.
Laura Samson leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Laura Samson is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Katie Volynets (Jun 23).
Raluka Serban is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Gina Feistel (Jun 25).
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