WTA 1000 · Round of 64 · Dubai
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Fernandez
🏹 Frontrunner
Samsonova
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 183 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Leylah Fernandez plays Liudmila Samsonova.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Fernandez | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.95 | 2.44 |
| ROI % | +15.8% | +35.5% |
| Units P/L | +0.63u | +0.71u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 4 career meetings
2
Fernandez
2
Samsonova
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Fernandez has a higher win rate against shared opponents (40% vs Samsonova's 30%).
| Opponent | Fernandez | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Frech | W 64 36 64 | L 36 64 67 |
| Ann Li | W 63 62 | W 64 63 |
| Janice Tjen | L 67 46 | W 62 61 |
| Coco Gauff | L 46 64 57 | L 57 16 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 26 26 | L 36 67 |
| Hailey Baptiste | W 62 75 | L 36 57 |
| Mccartney Kessler | L 36 26 | L 67 16 |
| Laura Siegemund | L 26 36 | L 60 57 46 |
| Dayana Yastremska | L 16 26 | W 62 63 |
| Sorana Cirstea | W 64 64 | L 46 16 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Fernandez | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.9% | 60.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 65.5% | 66.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.8% | 42.4% |
| Aces / Match | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 67.2% | 44% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 34.7% | 38.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.4% | 53.7% |
| BP Converted % | 44.8% | 53.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51% | 49.8% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 33% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Leylah Fernandez and Liudmila Samsonova face off in the Round of 64 at Dubai on Hard.
Leylah Fernandez leads 2-2 over 4 previous meetings.
Leylah Fernandez is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Victoria Mboko (May 17).
Liudmila Samsonova is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Daria Kasatkina (May 17).
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