WTA 1000 · Round of 32 · Doha
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kenin
🎯 Baseliner
Samsonova
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 348 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Liudmila Samsonova here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes. 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 | Kenin | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.87 | 2.44 |
| ROI % | -32.0% | +35.5% |
| Units P/L | -0.96u | +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
Kenin
2
Samsonova
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kenin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (38% vs Samsonova's 25%).
| Opponent | Kenin | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlyn Krueger | W 76 64 | L 63 57 26 |
| Qinwen Zheng | L 61 36 36 | L 67 61 36 |
| Hailey Baptiste | W 63 76 | L 36 57 |
| Laura Siegemund | W 26 63 75 | L 60 57 46 |
| Maya Joint | L 67 46 | W 63 62 |
| Mccartney Kessler | L 16 06 | L 67 16 |
| Taylor Townsend | L 36 06 | L 26 46 |
| Jessica Bouzas Maneiro | L 16 67 | W 75 75 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kenin | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 66.5% | 60.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 62.4% | 66.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47% | 42.4% |
| Aces / Match | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 46% | 44% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32% | 38.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53% | 53.7% |
| BP Converted % | 48.8% | 53.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.8% | 49.8% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sofia Kenin and Liudmila Samsonova face off in the Round of 32 at Doha on Hard.
Sofia Kenin leads 2-2 over 4 previous meetings.
Sofia Kenin is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Bianca Andreescu (May 5).
Liudmila Samsonova is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Daria Kasatkina (May 17).
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