Liudmila Samsonova def. Yulia Putintseva — Round of 128, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played14 Aug 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 43 going into this drawWon

Liudmila Samsonova 7 5 7

🇰🇿ranked WTA number 81 going into this draw

Yulia Putintseva 65 7 5

🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovavY. PutintsevaYulia Putintseva🇰🇿

🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova

🇰🇿Yulia Putintseva

Match stats

Serve

6

Aces

3

10

Double faults

1

50%

1st serve in

68%

75%

1st serve points won

65%

45%

2nd serve points won

56%

60%

Service points won

62%

2/6

Break points saved

0/4

Return

38%

Return points won

40%

4/4

Break points won

4/6

109

Total points won

112

Head to head

1–1 level

  1. This matchCincinnati R128won by Samsonova
  2. 2024HardMiami R64won by Putintseva

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

4–6

5–2

Last 30 days

2–3

By surface

5–5

Hard

2–4

3–6

Clay

6–6

3–4

Grass

0–1

By round

2–1

R128

4–3

4–3

R64

1–4

7–8

First match at an event

7–4

5–6

At WTA 1000s

3–5

How their matches go

25

Completed matches

19

32%

Won in straight sets

26%

12%

Won after losing a set

16%

28%

Lost after winning a set

26%

28%

Lost in straight sets

32%

1–3

Tiebreaks

3–2

3–7

Deciding sets

3–5

10/16

Won after winning set 1

6/7

1/9

Won after losing set 1

2/12

Serve and return, last 5 matches

52%

1st serve in

68%

71%

1st serve points won

57%

42%

2nd serve points won

40%

53%

Break points saved

46%

43%

Return points won

49%

55%

Break points won

58%

3.4

Aces a match

1.8

6.6

Double faults a match

2.2

Last 14 days

5

Matches

1

12

Sets

2

5

Days since last match

11

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentLiudmila SamsonovaYulia Putintseva
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2LostCanada R16LostMiami R64
🇮🇩TjenNo. 37
🇮🇩TjenNo. 37WonCanada R128WonMadrid R64WonMiami R128
Total
Total2–11–1

Last 10 matches going in

LatestLiudmila SamsonovaYulia Putintseva
1Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 2No. 2 · 9 AugCanada R16 · 9 AugLost🇨🇳S. ZhangShuai ZhangNo. 57No. 57 · 3 AugCanada R128 · 3 Aug
2Won🇦🇺M. JointMaya JointNo. 76No. 76 · 7 AugCanada R32 · 7 AugLost🇦🇲E. AvanesyanElina AvanesyanNo. 224No. 224 · 23 JulHamburg R16 · 23 Jul
3Won🇨🇿B. KrejcikovaBarbora KrejcikovaNo. 25No. 25 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 AugWon🇩🇪M. BarthelMona BarthelNo. 223No. 223 · 21 JulHamburg R32 · 21 Jul
4Won🇮🇩J. TjenJanice TjenNo. 37No. 37 · 3 AugCanada R128 · 3 AugLost🇪🇬M. SherifMayar SherifNo. 109No. 109 · 17 JulIasi QF · 17 Jul
5Lost🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 18No. 18 · 31 JulWashington QF · 31 JulWon🇦🇲A. CharaevaAlina CharaevaNo. 118No. 118 · 15 JulIasi R16 · 15 Jul
6Won🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 42No. 42 · 29 JulWashington R16 · 29 JulWon🇺🇸C. LiuClaire LiuNo. 146No. 146 · 14 JulIasi R32 · 14 Jul
7Won🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 22No. 22 · 27 JulWashington R32 · 27 JulLost🇩🇪T. MariaTatjana MariaNo. 112No. 112 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 Jun
8Lost🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie BouzkovaNo. 22No. 22 · 4 JulLondon R32 · 4 JulLost🇨🇴M. Osorio SerranoMaria Camila Osorio SerranoNo. 77No. 77 · 28 MayParis R64 · 28 May
9Won🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 16No. 16 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 JulWon🇦🇺T. GibsonTalia GibsonNo. 55No. 55 · 25 MayParis R128 · 25 May
10Won🇺🇿P. KudermetovaPolina KudermetovaNo. 116No. 116 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 JunLost🇨🇿T. ValentovaTereza ValentovaNo. 51No. 51 · 6 MayRome R128 · 6 May