Leylah Fernandez def. Liudmila Samsonova — Round of 64, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026
WTA 1000HardDubai, UAE
Played15 Feb 2026
🇨🇦ranked WTA number 27 going into this drawWon
Leylah Fernandez 5 7 6
🇷🇺ranked WTA number 17 going into this draw
Liudmila Samsonova seeded 13 7 5 3
🇨🇦Leylah Fernandez
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
Head to head
2–1 Fernandez
- This matchDubai R64won by Fernandez
- 2024ClayStrasbourg R16won by Samsonova
- 2024HardDoha R64won by Fernandez
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
4–6
Last 10 matches
4–6
1–3
Last 30 days
2–3
By surface
14–11
Hard
10–10
By round
2–2
R64
1–3
5–4
R32
5–1
7–5
First match at an event
6–4
1–3
At WTA 1000s
2–3
How their matches go
25
Completed matches
20
44%
Won in straight sets
40%
12%
Won after losing a set
10%
16%
Lost after winning a set
25%
28%
Lost in straight sets
25%
2–2
Tiebreaks
1–3
3–4
Deciding sets
2–5
13/16
Won after winning set 1
8/10
1/9
Won after losing set 1
2/10
Serve and return, last 5 matches
58%
1st serve in
57%
66%
1st serve points won
65%
51%
2nd serve points won
53%
55%
Break points saved
38%
36%
Return points won
45%
30%
Break points won
52%
2.0
Aces a match
1.8
4.2
Double faults a match
4.2
Last 14 days
3
Matches
4
6
Sets
10
7
Days since last match
7
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Leylah Fernandez | Liudmila Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸BaptisteNo. 39 | ||
| 🇺🇸BaptisteNo. 39 | WonOsaka R32 | LostAbu Dhabi QF |
| 🇺🇸KesslerNo. 32 | ||
| 🇺🇸KesslerNo. 32 | LostAbu Dhabi R16 | LostNingbo R16 |
| 🇮🇩TjenNo. 46 | ||
| 🇮🇩TjenNo. 46 | LostMelbourne R128 | WonAbu Dhabi R16 |
| 🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 31 | ||
| 🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 31 | WonHong Kong QFWonOsaka SF | LostCleveland QF |
| 🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1 | ||
| 🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1 | LostNew York R32 | LostWuhan R16 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 3–3 | 1–4 |