McCartney Kessler def. Liudmila Samsonova — Round of 16, Ningbo Open 2025
WTA 500HardNingbo, China
Played16 Oct 2025
🇷🇺ranked WTA number 20 going into this draw
Liudmila Samsonova seeded 8 65 1
🇺🇸McCartney Kessler
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
Match stats
Serve
4
Aces
2
4
Double faults
5
61%
1st serve in
48%
67%
1st serve points won
62%
46%
2nd serve points won
38%
59%
Service points won
49%
6/8
Break points saved
1/5
Return
51%
Return points won
41%
4/5
Break points won
2/8
73
Total points won
59
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
6–4
Last 10 matches
6–4
4–2
Last 30 days
3–2
By surface
8–6
Hard
6–6
0–4
Clay
8–4
6–2
Grass
7–3
By round
1–3
R16
4–2
1–0
QF
2–2
2–3
At WTA 500s
8–2
How their matches go
25
Completed matches
34
40%
Won in straight sets
47%
12%
Won after losing a set
15%
24%
Lost after winning a set
21%
24%
Lost in straight sets
18%
3–6
Tiebreaks
5–4
3–6
Deciding sets
5–7
12/15
Won after winning set 1
17/20
1/10
Won after losing set 1
4/14
Serve and return, last 5 matches
60%
1st serve in
48%
61%
1st serve points won
70%
42%
2nd serve points won
52%
51%
Break points saved
64%
47%
Return points won
41%
67%
Break points won
44%
2.8
Aces a match
5.8
3.0
Double faults a match
3.6
Last 14 days
2
Matches
4
5
Sets
9
3
Days since last match
2
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | McCartney Kessler | Liudmila Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸KeninNo. 28 | ||
| 🇺🇸KeninNo. 28 | WonNingbo R32 | WonWuhan R32 |
| 🇺🇸DolehideNo. 84 | ||
| 🇺🇸DolehideNo. 84 | LostWashington R32 | WonCleveland R32WonMadrid R64 |
| 🇦🇺JointNo. 35 | ||
| 🇦🇺JointNo. 35 | WonCanada R64 | WonLondon R128 |
| 🇺🇦YastremskaNo. 31 | ||
| 🇺🇦YastremskaNo. 31 | WonNottingham F | WonParis R32 |
| 🇨🇳ZhengNo. 10 | ||
| 🇨🇳ZhengNo. 10 | LostLondon R16 | LostParis R16 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 3–2 | 5–1 |