R64 Qatar Open 2026

Magdalena Frech #60 def. Liudmila Samsonova #18

6-3 4-6 7-6(7)

Magdalena Frech defeated Liudmila Samsonova 6-3 4-6 7-6(7) in the 2026 Qatar Open first round on hard courts on February 8, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMagdalena FrechLiudmila Samsonova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
41
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.1%50.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.9%70.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.7%58.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.9%64.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.4%36.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.0%50.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+7.0+7.7
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-7.7-7.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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Player Comparison

FieldMagdalena FrechLiudmila Samsonova
Country POL RUS
Birth dateDec 15, 1997Nov 11, 1998
Age2827
Height171 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6018
Ranking points (entering)1,0332,062
Elo (entering)1,7621,835
Current career W-L93–139170–140
Current career earnings$5,219,954$9,390,229
Pre-match H2H

Path

Magdalena Frech's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Berfu Cengiz #4907-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 6, 2026Q1

Magdalena Frech's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ann Li #413-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2026R32

Liudmila Samsonova's path

No prior matches in this tournament.