Liudmila Samsonova #30 def. Shuai Zhang #28

7-6(4) 6-2

Liudmila Samsonova defeated Shuai Zhang 7-6(4) 6-2 in the 2022 Pan Pacific Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLiudmila SamsonovaShuai Zhang
Aces130
Double faults21
First serve %58.0%77.0%
First serve points won %73.0%58.0%
Second serve points won %63.0%44.0%
Break points saved %50.0%20.0%
Break points converted %80.0%50.0%
Service points won %69.0%55.0%
Return points won %45.0%31.0%
Total points won %56.0%44.0%
Match Serve++11.7-2.0
Match Return++1.9-11.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2022 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldLiudmila SamsonovaShuai Zhang
Country RUS CHN
Birth dateNov 11, 1998Jan 21, 1989
Age2333
Height182 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3028
Ranking points (entering)1,5021,530
Elo (entering)1,8931,857
Current career W-L165–137232–294
Current career earnings$9,104,511$13,697,847
Pre-match H2H

Path

Liudmila Samsonova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Garbiñe Muguruza #126-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 24, 2022QF
Xinyu Wang #787-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 23, 2022R16
Elena Rybakina #226-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 2022R32

Liudmila Samsonova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Qinwen Zheng #367-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 25, 2022F

Shuai Zhang's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Martic #467-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 24, 2022QF
Caroline Garcia #104-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 23, 2022R16
Mai Hontama #1806-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 22, 2022R32