Belinda Bencic #9 def. Liudmila Samsonova #19

1-6 7-6(8) 6-4

Belinda Bencic defeated Liudmila Samsonova 1-6 7-6(8) 6-4 in the 2023 Abu Dhabi Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBelinda BencicLiudmila Samsonova
Aces310
Double faults52
First serve %63.0%52.0%
First serve points won %68.0%71.0%
Second serve points won %47.0%54.0%
Break points saved %56.0%57.0%
Break points converted %43.0%44.0%
Service points won %60.0%63.0%
Return points won %37.0%40.0%
Total points won %48.0%52.0%

Player Comparison

FieldBelinda BencicLiudmila Samsonova
Country SUI RUS
Birth dateMar 10, 1997Nov 11, 1998
Age2524
Height175 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)919
Ranking points (entering)2,9051,905
Elo (entering)1,9971,938
Current career W-L310–192165–137
Current career earnings$17,231,250$9,104,511
Pre-match H2H

Path

Belinda Bencic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Beatriz Haddad Maia #146-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2023SF
Shelby Rogers #467-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2023QF
Marta Kostyuk #576-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2023R16

Belinda Bencic's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Liudmila Samsonova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Qinwen Zheng #296-4 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2023SF
Veronika Kudermetova #116-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2023QF
Barbora Krejcikova #307-5 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2023R16
Claire Liu #563-6 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 9, 2023R32