Coco Gauff def. Liudmila Samsonova 7-5, 6-1 — Women's Stuttgart Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Coco Gauff defeated Liudmila Samsonova 7-5, 6-1 in the R16 of the Women's Stuttgart Open 2026.

Gauff turned 24 break-point looks into a 7-5, 6-1 win over Samsonova, converting half of them and winning 67% of her return games to the Russian's 30%. The opening set traded six breaks before Gauff held in game 10; from there Samsonova won just 30% of first-serve points in the second. Gauff leads the H2H 2-0 and books Muchova next.

Match stats

Liudmila Samsonova: 2 aces, 59% first serves, 1 double fault, 3/6 break points. Coco Gauff: 7 aces, 70% first serves, 5 double faults, 6/12 break points.

Profiles: Liudmila Samsonova · Coco Gauff — Women's Stuttgart Open 2026

Head-to-head

Liudmila Samsonova and Coco Gauff have met 2 times, with Coco Gauff leading the head-to-head 2–0.

• Washington Open 2023 Semifinal — Coco Gauff won 6-3, 6-3