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Liudmila Samsonova

RUS Age 27 182 cm / 6'0" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2019–2026

Liudmila Samsonova represents Russia on the WTA Tour and is ranked No. 43, having reached a career high of No. 12. She most recently lost to Lilli Tagger in the Japan Women's Open round of 32 on October 19, 2026.

Singles ranking

Career singles high

12 (Feb 27, 2023)

Elo peak

1969 (91st percentile)

Singles record

170–141 (54.7%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$9,390,229

YTD W-L

21–26

Equipment brand

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Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log → Last 5: 2–3

Liudmila Samsonova's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Lilli Tagger #57	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 19, 2026	R32	Japan Women's Open	WTA 250	Hard
Elina Svitolina #6	2-6 7-5 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 14, 2026	R32	Wuhan Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Katerina Siniakova #87	6-1 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 13, 2026	R64	Wuhan Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Karolina Muchova #8	6-4 4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2026	R32	China Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Linda Fruhvirtova #181	6-2 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 2026	R64	China Open	WTA 1000	Hard

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Liudmila Samsonova's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Veronika Kudermetova	2	6	8	Feb 3, 2025	H2H
Elena Rybakina	4	3	7	Aug 9, 2026	H2H
Madison Keys	2	5	7	Jul 27, 2026	H2H
Qinwen Zheng	4	3	7	Jun 1, 2025	H2H
Jessica Pegula	2	4	6	Jan 9, 2026	H2H

Singles Titles (5)

Liudmila Samsonova singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
2021	22	1	—	—	1	—	—	Berlin Open
2022	23	3	—	—	1	2	—	Tennis In the Land, Washington Open, Pan Pacific Open
2024	25	1	—	—	—	1	—	Libéma Open
Total		5	—	—	2	3	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Liudmila Samsonova career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2019	20	Qualifying Q	9	7	16	56.3%	—	—
2019	20	WTA	4	6	10	40.0%	184	129
2020	21	Qualifying Q	11	5	16	68.8%	—	—
2020	21	WTA	2	6	8	25.0%	129	127
2021	22	Qualifying Q	5	1	6	83.3%	—	—
2021	22	WTA	22	17	39	56.4%	127	38
2022	23	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
2022	23	WTA	29	16	45	64.4%	38	20
2023	24	WTA	35	24	59	59.3%	20	16
2024	25	WTA	27	23	50	54.0%	15	27
2025	26	WTA	30	23	53	56.6%	26	17
2026	27	WTA	21	26	47	44.7%	18	43
Career		—	170	141	311	54.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Liudmila Samsonova career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2019	20	Qualifying Q	5	4	9	55.6%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	9	7	16	56.2%
2019	20	WTA	0	2	2	0.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	6	10	40.0%
2020	21	Qualifying Q	8	4	12	66.7%	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	11	5	16	68.8%
2020	21	WTA	1	4	5	20.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	2	6	8	25.0%
2021	22	Qualifying Q	3	0	3	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	5	1	6	83.3%
2021	22	WTA	12	12	24	50.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	8	1	9	88.9%	22	17	39	56.4%
2022	23	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2022	23	WTA	25	9	34	73.5%	3	4	7	42.9%	1	3	4	25.0%	29	16	45	64.4%
2023	24	WTA	27	16	43	62.8%	4	4	8	50.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	35	24	59	59.3%
2024	25	WTA	13	15	28	46.4%	6	5	11	54.5%	8	3	11	72.7%	27	23	50	54.0%
2025	26	WTA	15	15	30	50.0%	8	5	13	61.5%	7	3	10	70.0%	30	23	53	56.6%
2026	27	WTA	15	16	31	48.4%	3	6	9	33.3%	3	4	7	42.9%	21	26	47	44.7%
Career	—	—	108	89	197	54.8%	31	33	64	48.4%	31	19	50	62.0%	170	141	311	54.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Liudmila Samsonova career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2019	20	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	6	10	40.0%
2020	21	0	2	2	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%
2021	22	0	0	—	—	7	7	14	50.0%	8	6	14	57.1%	7	4	11	63.6%	22	17	39	56.4%
2022	23	3	1	4	75.0%	6	2	8	75.0%	14	12	26	53.8%	6	1	7	85.7%	29	16	45	64.4%
2023	24	3	6	9	33.3%	11	8	19	57.9%	18	7	25	72.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	34	24	58	58.6%
2024	25	0	4	4	0.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	15	12	27	55.6%	7	2	9	77.8%	27	23	50	54.0%
2025	26	4	5	9	44.4%	6	3	9	66.7%	14	11	25	56.0%	6	4	10	60.0%	30	23	53	56.6%
2026	27	1	7	8	12.5%	5	5	10	50.0%	9	11	20	45.0%	6	3	9	66.7%	21	26	47	44.7%
Career		11	25	36	30.6%	41	31	72	56.9%	81	63	144	56.2%	35	20	55	63.6%	168	139	307	54.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 307/311 (98.7%) of Liudmila Samsonova's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Liudmila Samsonova performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2019	20	10/10	2.4	3.5	55.1%	58.6%	44.1%	58.7%	38.7%	52.0%	40.7%
2020	21	8/8	5.1	6.4	54.8%	69.3%	39.2%	39.6%	35.8%	55.6%	38.5%
2021	22	39/39	5.9	4.5	56.2%	71.3%	46.9%	56.1%	41.3%	60.7%	40.8%
2022	23	45/45	5.3	3.1	57.0%	72.3%	55.0%	62.8%	48.0%	64.6%	43.0%
2023	24	57/59	5.9	4.6	55.0%	72.1%	47.7%	51.4%	46.3%	61.1%	43.2%
2024	25	49/50	4.7	5.0	50.4%	70.5%	48.8%	58.1%	46.0%	59.6%	42.8%
2025	26	44/53	3.6	3.2	58.3%	69.4%	47.8%	55.0%	46.6%	60.1%	42.1%
2026	27	45/47	3.0	4.9	58.0%	66.6%	46.7%	52.5%	51.8%	58.1%	42.0%
Career		297/311	4.7	4.3	55.6%	70.0%	48.4%	55.5%	46.2%	60.3%	42.2%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 297/311 (95.5%) of Liudmila Samsonova's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Liudmila Samsonova advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2019	20	1555	111.6	-2.30	-2.08	0.847	47.0%	—	+29	—	39.1%	-0.78	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	101.1	+0.06
2020	21	1621	122.3	-0.37	-1.05	0.867	46.7%	-27	-8	—	31.6%	-1.37	1–2 (33%)	—	—	-0.41
2021	22	1801	137.0	+3.14	-1.44	1.038	50.6%	-72	-246	+139	54.5%	+0.08	6–4 (60%)	8–5 (62%)	106.2	-1.64
2022	23	1916	149.8	+5.95	+0.45	1.214	53.4%	+20	-327	-82	64.7%	+1.05	4–8 (33%)	9–6 (60%)	98.3	+1.35
2023	24	1933	158.4	+4.04	+1.32	1.110	52.0%	+47	-293	-154	57.8%	+0.60	11–10 (52%)	7–13 (35%)	93.5	-0.36
2024	25	1854	146.7	+2.76	+0.45	1.061	51.1%	-24	-121	+65	53.6%	+0.30	8–8 (50%)	5–5 (50%)	99.0	+0.19
2025	26	1855	149.4	+3.01	+0.17	1.057	50.9%	-42	-23	+167	56.5%	+0.22	8–10 (44%)	8–7 (53%)	98.7	+0.72
2026	27	1818	150.1	+1.10	-0.09	1.001	50.1%	+2	-42	+109	49.6%	+0.04	8–15 (35%)	5–6 (45%)	93.1	+0.11
Career		1969	150.5	+3.07	+0.12	1.063	51.1%	-5	-124	+58	54.9%	+0.30	48–58 (45%)	43–44 (49%)	95.4	+0.01

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Liudmila Samsonova Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2019	20	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2020	21	R128	R128	—	R128	0–3 (0%)
2021	22	R64	—	R16	R64	5–3 (62%)
2022	23	R64	R128	—	R16	4–3 (57%)
2023	24	R64	R64	R128	R32	4–4 (50%)
2024	25	R128	R32	R32	R16	7–4 (64%)
2025	26	R64	R16	QF	R64	9–4 (69%)
2026	27	R128	R128	R32	R128	2–4 (33%)
W-L		4–7 (36%)	6–7 (46%)	11–5 (69%)	10–7 (59%)	31–26 (54%)

WTA 1000

Liudmila Samsonova WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	CIN	DOH	DUB	IW	MAD	MIA	ITA	CAN	GUA	WUH	W-L Win %
2019	20	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2020	21	—	Q2	Q2	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
2021	22	—	R64	—	—	R64	—	R32	Q1	R32	—	—	7–5 (58%)
2022	23	—	—	R64	—	R16	R64	R64	R64	—	R16	—	4–6 (40%)
2023	24	F	R64	—	R16	R64	R16	R32	R32	F	—	—	16–8 (67%)
2024	25	R64	QF	R64	R16	R64	R32	R64	R64	QF	—	R64	8–10 (44%)
2025	26	R64	R64	R32	R32	QF	R32	R64	R64	R64	—	R16	8–10 (44%)
2026	27	R32	R64	R64	R64	R64	R32	R64	R32	R16	—	R32	8–10 (44%)
W-L		6–4 (60%)	7–6 (54%)	2–5 (29%)	6–5 (55%)	6–6 (50%)	5–5 (50%)	4–6 (40%)	2–7 (22%)	11–5 (69%)	2–1 (67%)	3–3 (50%)	54–53 (50%)

WTA 500

Liudmila Samsonova WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	DOH	DUB	MEL	QUE	SDG	KOR	SPB	POR	PAN	WAS	ABU	BAD	BER	BIR	CHA	GUA	LIN	MOS	NIN	STR	ZHE	W-L Win %
2019	20	—	—	Q3	—	—	—	—	—	Q2	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	5–5 (50%)
2020	21	—	R16	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7–3 (70%)
2021	22	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	8–4 (67%)
2022	23	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	W	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10–4 (71%)
2023	24	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	SF	F	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	10–8 (56%)
2024	25	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	R16	SF	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	7–9 (44%)
2025	26	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	F	—	11–7 (61%)
2026	27	R32	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	QF	R16	R32	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	R32	—	11–11 (50%)
W-L		4–5 (44%)	6–4 (60%)	2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	4–6 (40%)	6–1 (86%)	5–3 (62%)	9–4 (69%)	2–2 (50%)	11–5 (69%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	7–3 (70%)	1–1 (50%)	69–51 (58%)

WTA 250

Liudmila Samsonova WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	LIB	MEL	WAS	BAD	CHA	TEN	COU	HIR	LAU	LUX	NOT	JAP	PAL	PAR	PHI	PRA	TAS	W-L Win %
2019	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	—	R32	7–6 (54%)
2020	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	Q1	—	4–2 (67%)
2021	22	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	R16	R64	—	—	7–6 (54%)
2022	23	QF	R32	R32	W	R32	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12–4 (75%)
2023	24	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
2024	25	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–0 (100%)
2025	26	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2026	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	7–3 (70%)	0–1 (0%)	5–0 (100%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	7–1 (88%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	8–4 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	41–23 (64%)

WTA Finals

Liudmila Samsonova WTA Finals results by season
Season	Age	ZHU	W-L Win %
2023	24	RR	1–1 (50%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Current rank

Career high

Career-high date

Feb 27, 2023

First Top 100

Jun 21, 2021

First Top 50

Sep 13, 2021

First Top 20

Oct 24, 2022

First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Liudmila Samsonova ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2014	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	910	906	910	879	854	840
2015	16	838	840	847	849	846	853	853	—	—	1253	—	—
2016	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1205	1240	1076	781	773
2017	18	766	754	679	663	621	606	546	527	520	550	546	—
2018	19	574	562	579	565	551	373	335	274	185	177	181	181
2019	20	179	157	155	159	159	153	124	133	152	153	135	129
2020	21	118	115	117	—	—	—	—	120	125	128	127	127
2021	22	127	117	126	108	106	65	55	52	42	42	39	38
2022	23	35	32	30	26	27	47	57	35	23	20	20	20
2023	24	19	12	15	18	15	15	18	15	22	15	16	16
2024	25	15	15	15	17	17	15	13	16	15	24	27	27
2025	26	21	25	19	20	18	19	16	20	21	17	17	17
2026	27	18	19	21	20	27	41	70	47	39	43	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Liudmila Samsonova's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	W1000	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Clara Tauson (active player)	DEN	#12	1,966	195	102	93	52.3%	$5,762,435	3	0	2019–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Leylah Fernandez (active player)	CAN	#13	1,931	288	161	127	55.9%	$8,987,480	6	0	2018–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Ekaterina Alexandrova (active player)	RUS	#10	1,985	454	255	199	56.2%	$11,467,483	5	0	2016–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Diana Shnaider (active player)	RUS	#11	1,974	198	119	79	60.1%	$7,225,555	5	0	2023–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Yanina Wickmayer (active player)	BEL	#12	1,934	440	223	217	50.7%	$6,211,775	5	0	2008–2025	Rivalries	Match log
Elise Mertens (active player)	BEL	#12	2,000	534	325	209	60.9%	$21,155,310	10	0	2016–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Anna Kalinskaya (active player)	RUS	#11	1,956	269	141	128	52.4%	$7,948,830	0	0	2016–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Anastasija Sevastova (active player)	LAT	#11	1,956	387	209	178	54.0%	$8,716,682	4	0	2007–2025	Rivalries	Match log
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (active player)	RUS	#11	1,944	754	425	329	56.4%	$16,114,597	12	0	2006–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Marta Kostyuk (active player)	UKR	#10	2,109	282	162	120	57.4%	$11,168,749	3	1	2018–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Sabine Lisicki	GER	#12	1,922	387	211	176	54.5%	$7,201,957	4	0	2006–2023	Rivalries	Match log
Beatriz Haddad Maia (active player)	BRA	#10	1,939	284	148	136	52.1%	$9,557,686	4	0	2013–2026	Rivalries	Match log

Equipment

Equipment summary

HEAD

Model: Not specified by manufacturer
Frame style: —

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Last source check: Oct 22, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Liudmila Samsonova?: Liudmila Samsonova is 27 years old, born on November 11, 1998.
Which country does Liudmila Samsonova represent?: Liudmila Samsonova represents Russia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Liudmila Samsonova?: Liudmila Samsonova is 182 cm / 6'0".
Does Liudmila Samsonova use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Liudmila Samsonova uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Liudmila Samsonova left-handed or right-handed?: Liudmila Samsonova plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Liudmila Samsonova won?: Liudmila Samsonova has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Liudmila Samsonova won?: TennisDB does not group any of Liudmila Samsonova's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Liudmila Samsonova won?: Liudmila Samsonova has won 5 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was 's-Hertogenbosch in 2024.
What is Liudmila Samsonova's highest WTA ranking?: Liudmila Samsonova's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 12, first achieved on February 27, 2023.
What is Liudmila Samsonova's career win-loss record?: Liudmila Samsonova has a career WTA singles record of 170 wins and 141 losses (54.7%).
How much career prize money has Liudmila Samsonova earned?: Liudmila Samsonova has earned at least $9,390,229 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Liudmila Samsonova's career appear in TennisDB?: Liudmila Samsonova appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2019 through 2026.
On which surface does Liudmila Samsonova have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Liudmila Samsonova's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 62.0% (31–19).
Who has Liudmila Samsonova faced most often?: Liudmila Samsonova's most frequent opponent is Veronika Kudermetova, with a head-to-head record of 2–6 across 8 meetings.
What racquet does Liudmila Samsonova use?: The official HEAD player roster lists Liudmila Samsonova with HEAD, but it does not specify a racquet model. TennisDB does not infer one.