H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Liudmila Samsonova holds a 4–1 lead over Belinda Bencic in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Liudmila Samsonova leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Liudmila Samsonova won the 2025 Adelaide International second round 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liudmila Samsonova | 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4 | Belinda Bencic | Match data | Jan 8, 2025 | R16 | Adelaide International | WTA 500 | Hard |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 6-4 6-4 | Belinda Bencic | Match data | Aug 12, 2023* | QF | Canadian Open | WTA 1000 | Hard |
| Belinda Bencic | 1-6 7-6(8) 6-4 | Liudmila Samsonova | Match data | Feb 12, 2023* | F | Abu Dhabi Open | WTA 500 | Hard |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 6-1 6-4 | Belinda Bencic | Match data | Sep 18, 2021* | QF | Luxembourg | WTA 250 | Hard |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 1-6 6-1 6-3 | Belinda Bencic | Match data | Jun 20, 2021* | F | Berlin Open | WTA 500 | Grass |
Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | Olympics | 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories | Finals | 500 including documented historical predecessor categories | 250 including documented historical predecessor categories | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belinda Bencic | #12 | #4 | 4,745 | 2,035 | 310 | 192 | 61.8% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Liudmila Samsonova | #47 | #12 | 2,950 | 1,969 | 165 | 137 | 54.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Age | Belinda Bencic | Liudmila Samsonova | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | 2012 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #612 | 1,498 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 2013 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #184 | 1,512 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 2014 | 18–17 | 51.4% | #32 | 1,687 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 2015 | 40–21 | 65.6% | #14 | 1,916 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2016 | 18–21 | 46.2% | #43 | 1,682 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2017 | 3–8 | 27.3% | #98 | 1,684 | 0 | 2 | 2019 | 4–6 | 40.0% | #129 | 1,554 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2018 | 14–14 | 50.0% | #54 | 1,719 | 0 | 2 | 2020 | 2–6 | 25.0% | #127 | 1,621 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2019 | 48–21 | 69.6% | #8 | 1,919 | 0 | 4 | 2021 | 22–17 | 56.4% | #38 | 1,800 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 2020 | 7–7 | 50.0% | #12 | 1,848 | 0 | 4 | 2022 | 29–16 | 64.4% | #20 | 1,915 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | 2021 | 34–19 | 64.2% | #23 | 1,902 | 0 | 5 | 2023 | 35–24 | 59.3% | #16 | 1,932 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | 2022 | 38–19 | 66.7% | #12 | 1,908 | 0 | 6 | 2024 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #27 | 1,853 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | 2023 | 31–13 | 70.5% | #17 | 1,925 | 0 | 8 | 2025 | 30–23 | 56.6% | #17 | 1,855 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 16–22 | 42.1% | #47 | 1,810 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | 2025 | 36–16 | 69.2% | #11 | 2,004 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2026 | 21–12 | 63.6% | #12 | 1,973 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.
| Age | Belinda Bencic | Liudmila Samsonova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 15 | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 2014 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 2015 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 65.7% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 14 | 3 | 17 | 82.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2016 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 46.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2017 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | 2018 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 45.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2019 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 71.4% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 2021 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 8 | 1 | 9 | 88.9% |
| 23 | 2020 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 73.5% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 24 | 2021 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 68.6% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 2023 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 62.8% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 25 | 2022 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | 13 | 4 | 17 | 76.5% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 2024 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 46.4% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% |
| 26 | 2023 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 70.6% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 2025 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 50.0% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.5% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 28 | 2025 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 71.8% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2026 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 203 | 128 | 331 | 61.3% | 53 | 39 | 92 | 57.6% | 54 | 25 | 79 | 68.4% | — | 103 | 85 | 188 | 54.8% | 31 | 33 | 64 | 48.4% | 31 | 19 | 50 | 62.0% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 447/506 of Belinda Bencic's and 288/302 of Liudmila Samsonova's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.
| Age | Belinda Bencic | Liudmila Samsonova | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% | Yr | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% | |
| 15 | 2012 | 1/1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 60.0% | 56.7% | 25.0% | 58.3% | 33.3% | 44.0% | 37.3% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 2013 | 5/5 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 57.6% | 63.2% | 44.7% | 31.0% | 45.6% | 55.2% | 44.5% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 2014 | 30/35 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 58.2% | 63.1% | 42.2% | 47.6% | 46.5% | 54.5% | 44.1% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 2015 | 50/61 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 66.1% | 65.0% | 50.9% | 49.8% | 46.0% | 60.1% | 42.0% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2016 | 35/39 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 60.9% | 65.0% | 43.9% | 55.0% | 39.1% | 56.6% | 39.7% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2017 | 11/12 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 59.2% | 64.6% | 40.9% | 52.1% | 53.3% | 55.3% | 38.8% | 2019 | 10/10 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 55.1% | 58.6% | 44.1% | 58.7% | 38.7% | 52.0% | 40.7% |
| 21 | 2018 | 25/28 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 63.8% | 64.7% | 43.4% | 54.8% | 47.8% | 57.2% | 43.1% | 2020 | 8/8 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 54.8% | 69.3% | 39.2% | 39.6% | 35.8% | 55.6% | 38.5% |
| 22 | 2019 | 64/69 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 62.0% | 68.6% | 46.9% | 51.4% | 47.6% | 60.3% | 45.5% | 2021 | 39/39 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 56.2% | 71.3% | 46.9% | 56.1% | 41.3% | 60.7% | 40.8% |
| 23 | 2020 | 14/14 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 60.4% | 65.1% | 40.4% | 47.6% | 53.4% | 55.5% | 39.5% | 2022 | 45/45 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 57.0% | 72.3% | 55.0% | 62.8% | 48.0% | 64.6% | 43.0% |
| 24 | 2021 | 45/53 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 59.8% | 70.6% | 47.5% | 57.7% | 44.0% | 61.4% | 41.2% | 2023 | 57/59 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 55.0% | 72.1% | 47.7% | 51.4% | 46.3% | 61.1% | 43.2% |
| 25 | 2022 | 56/57 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 63.2% | 70.8% | 49.0% | 62.0% | 48.2% | 62.7% | 43.6% | 2024 | 49/50 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 50.4% | 70.5% | 48.8% | 58.1% | 46.0% | 59.6% | 42.8% |
| 26 | 2023 | 42/44 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 60.7% | 70.3% | 52.4% | 54.1% | 53.3% | 63.2% | 44.6% | 2025 | 44/53 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 58.3% | 69.4% | 47.8% | 55.0% | 46.6% | 60.1% | 42.1% |
| 27 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 36/38 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 57.0% | 67.4% | 46.9% | 52.9% | 51.3% | 58.5% | 42.3% |
| 28 | 2025 | 39/54 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 64.8% | 67.0% | 46.4% | 55.6% | 49.4% | 59.7% | 43.1% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2026 | 30/34 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 63.6% | 67.9% | 51.1% | 61.4% | 53.9% | 62.0% | 47.5% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 447/506 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 62.2% | 67.5% | 47.2% | 54.4% | 47.8% | 59.8% | 43.2% | — | 288/302 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 55.4% | 70.2% | 48.5% | 55.6% | 46.0% | 60.4% | 42.3% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.
| Age | Belinda Bencic | Liudmila Samsonova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | |
| 15 | 2012 | 1498 | 109.0 | +0.38 | +1.75 | 0.665 | 40.6% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | -0.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | 2013 | 1512 | 112.4 | -1.40 | -1.46 | 0.993 | 49.7% | +35 | — | — | 41.7% | -0.08 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | 2014 | 1687 | 133.0 | -1.06 | +0.66 | 0.968 | 49.4% | -36 | -88 | -56 | 46.8% | -0.19 | 7–4 (64%) | 1–5 (17%) | 103.6 | -0.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 2015 | 1917 | 142.9 | +1.98 | +1.43 | 1.055 | 50.8% | -43 | -371 | -32 | 61.7% | +0.71 | 13–5 (72%) | 10–7 (59%) | 110.5 | +0.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2016 | 1682 | 132.7 | +0.67 | -2.42 | 0.916 | 48.4% | +13 | — | +122 | 50.6% | +0.01 | 8–5 (62%) | 5–5 (50%) | 98.8 | +0.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2017 | 1684 | 116.5 | +0.34 | -2.98 | 0.868 | 47.5% | +4 | — | — | 33.3% | -1.00 | 2–2 (50%) | 1–1 | — | -0.56 | 2019 | 1554 | 111.5 | -2.30 | -2.08 | 0.847 | 47.0% | — | +29 | — | 39.1% | -0.78 | 2–1 (67%) | 1–2 (33%) | 101.1 | +0.07 |
| 21 | 2018 | 1720 | 131.9 | +0.41 | +0.77 | 1.005 | 50.1% | -15 | — | +137 | 50.8% | -0.14 | 4–7 (36%) | 6–3 (67%) | 98.4 | -0.88 | 2020 | 1621 | 122.2 | -0.37 | -1.05 | 0.867 | 46.7% | -27 | -10 | — | 31.6% | -1.37 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | -0.41 |
| 22 | 2019 | 1919 | 153.4 | +3.67 | +3.33 | 1.146 | 52.8% | +7 | -198 | -22 | 63.7% | +0.75 | 19–10 (66%) | 11–3 (79%) | 113.3 | -0.19 | 2021 | 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 |
| 23 | 2020 | 1849 | 132.9 | -0.10 | -2.02 | 0.889 | 47.8% | +28 | — | — | 53.1% | -0.50 | 1–3 (25%) | 4–0 (100%) | 98.8 | +0.36 | 2022 | 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 |
| 24 | 2021 | 1903 | 145.9 | +4.09 | -0.65 | 1.068 | 51.2% | +31 | -180 | +37 | 57.6% | +0.47 | 12–4 (75%) | 8–1 (89%) | 110.4 | +2.66 | 2023 | 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 |
| 25 | 2022 | 1908 | 148.8 | +4.85 | +1.47 | 1.169 | 52.9% | +16 | -43 | +29 | 62.3% | +0.89 | 16–10 (62%) | 8–9 (47%) | 99.1 | -0.23 | 2024 | 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 |
| 26 | 2023 | 1926 | 154.5 | +5.48 | +2.15 | 1.211 | 53.6% | +23 | -57 | +17 | 65.6% | +0.99 | 9–5 (64%) | 9–5 (64%) | 102.7 | +0.65 | 2025 | 1856 | 149.3 | +3.00 | +0.17 | 1.057 | 50.9% | -42 | -24 | +163 | 56.5% | +0.22 | 8–10 (44%) | 8–7 (53%) | 98.7 | +0.64 |
| 27 | 2024 | 1909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 1810 | 147.9 | +1.17 | +0.09 | 1.020 | 50.4% | -1 | -31 | +119 | 49.5% | +0.09 | 4–13 (24%) | 2–5 (29%) | 89.2 | +0.31 |
| 28 | 2025 | 2004 | 160.1 | +2.92 | +0.83 | 1.069 | 51.4% | +49 | -160 | +82 | 62.8% | +0.71 | 14–6 (70%) | 10–6 (63%) | 106.3 | -1.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2026 | 1974 | 156.2 | +4.56 | +3.87 | 1.249 | 54.5% | +39 | -54 | +88 | 66.7% | +1.17 | 4–8 (33%) | 5–3 (63%) | 94.0 | +0.87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2036 | 153.4 | +2.84 | +1.04 | 1.075 | 51.4% | +11 | -139 | +28 | 58.8% | +0.52 | 110–70 (61%) | 78–48 (62%) | 110.9 | +0.11 | — | 1969 | 150.2 | +3.14 | +0.15 | 1.068 | 51.2% | -6 | -123 | +59 | 55.0% | +0.32 | 44–56 (44%) | 40–43 (48%) | 94.1 | +0.05 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronika Kudermetova | 7 | 4 | 11 | Aug 10, 2025 | H2H |
| Coco Gauff | 2 | 7 | 9 | Aug 11, 2026 | H2H |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | 5 | 4 | 9 | Jul 7, 2025 | H2H |
| Elina Svitolina | 2 | 5 | 7 | May 31, 2026 | H2H |
| Kristina Mladenovic | 4 | 3 | 7 | Jan 19, 2022 | H2H |
| 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 |