H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Liudmila Samsonova holds a 4–3 lead over Elena Rybakina in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Liudmila Samsonova leads 4–2 on hard courts, while Elena Rybakina leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Elena Rybakina won the 2026 Canadian Open fourth round 6-4 4-6 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Rybakina | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | Liudmila Samsonova | Match data | Aug 9, 2026 | R16 | Canadian Open | WTA 1000 | Hard |
| Elena Rybakina | 6-1 6-7(2) 6-1 | Liudmila Samsonova | Match data | May 24, 2025 | F | Strasbourg Open | WTA 500 | Clay |
| Elena Rybakina | 6-0 4-6 6-2 | Liudmila Samsonova | Match data | Feb 10, 2024* | SF | Abu Dhabi Open | WTA 500 | Hard |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 7-6(7) 6-3 | Elena Rybakina | Match data | Oct 7, 2023* | SF | China Open | WTA 1000 | Hard |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 1-6 6-1 6-2 | Elena Rybakina | Match data | Aug 12, 2023* | SF | Canadian Open | WTA 1000 | Hard |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 6-2 6-4 | Elena Rybakina | Match data | Sep 22, 2022* | R32 | Pan Pacific Open | WTA 500 | Hard |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 6-4 5-7 6-4 | Elena Rybakina | Match data | Aug 11, 2021* | R64 | Canadian Open | WTA 1000 | Hard |
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 | 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories | Finals | 500 including documented historical predecessor categories | 250 including documented historical predecessor categories | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Rybakina | #2 | #2 | 8,705 | 2,249 | 315 | 129 | 70.9% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Liudmila Samsonova | #47 | #12 | 2,950 | 1,969 | 165 | 137 | 54.6% | 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 | Elena Rybakina | Liudmila Samsonova | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 2017 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #435 | 1,540 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2018 | 3–2 | 60.0% | #182 | 1,568 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2019 | 23–10 | 69.7% | #37 | 1,756 | 0 | 1 | 2019 | 4–6 | 40.0% | #129 | 1,554 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2020 | 29–11 | 72.5% | #19 | 1,874 | 0 | 2 | 2020 | 2–6 | 25.0% | #127 | 1,621 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2021 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #14 | 1,866 | 0 | 2 | 2021 | 22–17 | 56.4% | #38 | 1,800 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 2022 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #21 | 1,904 | 1 | 3 | 2022 | 29–16 | 64.4% | #20 | 1,915 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | 2023 | 46–17 | 73.0% | #4 | 2,025 | 1 | 5 | 2023 | 35–24 | 59.3% | #16 | 1,932 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | 2024 | 42–13 | 76.4% | #6 | 2,070 | 1 | 8 | 2024 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #27 | 1,853 | 0 | 5 |
| 26 | 2025 | 53–18 | 74.6% | #5 | 2,172 | 1 | 11 | 2025 | 30–23 | 56.6% | #17 | 1,855 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | 2026 | 49–13 | 79.0% | #2 | 2,190 | 3 | 14 | 2026 | 16–22 | 42.1% | #47 | 1,810 | 0 | 5 |
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 | Elena Rybakina | 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 % | |||
| 18 | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2019 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | 2020 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 73.3% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2021 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 55.6% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 2021 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 8 | 1 | 9 | 88.9% |
| 23 | 2022 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 60.5% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 2022 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 73.5% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 24 | 2023 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 72.7% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 2023 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 62.8% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 25 | 2024 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 72.7% | 12 | 2 | 14 | 85.7% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 2024 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 46.4% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% |
| 26 | 2025 | 39 | 12 | 51 | 76.5% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 2025 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 50.0% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% |
| 27 | 2026 | 36 | 7 | 43 | 83.7% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2026 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.5% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| Career | — | 210 | 87 | 297 | 70.7% | 68 | 26 | 94 | 72.3% | 37 | 16 | 53 | 69.8% | — | 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 407/445 of Elena Rybakina'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 | Elena Rybakina | 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% | |
| 18 | 2017 | 1/1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 61.6% | 50.9% | 57.6% | 53.9% | 50.0% | 53.5% | 31.8% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2018 | 5/5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 62.1% | 63.3% | 44.2% | 55.3% | 50.1% | 55.5% | 43.5% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2019 | 33/33 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 58.5% | 68.8% | 51.2% | 56.1% | 51.2% | 61.4% | 45.5% | 2019 | 10/10 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 55.1% | 58.6% | 44.1% | 58.7% | 38.7% | 52.0% | 40.7% |
| 21 | 2020 | 39/40 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 59.8% | 70.7% | 49.6% | 60.2% | 46.7% | 62.2% | 43.3% | 2020 | 8/8 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 54.8% | 69.3% | 39.2% | 39.6% | 35.8% | 55.6% | 38.5% |
| 22 | 2021 | 46/54 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 57.6% | 73.4% | 49.6% | 58.1% | 48.3% | 63.2% | 42.8% | 2021 | 39/39 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 56.2% | 71.3% | 46.9% | 56.1% | 41.3% | 60.7% | 40.8% |
| 23 | 2022 | 55/60 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 56.1% | 73.3% | 53.0% | 56.1% | 42.5% | 64.2% | 41.8% | 2022 | 45/45 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 57.0% | 72.3% | 55.0% | 62.8% | 48.0% | 64.6% | 43.0% |
| 24 | 2023 | 60/63 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 56.9% | 74.5% | 49.3% | 59.3% | 44.7% | 63.7% | 43.9% | 2023 | 57/59 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 55.0% | 72.1% | 47.7% | 51.4% | 46.3% | 61.1% | 43.2% |
| 25 | 2024 | 53/55 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 61.6% | 73.9% | 47.9% | 59.5% | 47.6% | 63.9% | 45.7% | 2024 | 49/50 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 50.4% | 70.5% | 48.8% | 58.1% | 46.0% | 59.6% | 42.8% |
| 26 | 2025 | 55/72 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 57.2% | 76.0% | 51.8% | 64.8% | 45.4% | 65.8% | 43.4% | 2025 | 44/53 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 58.3% | 69.4% | 47.8% | 55.0% | 46.6% | 60.1% | 42.1% |
| 27 | 2026 | 60/62 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 57.7% | 74.6% | 52.5% | 60.5% | 48.3% | 65.2% | 42.6% | 2026 | 36/38 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 57.0% | 67.4% | 46.9% | 52.9% | 51.3% | 58.5% | 42.3% |
| Career | — | 407/445 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 58.1% | 73.3% | 50.6% | 59.4% | 46.6% | 63.8% | 43.5% | — | 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 | Elena Rybakina | 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 | |
| 18 | 2017 | 1541 | 106.5 | +0.44 | -1.64 | 0.683 | 44.3% | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.67 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2018 | 1568 | 116.3 | -1.53 | +1.92 | 0.978 | 49.8% | +44 | — | — | 54.5% | +0.27 | 1–0 | 2–1 (67%) | — | -0.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2019 | 1757 | 132.5 | +3.24 | +1.67 | 1.179 | 53.3% | -47 | -58 | -31 | 65.3% | +1.17 | 7–3 (70%) | 5–3 (63%) | 107.8 | +1.32 | 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 | 2020 | 1875 | 147.2 | +4.32 | +0.59 | 1.145 | 52.7% | -14 | -104 | — | 68.5% | +1.08 | 9–5 (64%) | 8–6 (57%) | 104.7 | +0.37 | 2020 | 1621 | 122.2 | -0.37 | -1.05 | 0.867 | 46.7% | -27 | -10 | — | 31.6% | -1.37 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | -0.41 |
| 22 | 2021 | 1866 | 151.0 | +5.80 | +0.56 | 1.165 | 53.1% | -24 | -47 | -11 | 61.7% | +0.85 | 6–10 (38%) | 6–13 (32%) | 88.7 | +0.11 | 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 | 2022 | 1905 | 152.2 | +6.27 | -0.63 | 1.167 | 52.5% | -4 | -89 | +122 | 63.1% | +0.92 | 10–10 (50%) | 13–10 (57%) | 102.7 | +1.31 | 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 | 2023 | 2026 | 167.3 | +7.04 | +2.34 | 1.210 | 53.8% | +35 | -91 | +26 | 71.5% | +1.29 | 11–9 (55%) | 15–5 (75%) | 103.3 | -1.22 | 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 | 2024 | 2071 | 166.5 | +6.78 | +3.55 | 1.264 | 54.5% | +35 | +5 | +84 | 71.2% | +1.52 | 14–6 (70%) | 6–9 (40%) | 100.8 | +0.07 | 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 | 2025 | 2172 | 167.2 | +8.24 | +1.21 | 1.267 | 54.3% | +50 | -83 | -22 | 69.5% | +1.49 | 15–10 (60%) | 14–10 (58%) | 101.1 | +0.87 | 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 | 2026 | 2190 | 173.3 | +7.80 | +1.56 | 1.222 | 53.6% | +139 | -73 | -145 | 72.4% | +1.45 | 16–7 (70%) | 7–6 (54%) | 103.2 | -1.67 | 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 |
| Career | — | 2250 | 164.6 | +6.35 | +1.39 | 1.201 | 53.5% | +31 | -66 | +15 | 67.9% | +1.22 | 89–61 (59%) | 76–63 (55%) | 103.8 | +0.26 | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | 8 | 10 | 18 | Sep 12, 2026 | H2H |
| Iga Swiatek | 6 | 7 | 13 | Aug 20, 2026 | H2H |
| Elise Mertens | 7 | 2 | 9 | Jul 4, 2026 | H2H |
| Elina Svitolina | 4 | 4 | 8 | May 13, 2026 | H2H |
| Jessica Pegula | 5 | 3 | 8 | Mar 25, 2026 | 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 |