H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Jessica Pegula vs Liudmila Samsonova H2H: 4-2

Jessica Pegula holds a 4–2 lead over Liudmila Samsonova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Jessica Pegula leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Liudmila Samsonova leads 2–0 on grass. Most recently, Jessica Pegula won the 2026 Brisbane International quarterfinal 6-3 7-6(3).

United States Age 32 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
4 2
6 main-draw meetings
Russia Age 27 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jessica Pegula #6 6-3 7-6(3) Liudmila Samsonova #17 Match data Jan 9, 2026 QF Brisbane International WTA 500 Hard
Liudmila Samsonova #20 6-7(8) 7-5 7-6(5) Jessica Pegula #3 Match data Jun 18, 2025 R16 Berlin Open WTA 500 Grass
Jessica Pegula #5 6-0 6-4 Liudmila Samsonova #25 Match data Feb 18, 2025 R32 Dubai Tennis Championships WTA 1000 Hard
Jessica Pegula #4 6-1 6-0 Liudmila Samsonova #18 Match data Aug 13, 2023* F Canadian Open WTA 1000 Hard
Jessica Pegula #11 4-6 6-3 6-4 Liudmila Samsonova #25 Match data May 11, 2022* R64 Italian Open WTA 1000 Clay
Liudmila Samsonova #65 6-4 3-6 6-3 Jessica Pegula #26 Match data Jul 1, 2021* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Jessica Pegula #83 6-3 3-6 6-2 Liudmila Samsonova #120 Match data Aug 21, 2020 Q2 Q Cincinnati Open Premier 5 modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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.

Career Comparison

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
Jessica Pegula #3 #3 7,265 2,166 304 140 68.5% 0 4 0 4 3 11
Liudmila Samsonova #47 #12 2,950 1,969 165 137 54.6% 0 0 0 2 3 5

Career Progression by Age

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 Jessica Pegula Liudmila Samsonova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2012 0–2 0.0% #150 1,478 0 0
19 2013 2–4 33.3% #203 1,489 0 0
20 2019 4–6 40.0% #129 1,554 0 0
21 2015 2–4 33.3% #155 1,484 0 0 2020 2–6 25.0% #127 1,621 0 0
22 2016 5–3 62.5% #167 1,518 0 0 2021 22–17 56.4% #38 1,800 0 1
23 2017 0–1 0.0% #627 1,500 0 0 2022 29–16 64.4% #20 1,915 0 4
24 2018 4–1 80.0% #111 1,608 0 0 2023 35–24 59.3% #16 1,932 0 4
25 2019 9–13 40.9% #83 1,634 0 1 2024 27–23 54.0% #27 1,853 0 5
26 2020 10–6 62.5% #63 1,788 0 1 2025 30–23 56.6% #17 1,855 0 5
27 2021 38–19 66.7% #18 1,925 0 1 2026 16–22 42.1% #47 1,810 0 5
28 2022 42–20 67.7% #3 1,975 0 2
29 2023 54–17 76.1% #5 2,084 0 4
30 2024 36–16 69.2% #7 2,026 0 6
31 2025 52–21 71.2% #6 2,057 0 9
32 2026 50–13 79.4% #3 2,140 0 11

Surface Results by Age

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 Jessica Pegula Liudmila Samsonova
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
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 2012 0 2 2 0.0%
19 2013 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 2019 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2015 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2020 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2016 5 3 8 62.5% 2021 12 12 24 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 8 1 9 88.9%
23 2017 0 1 1 0.0% 2022 25 9 34 73.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0%
24 2018 4 1 5 80.0% 2023 27 16 43 62.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
25 2019 6 7 13 46.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 2024 13 15 28 46.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 3 11 72.7%
26 2020 10 5 15 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2025 15 15 30 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 7 3 10 70.0%
27 2021 27 12 39 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 2026 10 12 22 45.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9%
28 2022 28 15 43 65.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2023 40 11 51 78.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0%
30 2024 26 11 37 70.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7%
31 2025 37 14 51 72.5% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 2 6 66.7%
32 2026 34 8 42 81.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 7 2 9 77.8%
Career 219 94 313 70.0% 56 30 86 65.1% 29 16 45 64.4% 103 85 188 54.8% 31 33 64 48.4% 31 19 50 62.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 404/444 of Jessica Pegula'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 Jessica Pegula 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 2012 2/2 3.5 3.0 58.7% 60.3% 56.8% 73.0% 57.7% 58.9% 33.1% —/—
19 2013 5/6 0.6 3.4 58.9% 55.7% 46.7% 61.7% 47.7% 51.8% 42.3% —/—
20 —/— 2019 10/10 2.4 3.5 55.1% 58.6% 44.1% 58.7% 38.7% 52.0% 40.7%
21 2015 3/6 1.7 3.7 62.7% 69.6% 46.8% 57.3% 34.6% 60.8% 39.9% 2020 8/8 5.1 6.4 54.8% 69.3% 39.2% 39.6% 35.8% 55.6% 38.5%
22 2016 4/8 2.3 2.5 60.3% 60.6% 43.7% 52.4% 50.4% 53.8% 36.9% 2021 39/39 5.9 4.5 56.2% 71.3% 46.9% 56.1% 41.3% 60.7% 40.8%
23 2017 1/1 6.0 6.0 53.4% 70.2% 46.3% 66.7% 33.3% 59.1% 33.7% 2022 45/45 5.3 3.1 57.0% 72.3% 55.0% 62.8% 48.0% 64.6% 43.0%
24 2018 5/5 4.4 2.8 60.7% 69.8% 43.9% 63.7% 54.4% 59.5% 43.0% 2023 57/59 5.9 4.6 55.0% 72.1% 47.7% 51.4% 46.3% 61.1% 43.2%
25 2019 22/22 2.0 2.5 61.1% 60.0% 45.9% 51.0% 45.5% 54.7% 42.7% 2024 49/50 4.7 5.0 50.4% 70.5% 48.8% 58.1% 46.0% 59.6% 42.8%
26 2020 16/16 2.4 2.2 61.9% 63.7% 49.2% 54.3% 45.5% 58.1% 44.4% 2025 44/53 3.6 3.2 58.3% 69.4% 47.8% 55.0% 46.6% 60.1% 42.1%
27 2021 52/57 2.8 3.0 59.7% 67.6% 50.8% 56.5% 49.0% 61.0% 46.9% 2026 36/38 3.2 4.8 57.0% 67.4% 46.9% 52.9% 51.3% 58.5% 42.3%
28 2022 61/62 2.6 3.1 58.0% 68.1% 49.3% 53.2% 46.7% 60.2% 46.4% —/—
29 2023 69/71 2.5 2.4 58.4% 67.2% 50.7% 54.6% 51.3% 60.2% 47.5% —/—
30 2024 49/52 3.3 2.4 61.5% 68.0% 50.3% 57.0% 52.0% 61.2% 44.8% —/—
31 2025 57/73 2.6 2.2 62.3% 67.9% 50.7% 56.5% 50.4% 61.3% 46.1% —/—
32 2026 58/63 4.0 1.8 61.6% 70.6% 51.2% 56.2% 47.4% 63.1% 45.6% —/—
Career 404/444 2.8 2.5 60.3% 67.4% 50.0% 55.5% 49.0% 60.4% 45.7% 288/302 4.8 4.2 55.4% 70.2% 48.5% 55.6% 46.0% 60.4% 42.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

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 Jessica Pegula 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 2012 1479 101.6 -0.91 -1.89 0.805 47.0% 20.0% -1.60 0–1 -0.05
19 2013 1489 106.5 -1.07 +0.21 0.878 47.3% +75 35.7% -1.00 1–1 1–1 -0.25
20 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 2015 1485 104.6 +0.19 -1.18 1.018 49.7% +11 43.8% -0.63 1–3 (25%) 2–3 (40%) +0.29 2020 1621 122.2 -0.37 -1.05 0.867 46.7% -27 -10 31.6% -1.37 1–2 (33%) -0.41
22 2016 1519 111.1 -0.50 -2.35 0.800 45.8% +15 58.8% +0.23 1–0 2–1 (67%) +0.01 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 2017 1501 95.9 -2.41 -3.99 0.824 46.6% 33.3% -2.00 0–1 +0.19 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 2018 1608 112.0 -0.41 +0.67 1.062 51.5% +6 72.7% +0.91 1–0 2–0 +0.14 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 2019 1634 127.0 -1.39 +0.06 0.941 48.7% +21 -85 41.2% -0.49 4–3 (57%) 2–2 (50%) 102.2 -0.99 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 2020 1788 143.1 +1.44 +2.30 1.059 51.0% +28 51.4% +0.17 5–0 (100%) 3–2 (60%) 107.9 -1.45 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 2021 1926 160.3 +4.03 +4.07 1.203 53.8% +32 -304 -286 64.0% +1.08 7–10 (41%) 3–2 (60%) 99.3 -0.70 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 2022 1975 158.6 +3.67 +4.35 1.167 53.0% +11 -131 -302 62.7% +0.90 10–6 (63%) 7–8 (47%) 100.5 +0.72
29 2023 2085 164.0 +3.89 +4.87 1.193 53.7% +47 -210 -304 68.3% +1.39 17–6 (74%) 6–7 (46%) 104.6 +0.29
30 2024 2026 156.7 +4.38 +2.33 1.156 52.9% +50 -128 -137 63.6% +0.76 13–7 (65%) 11–8 (58%) 100.5 +1.07
31 2025 2057 165.8 +4.29 +3.29 1.192 53.6% +59 -133 -89 66.5% +1.16 17–13 (57%) 9–11 (45%) 95.7 +2.36
32 2026 2141 168.2 +6.14 +3.67 1.237 53.8% +68 -159 -77 70.0% +1.27 19–5 (79%) 9–3 (75%) 110.3 -0.73
Career 2167 162.8 +3.70 +3.34 1.155 52.9% +41 -155 -186 63.2% +0.91 96–56 (63%) 57–48 (54%) 105.1 +0.21 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

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.