H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Donna Vekic holds a 3–0 lead over Liudmila Samsonova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Donna Vekic leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Donna Vekic won the 2023 Italian Open third round 2-6 7-6(5) 6-2.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Vekic | 2-6 7-6(5) 6-2 | Liudmila Samsonova | Match data | May 14, 2023* | R32 | Italian Open | WTA 1000 | Clay |
| Donna Vekic | 6-3 6-0 | Liudmila Samsonova | Match data | Jan 19, 2023* | R64 | Australian Open | Grand Slam | Hard |
| Donna Vekic | 6-2 6-4 | Liudmila Samsonova | Match data | May 28, 2019* | R128 | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | Clay |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liudmila Samsonova | #47 | #12 | 2,950 | 1,969 | 165 | 137 | 54.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Donna Vekic | #39 | #17 | 2,458 | 1,933 | 243 | 239 | 50.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 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 | Liudmila Samsonova | Donna Vekic | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 4–1 | 80.0% | #108 | 1,565 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 12–12 | 50.0% | #96 | 1,603 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 12–18 | 40.0% | #82 | 1,552 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 10–10 | 50.0% | #103 | 1,606 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 2019 | 4–6 | 40.0% | #129 | 1,554 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | 4–16 | 20.0% | #101 | 1,562 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 2020 | 2–6 | 25.0% | #127 | 1,621 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | 16–21 | 43.2% | #55 | 1,670 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 2021 | 22–17 | 56.4% | #38 | 1,800 | 0 | 1 | 2018 | 31–24 | 56.4% | #34 | 1,781 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | 2022 | 29–16 | 64.4% | #20 | 1,915 | 0 | 4 | 2019 | 35–24 | 59.3% | #19 | 1,770 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | 2023 | 35–24 | 59.3% | #16 | 1,932 | 0 | 4 | 2020 | 8–11 | 42.1% | #32 | 1,695 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | 2024 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #27 | 1,853 | 0 | 5 | 2021 | 16–15 | 51.6% | #68 | 1,760 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 2025 | 30–23 | 56.6% | #17 | 1,855 | 0 | 5 | 2022 | 12–13 | 48.0% | #67 | 1,801 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 2026 | 16–22 | 42.1% | #47 | 1,810 | 0 | 5 | 2023 | 26–20 | 56.5% | #23 | 1,778 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 31–20 | 60.8% | #19 | 1,896 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 14–21 | 40.0% | #69 | 1,741 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 12–13 | 48.0% | #39 | 1,745 | 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 | Liudmila Samsonova | Donna Vekic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 % | |||
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 42.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2016 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28.6% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 21 | 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 36.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 22 | 2021 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 8 | 1 | 9 | 88.9% | 2018 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 54.5% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% |
| 23 | 2022 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 73.5% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2019 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 57.1% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 24 | 2023 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 62.8% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2020 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 2024 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 46.4% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 2021 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 26 | 2025 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 50.0% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 2022 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 27 | 2026 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.5% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 2023 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 55.6% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52.2% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3% |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 40.9% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| Career | — | 103 | 85 | 188 | 54.8% | 31 | 33 | 64 | 48.4% | 31 | 19 | 50 | 62.0% | — | 149 | 162 | 311 | 47.9% | 39 | 42 | 81 | 48.1% | 55 | 35 | 90 | 61.1% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 288/302 of Liudmila Samsonova's and 444/483 of Donna Vekic'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 | Liudmila Samsonova | Donna Vekic | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| 16 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 4/5 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 52.3% | 70.6% | 53.9% | 25.0% | 53.1% | 62.9% | 44.2% |
| 17 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 24/24 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 56.0% | 65.9% | 50.9% | 40.1% | 46.9% | 58.9% | 44.8% |
| 18 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 30/30 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 53.3% | 66.6% | 40.9% | 47.3% | 54.0% | 54.4% | 42.1% |
| 19 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 14/20 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 57.9% | 63.2% | 43.0% | 40.1% | 45.4% | 54.1% | 38.4% |
| 20 | 2019 | 10/10 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 55.1% | 58.6% | 44.1% | 58.7% | 38.7% | 52.0% | 40.7% | 2016 | 20/20 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 49.8% | 64.6% | 39.8% | 54.2% | 52.4% | 52.2% | 40.3% |
| 21 | 2020 | 8/8 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 54.8% | 69.3% | 39.2% | 39.6% | 35.8% | 55.6% | 38.5% | 2017 | 36/37 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 56.0% | 65.3% | 45.8% | 58.3% | 47.7% | 56.5% | 40.6% |
| 22 | 2021 | 39/39 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 56.2% | 71.3% | 46.9% | 56.1% | 41.3% | 60.7% | 40.8% | 2018 | 49/55 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 55.1% | 67.5% | 44.7% | 52.0% | 48.1% | 57.3% | 45.4% |
| 23 | 2022 | 45/45 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 57.0% | 72.3% | 55.0% | 62.8% | 48.0% | 64.6% | 43.0% | 2019 | 59/59 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 57.1% | 69.9% | 47.5% | 48.2% | 52.0% | 60.4% | 45.0% |
| 24 | 2023 | 57/59 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 55.0% | 72.1% | 47.7% | 51.4% | 46.3% | 61.1% | 43.2% | 2020 | 19/19 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 58.0% | 65.5% | 43.7% | 43.4% | 45.6% | 56.9% | 42.5% |
| 25 | 2024 | 49/50 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 50.4% | 70.5% | 48.8% | 58.1% | 46.0% | 59.6% | 42.8% | 2021 | 28/31 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 57.2% | 70.4% | 45.8% | 53.6% | 44.5% | 59.7% | 43.1% |
| 26 | 2025 | 44/53 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 58.3% | 69.4% | 47.8% | 55.0% | 46.6% | 60.1% | 42.1% | 2022 | 25/25 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 56.6% | 68.9% | 45.0% | 52.3% | 57.0% | 58.5% | 41.5% |
| 27 | 2026 | 36/38 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 57.0% | 67.4% | 46.9% | 52.9% | 51.3% | 58.5% | 42.3% | 2023 | 46/47 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 56.0% | 67.6% | 44.2% | 52.8% | 51.8% | 57.4% | 43.6% |
| 28 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 44/51 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 57.2% | 71.9% | 45.2% | 49.1% | 46.5% | 60.4% | 44.1% |
| 29 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 22/35 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 53.4% | 64.6% | 39.6% | 51.8% | 43.1% | 53.0% | 41.1% |
| 30 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 24/25 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 58.0% | 67.7% | 45.2% | 55.4% | 38.1% | 58.4% | 40.9% |
| Career | — | 288/302 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 55.4% | 70.2% | 48.5% | 55.6% | 46.0% | 60.4% | 42.3% | — | 444/483 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 55.9% | 67.7% | 44.9% | 50.2% | 48.7% | 57.6% | 43.0% |
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 | Liudmila Samsonova | Donna Vekic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 1565 | 114.5 | +2.21 | -1.39 | 1.193 | 53.0% | +23 | — | — | 72.7% | +1.73 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | +0.32 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 1604 | 122.4 | +1.86 | +0.10 | 1.090 | 51.8% | -25 | — | +81 | 50.0% | +0.17 | 3–3 (50%) | 4–2 (67%) | 102.5 | -0.09 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 1552 | 122.1 | -1.63 | -1.74 | 0.922 | 48.4% | +17 | — | +134 | 44.6% | -0.50 | 5–9 (36%) | 6–1 (86%) | 100.6 | -0.23 |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 1606 | 102.7 | -2.51 | -2.71 | 0.835 | 46.2% | -21 | -76 | — | 44.7% | -0.74 | 6–1 (86%) | — | — | +0.62 |
| 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 | 2016 | 1563 | 111.8 | -2.41 | -1.13 | 0.843 | 46.5% | +44 | -99 | — | 24.4% | -1.29 | 2–3 (40%) | 1–4 (20%) | 97.4 | -0.76 |
| 21 | 2020 | 1621 | 122.2 | -0.37 | -1.05 | 0.867 | 46.7% | -27 | -10 | — | 31.6% | -1.37 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | -0.41 | 2017 | 1670 | 128.8 | +0.13 | -1.26 | 0.933 | 48.8% | -42 | -177 | +56 | 45.8% | -0.31 | 3–6 (33%) | 5–8 (38%) | 94.6 | -0.63 |
| 22 | 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 | 2018 | 1782 | 137.0 | +0.35 | +2.36 | 1.063 | 51.2% | -52 | -181 | -7 | 57.0% | +0.37 | 4–11 (27%) | 6–6 (50%) | 92.6 | +0.05 |
| 23 | 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 | 2019 | 1771 | 150.5 | +3.02 | +2.45 | 1.137 | 52.4% | -24 | -62 | +25 | 60.0% | +0.92 | 8–11 (42%) | 4–14 (22%) | 89.1 | +1.18 |
| 24 | 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 | 2020 | 1696 | 131.1 | +0.33 | 0.00 | 0.985 | 49.4% | +28 | -43 | — | 40.5% | -0.26 | 3–1 (75%) | 1–2 (33%) | 101.7 | +0.62 |
| 25 | 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 | 2021 | 1761 | 140.5 | +1.94 | +0.45 | 1.069 | 51.4% | +17 | — | +73 | 52.1% | +0.42 | 5–6 (45%) | 4–7 (36%) | 97.9 | -0.11 |
| 26 | 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 | 2022 | 1802 | 135.2 | +1.22 | +0.17 | 0.999 | 50.4% | +25 | — | +9 | 50.0% | +0.02 | 2–4 (33%) | 3–3 (50%) | 96.9 | -0.92 |
| 27 | 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 | 2023 | 1779 | 141.0 | +1.13 | +0.49 | 1.024 | 50.6% | +3 | -119 | +117 | 53.8% | +0.22 | 11–7 (61%) | 11–9 (55%) | 104.1 | -0.44 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 1896 | 146.2 | +3.22 | +1.18 | 1.113 | 51.8% | -95 | -87 | +112 | 57.0% | +0.69 | 12–11 (52%) | 6–10 (38%) | 100.0 | -0.31 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 1741 | 135.8 | -2.37 | -0.97 | 0.874 | 47.3% | +6 | +22 | +152 | 41.3% | -0.52 | 5–5 (50%) | 2–7 (22%) | 96.9 | +1.04 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 1745 | 136.4 | +1.44 | -0.81 | 0.983 | 49.6% | -63 | +83 | +195 | 50.0% | -0.07 | 4–8 (33%) | 5–3 (63%) | 98.3 | +0.22 |
| Career | — | 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 | — | 1933 | 141.1 | +0.87 | +0.34 | 1.014 | 50.3% | -15 | -75 | +82 | 50.5% | +0.11 | 74–86 (46%) | 59–76 (44%) | 94.2 | +0.12 |
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 | 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 |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karolina Pliskova | 4 | 7 | 11 | Jun 12, 2026 | H2H |
| Maria Sakkari | 6 | 3 | 9 | Aug 19, 2025 | H2H |
| Yulia Putintseva | 4 | 4 | 8 | Jan 6, 2025 | H2H |
| Caroline Garcia | 5 | 2 | 7 | Mar 5, 2023 | H2H |
| Johanna Konta | 3 | 4 | 7 | Jun 4, 2019 | H2H |