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

Liudmila Samsonova vs Irina-Camelia Begu H2H: 0-1

Irina-Camelia Begu holds a 1–0 lead over Liudmila Samsonova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Irina-Camelia Begu leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Irina-Camelia Begu won the 2023 Madrid Open fourth round 6-4 6-4.

Russia Age 27 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
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1 main-draw meetings
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 181 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Irina-Camelia Begu #35 6-4 6-4 Liudmila Samsonova #18 Match data May 3, 2023* R16 Madrid Open WTA 1000 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.

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
Liudmila Samsonova #47 #12 2,950 1,969 165 137 54.6% 0 0 0 2 3 5
Irina-Camelia Begu #461 #22 1,925 1,883 245 237 50.8% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Liudmila Samsonova Irina-Camelia Begu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2009 0–1 0.0% #234 1,493 0 0
19 2010 0–1 0.0% #202 1,485 0 0
20 2019 4–6 40.0% #129 1,554 0 0 2011 16–11 59.3% #40 1,657 0 0
21 2020 2–6 25.0% #127 1,621 0 0 2012 22–19 53.7% #52 1,728 0 1
22 2021 22–17 56.4% #38 1,800 0 1 2013 10–17 37.0% #131 1,558 0 1
23 2022 29–16 64.4% #20 1,915 0 4 2014 14–15 48.3% #41 1,617 0 1
24 2023 35–24 59.3% #16 1,932 0 4 2015 30–20 60.0% #31 1,698 0 2
25 2024 27–23 54.0% #27 1,853 0 5 2016 25–20 55.6% #29 1,682 0 3
26 2025 30–23 56.6% #17 1,855 0 5 2017 20–22 47.6% #43 1,663 0 4
27 2026 16–22 42.1% #47 1,810 0 5 2018 19–25 43.2% #67 1,592 0 4
28 2019 11–15 42.3% #102 1,560 0 4
29 2020 5–8 38.5% #78 1,712 0 4
30 2021 17–15 53.1% #62 1,738 0 4
31 2022 25–15 62.5% #34 1,832 0 5
32 2023 13–13 50.0% #75 1,776 0 5
33 2024 10–8 55.6% #79 1,803 0 5
34 2025 7–9 43.8% #144 1,758 0 6
35 2026 1–3 25.0% #461 1,725 0 6

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 Liudmila Samsonova Irina-Camelia Begu
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 2009 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2010 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2019 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 2011 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2020 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2012 11 7 18 61.1% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 2021 12 12 24 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 8 1 9 88.9% 2013 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 2022 25 9 34 73.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 2014 6 8 14 42.9% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2023 27 16 43 62.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2015 15 11 26 57.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 3 5 40.0%
25 2024 13 15 28 46.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 2016 11 12 23 47.8% 13 5 18 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 2025 15 15 30 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 2017 6 14 20 30.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2026 10 12 22 45.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 2018 10 16 26 38.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2019 6 9 15 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
29 2020 0 4 4 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
30 2021 14 10 24 58.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
31 2022 10 9 19 52.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 2023 5 8 13 38.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 2024 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
34 2025 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
35 2026 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
Career 103 85 188 54.8% 31 33 64 48.4% 31 19 50 62.0% 107 129 236 45.3% 124 85 209 59.3% 14 23 37 37.8%

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 288/302 of Liudmila Samsonova's and 446/482 of Irina-Camelia Begu'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 Irina-Camelia Begu
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 —/— 2009 1/1 1.0 6.0 65.5% 50.0% 43.6% 50.0% 62.5% 47.8% 44.3%
19 —/— 2010 1/1 0.0 4.0 69.8% 56.7% 15.4% 28.6% 0.0% 44.2% 28.6%
20 2019 10/10 2.4 3.5 55.1% 58.6% 44.1% 58.7% 38.7% 52.0% 40.7% 2011 25/27 2.4 3.8 59.5% 61.9% 44.4% 50.6% 45.4% 54.7% 45.7%
21 2020 8/8 5.1 6.4 54.8% 69.3% 39.2% 39.6% 35.8% 55.6% 38.5% 2012 37/41 2.2 3.4 66.2% 59.6% 45.3% 48.2% 50.8% 55.0% 43.8%
22 2021 39/39 5.9 4.5 56.2% 71.3% 46.9% 56.1% 41.3% 60.7% 40.8% 2013 25/27 1.8 5.3 61.0% 58.2% 38.3% 51.4% 46.8% 50.4% 43.5%
23 2022 45/45 5.3 3.1 57.0% 72.3% 55.0% 62.8% 48.0% 64.6% 43.0% 2014 27/29 2.5 3.3 62.7% 62.2% 46.4% 48.9% 47.6% 56.1% 43.1%
24 2023 57/59 5.9 4.6 55.0% 72.1% 47.7% 51.4% 46.3% 61.1% 43.2% 2015 38/50 2.7 3.8 65.1% 64.1% 50.2% 52.0% 58.6% 59.1% 42.3%
25 2024 49/50 4.7 5.0 50.4% 70.5% 48.8% 58.1% 46.0% 59.6% 42.8% 2016 42/45 3.6 4.4 61.2% 63.7% 45.3% 54.4% 49.3% 56.6% 43.1%
26 2025 44/53 3.6 3.2 58.3% 69.4% 47.8% 55.0% 46.6% 60.1% 42.1% 2017 41/42 2.2 4.6 63.5% 61.6% 46.0% 54.5% 52.8% 55.8% 44.4%
27 2026 36/38 3.2 4.8 57.0% 67.4% 46.9% 52.9% 51.3% 58.5% 42.3% 2018 43/44 1.8 4.5 63.4% 59.3% 42.0% 50.4% 50.5% 53.0% 42.8%
28 —/— 2019 26/26 1.7 4.3 63.2% 61.8% 47.1% 46.3% 53.2% 56.5% 44.4%
29 —/— 2020 13/13 1.3 4.0 67.6% 58.9% 45.8% 46.5% 47.1% 54.9% 40.5%
30 —/— 2021 32/32 2.8 3.8 64.2% 63.9% 43.4% 50.0% 42.1% 56.6% 42.4%
31 —/— 2022 39/40 3.3 4.6 64.0% 66.2% 46.4% 49.0% 43.8% 59.0% 43.5%
32 —/— 2023 26/26 2.6 4.2 65.6% 63.6% 45.5% 55.2% 48.0% 57.3% 43.6%
33 —/— 2024 17/18 1.8 2.7 67.5% 63.9% 46.2% 59.5% 51.3% 58.6% 45.2%
34 —/— 2025 9/16 1.7 4.2 62.5% 59.1% 43.6% 41.9% 49.2% 53.2% 39.9%
35 —/— 2026 4/4 2.8 3.0 69.3% 53.1% 38.8% 33.0% 35.4% 48.9% 34.0%
Career 288/302 4.8 4.2 55.4% 70.2% 48.5% 55.6% 46.0% 60.4% 42.3% 446/482 2.4 4.1 63.7% 62.0% 45.0% 50.8% 49.2% 55.9% 43.3%

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 Liudmila Samsonova Irina-Camelia Begu
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 2009 1493 101.8 +1.68 +0.59 0.849 46.4% 33.3% -1.67 0–1 -0.17
19 2010 1486 95.9 -0.38 -2.74 0.512 36.5% 0.0% -5.00 -0.01
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 2011 1657 128.9 +0.21 +1.84 1.010 50.2% -80 +48 61.4% +0.35 2–3 (40%) 1–1 -1.11
21 2020 1621 122.2 -0.37 -1.05 0.867 46.7% -27 -10 31.6% -1.37 1–2 (33%) -0.41 2012 1729 124.4 -0.08 -0.14 0.972 49.4% -44 -4 -163 50.5% -0.14 8–5 (62%) 6–5 (55%) 105.0 -1.47
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 2013 1559 109.9 -4.05 -1.09 0.877 47.2% +38 +77 -50 39.3% -0.64 4–2 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.9 +0.92
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 2014 1617 119.9 -0.25 -1.13 0.983 49.6% -23 +30 53.0% +0.03 5–7 (42%) 5–6 (45%) 99.1 +1.11
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 2015 1698 131.5 +1.34 +0.89 1.034 50.9% -37 +30 -116 57.4% +0.44 9–10 (47%) 8–8 (50%) 100.3 +2.64
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 2016 1682 126.6 +0.58 +0.63 0.991 50.0% -72 +175 -137 52.4% 0.00 14–6 (70%) 7–2 (78%) 107.7 +0.64
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 2017 1664 128.6 -0.38 +1.07 1.004 49.9% -89 +195 47.0% -0.15 9–7 (56%) 3–5 (38%) 99.2 +1.03
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 2018 1593 124.2 -2.95 -0.51 0.911 48.0% -36 +204 43.9% -0.57 7–5 (58%) 2–3 (40%) 102.2 +0.57
28 2019 1560 121.8 -0.13 +0.23 1.021 50.4% -4 +132 45.0% -0.18 3–7 (30%) 3–5 (38%) 95.8 +0.93
29 2020 1712 131.3 +0.09 -0.90 0.898 47.5% -48 +81 34.5% -0.65 3–0 (100%) 1–2 (33%) -0.92
30 2021 1739 138.8 +0.20 -0.34 0.975 49.3% +5 -16 -180 50.7% +0.12 6–3 (67%) 7–9 (44%) 102.9 -1.63
31 2022 1832 139.8 +1.77 +0.58 1.060 51.1% -93 +130 -232 58.5% +0.44 9–7 (56%) 5–4 (56%) 101.6 +0.25
32 2023 1777 132.8 +0.02 +1.18 1.021 50.3% -86 +140 50.8% -0.05 3–4 (43%) 3–1 (75%) 99.8 +0.24
33 2024 1803 131.2 +1.25 +2.03 1.090 51.8% -132 +166 52.6% 0.00 2–2 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 99.2 +0.10
34 2025 1758 125.4 -2.22 -2.60 0.853 46.5% -101 +159 45.0% -0.43 4–4 (50%) 2–0 +0.64
35 2026 1726 103.3 -3.12 -1.52 0.666 41.4% -74 22.2% -2.11 1–0 1–0 +0.43
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 1883 134.3 -0.24 +0.24 0.980 49.5% -45 +108 -136 50.1% -0.07 89–73 (55%) 58–55 (51%) 104.7 +0.87

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.