H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Liudmila Samsonova holds a 1–0 lead over Lin Zhu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Liudmila Samsonova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Liudmila Samsonova won the 2023 Zhuhai round robin 2-6 6-2 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liudmila Samsonova | 2-6 6-2 6-1 | Lin Zhu | Match data | Oct 23, 2023 | RR | Zhuhai | WTA Finals | Hard |
| Lin Zhu | 6-3 6-4 | Liudmila Samsonova | Match data | Feb 16, 2019 | Q2 | Dubai Tennis Championships | Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 | Hard |
1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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 |
| Lin Zhu | #173 | #31 | 1,464 | 1,805 | 88 | 116 | 43.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | Lin Zhu | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 20 | 2019 | 4–6 | 40.0% | #129 | 1,554 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | 3–4 | 42.9% | #134 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2020 | 2–6 | 25.0% | #127 | 1,621 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | 4–6 | 40.0% | #176 | 1,512 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2021 | 22–17 | 56.4% | #38 | 1,800 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | 5–5 | 50.0% | #124 | 1,555 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2022 | 29–16 | 64.4% | #20 | 1,915 | 0 | 4 | 2017 | 6–8 | 42.9% | #113 | 1,577 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2023 | 35–24 | 59.3% | #16 | 1,932 | 0 | 4 | 2018 | 4–6 | 40.0% | #120 | 1,546 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2024 | 27–23 | 54.0% | #27 | 1,853 | 0 | 5 | 2019 | 5–14 | 26.3% | #72 | 1,628 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 2025 | 30–23 | 56.6% | #17 | 1,855 | 0 | 5 | 2020 | 4–5 | 44.4% | #91 | 1,605 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 2026 | 16–22 | 42.1% | #47 | 1,810 | 0 | 5 | 2021 | 4–7 | 36.4% | #114 | 1,563 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 6–11 | 35.3% | #84 | 1,592 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 28–24 | 53.8% | #37 | 1,742 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 12–16 | 42.9% | #120 | 1,656 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 7–10 | 41.2% | #168 | 1,680 | 0 | 1 |
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 | Lin Zhu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 % | |||
| 20 | 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2014 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 22 | 2021 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 50.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 8 | 1 | 9 | 88.9% | 2016 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2022 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 73.5% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2017 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 2023 | 27 | 16 | 43 | 62.8% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2018 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 2024 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 46.4% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 2019 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 26 | 2025 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 50.0% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 2020 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 2026 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.5% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 2021 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 55.8% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Career | — | 103 | 85 | 188 | 54.8% | 31 | 33 | 64 | 48.4% | 31 | 19 | 50 | 62.0% | — | 79 | 92 | 171 | 46.2% | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.0% | 9 | 13 | 22 | 40.9% |
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 200/204 of Lin Zhu'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 | Lin Zhu | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| 20 | 2019 | 10/10 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 55.1% | 58.6% | 44.1% | 58.7% | 38.7% | 52.0% | 40.7% | 2014 | 6/7 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 50.3% | 62.4% | 46.3% | 59.1% | 49.5% | 53.1% | 43.0% |
| 21 | 2020 | 8/8 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 54.8% | 69.3% | 39.2% | 39.6% | 35.8% | 55.6% | 38.5% | 2015 | 10/10 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 57.3% | 60.4% | 48.5% | 50.0% | 54.0% | 55.4% | 38.8% |
| 22 | 2021 | 39/39 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 56.2% | 71.3% | 46.9% | 56.1% | 41.3% | 60.7% | 40.8% | 2016 | 9/10 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 58.5% | 63.5% | 51.5% | 60.6% | 49.9% | 58.4% | 37.8% |
| 23 | 2022 | 45/45 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 57.0% | 72.3% | 55.0% | 62.8% | 48.0% | 64.6% | 43.0% | 2017 | 14/14 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 57.6% | 67.5% | 43.8% | 48.6% | 41.3% | 57.3% | 43.2% |
| 24 | 2023 | 57/59 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 55.0% | 72.1% | 47.7% | 51.4% | 46.3% | 61.1% | 43.2% | 2018 | 10/10 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 60.3% | 61.6% | 44.3% | 51.9% | 52.1% | 55.0% | 44.2% |
| 25 | 2024 | 49/50 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 50.4% | 70.5% | 48.8% | 58.1% | 46.0% | 59.6% | 42.8% | 2019 | 19/19 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 67.0% | 54.9% | 42.5% | 40.5% | 50.0% | 50.7% | 42.8% |
| 26 | 2025 | 44/53 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 58.3% | 69.4% | 47.8% | 55.0% | 46.6% | 60.1% | 42.1% | 2020 | 9/9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 66.5% | 60.0% | 41.9% | 49.2% | 40.7% | 53.8% | 42.6% |
| 27 | 2026 | 36/38 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 57.0% | 67.4% | 46.9% | 52.9% | 51.3% | 58.5% | 42.3% | 2021 | 11/11 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 64.9% | 60.5% | 45.0% | 55.5% | 52.6% | 55.1% | 46.1% |
| 28 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 17/17 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 65.0% | 56.7% | 44.0% | 51.7% | 46.9% | 52.0% | 40.1% |
| 29 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 51/52 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 65.3% | 61.7% | 48.4% | 55.9% | 51.0% | 57.1% | 43.5% |
| 30 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 28/28 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 59.4% | 64.1% | 46.4% | 44.1% | 42.3% | 56.7% | 42.0% |
| 31 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 16/17 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 66.8% | 60.3% | 45.2% | 47.6% | 45.8% | 55.3% | 44.3% |
| Career | — | 288/302 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 55.4% | 70.2% | 48.5% | 55.6% | 46.0% | 60.4% | 42.3% | — | 200/204 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 62.8% | 61.1% | 46.0% | 50.7% | 48.0% | 55.4% | 42.6% |
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 | Lin Zhu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | 2014 | 1521 | 104.1 | -1.07 | -0.56 | 0.918 | 48.3% | +15 | — | — | 30.8% | -1.46 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | +0.04 |
| 21 | 2020 | 1621 | 122.2 | -0.37 | -1.05 | 0.867 | 46.7% | -27 | -10 | — | 31.6% | -1.37 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | -0.41 | 2015 | 1512 | 107.1 | -1.28 | -2.85 | 0.871 | 47.4% | +26 | — | — | 45.8% | -0.50 | 3–3 (50%) | 1–1 | — | +0.65 |
| 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 | 2016 | 1555 | 109.1 | +1.20 | -2.59 | 0.910 | 48.5% | +15 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.59 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.66 |
| 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 | 2017 | 1578 | 123.1 | +0.74 | -0.55 | 1.011 | 50.1% | +10 | — | — | 42.4% | -0.12 | 3–2 (60%) | 0–4 (0%) | 98.9 | -0.01 |
| 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 | 2018 | 1547 | 117.4 | -0.29 | -0.28 | 0.981 | 49.8% | +12 | — | — | 47.6% | 0.00 | 1–2 (33%) | 2–0 | — | +0.19 |
| 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 | 2019 | 1629 | 125.7 | -3.27 | +0.44 | 0.867 | 46.7% | +20 | — | — | 30.8% | -1.46 | 1–4 (20%) | 3–4 (43%) | 96.4 | -0.49 |
| 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 | 2020 | 1606 | 108.9 | -2.09 | -0.72 | 0.923 | 48.0% | +18 | — | — | 47.6% | -0.62 | 1–2 (33%) | 3–1 (75%) | — | +0.71 |
| 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 | 2021 | 1563 | 105.8 | -0.33 | +0.99 | 1.028 | 50.5% | -6 | — | — | 40.0% | -0.48 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–3 (25%) | 96.7 | +0.09 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 1592 | 112.9 | -3.24 | -2.37 | 0.836 | 46.4% | +24 | — | — | 41.0% | -0.77 | 1–4 (20%) | 2–3 (40%) | 96.0 | +1.07 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 1742 | 140.5 | +0.07 | +0.82 | 1.014 | 50.3% | -12 | — | -149 | 54.3% | +0.16 | 7–7 (50%) | 10–4 (71%) | 106.6 | -1.61 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 1656 | 126.9 | 0.00 | -0.71 | 0.971 | 49.4% | +61 | -323 | -13 | 48.4% | -0.24 | 2–6 (25%) | 3–4 (43%) | 93.5 | +0.26 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 1680 | 133.0 | -0.52 | +0.63 | 0.991 | 49.7% | +20 | — | -97 | 43.9% | -0.34 | 3–4 (43%) | 2–2 (50%) | 100.7 | -0.13 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 1644 | 106.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | 1805 | 129.3 | -0.73 | -0.31 | 0.955 | 49.0% | +14 | -323 | -88 | 45.8% | -0.37 | 25–37 (40%) | 28–26 (52%) | 98.2 | +0.70 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesia Tsurenko | 1 | 3 | 4 | Oct 2, 2023 | H2H |
| Xiyu Wang | 3 | 1 | 4 | Sep 14, 2023 | H2H |
| Rebecca Marino | 3 | 1 | 4 | Jun 24, 2023 | H2H |
| Elise Mertens | 1 | 3 | 4 | Jul 1, 2021 | H2H |
| Diana Shnaider | 0 | 3 | 3 | Oct 17, 2025 | H2H |