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

Liudmila Samsonova vs Taylor Townsend H2H: 0-1

Taylor Townsend holds a 1–0 lead over Liudmila Samsonova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Taylor Townsend leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Taylor Townsend won the 2025 Cincinnati Open second round 6-2 6-4.

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Liudmila Samsonova
Russia Age 27 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Taylor Townsend
United States Age 30 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Taylor Townsend #75 6-2 6-4 Liudmila Samsonova #16 Match data Aug 9, 2025 R64 Cincinnati Open WTA 1000 Hard

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
Taylor Townsend #96 #46 1,267 1,886 74 88 45.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Taylor Townsend
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2013 1–3 25.0% #365 1,502 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2014 5–6 45.5% #104 1,573 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2015 2–5 28.6% #309 1,557 0 0
20 2019 4–6 40.0% #129 1,554 0 0 2016 1–3 25.0% #135 1,570 0 0
21 2020 2–6 25.0% #127 1,621 0 0 2017 5–7 41.7% #94 1,624 0 0
22 2021 22–17 56.4% #38 1,800 0 1 2018 5–7 41.7% #90 1,633 0 0
23 2022 29–16 64.4% #20 1,915 0 4 2019 7–8 46.7% #81 1,683 0 0
24 2023 35–24 59.3% #16 1,932 0 4 2020 1–3 25.0% #89 1,627 0 0
25 2024 27–23 54.0% #27 1,853 0 5 — — — — — — —
26 2025 30–23 56.6% #17 1,855 0 5 2022 1–4 20.0% #133 1,647 0 0
27 2026 16–22 42.1% #47 1,810 0 5 2023 8–7 53.3% #81 1,741 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 2024 15–16 48.4% #68 1,785 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 2025 9–8 52.9% #117 1,828 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 2026 14–11 56.0% #96 1,881 0 0

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 Taylor Townsend
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 3 4 7 42.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2019 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 2020 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2017 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 2021 12 12 24 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 8 1 9 88.9% 2018 2 4 6 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 2022 25 9 34 73.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 2019 4 5 9 44.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2023 27 16 43 62.8% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2020 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2024 13 15 28 46.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2025 15 15 30 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 2022 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2026 10 12 22 45.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 2023 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 13 10 23 56.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 12 7 19 63.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 103 85 188 54.8% 31 33 64 48.4% 31 19 50 62.0% — 58 61 119 48.7% 14 20 34 41.2% 2 7 9 22.2%

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 158/162 of Taylor Townsend'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 Taylor Townsend
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 4/4 2.0 4.8 55.2% 55.1% 39.1% 39.3% 39.0% 48.0% 35.3%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 11/11 2.3 5.2 62.4% 59.8% 43.5% 56.2% 39.8% 53.7% 39.8%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 7/7 3.6 3.0 62.4% 59.1% 54.6% 50.0% 26.1% 57.1% 33.6%
20 2019 10/10 2.4 3.5 55.1% 58.6% 44.1% 58.7% 38.7% 52.0% 40.7% 2016 4/4 1.5 2.3 60.1% 65.5% 43.4% 60.0% 41.7% 56.1% 39.0%
21 2020 8/8 5.1 6.4 54.8% 69.3% 39.2% 39.6% 35.8% 55.6% 38.5% 2017 12/12 1.8 2.3 69.4% 58.5% 44.9% 49.7% 44.3% 54.2% 43.2%
22 2021 39/39 5.9 4.5 56.2% 71.3% 46.9% 56.1% 41.3% 60.7% 40.8% 2018 12/12 2.7 2.6 65.7% 59.6% 46.9% 66.8% 43.8% 55.4% 39.2%
23 2022 45/45 5.3 3.1 57.0% 72.3% 55.0% 62.8% 48.0% 64.6% 43.0% 2019 15/15 3.3 2.3 64.6% 64.5% 49.1% 59.2% 49.1% 59.0% 39.5%
24 2023 57/59 5.9 4.6 55.0% 72.1% 47.7% 51.4% 46.3% 61.1% 43.2% 2020 4/4 3.8 3.3 69.3% 63.5% 43.9% 70.8% 49.1% 57.2% 37.6%
25 2024 49/50 4.7 5.0 50.4% 70.5% 48.8% 58.1% 46.0% 59.6% 42.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2025 44/53 3.6 3.2 58.3% 69.4% 47.8% 55.0% 46.6% 60.1% 42.1% 2022 5/5 2.6 2.6 63.4% 62.4% 50.1% 59.4% 52.6% 58.0% 40.7%
27 2026 36/38 3.2 4.8 57.0% 67.4% 46.9% 52.9% 51.3% 58.5% 42.3% 2023 15/15 4.7 1.7 66.0% 68.3% 53.2% 57.1% 39.3% 63.1% 41.2%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 31/31 5.9 2.6 64.3% 67.6% 46.1% 48.8% 39.3% 59.9% 41.2%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 14/17 5.1 2.6 68.8% 67.3% 47.7% 59.6% 41.0% 61.5% 40.8%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 24/25 4.4 1.8 65.5% 67.6% 48.3% 60.0% 46.1% 61.0% 42.9%
Career — 288/302 4.8 4.2 55.4% 70.2% 48.5% 55.6% 46.0% 60.4% 42.3% — 158/162 4.0 2.6 65.1% 64.5% 47.5% 56.2% 42.3% 58.6% 40.5%

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 Taylor Townsend
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1502 104.1 -0.84 -1.79 0.678 42.7% +26 — — 22.2% -2.89 1–0 1–0 — -0.50
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1574 128.6 -0.80 -1.58 0.859 47.1% -6 +13 — 42.3% -0.58 3–1 (75%) 2–0 — -0.82
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1557 114.7 -0.50 -1.91 0.784 45.4% +10 — — 29.4% -1.29 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.9 -0.54
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 1571 109.8 +0.84 -0.72 0.888 46.9% — — — 33.3% -1.11 0–1 — — +0.05
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 1625 115.8 -1.20 -0.43 0.943 48.6% +23 — — 42.9% -0.57 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.49
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 1634 117.5 -0.54 -2.71 0.880 47.3% -7 -71 — 42.9% -0.78 2–2 (50%) — — -0.28
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 1684 129.6 +1.95 -1.49 0.963 49.3% -20 -103 — 50.0% -0.34 3–5 (38%) 4–1 (80%) 101.7 -0.42
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 1627 106.3 +0.06 -1.17 0.878 47.6% -7 — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–1 — +0.01
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1647 115.1 +0.27 -1.15 0.969 49.3% +6 — — 33.3% -0.92 0–2 — — +0.05
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 1741 131.8 +3.65 -0.47 1.118 51.9% -39 -60 — 55.6% +0.61 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 100.2 +0.21
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1786 139.0 +2.59 -0.84 1.026 50.1% +32 -149 — 48.6% +0.10 6–6 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 100.9 -0.68
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1829 135.5 +2.83 -0.68 1.059 51.0% +19 — — 52.6% -0.08 2–2 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.1 -0.55
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1882 146.3 +3.96 +1.42 1.101 51.8% +41 -196 — 55.2% +0.40 4–4 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 102.5 -1.62
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 — 1887 139.3 +1.69 -0.76 0.978 49.4% +13 -107 — 46.8% -0.25 27–31 (47%) 27–17 (61%) 105.7 -2.84

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.