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RUS Liudmila Samsonova

WTA #50
Elo#362003
Glicko-2#352022 RD ±62.6
27 yrs · right-handed · strongest on Grass · 333–215 career · peak Elo 2144 · last 2026-09-18

Liudmila Samsonova is WTA No. 50, ranked #36 by Elo (2003) and #35 by Glicko-2 (2022). Career record 333–215.

Elo — overall & by surface

Overall
2003#36
Hard
1947#43
Clay
2000#83
Grass
2137#29
Form · 52w
2019#129
Form is a separate 52-week race in which every player restarts level — it tracks the last year’s gains, not overall level, so it is not comparable to the ratings above.

Glicko-2 — rating & deviation

Overall
2022#35
Hard
1961#44
Clay
2005#71
Grass
2167#36
Rating deviation ±62.6 — lower means more certain.

Rankings · Elo / Glicko

Official (WTA)#50
Overall#36 / #35
Form · 52w race#129 / #242
Hard#43 / #44
Clay#83 / #71
Grass#29 / #36

Career

Peak Elo2144 2023-10-07
Overall W–L333–215 61%
Hard171–116 60%
Clay111–72 61%
Grass38–22 63%

Honours · career

Career titles5
Finals reached9
Career high WTA#12

Pressure · career

Finals5–4 56%
Deciding set61–63 49%
Tie-breaks53–56 49%
Deciding-set tie-breaks6–6 50%
After winning set 1180–41 81%
After losing set 131–116 21%
Vs No. 10–5 0%
Vs Top 55–15 25%
Vs Top 1011–23 32%
Retirements and walkovers are excluded — a deciding set that ended because someone stopped playing is not a deciding set won.

Serve & return · career rates

1st serve in55.0%
Won behind 1st69.9%
Won behind 2nd47.6%
Break points saved57.1%
Break points converted45.2%
Return points won42.3%
Aces per match4.9
Double faults per match4.3
From 371 tour-level matches with point-by-point statistics on file. Rates rather than totals, because the statistics table does not cover every match played.

Head-to-head · career meetings

Elsa Jacquemot0–0 in 0
Kayla Day0–0 in 0
Peyton Stearns0–0 in 0
Marta Kostyuk5–0 in 5
Janice Tjen3–0 in 3
Sloane Stephens3–0 in 3
Tatjana Maria3–0 in 3
Pairs who could meet soon — every scheduled match, and every live-draw opponent with a history. All of them in the head-to-head index.

Recent results

LHard v USA Peyton StearnsGuadalajara Open Akron · 2026-09-186-7 2-6
WHard v UKR Marta KostyukGuadalajara Open Akron · 2026-09-174-6 6-2 7-5
WHard v USA Kayla DayGuadalajara Open Akron · 2026-09-167-6 2-6 7-6
WHard v FRA Elsa JacquemotGuadalajara Open Akron · 2026-09-147-6 6-2
LHard v AUS Maya JointU.S. Open · 2026-08-316-3 2-6 2-6
LHard v USA Cori GauffCincinnati Open · 2026-08-166-2 4-6 1-6
WHard v KAZ Yulia PutintsevaCincinnati Open · 2026-08-147-6 5-7 7-5
LHard v KAZ Elena RybakinaNational Bank Open · 2026-08-094-6 6-4 4-6
WHard v AUS Maya JointNational Bank Open · 2026-08-077-5 6-7 6-2
WHard v CZE Barbora KrejcikovaNational Bank Open · 2026-08-056-1 7-5
WHard v INA Janice TjenNational Bank Open · 2026-08-037-6 7-5
LHard v RUS Diana ShnaiderMubadala DC Open · 2026-07-313-6 4-6

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