Anastasia Potapova vs Liudmila SamsonovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇺Anastasia Potapova
#26 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 6–1
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#43 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Anastasia Potapova and Liudmila Samsonova have met 3 times since 2020; Anastasia Potapova leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy - St. Petersburg in 2020 on hard. On clay courts Potapova leads 2–0. Potapova has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Potapova has taken 6 sets to Samsonova's 1. Their most recent meeting: Anastasia Potapova won at Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Potapova | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Anastasia Potapova | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 57% | 17/30 | 65% | 13/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 6/18 | 58% | 14/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 40% | 19/48 | 48% | 21/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 11/29 | 46% | 11/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 12/18 | 60% | 12/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 7/14 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 87% | 20/23 | 64% | 18/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 74% | 17/23 | 46% | 13/28 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Potapova 2, Samsonova 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Potapova
👑 The Complete Package
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 54% vs 🤖 Servebot across 2,084 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Anastasia Potapova.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the servebot's high ace rate.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
May 10, 2026
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome
C Clay · 3rd Round
Apr 17, 2024
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix - Stuttgart
C Clay · 1st Round
Feb 10, 2020
St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy - St. Petersburg
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Potapova | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Anastasia Potapova | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 8/10 | 93% | 14/15 |
| 3 or more | 30% | 3/10 | 53% | 8/15 |
| 5 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 40% | 6/15 |
| 10 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Potapova | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–4 | 10–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.55 | 2.21 |
| ROI % | +19.6% | +20.9% |
| Units P/L | +1.76u | +3.35u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Potapova | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 1 | 6 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 7,530 mi · 12,118 km |
| Route | ROU | UKR → ROU |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Potapova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Samsonova's 10%).
| Opponent | Potapova | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Karolina Muchova | W 63 62 | L 64 46 26 |
| Marta Kostyuk | L 26 61 16 | W 46 62 75 |
| Maya Joint | W 61 62 | L 63 26 26 |
| Coco Gauff | W 46 76 64 | L 62 46 16 |
| Elena Rybakina | W 76 64 | L 46 64 46 |
| Elina Svitolina | L 16 16 | L 63 36 26 |
| Diana Shnaider | L 16 26 | L 36 46 |
| Daria Kasatkina | W 75 46 64 | L 57 36 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 67 26 | L 36 67 |
| Lilli Tagger | W 76 60 | L 26 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sinja Kraus
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Mirra Andreeva
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 7
Amanda Anisimova
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 5
Leolia Jeanjean
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Darja Semenistaja
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 2
Sloane Stephens
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Elina Svitolina
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Elena Gabriela Ruse
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Karolina Muchova
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 4
Linda Fruhvirtova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Peyton Stearns
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Semifinals
Sep 19
Kayla Day
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Marta Kostyuk
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Quarterfinals
Sep 17
Elsa Jacquemot
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 1st Round
Sep 15
Maya Joint
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Coco Gauff
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 44–48 matches
| Metric | Potapova | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 45% |
| Sets won | 57% | 50% |
| Games won | 52% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Potapova | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Potapova | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
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