Ann Li vs Liudmila SamsonovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Ann Li
#31 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 3–4
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#43 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Ann Li and Liudmila Samsonova have met 3 times since 2022; Liudmila Samsonova leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells in 2022 on hard. Across all meetings Li has taken 3 sets to Samsonova's 4. Their most recent meeting: Liudmila Samsonova won at Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Li | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ann Li | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 19/31 | 65% | 13/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 44% | 12/27 | 58% | 14/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 24/58 | 48% | 21/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 39% | 14/36 | 46% | 11/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 68% | 13/19 | 60% | 12/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 47% | 8/17 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 23/25 | 64% | 18/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 76% | 19/25 | 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 (Li 1, Samsonova 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Li
🤖 Servebot
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Ann Li and Liudmila Samsonova are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 2,080 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
May 8, 2026
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome
C Clay · 2nd Round
Jun 7, 2022
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch
G Grass · 1st Round
Mar 11, 2022
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Li | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Ann Li | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 12/15 | 93% | 14/15 |
| 3 or more | 67% | 10/15 | 53% | 8/15 |
| 5 or more | 47% | 7/15 | 40% | 6/15 |
| 10 or more | 13% | 2/15 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Li | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–7 | 10–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.48 | 2.21 |
| ROI % | -8.3% | +20.9% |
| Units P/L | -1.24u | +3.35u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Li | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 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
Li has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Samsonova's 20%).
| Opponent | Li | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Elina Svitolina | L 26 36 | L 63 36 26 |
| Ashlyn Krueger | W 64 62 | L 63 57 26 |
| Marta Kostyuk | L 06 76 36 | W 46 62 75 |
| Antonia Ruzic | W 75 61 | W 60 64 |
| Maya Joint | W 61 62 | L 63 26 26 |
| Coco Gauff | L 16 67 | L 62 46 16 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 26 57 | L 46 64 46 |
| Magdalena Frech | L 46 36 | L 36 64 67 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 63 75 | L 64 67 46 |
| Daria Kasatkina | W 67 62 64 | L 57 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Elina Svitolina
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 7
Belinda Bencic
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Ashlyn Krueger
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Linda Noskova
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 4
Donna Vekic
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Antonia Ruzic
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Semifinals
Aug 29
Alycia Parks
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
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
Marta Kostyuk
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Quarterfinals
Sep 17
Kayla Day
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round
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 · 44–58 matches
| Metric | Li | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 45% |
| Sets won | 53% | 50% |
| Games won | 51% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Li | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Li | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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