Ann Li vs Liudmila SamsonovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Ann Li
#30 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 3–4
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#45 · 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 | 59% | 16/27 | 72% | 13/18 |
| Wins a set when losing | 45% | 13/29 | 52% | 12/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 43% | 24/56 | 41% | 17/41 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 34% | 11/32 | 50% | 11/22 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 61% | 11/18 | 53% | 10/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 44% | 8/18 | 25% | 2/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 20/22 | 67% | 16/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 16/22 | 54% | 13/24 |
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 2,026 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 | 85% | 11/13 | 100% | 16/16 |
| 3 or more | 77% | 10/13 | 75% | 12/16 |
| 5 or more | 54% | 7/13 | 63% | 10/16 |
| 10 or more | 15% | 2/13 | 6% | 1/16 |
| 15 or more | 8% | 1/13 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/16 |
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 | 6–7 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.38 | 2.26 |
| ROI % | -22.5% | +11.3% |
| Units P/L | -2.93u | +1.81u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Li | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 7 | 7 |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | 761 mi · 1,225 km |
| Route | CAN → POL → AUT | AUT → CAN → POL |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 (33% vs Samsonova's 11%).
| Opponent | Li | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Coco Gauff | L 16 67 | L 62 46 16 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 26 57 | L 46 64 46 |
| Maya Joint | W 61 62 | W 75 67 62 |
| 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 |
| Leylah Fernandez | L 36 26 | L 75 57 36 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 67 46 | L 36 26 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 16 26 | L 36 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Semifinals
Aug 29
Alycia Parks
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 25
Coco Gauff
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Shuai Zhang
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Elena Rybakina
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Kayla Cross
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Magdalena Frech
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 29
Coco Gauff
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Yulia Putintseva
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Elena Rybakina
National Bank Open - Toronto · 4th Round
Aug 9
Maya Joint
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Barbora Krejcikova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Janice Tjen
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Diana Shnaider
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Xinyu Wang
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 29
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 41–56 matches
| Metric | Li | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 44% |
| Sets won | 49% | 48% |
| Games won | 50% | 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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