Barbora Krejcikova vs Liudmila SamsonovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Barbora Krejcikova
#28 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
35 meetings · sets 3–8
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#45 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Barbora Krejcikova and Liudmila Samsonova have met 5 times since 2023; Liudmila Samsonova leads 4–1. Their first meeting came at Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi in 2023 on hard. On hard courts Samsonova leads 3–0. On clay courts they are level 1–1. Samsonova has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Krejcikova has taken 3 sets to Samsonova's 8. Their most recent meeting: Liudmila Samsonova won at National Bank Open - Toronto (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Krejcikova | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Barbora Krejcikova | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 21/28 | 72% | 13/18 |
| Wins a set when losing | 46% | 6/13 | 52% | 12/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 13/41 | 41% | 17/41 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 63% | 19/30 | 50% | 11/22 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 70% | 7/10 | 53% | 10/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 46% | 6/13 | 25% | 2/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 24/28 | 67% | 16/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 21/28 | 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: 4 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Krejcikova 1, Samsonova 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Krejcikova
💥 Big Hitter
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 3,090 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Aug 6, 2026
National Bank Open - Toronto
H Hard · 2nd Round
May 20, 2024
Internationaux de Strasbourg - Strasbourg
C Clay · 1st Round
Feb 9, 2024
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Apr 18, 2023
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix - Stuttgart
C Clay · 1st Round
Feb 9, 2023
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Krejcikova | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Barbora Krejcikova | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 20/20 | 100% | 16/16 |
| 3 or more | 70% | 14/20 | 75% | 12/16 |
| 5 or more | 35% | 7/20 | 63% | 10/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 6% | 1/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/16 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Krejcikova | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–5 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.45 | 2.26 |
| ROI % | +2.3% | +11.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.43u | +1.81u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Krejcikova | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 2 | 7 |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | 761 mi · 1,225 km |
| Route | CAN → POL | 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
Across 7 shared opponents, both Krejcikova and Samsonova posted a 14% win rate.
| Opponent | Krejcikova | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Maya Joint | W 64 61 | W 75 67 62 |
| Diana Shnaider | L 62 36 36 | L 36 46 |
| Lilli Tagger | L 76 36 67 | L 26 67 |
| Elise Mertens | L 75 16 57 | L 61 36 06 |
| Hailey Baptiste | L 76 67 26 | L 36 57 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 26 36 | L 36 26 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 36 36 | L 36 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sara Bejlek
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Liudmila Samsonova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Lilli Tagger
Livesport Prague Open - Prague · Semifinals
Jul 25
Dominika Salkova
Livesport Prague Open - Prague · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Lucie Havlickova
Livesport Prague Open - Prague · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Linda Fruhvirtova
Livesport Prague Open - Prague · 1st Round
Jul 21
Maria Sakkari
Athens Open - Athens · Final
Jul 19
Clara Tauson
Athens Open - Athens · Semifinals
Jul 18
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 · 41–41 matches
| Metric | Krejcikova | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 44% |
| Sets won | 65% | 48% |
| Games won | 56% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Krejcikova | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 1 | 3 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Krejcikova | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 3 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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