Claire Liu vs Liudmila SamsonovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Claire Liu
#96 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
5Title2 meetings · sets 1–4
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#50 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Claire Liu and Liudmila Samsonova have met 2 times since 2023; Liudmila Samsonova leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi in 2023 on hard. On hard courts Samsonova leads 2–0. Samsonova has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Liu has taken 1 sets to Samsonova's 4. Their most recent meeting: Liudmila Samsonova won at U.S. Open - New York (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Liu | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Claire Liu | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 56% | 22/39 | 72% | 13/18 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 10/20 | 54% | 13/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 46% | 27/59 | 43% | 18/42 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 18/41 | 48% | 11/23 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 12/17 | 53% | 10/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 41% | 7/17 | 25% | 2/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 84% | 27/32 | 64% | 16/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 69% | 22/32 | 52% | 13/25 |
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: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Liu 0, Samsonova 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Liu
💥 Big Hitter
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 2,974 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Aug 29, 2023
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 1st Round
Feb 7, 2023
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Liu | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Claire Liu | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| 1 or more | 55% | 6/11 | 100% | 15/15 |
| 3 or more | 46% | 5/11 | 87% | 13/15 |
| 5 or more | 36% | 4/11 | 67% | 10/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Liu | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–5 | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.87 | 2.24 |
| ROI % | +13.2% | +18.7% |
| Units P/L | +2.37u | +2.81u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Liu | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 6 | 2 |
| Distance | 2,056 mi · 3,309 km | 567 mi · 913 km |
| Route | NED → ITA | POL → NED |
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
Samsonova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Liu's 33%).
| Opponent | Liu | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Coco Gauff | L 36 76 26 | L 62 46 16 |
| Yulia Putintseva | L 57 26 | W 76 57 75 |
| Anastasiia Sobolieva | W 46 63 76 | W 62 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Anna Blinkova
Kia Open - Barranquilla · Final
Sep 12
Leolia Jeanjean
Kia Open - Barranquilla · Semifinals
Sep 11
Kaitlin Quevedo
Kia Open - Barranquilla · Quarterfinals
Sep 10
Varvara Lepchenko
Kia Open - Barranquilla · 2nd Round
Sep 9
Xiaodi You
Kia Open - Barranquilla · 1st Round
Sep 8
Heather Watson
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Sinja Kraus
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 12
Polina Iatcenko
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Maya Joint
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
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
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–59 matches
| Metric | Liu | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 66% | 43% |
| Sets won | 61% | 48% |
| Games won | 54% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Liu | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Liu | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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