Coco Gauff vs Liudmila SamsonovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Coco Gauff
#5 · 22 yrs · Right-Handed
4 meetings · sets 8–2
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#43 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Coco Gauff and Liudmila Samsonova have met 4 times since 2021; Coco Gauff leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at Volvo Car Open - Charleston in 2021 on clay. On clay courts Gauff leads 2–0. On hard courts Gauff leads 2–0. Gauff has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Gauff has taken 8 sets to Samsonova's 2. Their most recent meeting: Coco Gauff won at Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Gauff | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Coco Gauff | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 30/49 | 65% | 13/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 75% | 12/16 | 58% | 14/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 48% | 31/65 | 48% | 21/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 53% | 29/55 | 46% | 11/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 89% | 8/9 | 60% | 12/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 65% | 11/17 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 37/41 | 64% | 18/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 30/41 | 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 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Gauff 2, Samsonova 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gauff
👑 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 Coco Gauff.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the servebot's high ace rate.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Aug 17, 2026
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati
H Hard · 2nd Round
Apr 16, 2026
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix - Stuttgart
C Clay · 2nd Round
Aug 5, 2023
Mubadala Citi DC Open - Washington
H Hard · Semifinals
Apr 7, 2021
Volvo Car Open - Charleston
C Clay · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Gauff | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Coco Gauff | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 19/19 | 93% | 14/15 |
| 3 or more | 74% | 14/19 | 53% | 8/15 |
| 5 or more | 37% | 7/19 | 40% | 6/15 |
| 10 or more | 5% | 1/19 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Gauff | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–3 | 10–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.30 | 2.21 |
| ROI % | +4.6% | +20.9% |
| Units P/L | +0.88u | +3.35u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Gauff | 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
Gauff has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Samsonova's 30%).
| Opponent | Gauff | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Elise Mertens | L 36 36 | L 61 36 06 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 26 61 67 | L 64 46 26 |
| Marta Kostyuk | W 62 62 | W 46 62 75 |
| Kayla Day | W 62 75 | W 76 26 76 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 63 46 46 | L 46 64 46 |
| Jessica Pegula | W 62 64 | L 36 67 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 63 62 | L 64 67 46 |
| Ann Li | W 61 76 | W 64 63 |
| Elina Svitolina | L 46 76 26 | L 63 36 26 |
| Anastasia Potapova | L 64 67 46 | L 36 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Elise Mertens
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 7
Xinran Sun
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Elena Rybakina
U.S. Open - New York · Semifinals
Sep 11
Mirra Andreeva
U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals
Sep 9
Iva Jovic
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 8
Cristina Bucsa
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 5
Paula Badosa
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 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
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 · 44–65 matches
| Metric | Gauff | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 75% | 45% |
| Sets won | 68% | 50% |
| Games won | 57% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Gauff | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 3 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Gauff | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
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