Donna Vekic vs Liudmila SamsonovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇭🇷Donna Vekic
#36 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
443 meetings · sets 6–1
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#45 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Donna Vekic and Liudmila Samsonova have met 3 times since 2019; Donna Vekic leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at Roland Garros in 2019 on clay. On clay courts Vekic leads 2–0. Vekic has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Vekic has taken 6 sets to Samsonova's 1. Their most recent meeting: Donna Vekic won at Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Vekic | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Donna Vekic | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 82% | 18/22 | 72% | 13/18 |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 7/18 | 52% | 12/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 11/40 | 41% | 17/41 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 13/26 | 50% | 11/22 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 10/14 | 53% | 10/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 5/9 | 25% | 2/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 21/28 | 67% | 16/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 18/28 | 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: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Vekic 2, Samsonova 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Vekic
💥 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
3 career meetings, newest first
May 14, 2023
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome
C Clay · 3rd Round
Jan 19, 2023
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 2nd Round
May 28, 2019
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 128
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Vekic | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Donna Vekic | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 10/10 | 100% | 16/16 |
| 3 or more | 80% | 8/10 | 75% | 12/16 |
| 5 or more | 60% | 6/10 | 63% | 10/16 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 6% | 1/16 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/16 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Vekic | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–6 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.77 | 2.26 |
| ROI % | -7.8% | +11.3% |
| Units P/L | -0.93u | +1.81u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Vekic | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 2 | 6 |
| Distance | 1,709 mi · 2,751 km | 411 mi · 662 km |
| Route | CAN → 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
Samsonova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (43% vs Vekic's 14%).
| Opponent | Vekic | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Xinyu Wang | L 63 16 46 | W 62 62 |
| Madison Keys | L 26 36 | W 36 64 64 |
| Marie Bouzkova | W 76 63 | L 64 67 46 |
| Ashlyn Krueger | L 63 67 46 | L 63 57 26 |
| Anastasia Potapova | L 46 26 | L 36 26 |
| Emerson Jones | L 36 67 | W 64 61 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 64 26 36 | L 36 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 25
Xinyu Wang
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Viktorija Golubic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Ashlyn Krueger
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Alexandra Eala
Berlin Tennis Open - Berlin · 1st Round
Jun 17
Emma Raducanu
The HSBC Championships - London · Final
Jun 14
Katie Boulter
The HSBC Championships - London · Semifinals
Jun 13
Karolina Pliskova
The HSBC Championships - London · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
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 · 40–41 matches
| Metric | Vekic | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | 44% |
| Sets won | 56% | 48% |
| Games won | 52% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Vekic | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 2 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Vekic | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
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