Elena Rybakina vs Liudmila SamsonovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇰🇿Elena Rybakina
#2 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
87 meetings · sets 8–11
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#45 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Elena Rybakina and Liudmila Samsonova have met 7 times since 2021; Liudmila Samsonova leads 4–3. Their first meeting came at Rogers Cup - Montreal in 2021 on hard. On hard courts Samsonova leads 4–2. Rybakina has won the last 3 meetings. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Rybakina leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Rybakina has taken 8 sets to Samsonova's 11. Their most recent meeting: Elena Rybakina won at National Bank Open - Toronto (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rybakina | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elena Rybakina | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 39/57 | 72% | 13/18 |
| Wins a set when losing | 62% | 8/13 | 52% | 12/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 26/70 | 41% | 17/41 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 60% | 37/62 | 50% | 11/22 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 5/7 | 53% | 10/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 53% | 8/15 | 25% | 2/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 46/49 | 67% | 16/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 80% | 39/49 | 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 7 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Rybakina 0, Samsonova 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rybakina
🤖 Servebot
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Elena Rybakina 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
7 career meetings, newest first
Aug 9, 2026
National Bank Open - Toronto
H Hard · 4th Round
May 24, 2025
Internationaux de Strasbourg - Strasbourg
C Clay · Final
Feb 10, 2024
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi
H Hard · Semifinals
Oct 7, 2023
China Open - Beijing
H Hard · Semifinals
Aug 13, 2023
Omnium Banque Nationale - Montreal
H Hard · Semifinals
Sep 21, 2022
Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo
H Hard · 1st Round
Aug 10, 2021
Rogers Cup - Montreal
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Rybakina | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elena Rybakina | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 15/15 | 100% | 16/16 |
| 3 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 75% | 12/16 |
| 5 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 63% | 10/16 |
| 10 or more | 27% | 4/15 | 6% | 1/16 |
| 15 or more | 13% | 2/15 | 0% | 0/16 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/16 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rybakina | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–3 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.32 | 2.26 |
| ROI % | +6.4% | +11.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.90u | +1.81u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rybakina | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 8 | 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
Rybakina has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Samsonova's 20%).
| Opponent | Rybakina | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Shnaider | W 64 64 | L 36 46 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 64 76 | L 36 64 67 |
| Coco Gauff | W 57 62 62 | L 62 46 16 |
| Yulia Putintseva | W 63 63 | W 76 57 75 |
| Ann Li | W 62 75 | W 64 63 |
| Daria Kasatkina | W 63 57 64 | L 57 36 |
| Elise Mertens | L 67 16 | L 61 36 06 |
| Lois Boisson | W 64 16 63 | L 36 46 |
| Elina Svitolina | L 62 46 46 | L 63 36 26 |
| Anastasia Potapova | L 67 46 | L 36 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Diana Shnaider
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 20
Magdalena Frech
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 17
Taylor Townsend
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Coco Gauff
National Bank Open - Toronto · Semifinals
Aug 13
Naomi Osaka
National Bank Open - Toronto · Quarterfinals
Aug 12
Liudmila Samsonova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 4th Round
Aug 9
Ann Li
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Daria Kasatkina
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
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 · 41–70 matches
| Metric | Rybakina | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 81% | 44% |
| Sets won | 73% | 48% |
| Games won | 58% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rybakina | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 2 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 3 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rybakina | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 4 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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