🇰🇿Elena Rybakina
#2 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
6 meetings · sets 6–10
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#27 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Elena Rybakina and Liudmila Samsonova have met 6 times since 2021; Liudmila Samsonova leads 4–2. Their most recent meeting: Elena Rybakina won at Strasbourg (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rybakina
💥 Big Hitter
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 4,410 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
6 career meetings, newest first
May 18, 2025
Strasbourg
C Clay · Final
Feb 5, 2024
Abu Dhabi
H Hard · Semifinals
Oct 2, 2023
Beijing
H Hard · Semifinals
Aug 7, 2023
Montreal
H Hard · Semifinals
Sep 19, 2022
Tokyo
H Hard · Round of 32
Aug 9, 2021
Montreal
H Hard · Round of 64
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Rybakina | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elena Rybakina | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 11/11 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 3 or more | 91% | 10/11 | 29% | 2/7 |
| 5 or more | 73% | 8/11 | 14% | 1/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/7 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rybakina | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12–7 | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.28 | 2.11 |
| ROI % | +71.2% | -42.8% |
| Units P/L | +13.52u | -3.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Rybakina has a higher win rate against shared opponents (56% vs Samsonova's 11%).
| Opponent | Rybakina | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L | W 62 61 |
| Anastasia Potapova | L 67 46 | L 36 26 |
| Leylah Fernandez | W 67 64 76 | L 75 57 36 |
| Jessica Pegula | W 26 63 64 | L 36 67 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 46 36 | L 36 26 |
| Hailey Baptiste | W 76 26 62 | L 36 57 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 63 63 | L 36 64 67 |
| Iga Swiatek | W 75 61 | L 26 57 |
| Marketa Vondrousova | L 46 75 26 | L 16 64 26 |
Last five matches per player
Alexandra Eala
Berlin ·
Jun 18
Katie Boulter
Queen's Club ·
Jun 12
Tatjana Maria
Queen's Club ·
Jun 12
Yuliia Starodubtseva
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
Yuliia Starodubtseva
French Open ·
May 27
Veronika Erjavec
French Open ·
May 25
Veronika Erjavec
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Yuliia Starodubtseva
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 25
Jil Teichmann
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Jil Teichmann
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Daria Kasatkina
Strasbourg · Round of 32
May 17
Anastasia Potapova
Rome · Round of 32
May 5
Ann Li
Rome · Round of 64
May 5
Janice Tjen
Madrid · Round of 64
Apr 21
Antonia Ruzic
Stuttgart · Round of 32
Apr 13
Coco Gauff
Stuttgart · Round of 16
Apr 13
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–74 matches
| Metric | Rybakina | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 80% | 44% |
| Sets won | 74% | 48% |
| Games won | 59% | 50% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rybakina | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 2 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 3 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rybakina | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 4 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
