🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 0–4
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#27 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Liudmila Samsonova have met 3 times since 2022; Liudmila Samsonova leads 2–1. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Berlin (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 4,452 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Mertens | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elise Mertens | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 3 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 29% | 2/7 |
| 5 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 14% | 1/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/7 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–7 | 4–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.39 | 2.06 |
| ROI % | +49.9% | -41.1% |
| Units P/L | +8.48u | -4.93u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Mertens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (25% vs Samsonova's 13%).
| Opponent | Mertens | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Naomi Osaka | L | L 64 67 36 |
| Elina Svitolina | W 61 76 | L |
| Daria Kasatkina | L 46 06 | L 57 36 |
| Ann Li | W 67 61 62 | W 64 63 |
| Coco Gauff | L 62 67 36 | L 57 16 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 36 26 | L 46 16 |
| Mccartney Kessler | L 26 46 | L 67 16 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 46 67 | L 36 26 |
Last five matches per player
Naomi Osaka
Bad Homburg WTA ·
Jun 23
Alexandra Eala
Bad Homburg WTA ·
Jun 22
Nikola Bartunkova
Berlin ·
Jun 17
Liudmila Samsonova
Berlin ·
Jun 15
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 11
Bianca Andreescu
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 8
Maja Chwalinska
French Open ·
May 28
Maja Chwalinska
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 25
Elina Svitolina
Bad Homburg WTA ·
Jun 23
Katerina Siniakova
Bad Homburg WTA ·
Jun 21
Elise Mertens
Berlin ·
Jun 15
Harriet Dart
Queen's Club ·
Jun 8
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
Ann Li
Rome · Round of 64
May 5
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–41 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 44% |
| Sets won | 60% | 48% |
| Games won | 55% | 50% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
