Laura Samson vs Tamara ZidansekPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Laura Samson
#128 · 18 yrs · Right-Handed
3w1 meeting · sets 1–2
🇸🇮Tamara Zidansek
#161 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
43Laura Samson and Tamara Zidansek have met 1 time since 2026; Tamara Zidansek leads 1–0. Across all meetings Samson has taken 1 sets to Zidansek's 2. Their most recent meeting: Tamara Zidansek won at U.S. Open - New York (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Samson | Zidansek | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Laura Samson | Tamara Zidansek | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 56% | 18/32 | 46% | 13/28 |
| Wins a set when losing | 37% | 7/19 | 32% | 6/19 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 21/51 | 45% | 21/47 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 36% | 12/33 | 38% | 8/21 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 10/16 | 63% | 15/24 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 9/16 | 41% | 7/17 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 21/23 | 87% | 20/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 18/23 | 57% | 13/23 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Samson 0, Zidansek 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Samson
👑 The Complete Package
Zidansek
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 7,583 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Laura Samson.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 25, 2026
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Samson | Zidansek | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Laura Samson | Tamara Zidansek | ||
| 1 or more | 85% | 11/13 | 90% | 9/10 |
| 3 or more | 54% | 7/13 | 10% | 1/10 |
| 5 or more | 23% | 3/13 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Samson | Zidansek |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–6 | 4–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.62 | 2.35 |
| ROI % | -12.8% | +3.3% |
| Units P/L | -1.67u | +0.33u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Samson | Zidansek |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 4 | 2 |
| Distance | 206 mi · 331 km | 592 mi · 952 km |
| Route | ESP → SRB | POR → 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
Samson has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Zidansek's 63%).
| Opponent | Samson | Zidansek |
|---|---|---|
| Kaitlin Quevedo | W 26 63 61 | L |
| Lucia Bronzetti | W 75 64 | W 62 67 63 |
| Anna Bondar | L 67 16 | W 76 67 75 |
| Teodora Kostovic | W 60 64 | L 36 06 |
| Teodora Kostovic | W 60 64 | L 36 06 |
| Maria Sara Popa | W 63 64 | W 64 36 63 |
| Veronika Erjavec | L 46 06 | W 76 63 |
| Sara Sorribes Tormo | W 76 64 | W 67 62 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Noemi Basiletti
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 1st Round
Sep 21
Samira De Stefano
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · Semifinals
Sep 19
Anastasiia Sobolieva
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Weronika Falkowska
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Lucija Ciric Bagaric
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 1st Round
Sep 15
Tamara Zidansek
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Mona Barthel
Polish Open - Warsaw · 1st Round
Aug 4
Kaitlin Quevedo
Axeria Open - Targu Mures · Final
Aug 2
Ksenia Zaytseva
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Kimberly Birrell
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 22
Tessa Johanna Brockmann
Montreux Nestle Open - Montreux · 1st Round
Sep 7
Maria Timofeeva
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Bianca Andreescu
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Guiomar Maristany Zuleta De Reales
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Laura Samson
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Alevtina Ibragimova
Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo · 1st Round
Jul 21
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 47–51 matches
| Metric | Samson | Zidansek |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 60% |
| Sets won | 58% | 54% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Samson | Zidansek |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Samson | Zidansek |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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