Leylah Fernandez vs Liudmila SamsonovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇦Leylah Fernandez
#25 · 23 yrs · Left-Handed
Title4 meetings · sets 5–5
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#43 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Leylah Fernandez and Liudmila Samsonova have met 4 times since 2022; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at U.S. Open - New York in 2022 on hard. On hard courts Fernandez leads 2–1. Across all meetings Fernandez has taken 5 sets to Samsonova's 5. Their most recent meeting: Leylah Fernandez won at Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Fernandez | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Leylah Fernandez | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 69% | 22/32 | 65% | 13/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 8/26 | 58% | 14/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 18/58 | 48% | 21/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 20/40 | 46% | 11/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 10/18 | 60% | 12/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 5/17 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 79% | 27/34 | 64% | 18/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 22/34 | 46% | 13/28 |
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 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Fernandez 1, Samsonova 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Fernandez
🤖 Servebot
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Leylah Fernandez and Liudmila Samsonova are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 2,080 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Feb 15, 2026
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai
H Hard · 1st Round
May 21, 2024
Internationaux de Strasbourg - Strasbourg
C Clay · 2nd Round
Feb 12, 2024
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha
H Hard · 1st Round
Aug 31, 2022
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Fernandez | Samsonova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Leylah Fernandez | Liudmila Samsonova | ||
| 1 or more | 93% | 14/15 | 93% | 14/15 |
| 3 or more | 40% | 6/15 | 53% | 8/15 |
| 5 or more | 13% | 2/15 | 40% | 6/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Fernandez | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–5 | 10–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.16 | 2.21 |
| ROI % | +32.2% | +20.9% |
| Units P/L | +5.15u | +3.35u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Fernandez | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 7 | 6 |
| Distance | 3,433 mi · 5,525 km | 7,530 mi · 12,118 km |
| Route | SGP → ROU → CZE | UKR → 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
Across 10 shared opponents, both Fernandez and Samsonova posted a 40% win rate.
| Opponent | Fernandez | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Pegula | L 61 46 36 | L 36 67 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 76 46 67 | L 46 64 46 |
| Janice Tjen | L 16 67 | W 76 75 |
| Diana Shnaider | L 36 06 | L 36 46 |
| Polina Kudermetova | W 62 61 | W 63 63 |
| Katerina Siniakova | L 75 46 67 | W 63 75 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 64 36 64 | L 36 64 67 |
| Ann Li | W 63 62 | W 64 63 |
| Hailey Baptiste | W 62 75 | L 36 57 |
| Mccartney Kessler | L 36 26 | L 67 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round
Oct 12
Kamilla Rakhimova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Talia Gibson
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · Final
Sep 27
Maja Chwalinska
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · Semifinals
Sep 26
Mirra Andreeva
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Alycia Parks
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 2nd Round
Sep 23
Kyoka Okamura
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 1st Round
Sep 21
Jessica Pegula
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 4
Karolina Muchova
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 4
Linda Fruhvirtova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Peyton Stearns
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Semifinals
Sep 19
Marta Kostyuk
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Quarterfinals
Sep 17
Kayla Day
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Elsa Jacquemot
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 1st Round
Sep 15
Maya Joint
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Coco Gauff
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 44–58 matches
| Metric | Fernandez | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | 45% |
| Sets won | 54% | 50% |
| Games won | 53% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Fernandez | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Fernandez | Samsonova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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