Liudmila Samsonova vs Qinwen ZhengPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#43 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
6 meetings · sets 8–7
🇨🇳Qinwen Zheng
#23 · 23 yrs · Right-Handed
7Title4Liudmila Samsonova and Qinwen Zheng have met 6 times since 2021; they are level 3–3. Their first meeting came at Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo in 2021 on clay. On hard courts Samsonova leads 3–1. On clay courts Zheng leads 2–0. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Samsonova leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Samsonova has taken 8 sets to Zheng's 7. Their most recent meeting: Qinwen Zheng won at French Open - Paris (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Samsonova | Zheng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Liudmila Samsonova | Qinwen Zheng | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 65% | 13/20 | 42% | 10/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 58% | 14/24 | 43% | 6/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 48% | 21/44 | 53% | 20/38 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 11/24 | 26% | 7/27 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 12/20 | 73% | 8/11 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 42% | 5/12 | 78% | 7/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 64% | 18/28 | 74% | 17/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 46% | 13/28 | 43% | 10/23 |
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: 3 of 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Samsonova 2, Zheng 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Zheng
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Liudmila Samsonova and Qinwen Zheng 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
6 career meetings, newest first
Jun 1, 2025
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 4th Round
Aug 9, 2023
Omnium Banque Nationale - Montreal
H Hard · 2nd Round
Mar 25, 2023
Miami Open - Miami
H Hard · 3rd Round
Feb 11, 2023
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi
H Hard · Semifinals
Sep 25, 2022
Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo
H Hard · Final
Jul 19, 2021
Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Samsonova | Zheng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Liudmila Samsonova | Qinwen Zheng | ||
| 1 or more | 93% | 14/15 | 100% | 18/18 |
| 3 or more | 53% | 8/15 | 89% | 16/18 |
| 5 or more | 40% | 6/15 | 72% | 13/18 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 28% | 5/18 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/18 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Samsonova | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–6 | 15–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.21 | 1.82 |
| ROI % | +20.9% | +37.5% |
| Units P/L | +3.35u | +7.12u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Samsonova | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 6 | 7 |
| Distance | 7,530 mi · 12,118 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | UKR → ROU | 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 Samsonova and Zheng posted a 60% win rate.
| Opponent | Samsonova | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Elise Mertens | L 61 36 06 | W 75 62 |
| Elina Svitolina | L 63 36 26 | W 63 76 |
| Marie Bouzkova | L 64 67 46 | W 76 46 75 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 46 64 46 | L 63 16 46 |
| Madison Keys | W 36 64 64 | W 16 76 75 |
| Yulia Putintseva | W 76 57 75 | W 64 26 61 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | W 61 75 | L 46 46 |
| Katerina Siniakova | W 63 75 | L 46 46 |
| Sofia Kenin | W 64 60 | W 16 63 63 |
| Antonia Ruzic | W 60 64 | L 46 57 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Mirra Andreeva
China Open - Beijing · Final
Oct 11
Elise Mertens
China Open - Beijing · Semifinals
Oct 10
Elina Svitolina
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Alina Charaeva
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 7
Marie Bouzkova
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Anna Kalinskaya
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Han Shi
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Elena Rybakina
U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals
Sep 9
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 38–44 matches
| Metric | Samsonova | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 45% | 63% |
| Sets won | 50% | 56% |
| Games won | 50% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Samsonova | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 2 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Samsonova | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 2 |
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