Liudmila Samsonova vs Shuai ZhangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#45 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 4–1
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#53 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
4Liudmila Samsonova and Shuai Zhang have met 2 times since 2022; Liudmila Samsonova leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo in 2022 on hard. On hard courts Samsonova leads 2–0. Samsonova has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Samsonova has taken 4 sets to Zhang's 1. Their most recent meeting: Liudmila Samsonova won at Adelaide International 1 - Adelaide (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Samsonova | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Liudmila Samsonova | Shuai Zhang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 13/18 | 67% | 22/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 52% | 12/23 | 27% | 7/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 17/41 | 31% | 18/59 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 11/22 | 50% | 14/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 53% | 10/19 | 45% | 13/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 25% | 2/8 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 16/24 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 54% | 13/24 | 71% | 22/31 |
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: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Samsonova 1, Zhang 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 244 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Liudmila Samsonova.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jan 2, 2023
Adelaide International 1 - Adelaide
H Hard · 1st Round
Sep 24, 2022
Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo
H Hard · Semifinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Samsonova | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Liudmila Samsonova | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 16/16 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 12/16 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 5 or more | 63% | 10/16 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 10 or more | 6% | 1/16 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Samsonova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–7 | 6–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.26 | 3.16 |
| ROI % | +11.3% | -9.2% |
| Units P/L | +1.81u | -1.19u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Samsonova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 7 | 5 |
| Distance | 761 mi · 1,225 km | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | AUT → CAN → POL | CAN → POL → AUT |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Zhang has a higher win rate against shared opponents (38% vs Samsonova's 25%).
| Opponent | Samsonova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Coco Gauff | L 62 46 16 | L 36 26 |
| Ann Li | W 64 63 | L 57 36 |
| Yulia Putintseva | W 76 57 75 | W 64 61 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 46 64 46 | L 36 57 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 36 26 | L 36 46 |
| Magdalena Frech | L 36 64 67 | W 62 64 |
| Anastasia Potapova | L 36 26 | L 36 16 |
| Ashlyn Krueger | L 63 57 26 | W 64 57 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Coco Gauff
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Yulia Putintseva
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Elena Rybakina
National Bank Open - Toronto · 4th Round
Aug 9
Maya Joint
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Barbora Krejcikova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Janice Tjen
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Diana Shnaider
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Xinyu Wang
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 29
Maria Timofeeva
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 26
Ann Li
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Kayla Day
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Aryna Sabalenka
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Yulia Putintseva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Karolina Muchova
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Bianca Andreescu
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Bad Homburg WTA
Jun 20
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 41–59 matches
| Metric | Samsonova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 56% |
| Sets won | 48% | 54% |
| Games won | 50% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Samsonova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Samsonova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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