Liudmila Samsonova vs Sloane StephensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#45 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 6–3
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#208 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
4Liudmila Samsonova and Sloane Stephens have met 3 times since 2020; Liudmila Samsonova leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at Brisbane International - Brisbane in 2020 on hard. On hard courts Samsonova leads 2–0. Samsonova has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Samsonova has taken 6 sets to Stephens's 3. Their most recent meeting: Liudmila Samsonova won at Billie Jean King Cup, Finals (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Samsonova | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Liudmila Samsonova | Sloane Stephens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 13/18 | 71% | 5/7 |
| Wins a set when losing | 52% | 12/23 | 28% | 5/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 17/41 | 28% | 7/25 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 11/22 | 20% | 1/5 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 53% | 10/19 | 47% | 9/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 25% | 2/8 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 16/24 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 54% | 13/24 | 56% | 5/9 |
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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Samsonova 0, Stephens 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 57% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 440 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Liudmila Samsonova.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Nov 5, 2021
Billie Jean King Cup, Finals
H Hard · Rubber 2
Jul 2, 2021
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 3rd Round
Jan 7, 2020
Brisbane International - Brisbane
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Samsonova | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Liudmila Samsonova | Sloane Stephens | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 16/16 | 80% | 8/10 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 12/16 | 10% | 1/10 |
| 5 or more | 63% | 10/16 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 10 or more | 6% | 1/16 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Samsonova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–7 | 5–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.26 | 3.00 |
| ROI % | +11.3% | +8.3% |
| Units P/L | +1.81u | +0.83u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Samsonova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 4 |
| Events | 3 | 4 |
| Matches | 7 | 7 |
| Distance | 761 mi · 1,225 km | 1,730 mi · 2,784 km |
| Route | AUT → CAN → POL | ECU → CAN → POL → ESP |
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
Stephens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Samsonova's 0%).
| Opponent | Samsonova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasia Potapova | L 36 26 | W 62 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
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
Philly Open - Philadelphia · 1st Round
Aug 25
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Anastasia Potapova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Sinja Kraus
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Belinda Bencic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Solana Sierra
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 4
Darja Vidmanova
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 2nd Round
Jul 31
Yuliia Starodubtseva
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 29
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 25–41 matches
| Metric | Samsonova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 28% |
| Sets won | 48% | 33% |
| Games won | 50% | 42% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Samsonova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Samsonova | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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