Liudmila Samsonova vs Sofia KeninPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#43 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
4 meetings · sets 5–5
🇺🇸Sofia Kenin
#125 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
4Liudmila Samsonova and Sofia Kenin have met 4 times since 2020; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at French Open - Paris in 2020 on clay. On hard courts Samsonova leads 2–1. Samsonova has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Samsonova has taken 5 sets to Kenin's 5. Their most recent meeting: Liudmila Samsonova won at Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Samsonova | Kenin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Liudmila Samsonova | Sofia Kenin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 65% | 13/20 | 60% | 6/10 |
| Wins a set when losing | 58% | 14/24 | 41% | 11/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 48% | 21/44 | 41% | 15/37 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 11/24 | 30% | 3/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 12/20 | 48% | 13/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 42% | 5/12 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 64% | 18/28 | 53% | 8/15 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 46% | 13/28 | 40% | 6/15 |
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 (Samsonova 1, Kenin 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Samsonova
🤖 Servebot
Kenin
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 55% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 269 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
4 career meetings, newest first
Feb 1, 2026
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi
H Hard · 1st Round
Oct 8, 2025
Wuhan Open - Wuhan
H Hard · 2nd Round
Feb 14, 2023
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha
H Hard · 1st Round
Sep 29, 2020
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Samsonova | Kenin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Liudmila Samsonova | Sofia Kenin | ||
| 1 or more | 93% | 14/15 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 3 or more | 53% | 8/15 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 5 or more | 40% | 6/15 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Samsonova | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–6 | 2–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.21 | 3.54 |
| ROI % | +20.9% | -63.4% |
| Units P/L | +3.35u | -5.71u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Samsonova | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 6 | 3 |
| Distance | 7,530 mi · 12,118 km | 1,246 mi · 2,005 km |
| Route | UKR → ROU | POR → ROU → CZE |
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
Samsonova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (38% vs Kenin's 13%).
| Opponent | Samsonova | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlyn Krueger | L 63 57 26 | L 36 36 |
| Peyton Stearns | L 67 26 | L 36 36 |
| Marta Kostyuk | W 46 62 75 | L 64 36 57 |
| Elsa Jacquemot | W 76 62 | W 64 64 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 36 67 | L 36 16 |
| Maya Joint | L 63 26 26 | L 67 46 |
| Katerina Siniakova | W 63 75 | L 61 46 16 |
| Mccartney Kessler | L 67 16 | L 16 06 |
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
Kamilla Rakhimova
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Ashlyn Krueger
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Alina Charaeva
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 22
Jessica Pegula
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Venus Williams
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Eva Lys
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Lucrezia Stefanini
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 37–44 matches
| Metric | Samsonova | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 45% | 27% |
| Sets won | 50% | 35% |
| Games won | 50% | 44% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Samsonova | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Samsonova | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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