Liudmila Samsonova vs Sofia KeninPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
#45 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
4 meetings · sets 5–5
🇺🇸Sofia Kenin
#110 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Liudmila 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 | 72% | 13/18 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Wins a set when losing | 52% | 12/23 | 38% | 9/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 17/41 | 42% | 15/36 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 11/22 | 33% | 3/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 53% | 10/19 | 52% | 14/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 25% | 2/8 | 50% | 5/10 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 16/24 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 54% | 13/24 | 43% | 6/14 |
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 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
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 | 100% | 16/16 | 67% | 4/6 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 12/16 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 5 or more | 63% | 10/16 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 6% | 1/16 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/6 |
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 | 9–7 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.26 | 3.27 |
| ROI % | +11.3% | -32.7% |
| Units P/L | +1.81u | -2.94u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Samsonova | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 7 | 2 |
| Distance | 761 mi · 1,225 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | AUT → CAN → POL | POL |
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
Across 6 shared opponents, both Samsonova and Kenin posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Samsonova | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Maya Joint | W 75 67 62 | L 67 46 |
| Polina Kudermetova | W 63 63 | W 64 62 |
| Katerina Siniakova | W 63 75 | L 61 46 16 |
| Ashlyn Krueger | L 63 57 26 | W 76 64 |
| Laura Siegemund | L 60 57 46 | W 26 63 75 |
| Mccartney Kessler | L 67 16 | L 16 06 |
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
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Eva Lys
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Emma Navarro
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 27
Amanda Anisimova
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Petra Marcinko
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Daria Snigur
Eastbourne
Jun 20
Viktorija Golubic
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · 1st Round
Jun 16
Viktorija Golubic
Nottingham
Jun 14
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 36–41 matches
| Metric | Samsonova | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 33% |
| Sets won | 48% | 38% |
| 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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