Liudmila Samsonova
Age: 27 (11/11/1998)
  • Overview
    WTA singles titles
    30 / 23
    335 / 218
    WTA doubles titles
    17 / 14
    78 / 73
    Prize money
    $2,040,166
    $7,949,984
    Prize money
    $2,040,166
    $7,949,984
    Titles
    0
    5
    Titles
    1
    3
  • Full description
    Personal

    Current coach is Danilo Pizzorno; Previously trained in Rome with Alessandro Dumitrache and worked with Alessandro Piccari Parents are Dmitry Samsonov and Svetlana Samsonova Hobbies include listening to and playing music, attending concerts and watching films Idolizes Maria Sharapova Favorite shot is her forehand and favorite surface to play on is hard court.

    Career Highlights

    SINGLES Winner (5): 2024 - 's-Hertogenbosch 2022 - Washington DC, Cleveland, Tokyo 2021 - Berlin Finalist (4): 2025 - Strasbourg 2023 - Montreal, Abu Dhabi, Beijing DOUBLES Winner (3): 2025 - Ningbo (w/Melichar-Martinez) 2024 - Seoul (w/Melichar-Martinez) 2023 - Dubai (w/V.Kudermetova) Finalist (1): - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Melichar-Martinez)

    Career in Review

    Reached career ninth final in 2025 with runner-up finish at Strasbourg; also made SF at Adelaide and Berlin and reached career first Grand Slam QF at Wimbledon (l. eventual champion Swiatek); ended the year ranked inside the Top 20 for third consecutive year (No.17)

    Won third career WTA doubles title in 2025 at Ningbo (w/Melichar-Martniez) and reached a further doubles finals at 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Melichar-Martinez)

    In 2024, won one title at 's-Hertogenbosch (d. Andreescu in final); also reached SF at Abu Dhabi (l. eventual champion Rybakina); notably reached the QF at Cincinnati (l. eventual champion Sabalenka) and 4r at US Open (l. Swiatek)

    Won one doubles title in 2024 at Seoul (w/Melichar-Martinez)

    Ended 2023 ranked No.16; reached three finals at Abu Dhabi (l. Bencic in F), Montreal (l. Pegula in F) and Beijing (l. Swiatek)

    Also in 2023, reached SF at Washington DC and qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai going 1-1 in group play

    In doubles in 2023, won title at Dubai (w/Veronika Kudermetova)

    Lifted three titles in 2022, at Washington DC (d. Kanepi in F), Cleveland (d. Sasnovich in F) and Tokyo (d. Q.Zheng in F) ending year at No.20, her first Top 20 year-end ranking

    Also made SF at 2022 Stuttgart, QF at Adelaide 250, R16 at US Open and made Top 20 debut on October 24; earned first Top 10 win of career over No.7 Karolina Pliskova at Stuttgart

    Highlight of 2021 was coming through qualifying to lift maiden WTA title at Berlin (d. Bencic in F) and breaking into Top 50 on September 13 finishing the year at No.39, her first year-end Top 100 ranking

    Reached two further SFs in 2021, at Luxembourg and Courmayeur and reached R16 at Wimbledon

    Earned first Top 20 win of career over No.11 Kiki Bertens at 2021 Miami

    In 2020 reached 2r at Brisbane (as qualifier, d.No.24 Stephens, l. No.7 Kvitova) and Palermo (as qualifier, l. Martic), and fell 1r four times (including Australian Open, US Open and Roland Garros)

    Appeared in the first WTA main draws of her career in 2019, highlighted by SF run at Palermo (as LL, l. eventual champion Teichmann), 2r showing at Lausanne (l. Han) and falling 1r on Grand Slam main draw debut at Roland Garros (as qualifier, l. Vekic)

    Contested qualifying at a WTA event for the first time at 2019 Australian Open

    Made professional debut on ITF circuit in 2013; owns four singles titles on the ITF Circuit

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