Liudmila Samsonova
Russian tennis player (born 1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Dmitrievna and the family name is Samsonova.
Liudmila Dmitrievna Samsonova (Russian: Людмила Дмитриевна Самсонова, IPA: [lʲʊdˈmʲiɫə sɐmˈsonəvə]; born 11 November 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. She also competed for Italy from 2014 to 2018. Samsonova has career-high WTA rankings of No. 12 in singles and No. 40 in doubles.[3]
Quick Facts Country (sports), Born ...
Country (sports) | Russia (2013, 2018[1] –present) Italy (2014–2018) |
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Born | (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 25) Olenegorsk, Russia |
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 2013 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Danilo Pizzorno Alessandro Dumitrache[2] |
Prize money | US$5,177,209 |
Singles | |
Career record | 297–188 |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 12 (27 February 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 17 (12 August 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2021, 2022, 2023) |
French Open | 3R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2021) |
US Open | 4R (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 52–55 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 40 (12 June 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 136 (15 July 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2022, 2023) |
French Open | QF (2023) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2024) |
US Open | 2R (2023) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
French Open | 2R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2023) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | W (2020–21), record 5–0 |
Last updated on: 15 July 2024. |
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She won her first WTA Tour title at the 2021 German Open, a WTA 500 title, and has overall won four singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA Tour. She has also won a total of eight singles[4] and three doubles[5] titles on the ITF Circuit. At the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup, Samsonova led the Russian team to their first triumph since 2008, winning all five of her matches in both singles and doubles.