WTAHardTokyo2026-10-24 03:30

Liudmila Samsonova v Heather Watson

The market

No published price yet

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

L. SamsonovaLLWLW

H. WatsonLLWWL

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

First career meetingNo previous matches between these two on record.

This season & this event

L. Samsonova

H. Watson

21-25

13-18

Did not play

2026 record

2026 on hard

Here in 2025

Here in 2024

11-13

9-10

Did not play

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

The players

Liudmila Samsonova

World

Heather Watson

United Kingdom

World

6–10

4–8

2–2

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Ranking

Age

Country

2026 W/L

Titles

Hard

Clay

Grass

354

United Kingdom

5–5

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Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

L. Samsonova — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Their price	Market	Result
2026-10-19	Osaka	Hard	L. Tagger	1.71	57%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 3-6 SamsonovaTaggerPoints won41%59%Serve points won60%76%Return points won24%40%Games held6 of 99 of 9Break points saved0 of 30 of 0Aces57Double faults22
2026-10-14	Wuhan	Hard	E. Svitolina	3.47	72%	LOST
Games in each set2-6 7-5 2-6 SamsonovaSvitolinaPoints won45%55%Serve points won42%52%Return points won48%58%Games held5 of 148 of 14Break points saved9 of 183 of 9Aces54Double faults97
2026-10-12	Wuhan	Hard	K. Siniakova	1.88	52%	WON
Games in each set6-1 5-7 6-2 SamsonovaSiniakovaPoints won55%45%Serve points won67%60%Return points won40%33%Games held12 of 148 of 13Break points saved5 of 74 of 9Aces11Double faults64
2026-10-04	Beijing	Hard	K. Muchova	3.75	75%	LOST
Games in each set6-4 4-6 2-6 SamsonovaMuchovaPoints won46%54%Serve points won59%69%Return points won31%41%Games held10 of 1412 of 14Break points saved5 of 95 of 7Aces214Double faults32
2026-10-02	Beijing	Hard	L. Fruhvirtova	1.22	77%	WON
Games in each set6-2 3-6 6-3 SamsonovaFruhvirtovaPoints won51%49%Serve points won55%54%Return points won46%45%Games held10 of 138 of 13Break points saved11 of 144 of 9Aces11Double faults39
2026-09-19	Guadalajara	Clay	P. Stearns	1.65	59%	LOST
Games in each set6-7 2-6 SamsonovaStearnsPoints won46%54%Serve points won49%58%Return points won42%51%Games held5 of 107 of 10Break points saved7 of 122 of 5Aces21Double faults86
2026-09-17	Guadalajara	Clay	K. Day	—	—	WON
Games in each set7-6 2-6 7-6 SamsonovaDayPoints won48%52%Serve points won57%60%Return points won40%43%Games held10 of 1612 of 16Break points saved2 of 88 of 12Aces06Double faults710
2026-09-17	Guadalajara	Clay	M. Kostyuk	3.56	74%	WON
Games in each set4-6 6-2 7-5 SamsonovaKostyukPoints won52%48%Serve points won58%53%Return points won47%42%Games held11 of 159 of 15Break points saved5 of 97 of 13Aces03Double faults66
2026-09-14	Guadalajara	Clay	E. Jacquemot	1.25	78%	WON
Games in each set7-6 6-2 SamsonovaJacquemotPoints won54%46%Serve points won61%54%Return points won46%39%Games held8 of 106 of 10Break points saved6 of 81 of 5Aces26Double faults58
2026-08-31	US Open	Hard	M. Joint	1.37	71%	LOST
Games in each set6-3 2-6 2-6 SamsonovaJointPoints won44%56%Serve points won58%66%Return points won34%42%Games held8 of 1211 of 13Break points saved1 of 59 of 11Aces43Double faults13

H. Watson — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Their price	Market	Result
2026-10-17	Osaka	Hard	E. Jones	3.35	71%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 3-6 WatsonJonesPoints won41%59%Serve points won52%69%Return points won31%48%Games held5 of 98 of 9Break points saved2 of 63 of 4Aces32Double faults03
2026-08-27	US Open	Hard	H. Dart	2.53	62%	LOST
Games in each set6-2 4-6 1-6 WatsonDartPoints won45%55%Serve points won49%58%Return points won42%51%Games held6 of 128 of 13Break points saved6 of 1212 of 17Aces34Double faults99
2026-08-26	US Open	Hard	A. Fita Boluda	1.36	71%	WON
Games in each set6-4 5-7 7-6 WatsonBoludaPoints won50%50%Serve points won61%62%Return points won38%39%Games held13 of 1713 of 17Break points saved11 of 154 of 8Aces25Double faults104
2026-08-24	US Open	Hard	C. Liu	3.02	68%	WON
Games in each set4-6 6-2 6-4 WatsonLiuPoints won51%49%Serve points won54%53%Return points won47%46%Games held9 of 147 of 14Break points saved9 of 142 of 9Aces36Double faults93
2026-08-01	Toronto	Hard	A. Blinkova	—	—	LOST
Games in each set2-6 5-7 WatsonBlinkovaPoints won46%54%Serve points won48%57%Return points won43%52%Games held4 of 107 of 10Break points saved7 of 137 of 10Aces26Double faults95
2026-07-26	Washington	Hard	J. Pareja	2.31	58%	LOST
Games in each set4-6 6-3 5-7 WatsonParejaPoints won49%51%Serve points won57%60%Return points won40%43%Games held11 of 1611 of 15Break points saved10 of 1510 of 14Aces85Double faults94
2026-07-25	Washington	Hard	K. Rakhimova	2.87	67%	WON
Games in each set7-6 7-6 WatsonRakhimovaPoints won51%49%Serve points won54%51%Return points won49%46%Games held8 of 128 of 12Break points saved9 of 132 of 6Aces83Double faults67
2026-06-25	Wimbledon	Grass	M. Timofeeva	2.20	56%	LOST
Games in each set6-3 2-6 1-6 WatsonTimofeevaPoints won46%54%Serve points won50%59%Return points won41%50%Games held6 of 129 of 12Break points saved11 of 172 of 5Aces14Double faults43
2026-06-24	Wimbledon	Grass	T. Prozorova	1.98	51%	WON
Games in each set5-7 6-3 7-5 WatsonProzorovaPoints won53%47%Serve points won66%62%Return points won38%34%Games held14 of 1712 of 16Break points saved10 of 134 of 8Aces83Double faults45
2026-06-23	Wimbledon	Grass	M. Sherif	1.53	63%	WON
Games in each set6-2 6-2 WatsonSherifPoints won59%41%Serve points won71%52%Return points won48%29%Games held8 of 84 of 8Break points saved0 of 06 of 10Aces62Double faults24

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