Liudmila Samsonova is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Tokyo. Samsonova has defeated Elena Rybakina 6-2 6-4, Xinyu Wang 7-65 6-3 and Garbine Muguruza 6-4 6-2 to reach the semifinal where she will face Shuai Zhang.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Liudmila Samsonova’s projected draw including the projected opponents in Toray Pan Pacific Open. Samsonova has a losing record (1-2) against the projected opponents.
1/2 – Shuai Zhang’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 39-31 | 17-14 | 4-7 | 10-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-28 | 8-11 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-11 | 10-7 | 6-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 31-26 | 17-17 | 5-5 | 3-0 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 28-27 | 20-17 | 6-6 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 38-23 | 33-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 48-23 | 43-14 | 2-5 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2015 | 21-26 | 14-15 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Shuai Zhang has a 34-23 win-loss record in 2022, 17-12 on hard. During the last 16 years, Shuai has a 337-219 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Shuai won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Lyon where she defeated Dayana Yastremska in the final 3-6 6-3 6-4.
H2H Liudmila Samsonova vs. Shuai Zhang
There is no head to head record between Liudmila Samsonova and Shuai Zhang since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Final – Veronika Kudermetova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Veronika Kudermetova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 39-20 | 27-13 | 7-4 | 0-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-24 | 15-13 | 14-4 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-15 | 11-7 | 1-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 48-26 | 26-12 | 11-8 | 5-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 30-22 | 10-8 | 15-8 | 0-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 30-25 | 11-11 | 8-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 10-3 |
| 2016 | 36-22 | 15-11 | 13-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 2015 | 16-18 | 9-9 | 1-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Veronika Kudermetova has a 34-17 win-loss record in 2022, 22-10 on hard. Talking about the last 10 years, Kudermetova has a 140-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Veronika’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the final Melbourne, Dubai and Istanbul.
H2H Liudmila Samsonova vs. Veronika Kudermetova
This contest would be 4th time that Liudmila Samsonova and Veronika Kudermetova play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kudermetova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Liudmila Samsonova may play Qinwen Zheng. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Qinwen Zheng.
