Liudmila Samsonova is about to play against Barbora Krejcikova on Thursday the 9th of February in Abu Dhabi. Here is an update about her live rankings.
Liudmila Samsonova is now ranked no.19 with points placed as the Russian no.4.
On the other side, Barbora Krejcikova is at present ranked no.30 with 1410 points with the status of Czech no.4.
Live Rankings
| 15 | 8 | | 2515 |
| 16 | 1 | | 2498 |
| 17 | 12 | | 2209 |
| 18 CH | 18 | | 2163 |
| 19 | 12 | | 2019 |
| 20 | 8 | | 1996 |
| 21 | 11 | | 1966 |
| 22 | 13 | | 1865 |
| 23 | 5 | | 1830 |
| 24 | 4 | | 1728 |
| 25 | 2 | | 1676 |
| 26 | 16 | | 1659 |
Samsonova is 1 place up in the live rankings to be the new world no.18 which is also her career high.
Liudmila Samsonova will not improve her live rankings if she defeats Krejcikova in the 2nd round. In fact, as of now the next player in line is Ekaterina Alexandrova who has 2005 points. If Samsonova wins, she will have 2004 points.
Samsonova will have 14 points to defend in the next 4 weeks. She will drop 13 points on the 20th of February (Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai) and 1 point on the 27th of February (Qatar TotalEnergies Open – Doha).
In her live rankings, out of 1959 points, Ludmilla has gained 1699 points (87%) on Hard Court, 205 points (10%) on Clay and 55 points (3%) on Grass.
Year-to-date live rankings
In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Samsonova is still ranked no.18 occupying the position of Russian no.4.
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H2H Liudmila Samsonova vs. Barbora Krejcikova
Samsonova and Krejcikova have never played against each other so far on the main tour.
Samsonova in Abu Dhabi, ranking, and results in 2023
Now the world no.
19 (career-high), Samsonova owns a compiled 3-3 record in 2023. The Russian is currently having a run in Abu Dhabi where she conquered Claire Liu 3-6 6-2 6-0.Ludmilla Samsonova will square off with the world no.30 Barbora Krejcikova in the 2nd round on Thursday at 3:00 pm on Stadium Court. They have never competed against each other so far in top competitions.
Samsonova won 4 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Krejcikova in Abu Dhabi, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked world no.30, the Czech has achieved an overall 5-2 win-loss record in 2023. Krejcikova is competing in Abu Dhabi where she managed to beat Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-1 6-4.
Barbora Krejcikova will face the world no.19 Ludmilla Samsonova in the 2nd round on Thursday at 3:00 pm on Stadium Court. They have never played each other up to now in top tournaments.
Barbora won 5 titles in her career: 1 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)