Liudmila Samsonova is about to play against Anett Kontaveit on Friday the 12th of May in Rome. Here is an update about her live rankings.
Liudmila Samsonova is at the moment ranked no.16 with points positioned as Russian no.3 after Veronika Kudermetova (world no.12) and Darya Kasatkina who is world no.9.
On the other part of the net, Anett Kontaveit is right now ranked no.82 with 745 points as the Estonian no.2 following Kaia Kanepi who is her compatriot no.1 with 815 points ranked no.71.
Live Rankings
| 11 | 5 | | 3418 |
| 12 | 8 | | 3283 |
| 13 | 12 | | 2950 |
| 14 | 7 | | 2878 |
| 15 CH | 15 | | 2729 |
| 16 | 2 | | 2631 |
| 17 CH | 17 | | 2550 |
| 18 | 6 | | 2473 |
| 19 | 16 | | 2240 |
| 20 | 1 | | 2159 |
| 21 | 19 | | 2138 |
| 22 | 10 | | 2108 |
Samsonova didn’t have any movement in terms of live rankings to still be the world no.16.
Liudmila Samsonova will not improve her live rankings if she defeats Kontaveit in the 2nd round. In fact, as of now the next player in line is Karolina Pliskova who has 2245 points. If Samsonova wins, she will have 2236 points.
Samsonova will have only 10 points to defend in the next 4 weeks. The point will be dropped on the 5th of June (French Open – Paris)
In her live rankings, out of 2181 points, Ludmilla has gained 1985 points (91%) on Hard Court, 140 points (6%) on Clay and 56 points (3%) on Grass.
Year-to-date live rankings
In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Samsonova is still ranked no.16 occupying the position of Russian no.3.
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H2H Liudmila Samsonova vs. Anett Kontaveit
Samsonova and Kontaveit have never played against each other so far on the main tour.
Liudmila Samsonova in 2023
Now ranked no.16, Samsonova played her last match on the 1st of May when she lost to world no.27 Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4 6-4
in the 4th round in Madrid (draw).Currently, during this year Ludmilla has a composed 10-10 match record. Liudmila Samsonova’s best accomplishment of the present season was getting to the final in Abu Dhabi.
Kontaveit in Rome, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently ranked no.82, Kontaveit achieved a composed 3-5 win-loss record in 2023. Kontaveit is playing at the moment in Rome where she ousted Alycia Parks 6-1 6-1.
Anett Kontaveit will face the world no.16 Ludmilla Samsonova in the 2nd round on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. In the past, they have never played each other up to now on the main tour.
The Estonian won 6 titles in her career: 1 on hard courts, 4 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)