LIVE RANKINGS. Samsonova’s rankings before competing against Rybakina in Abu Dhabi

See the the live rankings of Liudmila Samsonova before playing Elena Rybakina in the semifinal of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open

Saturday Live Ranking Liudmila Samsonova

Liudmila Samsonova is about to play against Elena Rybakina on Saturday the 10th of February in Abu Dhabi. Here is an update about her live rankings.

Liudmila Samsonova is at the moment ranked no.15 with 2700 points placed as the Russian no.2 behind Darya Kasatkina who is her compatriot no.1 with 2838 points ranked no.14.

On the other part of the net, Elena Rybakina is right now ranked no.5 with the status of Kazakhstani no.1 with 5688 points before Yulia Putintseva who has 978 points and is ranked no.69.

Live Rankings

Samsonova didn’t have any movement in terms of live rankings to still be the world no.15.

Liudmila Samsonova will not improve her live rankings if she defeats Rybakina in the semifinal. In fact, as of now the next player in line is Darya Kasatkina who has 2933 points. If Samsonova wins, she will have 2720 points.

Samsonova will have 106 points to defend in the next 4 weeks. She will drop 1 point on the 19th of February (Qatar TotalEnergies Open – Doha) and 105 points on the 26th of February (Dubai Duty Free Championships – Dubai).

In her live rankings, out of 2590 points, Ludmilla has gained 2045 points (79%) on Hard Court, 255 points (10%) on Clay, 160 points (6%) on Indoor and 130 points (5%) on Grass.

See Points Breakdown

Year-to-date live rankings

In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Samsonova is still ranked no.45 as the Russian no.9.

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H2H Liudmila Samsonova vs. Elena Rybakina

Samsonova and Rybakina played each other 4 times. The head to head is 4-0 for Samsonova.

The last time that they played each other it was Beijing (China Open) when Samsonova won 7-6(7) 6-3. The prediction is Samsonova to win in 3 sets.

Rybakina in Abu Dhabi, ranking, and results in 2024

Liudmila Samsonova

66 - 25win/loss

Hard
45-17
I Hard
5-0
Clay
11-4
Grass
5-4
26 year old
WWWWWWWLWW
2025 Highlights

Ranked world no.5, Elena has achieved a 9-2 record in 2024. Elena is currently playing in Abu Dhabi where she managed to beat Danielle Rose Collins 4-6 6-3 6-3 and Cristina Bucsa 6-1 6-4.

Elena Rybakina will face the world no.15 Ludmilla Samsonova in the semifinal on Saturday at 3:00 pm on Stadium Court. Their actual head to head record is 4-0 for Samsonova.

The Kazakhstani conquered 1 title in 2024 in Brisbane.

Elena won 6 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)

Rybakina
Abu Dhabi
Rybakina's Record
Rybakina
Projected
Draw

Samsonova in Abu Dhabi, ranking, and results in 2024

Elena Rybakina

34 - 27win/loss

Hard
18-18
Clay
9-6
Grass
7-3
27 year old
LWLWWLWLWL
2025 Highlights

Now the world no.15, Samsonova has an overall 3-3 record in 2024. Samsonova is playing at the moment in Abu Dhabi where she defeated Lesya Tsurenko 6-0 6-1, Anhelina Kalinina 6-1 6-3 and Barbora Krejcikova 7-5 6-4.

Ludmilla Samsonova will fight against the world no.5 Elena Rybakina in the semifinal on Saturday at 3:00 pm on Stadium Court. The head to head is 4-0 for Samsonova.

Samsonova won 4 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)

Samsonova
Abu Dhabi
Samsonova's Record
Samsonova
Projected
Draw