[UPDATED QF]. Prediction, H2H of Liudmila Samsonova’s draw vs Shnaider, Pegula, Sabalenka to win the Toronto

Toronto draw preview with H2H - Liudmila Samsonova may need to best Diana Shnaider, Jessica Pegula, Aryna Sabalenka to conquer the tournament in the National Bank Open.

Liudmila Samsonova Stats info

Liudmila Samsonova is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Toronto. The Russian has defeated Moyuka Uchijima 6-4 6-2 and Elise Mertens 6-2 6-4 to reach the quarter where she will face Diana Shnaider.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Liudmila Samsonova’s projected draw andherprojected opposition in National Bank Open. Ludmilla has a negative record (3-5) with the likely opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Moyuka Uchijima (63) – 6-4 6-2
R3 – Elise Mertens (35) – 6-2 6-4
1/4 – Diana Shnaider (24) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Jessica Pegula (6) – H2H 1-3
or Peyton Stearns (53) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (3) – H2H 2-1
or Emma Navarro (15) – H2H 0-0
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1/4 – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Diana Shnaider

55 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
12
High
12
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 55-23 31-15 15-5 0-0 9-3 0-0
2023 25-22 14-13 10-8 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 58-17 11-4 46-11 1-2 0-0 0-0
2021 9-3 0-0 8-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2020 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Diana Shnaider has a 40-15 record in 2024, 16-7 on hard. Regarding the previous 3 years, Diana has a 41-24 record on hard. Shnaider won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this year was conquering the tournament in Hua Hin where she overcame Lin Zhu in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1, the Paris where she beat Emma Navarro in the final 6-2 3-6 6-4, in Bad Homburg where she overcame Donna Vekic in the final 6-3 2-6 6-3, and in Budapest where she defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in National Bank Open the Russian didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Liudmila Samsonova vs. Diana Shnaider

This match would represent the 2nd time that Liudmila Samsonova and Diana Shnaider face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Shnaider (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Jessica Pegula

39 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
3
LLLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 39-16 29-9 4-2 0-2 6-3 0-0
2023 59-18 45-12 8-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 42-21 28-15 11-4 1-1 2-1 0-0
2021 39-19 29-12 6-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2020 17-9 16-7 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 25-19 14-10 4-5 4-1 3-3 0-0
2018 50-22 21-9 22-10 7-2 0-1 0-0
2017 12-9 12-6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0

Jessica Pegula has a 23-10 record in 2024, 13-5 on hard. As for the last 16 years, the American has a 235-122 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Pegula won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this year was winning the competition in Berlin where she defeated Anna Kalinskaya in the final 6-7(0) 6-4 7-6(3).

Last year in National Bank Open Jessica won the event after ousting Liudmila Samsonova 6-1 6-0.

H2H Liudmila Samsonova vs. Jessica Pegula

This would be the 5th time that Liudmila Samsonova and Jessica Pegula fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Liudmila Samsonova could square off with Peyton Stearns. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Liudmila Samsonova

56 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
LLWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 56-14 38-7 15-4 2-2 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0
2017 36-25 20-11 2-4 6-6 7-3 1-1

Aryna Sabalenka has a 34-10 record in 2024, 18-5 on hard. Talking about the last 9 years, Sabalenka has a 207-90 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this season was conquering the title at the Australian Open where she overcame Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in National Bank Open the Belarussian was defeated by Liudmila Samsonova in the 3rd round 7-6(2) 4-6 6-3.

H2H Liudmila Samsonova vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 4th time that Liudmila Samsonova and Aryna Sabalenka play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Samsonova (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Liudmila Samsonova could face Emma Navarro. Their head to head is 0-0.