Liudmila Samsonova and Lulu Sun will play each other in the 1st round of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 7:00 pm on GRANDSTAND 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Liudmila Samsonova who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Liudmila Samsonova is the pick to win this match.
Liudmila Samsonova -> 1.333
Lulu Sun -> 3.3
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Prediction and head to head Liudmila Samsonova vs. Lulu Sun
There is no head to head record between Liudmila Samsonova and Lulu Sun since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Liudmila Samsonova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-7 | 9-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-23 | 12-15 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-24 | 25-15 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-17 | 26-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-22 | 15-9 | 6-9 | 8-3 | 10-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 20, Samsonova will start her run in Doha after she played her last match in Abu Dhabi where she lost 5-7 6-1 7-6(5) to Kudermetova in the 1st round on the 3rd of February.
Ludmilla has an aggregate 4-4 win-loss record in 2025, 4-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Russian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Adelaide.
Talking about her overall career, Ludmilla has an overall 298-179 record. She has a positive 114-73 record on hard.
Previously in Doha
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022, 2023 and 2024. See her history.
Lulu Sun
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 41-21 | 17-10 | 10-5 | 6-3 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-20 | 23-10 | 4-4 | 12-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-24 | 16-12 | 7-6 | 1-1 | 6-4 | 2-1 |
| 2021 | 27-13 | 19-9 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 45, LuluAnke will start her run in Doha after she played her last match in Abu Dhabi where she lost 6-0 6-3 to Annie in the 2nd round on the 5th of February.
Sun has a composed 1-5 win-loss record in 2025, 1-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of her career, Sun has an overall 236-134 record. She has a positive 144-72 record on hard.
Previously in Doha
LuluAnke has never competed in this tournament before.
Head 2 Head
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