Liudmila Samsonova is 5 wins away to conquer the title in Doha. Ludmilla has defeated Lulu Sun 6-3 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Jelena Ostapenko.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Liudmila Samsonova’s projected draw together withherlikely opponents in Qatar TotalEnergies Open. Samsonova has a weak record (9-10) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Lulu Sun (43) – 6-3 6-3
R2 – Jelena Ostapenko (37) – H2H 2-2
R3 – Jasmine Paolini (4) – H2H 2-0
or Caroline Garcia (76) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Qinwen Zheng (8) – H2H 3-2
or Ons Jabeur (35) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 0-4
or Elena Rybakina (7) – H2H 4-1
Fin – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 2-2
or Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-3
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R2 – Jelena Ostapenko’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

18 - 20win/loss in 2025

Rank
23
High
5
LLLLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 18-20 8-14 9-4 0-0 1-2 0-0
2024 31-19 14-10 8-6 4-0 5-3 0-0
2023 37-22 21-15 7-4 1-1 8-2 0-0
2022 33-19 19-10 3-3 3-3 8-3 0-0
2021 32-19 12-9 5-4 7-4 8-2 0-0
2020 9-8 3-2 4-3 2-3 0-0 0-0
2019 26-28 8-14 3-7 11-4 4-3 0-0
2018 28-22 12-14 5-4 4-2 7-2 0-0

Jelena Ostapenko has a 2-4 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Talking about the previous 14 years, Jelena has a 139-115 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Qatar TotalEnergies Open the Latvian lost to Victoria Azarenka in the 3rd round 6-0 6-3.

H2H Liudmila Samsonova vs. Jelena Ostapenko

This match would represent the 5th time that Liudmila Samsonova and Jelena Ostapenko fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Samsonova and Ostapenko (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Liudmila Samsonova

46 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
4
LLLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 46-21 27-12 13-3 3-3 3-3 0-0
2024 42-21 19-10 12-5 3-4 8-2 0-0
2023 43-30 20-16 16-8 5-3 2-3 0-0
2022 30-25 14-11 10-10 6-3 0-1 0-0
2021 34-24 17-13 12-7 5-3 0-1 0-0
2020 7-15 1-8 4-5 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 48-29 12-8 32-14 4-6 0-1 0-0
2018 28-33 9-9 18-18 1-3 0-3 0-0

Jasmine Paolini has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. During the last 13 years, Paolini has a 131-99 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Qatar TotalEnergies Open Paolini lost to Emma Navarro in the 1st round 6-3 7-5.

H2H Liudmila Samsonova vs. Jasmine Paolini

This would be the 3rd time that Liudmila Samsonova and Jasmine Paolini square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Samsonova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Liudmila Samsonova could take on Caroline Garcia. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 for Liudmila Samsonova

20 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
24
High
4
LWLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 20-12 8-6 10-4 0-0 2-2 0-0
2024 52-18 31-10 17-4 3-2 1-2 0-0
2023 37-19 23-11 11-4 3-1 0-3 0-0
2022 39-19 27-12 10-4 0-0 2-3 0-0
2021 34-11 7-1 16-6 11-4 0-0 0-0
2020 38-8 3-3 26-3 9-2 0-0 0-0
2019 14-11 14-8 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 14-9 12-8 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Qinwen Zheng has a 1-1 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, the Chinese has a 118-54 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record).

Last year in Qatar TotalEnergies Open Zheng capitulated to Leylah Annie Fernandez in the 3rd round 7-5 6-3.

H2H Liudmila Samsonova vs. Qinwen Zheng

This would be the 6th time that Liudmila Samsonova and Qinwen Zheng play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Samsonova (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Liudmila Samsonova may fight against Ons Jabeur. Their head to head is 0-0

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1/2 – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-0 for Iga Swiatek

64 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 64-17 40-10 11-4 3-2 10-1 0-0
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 2-1 0-0
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0

Iga Swiatek has a 10-2 win-loss record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 10 years, Swiatek has a 172-44 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Pole won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Swiatek’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the final Australia.

Last year in Qatar TotalEnergies Open Iga conquered the event after downing Elena Rybakina 7-6(8) 6-2.

H2H Liudmila Samsonova vs. Iga Swiatek

This match would represent the 5th time that Liudmila Samsonova and Iga Swiatek clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Liudmila Samsonova may compete against Elena Rybakina. Their H2H record is 4-1 for Liudmila Samsonova.

Final – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 2-2

63 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 63-12 35-6 17-3 4-1 7-2 0-0
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

Aryna Sabalenka has a 11-1 record in 2025, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 10 years, the Belarussian has a 238-93 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this season was conquering the competition in Brisbane where she overcame Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Qatar TotalEnergies Open the Belarussian didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Liudmila Samsonova vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This match would represent the 5th time that Liudmila Samsonova and Aryna Sabalenka clash against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Samsonova and Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Liudmila Samsonova may square off with Cori Gauff. Their H2H record is 3-0 for Cori Gauff.