Elina Svitolina vs Liudmila Samsonova — Wuhan Round of 32
Why
Surface+274 Hard Elo edgeSupports Svitolina E.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 2070Supports Svitolina E.
This eventReached the last 16 here last yearAgainst the prediction · Samsonova L.
Long matches1 three-setter in 14 daysSupports Svitolina E.
Head-to-headFirst meeting on hardBoth players
ELO2 127
Hard ELO1 979
Last 106–4
Age32
Height174 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $31.1M2026 $4.4M
ELO1 927
Hard ELO1 785
Last 106–4
Age27
Height180 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $9.4M2026 $1.4M
Elina Svitolina faces Liudmila Samsonova in the Wuhan round of 32 on hard. Elina Svitolina holds the paper edge — ranked #6, leading the head-to-head 1–0, a roughly 270-point hard Elo advantage. Recent hard form is closely matched.
Key context
- Freshness: Elina Svitolina comes in with 4 days of rest and 86 games in 14d, vs Liudmila Samsonova's 9 and 54.
- Under pressure: In the tight moments, Elina Svitolina has rated higher under pressure (Clutch Rating 90 vs 64).
- Head-to-head: Elina Svitolina leads the head-to-head 1–0; this is their first meeting on hard. Last met at Bad Homburg 2026.
Common opponents
16 shared · last 12 monthsSvitolina E. and Samsonova L. faced 16 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Svitolina E. went 16–5 (76%) against them, Samsonova L. 9–12 (43%). Svitolina E. came out better against 8 of 16 comparable opponents, Samsonova L. against 1.
16–576%Svitolina E. · better vs 8Record vs common opponents9–1243%Samsonova L. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
33–16Sets25–28
260–198Games252–248
3–2Tiebreaks0–2
6–2Deciding sets4–7
vs Rybakina E.#1W2-6 6-4 6-4Rome · clayL4-6 6-4 4-6Toronto · hard
vs Pegula J.#4L2-6 4-6Dubai · hardL3-6 6-7Brisbane · hard- vs Gauff C.#5W6-4 6-2Rome · clayL5-7 1-6Stuttgart · clay
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vs Muchova K.#7L4-6 6-2 4-6Stuttgart · clayL6-4 4-6 2-6Beijing · hard
vs Kostyuk M.#10L3-6 6-2 2-6Roland Garros · clayW4-6 6-2 7-5Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · hard
vs Shnaider D.#13W7-6 6-3Australian Open · hardW6-4 4-6 6-2Wimbledon · grass- vs Potapova A.#26W6-1 6-1Toronto · hardL3-6 2-6Rome · clay
- vs Li A.#31W6-2 6-3Beijing · hardW6-4 6-3Rome · clay
- vs Baptiste H.#45L3-6 5-7Miami · hardL3-6 5-7Miami · hard
- vs Krueger A.#68W6-4 6-2Indian Wells · hardL6-3 5-7 2-6Indian Wells · hard
- vs Siniakova K.#87W1-6 6-4 6-2Beijing · hardW6-1 5-7 6-2Wuhan · hard
vs Joint M.#92W6-2 6-7(6) 6-4US Open · hardL6-3 2-6 2-6US Open · hard
vs Ruzic A.#93W3-6 6-2 6-3Dubai · hardW6-0 6-4Stuttgart · clay
vs Kudermetova P.#102W7-6(4) 6-4Washington · hardW6-3 6-3Wimbledon · grass- vs Jones E.#122W6-2 6-4Miami · hardW6-4 6-1Brisbane · hard
vs Siegemund L.#190W7-6 4-6 6-3Indian Wells · hardL6-0 5-7 4-6Australian Open · hard
Evidence
Svitolina E.Samsonova L.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss6–46–4
Season win rate73% (49–18) (ahead)47% (21–24)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO2127 (ahead)1927
Hard-court ELO1979 (ahead)1785
Serve vs returnLast 55 vs 40 matches
1st-serve points won66%67% (ahead)
Return points won46% (ahead)42%
Aces / match3.3 (ahead)2.9
ClutchLast 55 vs 40 matches
Break points saved63% (ahead)55%
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Elina Svitolina vs Liudmila Samsonova — Wuhan Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-14/samsonova-vs-svitolina-wuhan-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 14 October 2026).