Diana Shnaider def. Liudmila Samsonova — Quarterfinal, Mubadala DC Open 2026

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Mubadala DC Open 2026

WTA 500HardWashington, USA

Played31 Jul 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 18 going into this drawWon

Diana Shnaider seeded 4 6 6

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 70 going into this draw

Liudmila Samsonova 3 4

🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaidervL. SamsonovaLiudmila Samsonova🇷🇺

🇷🇺Diana Shnaider

🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova

Match stats

Serve

2

Aces

4

1

Double faults

4

65%

1st serve in

51%

76%

1st serve points won

67%

60%

2nd serve points won

44%

70%

Service points won

55%

4/5

Break points saved

2/5

Return

45%

Return points won

30%

3/5

Break points won

1/5

69

Total points won

53

Head to head

3–1 Shnaider

  1. This matchWashington QFwon by Shnaider
  2. 2026GrassLondon R64won by Samsonova
  3. 2024HardCanada QFwon by Shnaider
  4. 2024ClayRome R64won by Shnaider

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

5–5

1–1

Last 30 days

3–1

By surface

3–4

Hard

4–5

10–5

Clay

3–6

1–3

Grass

3–4

By round

1–1

QF

0–1

0–1

SF

–

4–4

At WTA 500s

6–7

How their matches go

26

Completed matches

24

38%

Won in straight sets

33%

15%

Won after losing a set

8%

19%

Lost after winning a set

33%

27%

Lost in straight sets

25%

4–4

Tiebreaks

0–3

4–5

Deciding sets

2–8

11/13

Won after winning set 1

9/15

3/13

Won after losing set 1

1/9

Serve and return, last 5 matches

63%

1st serve in

51%

59%

1st serve points won

78%

48%

2nd serve points won

47%

46%

Break points saved

71%

46%

Return points won

43%

57%

Break points won

36%

1.4

Aces a match

5.4

3.8

Double faults a match

6.4

Last 14 days

1

Matches

2

2

Sets

5

1

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentDiana ShnaiderLiudmila Samsonova
🇦🇹PotapovaNo. 27
🇦🇹PotapovaNo. 27WonWashington R16LostRome R32
🇺🇸KeysNo. 22
🇺🇸KeysNo. 22WonParis R16WonWashington R32
🇨🇦FernandezNo. 34
🇨🇦FernandezNo. 34WonCharleston R16LostDubai R64
Total
Total3–01–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestDiana ShnaiderLiudmila Samsonova
1Won🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 27No. 27 · 30 JulWashington R16 · 30 JulWon🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 42No. 42 · 29 JulWashington R16 · 29 Jul
2Lost🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 42No. 42 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 JulWon🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 22No. 22 · 27 JulWashington R32 · 27 Jul
3Won🇩🇪E. LysEva LysNo. 77No. 77 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 JunLost🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie BouzkovaNo. 22No. 22 · 4 JulLondon R32 · 4 Jul
4Lost🇩🇰C. TausonClara TausonNo. 23No. 23 · 22 JunBad Homburg R32 · 22 JunWon🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 16No. 16 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 Jul
5Lost🇨🇿N. BartunkovaNikola BartunkovaNo. 61No. 61 · 15 JunBerlin R32 · 15 JunWon🇺🇿P. KudermetovaPolina KudermetovaNo. 116No. 116 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
6Lost🇵🇱M. ChwalinskaMaja ChwalinskaNo. 116No. 116 · 4 JunParis SF · 4 JunLost🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 8No. 8 · 23 JunBad Homburg R16 · 23 Jun
7Won🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 3 JunParis QF · 3 JunWon🇨🇿K. SiniakovaKaterina SiniakovaNo. 34No. 34 · 21 JunBad Homburg R32 · 21 Jun
8Won🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 19No. 19 · 1 JunParis R16 · 1 JunLost🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 22No. 22 · 15 JunBerlin R32 · 15 Jun
9Won🇺🇦O. OliynykovaOleksandra OliynykovaNo. 66No. 66 · 30 MayParis R32 · 30 MayLost🇬🇧H. DartHarriet DartNo. 171No. 171 · 8 JunLondon R32 · 8 Jun
10Won🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslerNo. 47No. 47 · 28 MayParis R64 · 28 MayLost🇨🇭J. TeichmannJil TeichmannNo. 207No. 207 · 25 MayParis R128 · 25 May