WTA Osaka
Monday, 19 October 2026
Lilli Tagger vs Liudmila Samsonova – WTA Osaka, 19 Oct 2026
Lilli Tagger Ranked No. 55
03:30
Mon 19 Oct · not before 03:30
Liudmila Samsonova Ranked No. 43
SurfaceHard
FormatBest of 3
DrawSingles
Scheduled19 Oct · 03:30 BST
TourWTA
SportsLife forecast
Win probability
42%
Lilli Tagger
Our pick
LS
58%
Liudmila Samsonova
42%
58%
Our pick Liudmila Samsonova Low confidence
- Samsonova is ranked 43 vs Tagger at 55 and has the higher Elo, 1839 to 1771
- Samsonova wins 83% of tiebreaks (18 played) vs Tagger's 64% (14 played)
- Tagger is stronger in deciding sets, winning 69% (16 played) vs Samsonova's 35% (23 played)
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the players' rankings, season records, surface results, Elo ratings and tie-break and deciding-set rates. Not betting advice.
Players
LT
Lilli Tagger
Austria · WTA- Ranking
- #55 (↓)
- Ranking points
- 1,054
- Age
- 18 (17 Feb 2008)
- Plays
- , one-handed backhand
- Career high
- #84
- 2026 win–loss
- 19–9
- On hard
- 14–5
- 2026 titles
- 1
- Elo rating
- 1771 (hard 1760)
- Tie-breaks won
- 64%
- Deciding sets won
- 69%
- Matches on record
- 65
LS
Liudmila Samsonova
International · WTA- Ranking
- #43 (↑)
- Ranking points
- 1,229
- Age
- 27 (11 Nov 1998)
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Career high
- #12
- 2026 win–loss
- 16–21
- On hard
- 10–12
- 2026 titles
- 0
- Elo rating
- 1839 (hard 1792)
- Tie-breaks won
- 83%
- Deciding sets won
- 35%
- Matches on record
- 74
SportsLife view
Ranking, Elo and form side by sideEdgeLiudmila Samsonovaahead in 4 of 6 measures
Lilli TaggerLiudmila Samsonova
#55Ranking#43
1771Elo rating1839
1760Elo on hard1792
68%2026 win rate43%
64%Tie-breaks won83%
69%Deciding sets won35%
Figures from the players' records: current ranking, Elo rating, this season's win rate, tie-breaks and deciding sets. No win-probability model is applied.