WTA Tokyo
Saturday, 24 October 2026
Liudmila Samsonova vs Heather Watson – WTA Tokyo, 24 Oct 2026
Liudmila Samsonova Ranked No. 43
02:30
Sat 24 Oct · not before 02:30
Heather Watson Ranked No. 384
SurfaceHard · indoor
FormatBest of 3
DrawSingles · qualifying
Scheduled24 Oct · 02:30 BST
TourWTA
SportsLife forecast
Win probability
Our pick
LS
82%
Liudmila Samsonova
18%
Heather Watson
82%
18%
Our pick Liudmila Samsonova Medium confidence
- Samsonova is ranked 43 with 1234 points versus Watson at 384 with 163 points
- Samsonova has a much higher Elo of 1842 and hard-court Elo of 1795
- Watson is 34 and has only a 5-5 season record with no Elo listed
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
LS
Liudmila Samsonova
International · WTA- Ranking
- #43
- Ranking points
- 1,234
- Age
- 27 (11 Nov 1998)
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Career high
- #12
- 2026 win–loss
- 20–23
- On hard
- 14–14
- 2026 titles
- 0
- Elo rating
- 1842 (hard 1795)
- Tie-breaks won
- 83%
- Deciding sets won
- 35%
- Matches on record
- 74
HW
Heather Watson
Great Britain- Ranking
- #384 (↓)
- Ranking points
- 163
- Age
- 34 (19 May 1992)
- Plays
- Right-handed
- 2026 win–loss
- 5–5
- On hard
- 5–5
- 2026 titles
- 0
SportsLife view
Ranking, Elo and form side by sideLiudmila SamsonovaHeather Watson
#43Ranking#384
47%2026 win rate50%
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.