The truth about Liudmila Samsonova

lud Mill dmitrievna Samson NOA born November 11th 1998 is a Russian professional tennis player she also competed for Italy from 2014 to 2018 Samson NOA has career- high WTA rankings of number 12 in singles and number 40 in doubles she won her first WTA tour title at the 20121 German open a WTA 500 title and has overall won for singles titles and one doubles title on the WTA tour she has also won a total of eight singles and three doubles titles on the ITF circuit at the 2020 to 21 Billy Jean King Cup Samson noo led the Russian team to their first Triumph since 2008 winning all five of her matches in both singles and doubles early life Samson noo was born in the industrial city of olor Mormont oblast Russia their family moved with the then one-year-old Milla to Italy her father Dimitri a table tennis player was invited to play for the club fantino based in Turin her father urged her to start playing either table tennis or lawn tennis choosing the latter she started playing at the age of six joining the PTI Tennis Center in bordiga after the local tennis Association helped her financially between 2014 and 2018 lud Miller represented Italy in professional tennis before switching to the Russian flag in July 2021 she explained the reason behind her decision was the extra pressure of competing for the Italian national team a country where tennis is more followed than in Russia where she feels like competing only for herself especially considering her Boom Boom hard-hitting game style Russian sources were more specific about all the reasons behind the unusual switch after turning 18 in the light of significant amount of local players switching from the Russian flag Accord according to the tennis weekend Samson NOA faced problems while trying to obtain an Italian passport and there was a certain shortage of support for her as an immigrant from the Italian tennis Federation she keeps practicing outside of Russia as she is unsatisfied with the condition for professional tennis provided by the Russian tennis Federation domestically in October 2021 samsonova clarified she has never had Italian citizenship and thus never faced the option of choosing between the two flags lude Miller admitted that if her parents had stayed in Russia she would have chosen figure skating she speaks fluent Italian Russian and English professional career junior year Samson NOA reached her highest ITF junior ranking on July 18th 2016 peing at the 65th spot on the rankings her biggest achievements were winning consecutive ITF junior circuit grade 2 tournaments in 2016 defeating notable players such as K Jen and Marta kostuk 2013 to 2016 ITF debut and first titles in 2013 Samson NOA made her professional debut at consecutive ITF circuit tournaments in yac but lost her both singles qualifying matches 2014 saw Samson noo winning her first ITF title at a $10,000 event in Rome beating three- seated players to clinch the victory despite being unranked the win allowed her debuting on the WTA rankings at the 960th spot and finished the year in 840th the upcoming 2 years saw her struggle on the ITF circuit amassing an 11 to 12 win loss record which caused her ranking to stagnate nonetheless she managed to return to the top 1,000 towards the end of 2016 after reaching the final of an $10,000 event in solarino 2017 to 2018 breakthrough on the ITF circuit Samson noa's first real breakthrough came when she was leaving her teenage years reaching $315,000 finals in ham Mammoth paa and mon in 2017 respectively the Russian almost have her ranking and ended the year ranked 552nd 2018 was another decent year for her having reached a total of four finals overriding her personal best results the Russian won her first $25,000 title at the open Castillo y Leon stunning third seed bassic Eren in the final with the loss of just two games Samson NOA caused a huge shock at the open to St Malo a $60,000 event coming through three rounds of qualifying to lift the biggest title of her career and breaking the top 200 for the first time in her career her 40 to 21 win loss record helped Samson NOA end the year inside the top 200 for the first time 2019 WTA tour and Grand Slam and top 150 debut at the 2019 French Open her grand slam main drw debut Samson NOA started the year with her grand slam debut at the Australian Open but was defeated in the second qualifying round by karolina mova choosing to compete in higher level WTA tournaments with her ranking the Russian fell in the qualifying rounds of Premier tournaments in St Petersburg DOA and Dubai after a five- match losing streak to start the clay Court Season Samson NOA stuned several higher ranked players including 10 seed Marie buzova to qualify for the main draw at the French Open on her first attempt despite losing in the first round to 23rd seed donavich she reached a new career high ranking of world number 153 on June 10th 2019 after the tournament reaching her second WTA tour main draw at the rain plagued notingham open Samson NOA continued her good run of form before falling to former top 15 player Yano Wick Mayer in the final round of qualifying at The Wimbledon championships on her debut Samson NOA received her first First Direct entry into a WTA tour main draw at the ladies open loan but lost to Lucky loser Han shenyun in the second round in the following week despite losing to amandine Hessa in the final qualifying round of the polaro ladies open she received an entry into the main draw by virtue of an empty lucky loser spot there she stunned fourth seed and 56th ranked toara ziden sack in straight sets before hitting 41 winners to beat loan Champion Fiona phoh in the quarter finals to make her first WTA semi-final however she ran out of steam as she was defeated by eventual Champion Joel tyman in straight sets choosing not to defend her title in St Malo her ranking dipped from 131 to 163 in September but qualifying for the main draw at the Tashkent open allowed her to improve her ranking going into the international dep an $80,000 event unseated and looming Samson NOA stroll into the final without losing a set but lost to Rising Star Nina stanovich in straight sets her good run continued at the WTA 125 open de L MOJ where she reached the quarterfinals by beating top 100 players Camila Georgie and Al cornette she ended the year with a 32 to 27 win loss record with an impressive nine top 100 wins partly due to competing in more WTA tournaments and facing tougher draws in the process 2020 steady presence on the WT ta tour starting the year at the premier level Brisbane International Samson NOA survived the qualifying rounds which included a straight sets win over Christina movich drawing former US Open Champion Sloan Stevens in the first round of the main draw she clinched the best win of her career by beating the American in three sets serving 10 aces in the process and Blasting countless winners with her fearless aggression do although she was defeated by world number seven Patrick kova in the second round Samson NOA headed to the Australian Open with a new career high ranking of number 118 beating Wang shiu in the final qualifying round samova qualified for the main draw in Melbourne for the first time in her career drawing former French Open Champion y Elena ostapenko in the first round she was outp powerered and committed 24 unforced errors on Route a straight sets defeat in the match Samson NOA also set the record of hitting the fastest serve on the women's side throughout the entire tournament in 2020 heading back to Russia for the St Petersburg ladies trophy she qualified for the main draw but felt to fellow Russian Anastasia poova in the first round similar to 2019 samsonova failed to qualify for the main draw at the katar open and the Dubai Tennis Championships before the co9 pandemic forced the tour to go on a Hiatus for a couple of months with the tour resuming at the polmo ladies open she took part in the qualifying rounds and defeated Marta costu for the second time this year on Route qualifying for the main draw defeating Kirsten flip kins in the first round and exacting revenge for her two losses to the Belgian in 2019 Samson NOA set up an interesting clash with top seed Petra Marik despite leading by assat Samson NOA was unable to beat the Croatian who ultimately reached semi-finals samsonova lost in the first round of both of the US Open and French Open to the Resurgence satana pankova and eventual final Sophia Kennan respectively the Russian LED Kennan by a break in the final set in her first career match against a top 10 opposition she ended her year with a runner-up finish at the $25,000 event in Reams falling to oan dodan in straight sets 2021 Maiden WTA tour title Wimbledon fourth round top 50 debut Samson NOA pictured in 2019 reached the fourth round of a major for the first time at the 2021 Wimbledon championships Samson NOA began the year at the Australian Open qualifying which was held in Dubai due to pandemic related reasons she beat the 30th seed former top 30 player Leia sareno in straight sets to book her ticket to Melbourne for a second successive year she lost in the opening round of the yera Valley classic a tuneup event to the Australian Open to vatana panova but rebounded to earn her first Grand Slam main draw victory over Paula Bosa recovering from three to five down in the final set to Triumph her run ended in the second round in the hands of world number 14 Garbin mugarza in straight sets she ended her trip in Australia with another successful qualifying campaign at the Adelaide International reaching the main draw and challenging six seed martic to three sets samsonova returned to the tour at the Miami open where she qualified for the main draw with consecutive wins in the first round she then beat fellow hard-hitting Camila Georgie in straight sets she earned the biggest win of her career over world number 11 Kiki Burton after losing just three games reaching the third round of a WTA 1000 event for the first time in her career Samson NOA lost to Maria sakri eventually she then began her clayt campaign at the Charleston open and MUSC Health Women's Open held at the same venue in consecutive weeks and suffered early losses to Coco gof and Clara tosson in both tournaments respectively as a loser Sam sonova reached the second round of the Amelia Romania open before being defeated by mik once again she then suffered a shock loss in the first round of qualifying at the French Open losing to Alexandra krck in three sets beginning her first career grasscourt season at the German open in Berlin starting as a qualifier she reached her first WTA tour final her campaign began with a tight win over anaanu in a final set tie break to qualify for the main draw before stunning Marquetta vova in the first round Samson NOA then reached her first WTA 500 quarterfinal with a straight sets defeat of compatriot Veronica kova not facing a break point throughout the encounter Samson NOA prevailed 7 to6 2 to6 7 to6 over former top 10 player Madison Keys saving 8 to 11 break points in the match and followed it up with a bigger upset over two-time Grand Slam Champion Victoria aurena in the semi-final in the final she upset world number 12 Belinda bensik from a set down to win her maiden WTA tour title with this Ren she climbed 43 spots to reach a career-high ranking of world number 63 on June 21st 2021 by virtue of her Berlin run she also received a wild card into the main draw of Wimbledon making her debut in the main draw there she wrote on her momentum and reached the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time in her career after defeating the giant killing Kaa kipi 22nd C Jessica pugula and former Grand Slam Champion SLO Stevens in three sets in her first appearance in the second week of a major she lost to eventual finalist karolina plova in straight sets following this best run in her career she made her top 60 debut contesting the main draws of the Canadian open and the western and southern open for the first time in her career Samson NOA recorded a good win over top 20 player Elena rakina but lost to Sarah Sor TMO and Victoria Azarenka respectively Samson NOA won her first main draw match at the US Open Over Katie Bolter seated seventh at the Luxembourg open she defeated masaki doy and oan dodan to reach her first quarterfinal since Berlin there she stunned the top seed bensik once again prevailing in straight sets Sams NOA lost to Elena ostapenko in the semi-finals but reached another new career high ranking after the tournament she made her main drag debut at the Indian Wells open triumphing over Katarina klova in the first round but fell to compatriot K mova in the second round Sam sonova lost to agela tominovic in the first round of the Kremlin cup 69 then reached the semi-finals of the Cormier ladies open but lost to tosson once again this time after having five match points nonetheless she managed to make her top 40 debut after the tournament she ended season at the bjk Cup finals making her debut in the tournament but played a pivotal role in clenching the title for Russia as she went unbeaten throughout the week she clinched singles wins over Sloan Stevens and Belinda bensik and extended her head-to-head record against both players to 3 to Z she also partnered Veronica cter mova and won all six sets they contested defeating Canada France and the United States 2022 Indian Wells and US Open fourth rounds top 20 three titles Samson NOA began at the Melbourne Summer Set one and suffered a first round loss to former top 10 player Andrea pavic she reached her first quarterfinal of the Season at the Adelaide International 2 but lost to Madison Keys at the Australian Open she beat qualifier Amina beas in the first round reaching the second for the second consecutive year she lost in the qualifying rounds of the Dubai championships before falling to Al cornette in the first round of the katar ladies open in a three- set match nonetheless she found form in Indian Wells where she made the fourth round of a WTA 1000 event for the first time in her career however she lost to Petra Marik in the fourth round in their fourth consecutive meeting she reached the top 25 on May 9th 2022 after a semi-final showing at the stutgart Grand Prix which she lost to top seed IG s attack she lost in the first round at both WTA 1000 tournaments the Madrid Open and the Italian open at the French Open she lost also in the first round to Dona kenck during the summer hardcourt tour Samson NOA collected two back-to-back titles first she played at the Washington open and won five matches including a second round win over top 10 player Emir duu in the final she defeated Kaaya kipi after losing the first set her next stop was supposed to be Canadian open qualifying but she was forced to withdraw due to still playing at was Washington DC she then played at the tennis in the land event in Cleveland beating Alexandra sasnovich in the final she won her second title of the year and recorded her 10th consecutive win at the US Open she reached the fourth round for the first time at this major defeating qualifier Sarah BAC 14th seed Lea Fernandez and Alexandra krck 86 in the fourth round she lost to agela tavic after an intense 1H hour first set battle losing eight set points in a 20-minute game in Tokyo she defeated Elena rakina Wong senu 88 third seed Garbin mugarza and Jean schwai to reach her third final of the season in the final she beat firsttime finalist Ching chingan to win her fourth career title however she lost in the first round of the San Diego open to Bianca andrescu in three sets in guadalahara she defeated arena sabinka in the second round for her first top five win before losing to buzova in three sets with this result she made her top 20 debut on October 24th in the WTA rankings 20123 top 15 debut two WTA 1000 finals and singles top 40 in double Samson Nova at the 2023 US Open Samson NOA began her season at the Adelaide International one as she sweeped past Shan schwai for her first win of the year she lost in the second round to eventual Champion arena sabalenka in two tie breaks despite being a up 5 to one in the first set this was followed by a straight sets loss to Amanda and isova in Adelaide 2 in round one seated 18th at the Australian Open she defeated Jasmine palini in straight sets before losing to donov vage in the second winning only three games at Dubai she also won in the first round against Paula Bosa in the third longest match of the Year lasting 3 hours and 22 minutes she reached the third round by a walkover from Jing chingan but lost to top seed in world number one IG swattch at the same tournament with Veronica cuter matova she won the doubles title as a result she reached new career high rankings of world number 12 in singles and number 59 in doubles on 27 February 2023 she reached the top 40 in doubles on 12 June 2023 following the French Open where she reached the quarterfinals with ker mova Samson NOA reached the final of the WTA 1000 Canadian open where she lost to Jessica Pula she also reached the final at the WTA 1000 China open where she lost to ig swch 2024 fifth career title Samson NOA at the 2024 rosalin open Sam NOA had a low-key start to the season she participated in the Brisbane International as the fourth seed and lost in her debut in the second round to mea andreeva in straight sets soon after she participated in the Adelaide International as the seventh seed being defeated in the first round by Laura siegemund in three sets at the Australian Open as the 13th seed she also lost in the first round to Amanda and isova in straight sets continuing her hardcore campaign in the Middle East at the Abu Dhabi open as the eight seed Samson NOA defeated lesia sinko and Helen Kina and Barbara kryukova in straight sets on the way to the semi-finals before losing to Elena rakina in three sets she won her fifth WTA tour title at the rosaland open defeating Bianca andru in the final in August Samson NOA reached back-to-back quarterfinals at the Canadian open and the Cincinnati open losing to Diana schneer and ARA sabalenka respectively Billy Jean King cup samsonova has competed for the Russian team since 2021 securing her first nomination at the 2020 to 21 Billy Jean King Cup finals where she was the fifth ranked singles player for Russia she made her debut in doubles alongside ker matova defeating the pair of world number five Gabriela debrowski and Rebecca Marino 6 to3 61 continuing her partnership with ker matova they defeated Clara Buell and Al cornette in 47 minutes to seal a 2 to1 win over France booking their spot in the semi-finals Samson NOA was pivotal in Russia's win over the United States as she made her singles debut against SLO Stevens coming from a set and multiple break points down to win the first rubber she then came back alongside K matova to beat Shelby Rogers and Koko vanderway and cila spot in the final in the final Samson NOA continued her unbeaten run coming in as a late replacement for an injured pavu chova to stun Belinda bensik once again from a set down to clinch the title for Russia Awards International Billy Jean King Cup finals Most Valuable Player 2021 Rookie of the Year 2021 National the Russian cup in the nomination Team of the Year 2021