Personal

Current coach is Danilo Pizzorno; Previously trained in Rome with Alessandro Dumitrache and worked with Alessandro Piccari
Parents are Dmitry Samsonov and Svetlana Samsonova
Hobbies include listening to and playing music, attending concerts and watching films
Idolizes Maria Sharapova
Favorite shot is her forehand and favorite surface to play on is hard court

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (5): 2024 - 's-Hertogenbosch; 2022 - Washington DC, Cleveland, Tokyo; 2021 - Berlin.
Finalist (3): 2023 - Montreal, Abu Dhabi, Beijing

DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2024 - Seoul (w/Melichar-Martinez); 2023 - Dubai (w/Kudermetova).

Career in Review

Ended 2023 ranked No.16; reached three finals at Abu Dhabi (l. Bencic in F), Montreal (l. Pegula in F) and Beijing (l. Swiatek)

Also in 2023, reached SF at Washington DC and qualified for WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai going 1-1 in group play

In doubles in 2023, won title at Dubai w/Veronika Kudermetova

Lifted three titles in 2022, at Washington DC (d. Kanepi in F), Cleveland (d. Sasnovich in F) and Tokyo (d. Q.Zheng in F) ending year at No.20, her first Top 20 year-end ranking

Also made SF at Stuttgart, QF at Adelaide 250, R16 at US Open and made Top-20 debut on October 24

Earned first Top 10 win of career over No.7 Karolina Pliskova at Stuttgart

Highlight of 2021 was coming through qualifying to lift maiden WTA title at Berlin (d. Bencic in F) and breaking into Top 50 on September 13 finishing the year at No.39, her first year-end Top 100 ranking

Reached two further SFs in 2021, at Luxembourg and Courmayeur and reached R16 at Wimbledon

Earned first Top 20 win of career over No.11 Kiki Bertens at 2021 Miami

In 2020 reached 2r at Brisbane (as qualifier, d.No.24 Stephens, l. No.7 Kvitova) and Palermo (as qualifier, l. Martic), and fell 1r four times (including Australian Open, US Open and Roland Garros)

Appeared in the first WTA main draws of her career in 2019, highlighted by SF run at Palermo (as LL, l. eventual champion Teichmann), 2r showing at Lausanne (l. Han) and falling 1r on Grand Slam main draw debut at Roland Garros (as qualifier, l. Vekic)

Contested qualifying at a WTA event for the first time at 2019 Australian Open

Made professional debut on ITF circuit in 2013; owns four singles titles on the ITF Circuit