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Czech tennis player (born 2008)
Laura SamsonFull name | Laura Samson |
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Country (sports) | Czech Republic |
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Born | (2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 (age 16) |
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Prize money | $11,697 |
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Career record | 23–7 |
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Career titles | 3 ITF |
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Highest ranking | No. 631 (15 July 2024) |
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Current ranking | No. 634 (22 July 2024) |
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French Open Junior | F (2024) |
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Wimbledon Junior | 3R (2024) |
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US Open Junior | SF (2023) |
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Career record | 1–1 |
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Highest ranking | No. 1,220 (1 July 2024) |
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Current ranking | No. 1,223 (22 July 2024) |
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French Open Junior | SF (2024) |
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Wimbledon Junior | W (2023) |
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US Open Junior | QF (2023) |
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Last updated on: 22 July 2024. |
Laura Samson (also known as Laura Samsonová; born 10 March 2008) is a Czech tennis player.[1] She won the girls' doubles title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships and was a runner-up in girls' singles at the 2024 French Open. She was the first player born in 2008 or later to win a WTA Tour main draw match.[2]
In 2024, she changed her surname to gender neutral form to be distinguished from another circuit tennis player, Russian Liudmila Samsonova, with whom she was presented under the same short name L. Samsonova.[3]
A member of TK Sparta Prague, Samsonová won her first junior title as a 13-year-old at a J5 event in Prostějov in a October 2021, without dropping a set. It was her first junior-level event. She then won her second J5 event in November 2021 in Silla-Saledar in Spain, and reached the final in her third, in Montemar.[4][5]
In July 2023, she won the Wimbledon girls' doubles title with compatriot Alena Kovačková. In the final, they faced Hannah Klugman and Isabelle Lacy of Great Britain, winning in straight sets. They were the first Czech pairing to win the title since Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková in 2013.[6]
In June 2024, she reached the final of the French Open girls' singles tournament, but lost to compatriot Tereza Valentová.[7] Defending the Wimbledon girls' doubles title alongside Kovačková in 2024, they lost in the quarterfinals to Mika Stojsavljevic and Mingge Xu.[8]
Professional career
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2024: First WTA wins
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Given a wildcard entry into the 2024 Prague Open, Samson became the first player born in 2008 or later to win a WTA Tour main draw match when she defeated qualifier Tara Würth in straight sets in the first round.[9][10] In the second round she upset second seed Kateřina Siniaková in three sets to make it through to the quarterfinals.[11][12]
Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Legend
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W25 tournaments
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W15 tournaments (3–1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1–1)
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Clay (2–0)
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Junior Grand Slam finals
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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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