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.
In 2024, she changed her surname to gender neutral form to be distuinguished from another circuit tennis player, Russian Liudmila Samsonova, with whom she was presented under the same short name L. Samsonova.[2]
Junior career
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.[3][4]
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.[5]
In June 2024, she reached the final of the French Open girls' singles tournament, but lost to compatriot Tereza Valentová.[6]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Selina Dal | 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Sandra Samir | 0–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–1 | May 2024 | ITF Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | W15 | Clay | Oana Gavrilă | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 3–1 | May 2024 | ITF Bol, Croatia | W15 | Clay | Sara Svetac | 6–1, 6–2 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2024 | French Open | Clay | Tereza Valentová | 3–6, 6–7(0) |
Doubles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2023 | Wimbledon | Grass | Alena Kovačková | Isabelle Lacy Hannah Klugman |
6–4, 7–5 |
References
- ^ "L.Samsonová". Eurosport. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ Vávra, Aleš (3 June 2024). "Ze Samsonové je Samson. Nová česká hvězda si změnila jméno kvůli Rusce". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia, a.s.
- ^ "LAURA SAMSONOVÁ VYHRÁLA PRVNÍ JUNIORSKÝ TURNAJ – PROSTĚJOV J5". tkspartapraha.cz. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Úžasná forma talentované Samsonové. Třináctiletá Češka po dvou titulech přidala další finále". tenisovysvet.cz. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Juniors Kovačková, Samsonová and Filip won the doubles titles at Wimbledon". Ceskenoviny.cz. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ Oddo, Chris (8 June 2024). "Valentova triumphs in first all-Czech junior Grand Slam final". Roland-Garros. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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