Laura Samson (formerly known by her birth name Laura Samsonová;https://web.archive.org/web/20240524144807/https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/players/51316-l.samsonova 10 March 2008) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 112 by the WTA, achieved on 21 September 2026, and a best in doubles of No. 144, reached on 5 January 2026.
Samson won the girls' doubles title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships and was a runner-up in girls' singles at the 2024 French Open.
Personal background In 2024, she changed her surname to the masculine form to be distinguished from another WTA Tour tennis player, Russian Liudmila Samsonova, with whom she shared the same abbreviated name (L. Samsonova).
Career Juniors A member of TK Sparta Prague, Samson won her first junior title as a 13-year-old at a J5 event in Prostějov in an 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.
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.
In June 2024, she reached the final of the French Open girls' singles tournament but lost to compatriot Tereza Valentová. Defending the Wimbledon girls' doubles title alongside Kovačková in 2024, they lost in the quarterfinals to Mika Stojsavljevic and Mingge Xu.
In October 2024, she reached the final of the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals, which she lost in two close sets to world No. 1, Emerson Jones. She later said it had been her last junior tournament with focus on pro tour.
2024: WTA Tour debut and first win 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. In the second round she upset second seed Kateřina Siniaková in three sets to make it through to the quarterfinals, where she defeated Oksana Selekhmeteva. Her run came to an end in the semifinals when she retired injured while trailing in the third set against Magdalena Fręch.
After reaching the final at the ITF Tour Junior Finals, Samson received her second tour main-draw wildcard from the 2024 Mérida Open, but she was unable to pass the first round, losing in two close sets to Antonia Ružić.
2025: First tour final Samson received wildcard to compete at 2025 Abu Dhabi Open, losing in the opening round of qualification to former top 10 player Veronika Kudermetova. She and Markéta Vondroušová scored two wins before losing in the semifinals.
Samson won her first W75 title in Česká Lípa at Macha Lake Open, beating Carolina Alves in three sets.
Samson competed at 2025 Prague Open but could not defend her last year semifinal run as she lost in the opening round to fellow Czech Dominika Šalková. She and Lucie Havlíčková scored two big wins on a way to their first WTA Tour final where they lost to second seeds Makoto Ninomiya and Nadiia Kichenok in three sets, after winning opening set 6-1.
After two months hiatus, Samson won two W50 titles, in Pazardzhik and Heraklion. She reached her new career-high ranking at No. 218 as a result.
2026: First WTA 1000 win Samson made her major debut in the qualifiers of the Australian Open where she lost in the first round to Zeynep Sönmez. In March, she defeated Lucie Havlíčková to win the W75 Trnava Indoor in Slovakia.
Playing as a wildcard, she defeated Tatjana Maria in the first round of the Madrid Open to get her first WTA 1000 win. She went on to defeat 28th seed Wang Xinyu to reach the third round in which she lost to Anna Bondár. As a result of her performance, she recorded a career-high ranking of 152.
In August, Samson won her first WTA 125 single title at the AXERIA Open in Romania, defeating top-seeded Kaitlin Quevedo in the final.
Performance timeline Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles Current through the 2026 US Open. Tournament202420252026Win %Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAAQ10 / 00–0 French OpenA AQ10 / 00–0 WimbledonA AQ10 / 00–0 US OpenA AQ10 / 00–0Win–Loss0–00–00–00 / 00–0WTA 1000 tournamentsQatar OpenAAA0 / 00–0 Dubai ChampionshipsAAA0 / 00–0Indian Wells OpenAAA0 / 00–0Miami OpenAAA0 / 00–0Madrid OpenAA3R0 / 12–1Italian OpenAAA0 / 00–0Canadian OpenAAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenAAA0 / 00–0China OpenAA0 / 00–0Wuhan OpenAA0 / 00–0Win–Loss0–00–02–10 / 12–1Career statistics202420252026Win %Tournaments212Career total: 5Titles000Career total: 0Finals000Career total: 0Hard Win–Loss0–10–10–10 / 30–3Clay Win–Loss3–10–02–10 / 25–2Grass Win–Loss0–00–00–00 / 00–0Overall Win–Loss3–20–12–20 / 55–5Win %Career total: Year-end ranking342253 WTA Tour finals
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) LegendWTA 250 (0–2)Finals by surfaceHard (0–2)Finals by settingOutdoor (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Jul 2025Prague Open, Czech RepublicWTA 250Hard Lucie Havlíčková Makoto Ninomiya Nadiya Kichenok6–1, 4–6, [7–10]Loss0–2Jul 2026Prague Open, Czech RepublicWTA 250Hard Lucie Havlíčková Harriet Dart Maia Lumsden4–6, 4–6
WTA 125 finals
Singles: 1 (title) ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin Târgu Mureș Open, RomaniaClay Kaitlin Quevedo2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLossBuenos Aires Open, ArgentinaClay Nicole Fossa Huergo Alicia Herrero Liñana Laura Pigossi2–6, 6–7(5–7)
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 (8 titles, 1 runner-up) LegendW75 tournaments (3–0)W50 tournaments (2–0)W15 tournaments (3–1)Finals by surfaceHard (2–1)Clay (6–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Feb 2024ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15 Hard Selina Dal 6–1, 6–3Loss 1–1 Feb 2024ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15 Hard Sandra Samir 0–6, 4–6Win 2–1 May 2024ITF Kranjska Gora, SloveniaW15 Clay Oana Gavrilă 6–1, 6–4Win 3–1 May 2024ITF Bol, CroatiaW15 Clay Sara Svetac 6–1, 6–2Win 4–1 Jun 2025Macha Lake Open, Czech RepublicW75 Clay Carolina Alves 2–6, 6–2, 6–3Win 5–1 Sep 2025Pazardzhik Cup, BulgariaW50+H Clay Andrea Lázaro García 6–2, 6–3Win 6–1 Oct 2025ITF Heraklion, GreeceW50 Clay Séléna Janicijevic 5–7, 6–2, 6–1Win 7–1 Feb 2026Trnava Indoor, SlovakiaW75 Hard (i) Lucie Havlíčková 6–4, 6–2Win 8–1 May 2026ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW75 Clay Lola Radivojević 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) LegendW75 tournaments (1–0)W50 tournaments (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Nov 2024ITF Chihuahua City, MexicoW50 Hard Ana Sofía Sánchez Haley Giavara Dalayna Hewitt 1–6, 3–6Win 1–1 Mar 2026ITF Murska Sobota, SloveniaW75 Hard (i) Lucie Havlíčková Rasheeda McAdoo Alana Smith w/o
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss2024French OpenClay Tereza Valentová3–6, 6–7(0–7)
Doubles: 1 (title) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin2023WimbledonGrass Alena Kovačková Isabelle Lacy Hannah Klugman6–4, 7–5
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