Liudmila Dmitriyevna Samsonova is a tennis player.
She also has six ITF Circuit championships to her name. Samsonova led the Russian team to its first triumph since 2008 in the 2020-21 Billie Jean King Cup, winning all five of her singles and doubles matches
What ethnicity is Liudmila Samsonova?
She is a Russian.
Samsonova stated in October 2021 that she has never had Italian citizenship and hence has never had to choose between the two flags.
Liudmila confessed that she would have chosen figure skating if her parents had stayed in Russia.
She speaks Italian as her first language, English as her second, and Russian remarkably well considering her lack of practice.
Where is Liudmila Samsonova from?
She is from Russia.
Until 2018, Liudmila represented Italy in professional tennis, before switching to the Russian flag.
Samsonova earned her highest ITF junior ranking on July 18, 2016, when she was ranked 65th.
Her most significant accomplishment was winning consecutive ITF Junior Circuit Grade 2 events in 2016 when she defeated famous players like Kaja Juvan and Marta Kostyuk.
She continues to train outside of Russia because she is dissatisfied with the home conditions for professional tennis given by the Russian Tennis Federation.
