| Laura Samson | |
| Birth Date: | 10 March 2008 |
| Birth Place: | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Careerprizemoney: | $11,697 |
| Singlestitles: | 3 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 631 (15 July 2024) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 634 (22 July 2024) |
| Frenchopenjuniorresult: | F (2024) |
| Wimbledonjuniorresult: | 3R (2024) |
| Usopenjuniorresult: | SF (2023) |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 1,220 (1 July 2024) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 1,223 (22 July 2024) |
| Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult: | SF (2024) |
| Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult: | W (2023) |
| Usopendoublesjuniorresult: | QF (2023) |
| Updated: | 22 July 2024 |
Laura Samson (born Laura Samsonová; 10 March 2008) is a Czech professional 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 the gender neutral form to be distinguished from another WTA tennis player, Russian Liudmila Samsonova, with whom she shared the same abbreviated 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 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.[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]
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] where she defeated Oksana Selekhmeteva.[13] [14] Her run came to an end in the semifinals when she retired injured while trailing in the third set against Magdalena Fręch.[15]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |