Women · ROU
Elizabeta Samara
World No. 43 ▼5
- World ranking
- No. 43, 855 points
- Age
- 37 (born 15 April 1989)
- Plays
- Left-handed
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's doubles, Quarter-final | Jia Nan Yuan / Prithika Pavade with Bernadette Szőcs | L 0-37-11, 3-11, 10-12 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Bernadette Szőcs | L 1-311-7, 11-13, 6-11, 5-11 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's doubles, Last 16 | Elise Pujol / Clea De Stoppeleire with Bernadette Szőcs | W 3-011-6, 11-8, 11-6 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Nina Mittelham | L 0-38-11, 9-11, 5-11 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Wang Yidi | L 0-36-11, 6-11, 7-11 |
Latest news
- Connor Green and Anna Hursey reach WTT Contender Istanbul mixed doubles final
- Anna Hursey to meet top seed Hashimoto at WTT Contender Istanbul as Yokotani questions fault calls
- WTT Champions Frankfurt day two review: Han Ying beats Wang Yidi as Germany win all six matches
- WTT Champions Frankfurt day two preview: Wang Yidi and Hayata start as six Germans play
Honours
0 titles and gold medals on record, including World Team Championships.
All honours →News
- England
Connor Green and Anna Hursey reach WTT Contender Istanbul mixed doubles final
The British pair lost a fourth game 17-15 and still won the decider 11-5, and play Russia's Evgeny Tikhonov and Maria Panfilova for the title on Saturday.
- International
Anna Hursey to meet top seed Hashimoto at WTT Contender Istanbul as Yokotani questions fault calls
The Welsh 12th seed reached the women's last 16, while the Japanese qualifier lost to China's 19-year-old defender after two service faults at 9-9.
- Day 2 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two review: Han Ying beats Wang Yidi as Germany win all six matches
The 43-year-old defender beat the third seed in straight games, Kaufmann, Verdonschot, Winter and Mittelham also won, and Lim Jonghoon came from two games down.
- Day 2 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day two preview: Wang Yidi and Hayata start as six Germans play
Kaufmann, Winter, Mittelham and Ovtcharov are among the home players in action, and Wang Chuqin finds out on Wednesday whether he plays Wen Ruibo or An Jaehyun.
- Day 3 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day three review: Sidorenko knocks out Matsushima as Wang Yidi cruises
Jang Woojin won the longest match of the day 12-10 in the fifth game against Lin Yun-Ju, and Chen Xingtong ended Annett Kaufmann's run.
- Day 3 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier day three preview: Miwa Harimoto and Calderano start as the last 16 begins
The first round ends in the afternoon, and the evening brings Moregard, Matsushima, Chen Xingtong and the defending champion Wang Yidi into the last 16.
- Day 1 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day one review: Sun Yingsha returns as Matsushima survives a scare
Sun Yingsha dropped 14 points in her first match for about three weeks, Félix Lebrun won in 15 minutes and the world No 1 let slip a two-game lead before recovering.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's doubles, Quarter-final | Jia Nan Yuan / Prithika Pavade with Bernadette Szőcs | L 0-37-11, 3-11, 10-12 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Bernadette Szőcs | L 1-311-7, 11-13, 6-11, 5-11 |
| 12 Nov 2026 | WTT Contender Istanbul 2026Women's doubles, Last 16 | Elise Pujol / Clea De Stoppeleire with Bernadette Szőcs | W 3-011-6, 11-8, 11-6 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Nina Mittelham | L 0-38-11, 9-11, 5-11 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Last 16 | Wang Yidi | L 0-36-11, 6-11, 7-11 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Han Ying | W 3-111-8, 11-4, 8-11, 11-7 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's doubles, Quarter-final | Wang Yidi / Jiang Yiyi with Bernadette Szőcs | L 0-39-11, 10-12, 7-11 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's doubles, Last 16 | Doo Hoi Kem / Ng Wing Lam with Bernadette Szőcs | W 3-28-11, 10-12, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's doubles, Last 32 | Ece Harac / Sibel Altinkaya with Bernadette Szőcs | W 3-111-7, 9-11, 13-11, 13-11 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Women's singles, Last 64 | Jia Nan Yuan | L 1-311-7, 8-11, 5-11, 9-11 |
| 18 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Elena Zaharia | L 0-36-11, 7-11, 10-12 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | WTT Star Contender Astana 2026Women's doubles, Last 16 | Mariia Tailakova / Ekaterina Zironova with Bernadette Szőcs | L 1-311-3, 11-13, 2-11, 9-11 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Satsuki Odo | L 2-312-10, 11-3, 3-11, 5-11, 3-11 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Annett Kaufmann | L 1-36-11, 7-11, 11-7, 7-11 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Women's doubles, Quarter-final | Miyu Nagasaki / Kim Nayeong with Bernadette Szőcs | L 0-34-11, 8-11, 6-11 |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Women's doubles, Last 16 | Maria Xiao / Anna Hursey with Bernadette Szőcs | W 3-16-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Women's singles, Last 64 | Andreea Dragoman | W 3-24-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-8, 14-12 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Women's doubles, Last 32 | Prithika Pavade / Charlotte Lutz with Bernadette Szőcs | W 3-111-8, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | WTT Champions Yokohama 2026Women's singles, Last 32 | Cheng I-Ching | L 1-39-11, 6-11, 11-9, 3-11 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | United States Smash 2026Women's doubles, Last 16 | Wang Yidi / Chen Yi with Bernadette Szőcs | L 1-34-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-13 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 10-18 | 36% | 0 | 0 | 7-8 |
| 2025 | 21 | 7-14 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 6-8 |
| 2024 | 22 | 7-15 | 32% | 0 | 0 | 12-9 |
| 2023 | 24 | 12-12 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 8-9 |
| 2022 | 14 | 8-6 | 57% | 0 | 0 | 1-3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1-1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 2-1 |
WTT and ITTF events from 2021, main draw and qualifying, walkovers left out. Team-event matches are listed under recent matches but not counted here.
Head to head
Singles against the players met most often.
- Shin Yubin1-4
- Cheng I-Ching0-5
- Satsuki Odo1-2
- Doo Hoi Kem1-2
- Mima Ito1-2
- Wang Yidi0-3
- Shi Xunyao0-3
- Sofia Polcanova0-3
- Sun Yingsha0-3
- Kuai Man0-3
Where the ranking points come from
855 points from 8 counted results (ITTF world ranking, week 46, 9 November 2026). A player's best results over 12 months count; each drops off a year after the event.
| Event | Result | Points | Drops off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Semi-final (team) | 240 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 | Last 16 | 140 | Counts | 8 November 2027 |
| WTT Contender Lagos 2026 | Quarter-final | 120 | Counts | 31 May 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Chennai 2026 | Last 16 | 115 | Counts | 22 February 2027 |
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Last 32 | 100 | Counts | 23 August 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Last 32 | 100 | Counts | 8 March 2027 |
| China Smash 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Counts | 18 October 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Last 64 | 20 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| WTT Champions Chongqing 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 22 March 2027 |
| WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 15 November 2027 |
| WTT Champions Doha 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 18 January 2027 |
| ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 | Group stage | 15 | Not counted | 12 April 2027 |
| WTT Champions Yokohama 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 16 August 2027 |
| WTT Champions Macao 2026 | Last 32 | 15 | Not counted | 20 September 2027 |
| ETTU Europe Top 16 Cup Montreux 2026 | Last 16 | 10 | Not counted | 15 February 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Muscat 2025 | Last 64 | 5 | Not counted | 23 November 2026 |
| WTT Star Contender Ljubljana 2026 | Last 64 | 5 | Not counted | 28 June 2027 |
| WTT Star Contender Astana 2026 - President’s Cup | Last 64 | 5 | Not counted | 27 September 2027 |
| WTT Contender Skopje 2026 | Last 32 | 4 | Not counted | 14 June 2027 |
| ETTU European Individual Championships Ljubljana 2026 | Last 64 | 0 | Not counted | 25 October 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | R64 | Not held | R32 | Not held | R64 | Not held | 0 |
| World Team Championships | Not held | – | Not held | – | Not held | SF | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | Not held | R64 | R16 | R32 | R32 | R32 | 0 |
| Saudi Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | R64 | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| China Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | R64 | R64 | R64 | 0 |
| United States Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | R64 | R64 | 0 |
| Europe Smash | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | R64 | R32 | 0 |
W won, F final, SF semi-final, QF quarter-final, R16 last 16 and so on; Grp group stage, Q qualifying, – did not play or no record, Not held: no event that year. Singles, except the World Team Championships, which show the team's finish in years the player played or won a medal. Full results from 2021 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
World Team Championships 1
- Bronze 2026 Team
Club
Club matches
T.League: 12-15 in singles, all seasons on record.
| Date | League | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 2021 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 0-4 Nippon Life Red Elf | Miu Hirano | L 1-39-11, 7-11, 11-8, 9-11 |
| 25 Dec 2021 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 3-2 Nippon Life Red Elf | Asuka Sasao | W 3-011-5, 11-10, 11-7 |
| 20 Dec 2021 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 3-1 Kyushu Karina | Honoka Hashimoto | L 0-36-11, 8-11, 5-11 |
| 24 Jan 2021 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 2-3 Nippon Paint Mallets | Feng Tienwei | W 3-111-10, 4-11, 11-10, 11-6 |
| 24 Jan 2021 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 2-3 Nippon Paint Mallets | Miyu Kato | L 0-110-12 |
| 23 Jan 2021 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 3-2 Nippon Life Red Elf | Yu Mengyu | W 3-16-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 |
| 23 Jan 2021 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 3-2 Nippon Life Red Elf | Miu Hirano | W 1-011-6 |
| 25 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 1-3 Nippon Paint Mallets | Takako Nagao / Feng Tienwei with Marina Ibayashi | L 0-26-11, 7-11 |
| 25 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 1-3 Nippon Paint Mallets | Miyu Kato | L 1-37-11, 6-11, 11-8, 3-11 |
| 24 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 1-3 Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa | Miyuu Kihara | W 3-210-11, 11-10, 11-10, 3-11, 14-12 |
| 23 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 2-3 Nippon Life Red Elf | Hina Hayata | L 1-35-11, 11-10, 10-11, 7-11 |
| 15 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 2-3 Nippon Life Red Elf | Yu Mengyu | L 0-34-11, 7-11, 3-11 |
| 14 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 1-3 Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa | Yui Hamamoto / Miyuu Nagasaki with Lin Ye | L 0-27-11, 7-11 |
| 11 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 1-3 Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa | Kasumi Kimura | L 1-311-10, 10-11, 9-11, 8-11 |
| 5 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 2-3 Nippon Life Red Elf | Hina Hayata | L 0-36-11, 6-11, 6-11 |
| 3 Dec 2020 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 1-3 Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa | Yui Hamamoto | W 3-111-5, 5-11, 11-9, 11-6 |
| 28 Dec 2019 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 1-3 Nippon Life Red Elf | Jeon Jihee | L 2-311-4, 11-10, 4-11, 7-11, 9-11 |
| 27 Dec 2019 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 3-2 Nippon Paint Mallets | Suthasini Sawettabut | L 0-34-11, 6-11, 6-11 |
| 8 Dec 2019 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 3-1 Nippon Paint Mallets | Haruna Ojio | W 3-26-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 13-11 |
| 7 Dec 2019 | T.LeagueTop Otome Pingpongs Nagoya 2-3 Kinoshita Abyell Kanagawa | Zeng Jian | W 3-110-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-8 |
Official results from the leagues: the Tischtennis Bundesliga and the T.League.
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from worldtabletennis.com, en.wikipedia.org, checked 6 November 2026.