and former Grand Slam champion Sloane Stephens in three sets. In her first appearance in the second week of a major, she lost to eventual finalist Karolína Plíšková in straight sets. Following this best run in her career, she made her top 60 debut. Contesting the main draws of the Canadian Open and the Western and Southern Open for the first time in her career, Samsonova recorded a good win over top-20 player Elena Rybakina but lost to Sara Sorribes Tormo and Victoria Azarenka, respectively. Samsonova won her first main-draw match at the US Open over Katie Boulter. Samsonova, seeded seventh at the Luxembourg Open, defeated Misaki Doi and Océane Dodin to reach her first quarterfinal since Berlin. There, she stunned the top seed Bencic once again, prevailing in straight sets. She lost to Jeļena Ostapenko in the semifinals, but reached another new career-high ranking after the tournament. Samsonova made her main-draw debut at the Indian Wells Open, triumphing over Kateryna Kozlova in the first round, but fell to compatriot Kudermetova in the second round. She lost to Ajla Tomljanović in the first round of the Kremlin Cup. Samsonova then reached the semifinals of the Courmayeur Ladies Open but lost to Tauson once again, this time after having five match points. Nonetheless, she managed to make her top 40 debut after the tournament. She ended season at the BJK Cup Finals, making her debut in the tournament but played a pivotal role in clinching the title for Russia as she went unbeaten throughout the week. She clinched singles wins over Sloane Stephens and Belinda Bencic and extended her head-to-head record against both players to 3–0. She also partnered Veronika Kudermetova and won all six sets they contested, defeating Canada, France and the United States. 2022: WTA 1000 & US Open fourth rounds, top 20, three titles Samsonova began her season at the Melbourne Summer Set 1 but suffered a first-round defeat to former top-10 player Andrea Petkovic. The Russian reached her first quarterfinal of the season at the Adelaide International 2 but lost to Madison Keys. At the Australian Open, Samsonova beat qualifier Emina Bektas in the first round, reaching the second round for the second consecutive year. She lost in the qualifying rounds of the Dubai Tennis Championships before falling to Alizé Cornet in the first round of the Qatar Ladies Open, in a three-set match. Nonetheless, she found