Ena Shibahara / Vera Zvonareva beats Liudmila Samsonova / Diana Shnaider to move on to the Round of 64 in the women's doubles this Australian Open 2026

Ena Shibahara / Vera Zvonareva kept it clean at the Australian Open 2026, seeing off Liudmila Samsonova / Diana Shnaider 7-6 6-1 without dropping a set in the Women's Doubles R128.

7-6 — set 1 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 1 game.

The Players

Ena Shibahara takes another step forward with this result. Vera Zvonareva — with a record of 11W-8L from 19 recorded matches — takes another step forward with this result.

Liudmila Samsonova — representing Russia, currently ranked No. 69 in the world, with a record of 6W-6L from 12 recorded matches — exits this bracket but leaves with competitive minutes banked. Diana Shnaider — representing Russia, currently ranked No. 18 in the world, with a record of 9W-8L from 17 recorded matches — exits this bracket but leaves with competitive minutes banked.

Head-to-Head

This was the first meeting between the two in our results ledger.

Coming in, Ena Shibahara / Vera Zvonareva had gone W-W-W-W-L in recent recorded matches, while Liudmila Samsonova / Diana Shnaider stood at L-W-L-L-L.

What's Next

The result feeds directly into the Australian Open 2026 standings as the event plays on.

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