2024 Topps Chrome Tennis - Liudmila Samsonova Captured Orange Refractor #CTD-LS SN25

Courtside and ready to dig into a gem from the 2024 Topps Chrome Tennis Captured insert set -- one that honestly snuck up on me when I first pulled it from the checklist. Card #CTD-LS features Liudmila Samsonova, and the Orange Refractor version we're talking about today is numbered to just 25. Twenty-five copies. Worldwide. For a player who has quietly become one of the most dangerous competitors on the WTA Tour, that's a very small number for a very big talent. 🎾

The Card: Captured Orange Refractor #CTD-LS SN25

The Captured insert set is built around that iconic Topps Chrome finish -- high-gloss, light-refracting, undeniably satisfying in hand. The Orange Refractor parallel steps the visual drama up a notch with that warm burnt-orange prismatic shimmer that shifts as you tilt the card. It's one of the most eye-catching parallels in the 2024 Chrome Tennis lineup, sitting above the Gold Refractor (/50) and below the Red Refractor (/5) and the coveted Superfractor (1/1) at the top of the Captured tier pyramid.

Samsonova is photographed in a dynamic action pose -- the kind of shot Topps Chrome Tennis does so well, freezing a moment mid-match with the energy of the tour still crackling off the card. The Chrome finish adds a professional sheen that makes this feel like a premium pull, and the orange foil stamp with the serial number on the back confirms the scarcity. Bottom-right stamp reads 1-25 on the reverse, stamped in orange foil to match the parallel color -- a clean, consistent design choice Topps carried throughout the 2024 Chrome set. The CTD-LS designation is printed clearly in the insert set branding.

Who is Liudmila Samsonova?

If you've been watching women's tennis over the past few seasons, you already know the name. Born in Russia in 1999, Samsonova has been climbing steadily through the WTA ranks with a game built on heavy groundstrokes, aggressive baseline positioning, and a particular comfort on faster surfaces. Her career record tells the story: on hard courts she runs at 54%, but on grass she's a different animal entirely -- a 65% win rate that reflects her serve-and-baseline game translating beautifully on the slick surface.

She broke through in 2021 with a WTA 500 title at the German Open, her first tour-level singles title, and hasn't looked back. By the end of 2025 she had five WTA singles titles and had finished inside the Top 20 for three consecutive seasons -- no small feat in the brutally deep modern WTA draw. Her career-high ranking of No. 12 in singles shows just how close she's been to the genuine elite. As of spring 2026 she sits around No. 21, still firmly in the mix at every event she enters.

"She's the kind of player who makes every draw nervous. Her serve is a genuine weapon, her forehand is flat and heavy, and on grass or fast hard courts she can beat anyone on a given day. A CTD-LS Captured Orange Refractor numbered to 25 is exactly the kind of card that ages well -- she's not done climbing yet."

Stats That Stick Out

A few numbers worth knowing when you talk about Samsonova:

• Career-high singles ranking: No. 12 WTA
• Five WTA singles titles, including a WTA 500 win at her first title in 2021
• Grass-court win percentage: 65.1% -- among the best on tour for a non-specialist
• First career Grand Slam quarterfinal appearance came at Wimbledon 2025
• Consistent Top 20 finisher three years running through 2023-2025

That Wimbledon quarterfinal in 2025 was a milestone moment -- her aggressive, flat-hitting game finally translated at the major level on a surface that genuinely suits her, and it's a data point collectors should keep in mind when evaluating her cards. First deep Grand Slam run + numbered parallel = a combination worth paying attention to. 📊

The Captured Set in Context

The Captured insert set is one of 2024 Topps Chrome Tennis's most compelling checklists. With 25 subjects ranging from ATP stars like Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas to WTA talent like Elena Rybakina, Karolina Muchova, and Emma Raducanu, the set covers a genuine cross-section of the modern tour. Samsonova earns her spot here on merit -- she's not a filler pick, she's a proven top-20 player with multiple titles and an emerging big-tournament record.

The Orange Refractor tier at /25 is the sweet spot of the Captured parallel ladder for most collectors: rare enough to feel genuinely special, but not so scarce that the secondary market is untouchable. Gold Refractors at /50 are the entry point for serious collectors; the Red at /5 and the Superfractor at 1/1 are chase cards. Orange sits right in that tier where you can actually own something meaningful without needing to win an auction war. ✨

Display and Storing Your CTD-LS

A numbered parallel like this deserves proper housing. I'd go with an Ultra Pro One-Touch Magnetic Card Holder for immediate display -- the 35pt version fits standard-sized Chrome cards perfectly, and the magnetic closure keeps the card completely sealed. If you're building a Chrome Tennis PC or a Samsonova collection, an Ultra Pro Platinum 9-Pocket Page in a quality binder keeps things organized alongside your other inserts and parallels from the set.

Collectors building a Samsonova player collection or working through the full 2024 Chrome Tennis Captured parallel rainbow will want to track their copies in Collectiblz -- mark your CTD-LS Orange Refractor as Have and flag the Red and Superfractor as Need to keep your rainbow build organized.

Twenty-five copies of this card exist. One of them could be yours. 🎾

- 🎾 Chris