Elizabeta Samara

Elizabeta Samara
Personal information
Born (1989-04-15) 15 April 1989
Constanța, Romania
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed, shakehand
Equipment(s)Butterfly, Jun Mizutani ZLC
Highest ranking13 (September 2014)
Current ranking31 (25 March 2025)
ClubCSA Steaua București
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Romania
World Cup
2012 HuangshiSingles
European Games
2023 Kraków–MałopolskaTeam
2019 MinskTeam
2023 Kraków–MałopolskaSingles
European Championships
2005 AarhusTeam
2009 StuttgartDoubles
2011 IstanbulMixed Doubles
2012 HerningDoubles
2012 BuzăuMixed Doubles
2015 YekaterinburgSingles
2017 Luxembourg CityTeam
2019 NantesTeam
2010 OstravaTeam
2011 Gdansk-SopotDoubles
2011 Gdansk-SopotTeam
2013 SchwechatTeam
2015 YekaterinburgDoubles
2015 YekaterinburgTeam
2021 Cluj-NapocaTeam
2022 MunichDoubles
2023 MalmöTeam
2008 St. PetersburgTeam
2009 SuboticaMixed Doubles
2010 OstravaDoubles
2016 BudapestSingles
2016 BudapestDoubles
2020 WarsawSingles
Europe Top-16
2025 MontreuxSingles
2018 MontreuxSingles

Elizabeta Samara (born 15 April 1989 in Constanța) is a professional Romanian table tennis player. She won European titles in singles, doubles and team events at the European Championships and has represented Romania four times at the Summer Olympics.

Samara had represented different teams in club competitions, including Turkish club Fenerbahçe SK and Romanian CSA Steaua București. On 26 July 2022, she agreed on terms with Greek club Panathinaikos.