Elena Rybakina is 1 wins away to conquer the title in Ningbo. The Kazakhstani has defeated Polina Kudermetova 5-0 ret., Katarzyna Kawa 6-1 3-6 6-1 and Diana Shnaider 6-3 7-5 to reach the final where she will face Leylah Annie Fernandez.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Elena Rybakina’s projected draw includingherlikely opponents in Ningbo Open. Rybakina has a winning record (3-2) with the projected opponents.
Final – Leylah Annie Fernandez’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Elena Rybakina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28-25 | 14-14 | 8-7 | 5-0 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 34-25 | 28-16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-25 | 18-15 | 6-6 | 0-1 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-24 | 28-16 | 5-6 | 6-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-15 | 12-10 | 6-4 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-17 | 19-10 | 3-5 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-10 | 17-7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 35-17 | 23-10 | 10-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Leylah Annie Fernandez has a 28-25 record in 2026, 14-14 on hard. As for the previous 10 years, the Canadian has a 167-106 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Leylah will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her most significant result of the current year was conquering the tournament in Singapore where she beat Talia Gibson in the final 7-5 6-0.
Last year in Ningbo Open Leylah didn’t play in this event.
H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez
This contest would be 6th time that Elena Rybakina and Leylah Annie Fernandez face off. The head to head is 3-2 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.
