Leylah Annie Fernandez is 1 wins away to conquer the title in Ningbo. The Canadian has defeated Elise Mertens 2-6 6-3 7-5, Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-5 6-73 6-3, Ekaterina Alexandrova 4-6 6-2 6-1 and Marie Bouzkova 6-3 7-5 to reach the final where she will face Elena Rybakina.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Leylah Annie Fernandez’s projected draw andherpresumable opponents in Ningbo Open. Annie Fernandez has a weak record (2-3) against the likely opponents.
Final – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Elena Rybakina
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52-14 | 39-8 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 59-19 | 37-13 | 9-3 | 8-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-11 | 23-5 | 12-2 | 2-2 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-15 | 31-11 | 11-2 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-21 | 18-12 | 9-5 | 5-2 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-23 | 18-14 | 6-4 | 2-2 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 29-10 | 18-5 | 7-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 57-21 | 19-9 | 15-6 | 16-4 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
Elena Rybakina has a 52-14 win-loss record in 2026, 39-8 on hard. Regarding the previous 12 years, the Kazakhstani has a 226-92 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Kazakhstani will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her most significant result of this current season was conquering the tournament at the Australian Open where she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-4 4-6 6-4, in Stuttgart where she overcame Karolina Muchova in the final 7-5 6-1, and at the U.S. Open where she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the final 6-4 5-7 6-2.
Last year in Ningbo Open Rybakina conquered the title after besting Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6 6-0 6-2.
H2H Leylah Annie Fernandez vs. Elena Rybakina
This contest would be 6th time that Leylah Annie Fernandez and Elena Rybakina square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), but they are 2-2 on hard in major tournaments.
