Yue Yuan is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Ningbo. Yuan has defeated Xinyu Wang 6-3 6-3 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Yue Yuan’s projected draw withherprojected opponents in Ningbo Open. Yuan has a weak record (5-6) with the likely opposition.
R2 – Ekaterina Alexandrova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47-25 | 22-16 | 13-5 | 4-1 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-25 | 17-13 | 1-7 | 3-2 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-21 | 17-13 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 10-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-18 | 12-10 | 13-5 | 4-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-23 | 10-9 | 6-5 | 7-7 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-12 | 9-4 | 4-5 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 42-27 | 16-12 | 3-7 | 18-4 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 29-24 | 7-10 | 8-7 | 11-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
Ekaterina Alexandrova has a 43-22 win-loss record in 2025, 18-14 on hard. In the last 11 years, Alexandrova has a 125-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexandrova won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of the current season was winning the tournament in Linz where she defeated Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-2 3-6 7-5.
Last year in Ningbo Open Ekaterina didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Yue Yuan vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
This contest would be 3rd time that Yue Yuan and Ekaterina Alexandrova face off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Alexandrova on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Liudmila Samsonova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Liudmila Samsonova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30-23 | 15-15 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-23 | 12-15 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-24 | 25-15 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-17 | 26-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-22 | 15-9 | 6-9 | 8-3 | 10-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-12 | 10-6 | 4-4 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 32-28 | 8-9 | 10-10 | 9-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 65-23 | 12-4 | 49-16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
Liudmila Samsonova has a 30-22 record in 2025, 15-14 on hard. Talking about the previous 10 years, the Russian has a 125-83 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ludmilla won 6 of her last 10 matches.
The Russian’s best result of this season was getting to the final Strasbourg.
Last year in Ningbo Open Ludmilla didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Yue Yuan vs. Liudmila Samsonova
This would be the 2nd time that Yue Yuan and Liudmila Samsonova fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0
for Samsonova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.Yet, Yue Yuan could come up against Mccartney Kessler. Their head to head is 1-0 for Mccartney Kessler.
1/2 – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-0 for Yue Yuan
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28-25 | 16-16 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 55-23 | 31-15 | 15-5 | 0-0 | 9-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-22 | 14-13 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 58-17 | 11-4 | 46-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 8-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Diana Shnaider has a 26-23 win-loss record in 2025, 14-14 on hard. Talking about the previous 4 years, the Russian has a 70-46 record on hard. The Russian won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of this current year was conquering the competition in Monterrey where she beat Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final 6-3 4-6 6-4.
Last year in Ningbo Open Shnaider lost to Paula Badosa in the 1st round 4-6 6-3 6-3.
H2H Yue Yuan vs. Diana Shnaider
This would be the 5th time that Yue Yuan and Diana Shnaider clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Yuan (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Possibly, Yue Yuan may face Lin Zhu. Their H2H is 2-0 for Lin Zhu.
Final – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 4-0 for Jasmine Paolini
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46-21 | 27-12 | 13-3 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-21 | 19-10 | 12-5 | 3-4 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-30 | 20-16 | 16-8 | 5-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-25 | 14-11 | 10-10 | 6-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-24 | 17-13 | 12-7 | 5-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 7-15 | 1-8 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 48-29 | 12-8 | 32-14 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 28-33 | 9-9 | 18-18 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
Jasmine Paolini has a 44-17 win-loss record in 2025, 25-11 on hard. As for the previous 13 years, the Italian has a 152-108 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jasmine won 6 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of the season was winning the title in Rome where she beat Cori Gauff in the final 6-4 6-2.
Last year in Ningbo Open Paolini didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Yue Yuan vs. Jasmine Paolini
This contest would be 5th time that Yue Yuan and Jasmine Paolini clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Paolini (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.
However, Yue Yuan could compete against Elena Rybakina. Their head to head record is 0-0.