Mccartney Kessler is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Ningbo. Kessler has defeated Sofia Kenin 6-1 6-0 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Liudmila Samsonova.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Mccartney Kessler’s projected draw withherprojected opponents in Ningbo Open. The American has no record with the presumable opponents.

R1 – Sofia Kenin (26) – 6-1 6-0
R2 – Liudmila Samsonova (18) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Ekaterina Alexandrova (10) – H2H 0-0
or Yue Yuan (108) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Diana Shnaider (19) – H2H 0-0
or Lin Zhu (219) – H2H 2-0
Fin – Jasmine Paolini (8) – H2H 0-0
or Elena Rybakina (9) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

R2 – Liudmila Samsonova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

30 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
17
High
12
LWLWWLL
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. During the last 10 years, Samsonova 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 year was reaching the final Strasbourg.

Last year in Ningbo Open Samsonova didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Mccartney Kessler vs. Liudmila Samsonova

There is no head to head record between Mccartney Kessler and Liudmila Samsonova since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

1/4 – Ekaterina Alexandrova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

47 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
10
High
10
LLWLWWW
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 record in 2025, 18-14 on hard. Regarding the last 11 years, Alexandrova has a 125-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ekaterina won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this current season was winning the title in Linz where she overcame Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-2 3-6 7-5.

Last year in Ningbo Open Alexandrova didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Mccartney Kessler vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

There is no head to head record between Mccartney Kessler and Ekaterina Alexandrova since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Alternatively, Mccartney Kessler may come up against Yue Yuan. Their H2H is 1-0 for Mccartney Kessler.

1/2 – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

28 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
21
High
11
LWLWWWL
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. In connection to the last 4 years, Shnaider has a 70-46 record on hard. Shnaider won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the current season was conquering the tournament in Monterrey where she defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final 6-3 4-6 6-4.

Last year in Ningbo Open the Russian lost to Paula Badosa in the 1st round 4-6 6-3 6-3.

H2H Mccartney Kessler vs. Diana Shnaider

There is no head to head record between Mccartney Kessler and Diana Shnaider since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Mccartney Kessler could face Lin Zhu. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Mccartney Kessler.

Final – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

46 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
8
High
4
LLLLWWL
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 record in 2025, 25-11 on hard. In connection to the last 13 years, the Italian has a 152-108 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this current year was winning the tournament in Rome where she overcame Cori Gauff in the final 6-4 6-2.

Last year in Ningbo Open the Italian didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Mccartney Kessler vs. Jasmine Paolini

There is no head to head record between Mccartney Kessler and Jasmine Paolini since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Alternatively, Mccartney Kessler may come up against Elena Rybakina. Their H2H is 0-0.