Diana Shnaider is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Ningbo. The Russian has defeated Xiyu Wang 7-5 6-3 and Karolina Muchova 2-6 6-1 6-2 to reach the quarter where she will face Lin Zhu.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Diana Shnaider’s projected draw alongsideherpresumable opponents in Ningbo Open. The Russian has a neutral record (3-3) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Xiyu Wang (145) – 7-5 6-3
R2 – Karolina Muchova (20) – 2-6 6-1 6-2
1/4 – Lin Zhu (219) – H2H 2-0
1/2 – Ekaterina Alexandrova (10) – H2H 1-1
or Mccartney Kessler (33) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Jasmine Paolini (8) – H2H 0-2
or Elena Rybakina (9) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

1/4 – Lin Zhu’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Diana Shnaider

21 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
163
High
31
LLWWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 21-17 19-14 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0
2024 15-19 12-10 0-5 0-0 3-4 0-0
2023 28-24 23-17 0-2 1-2 4-3 0-0
2022 41-26 34-15 6-6 1-2 0-3 0-0
2021 13-14 8-10 0-1 4-0 1-3 0-0
2020 5-6 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 56-27 53-20 1-3 0-0 2-4 0-0
2018 32-24 30-20 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-1

Lin Zhu has a 21-15 record in 2025, 19-12 on hard. During the previous 15 years, Lin has a 359-221 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Lin won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Lin’s most significant achievement of this season was reaching the final the W35 Goyang and the W50 Guiyang.

Last year in Ningbo Open Zhu didn’t take part in this event.

H2H Diana Shnaider vs. Lin Zhu

This match would represent the 3rd time that Diana Shnaider and Lin Zhu fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Shnaider (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Ekaterina Alexandrova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

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 44-22 record in 2025, 19-14 on hard. Talking about the last 11 years, Ekaterina has a 126-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this current year was winning the competition 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 this event.

H2H Diana Shnaider vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

This would be the 3rd time that Diana Shnaider and Ekaterina Alexandrova fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Shnaider on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Diana Shnaider may face Mccartney Kessler. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Jasmine Paolini

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 45-17 win-loss record in 2025, 26-11 on hard. Regarding the last 13 years, the Italian has a 153-108 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current season was winning the title in Rome where she beat Cori Gauff in the final 6-4 6-2.

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

H2H Diana Shnaider vs. Jasmine Paolini

This match would represent the 3rd time that Diana Shnaider and Jasmine Paolini square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Paolini (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Diana Shnaider may compete against Elena Rybakina. Their head to head record is 0-0.