Mccartney Kessler is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Ningbo. Kessler has defeated Sofia Kenin 6-1 6-0 and Liudmila Samsonova 7-65 6-1 to reach the quarter where she will face Ekaterina Alexandrova.

Draw prediction with head to head records

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

R1 – Sofia Kenin (26) – 6-1 6-0
R2 – Liudmila Samsonova (18) – 7-65 6-1
1/4 – Ekaterina Alexandrova (10) – H2H 0-0
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

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

Her most significant achievement of the season was conquering the title in Linz where she beat Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-2 3-6 7-5.

Last year in Ningbo Open Alexandrova didn’t play in this event.

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 face off in the main tour.

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 the course of the last 4 years, Diana has a 70-46 record on hard. The Russian won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this current season was winning the tournament in Monterrey where she overcame Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final 6-3 4-6 6-4.

Last year in Ningbo Open Diana 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.

Anyhow, Mccartney Kessler could square off with Lin Zhu. Their head to head 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 45-17 win-loss record in 2025, 26-11 on hard. Regarding the previous 13 years, Paolini 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 result 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 Paolini didn’t take part 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 fight against each other in the main tour.

Possibly, Mccartney Kessler could play Elena Rybakina. Their H2H record is 0-0.