Belinda Bencic is 3 wins away to conquer the title in Ningbo. Bencic has defeated Magda Linette 6-3 6-2 and Yuliia Starodubtseva 5-7 6-4 7-5 to reach the quarter where she will face Jasmine Paolini.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Belinda Bencic’s projected draw includingherlikely opponents in Ningbo Open. Belinda has a good record (9-6) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Magda Linette (56) – 6-3 6-2
R2 – Yuliia Starodubtseva (131) – 5-7 6-4 7-5
1/4 – Jasmine Paolini (8) – H2H 2-1
1/2 – Elena Rybakina (9) – H2H 2-1
or Ajla Tomljanovic (104) – H2H 4-1
Fin – Ekaterina Alexandrova (10) – H2H 5-4
or Diana Shnaider (19) – H2H 1-0
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1/4 – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Belinda Bencic

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 record in 2025, 26-11 on hard. During the previous 13 years, Jasmine has a 153-108 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jasmine won 8 of her last 10 matches.

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

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

H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Jasmine Paolini

This match would represent the 4th time that Belinda Bencic and Jasmine Paolini play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Belinda Bencic

59 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
3
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
2018 32-22 11-8 7-9 13-4 0-0 1-1

Elena Rybakina has a 49-19 record in 2025, 32-13 on hard. As for the last 11 years, Rybakina has a 182-84 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). The Kazakhstani won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this season was winning the title in Strasbourg where she overcame Liudmila Samsonova in the final 6-1 6-7(2) 6-1.

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

H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Elena Rybakina

This match would represent the 4th time that Belinda Bencic and Elena Rybakina fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Belinda Bencic could face Ajla Tomljanovic. Their H2H is 4-1 for Belinda Bencic.

Final – Ekaterina Alexandrova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-4 for Belinda Bencic

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. In the course of the last 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 best 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 the Russian didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Belinda Bencic vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

This contest would be 10th time that Belinda Bencic and Ekaterina Alexandrova fight against each other. The head to head is 5-4 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Belinda Bencic may square off with Diana Shnaider. Their H2H is 1-0 for Belinda Bencic.