Elena Rybakina is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Ningbo. Rybakina has defeated Dayana Yastremska 6-4 6-76 6-3 and Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2 6-0 to reach the semifinal where she will face Jasmine Paolini.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Elena Rybakina’s projected draw andherlikely opposition in Ningbo Open. The Kazakhstani has a unfavourable record (3-6) against the likely opposition.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Dayana Yastremska (30) – 6-4 6-76 6-3
1/4 – Ajla Tomljanovic (104) – 6-2 6-0
1/2 – Jasmine Paolini (8) – H2H 2-3
Fin – Ekaterina Alexandrova (10) – H2H 1-3
or Diana Shnaider (19) – H2H 0-0
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Draw

1/2 – Jasmine Paolini’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-2 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 46-17 win-loss record in 2025, 27-11 on hard. During the last 13 years, Paolini has a 154-108 record on hard (Click here

to see full career record). The Italian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of this season was winning the competition 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 Elena Rybakina vs. Jasmine Paolini

This contest would be 6th time that Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Paolini (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Ekaterina Alexandrova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-1 for Ekaterina Alexandrova

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 45-22 record in 2025, 20-14 on hard. In the course of the previous 11 years, Alexandrova has a 127-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Alexandrova won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of this year was winning the tournament in Linz where she beat Dayana Yastremska in the final 6-2 3-6 7-5.

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

H2H Elena Rybakina vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova

This match would represent the 5th time that Elena Rybakina and Ekaterina Alexandrova fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Elena Rybakina could play Diana Shnaider. Their H2H is 0-0.