Jasmine Paolini is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Ningbo. Paolini has defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 7-5 and Belinda Bencic 5-7 7-5 6-3 to reach the semifinal where she will face Elena Rybakina.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Jasmine Paolini’s projected draw alongsideherlikely opponents in Ningbo Open. The Italian has a negative record (3-4) against the presumable opposition.
1/2 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Jasmine Paolini
| 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 50-19 record in 2025, 33-13 on hard. In the course of the previous 11 years, the Kazakhstani has a 183-84 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Rybakina won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant result of this year was conquering the tournament in Strasbourg where she overcame Liudmila Samsonova in the final 6-1 6-7(2) 6-1.
Last year in Ningbo Open the Kazakhstani didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Jasmine Paolini vs. Elena Rybakina
This would be the 6th time that Jasmine Paolini and Elena Rybakina face off. 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 2-0 for Ekaterina Alexandrova
| 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 win-loss record in 2025, 20-14 on hard. During the previous 11 years, the Russian has a 127-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Russian won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the 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 play in this tournament.
H2H Jasmine Paolini vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
This contest would be 3rd time that Jasmine Paolini and Ekaterina Alexandrova square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Jasmine Paolini could take on Diana Shnaider. Their head to head record is 2-0 for Jasmine Paolini.