Ekaterina Alexandrova def. Alexandra Eala — Quarterfinal, Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open 2026

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Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open 2026

WTA 500HardAbu Dhabi, UAE

Played5 Feb 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 11 going into this drawWon

E. Alexandrova seeded 2 6 6

🇵🇭ranked WTA number 49 going into this draw

Alexandra Eala 3 3

🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovavA. EalaAlexandra Eala🇵🇭

🇷🇺Ekaterina Alexandrova

🇵🇭Alexandra Eala

Match stats

Serve

4

Aces

0

3

Double faults

1

57%

1st serve in

70%

70%

1st serve points won

45%

43%

2nd serve points won

53%

59%

Service points won

48%

6/8

Break points saved

4/9

Return

52%

Return points won

41%

5/9

Break points won

2/8

74

Total points won

59

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

4–6

Last 10 matches

6–4

2–3

Last 30 days

5–2

By surface

19–11

Hard

9–7

0–1

Indoor hard

–

By round

3–1

QF

1–1

3–0

SF

0–1

12–6

At WTA 500s

2–0

How their matches go

30

Completed matches

15

53%

Won in straight sets

33%

7%

Won after losing a set

20%

23%

Lost after winning a set

27%

17%

Lost in straight sets

20%

3–3

Tiebreaks

2–0

2–7

Deciding sets

3–4

17/20

Won after winning set 1

6/10

1/10

Won after losing set 1

2/5

Serve and return, last 5 matches

62%

1st serve in

68%

66%

1st serve points won

62%

41%

2nd serve points won

43%

52%

Break points saved

51%

47%

Return points won

47%

54%

Break points won

33%

5.2

Aces a match

1.0

4.0

Double faults a match

4.0

Last 14 days

1

Matches

2

2

Sets

5

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentEkaterina AlexandrovaAlexandra Eala
🇹🇷SonmezNo. 112
🇹🇷SonmezNo. 112LostMelbourne R128WonAbu Dhabi R32
🇨🇳WangNo. 46
🇨🇳WangNo. 46WonNew York R64LostAuckland SF
🇨🇦MbokoNo. 16
🇨🇦MbokoNo. 16WonWuhan R64LostHong Kong R16
Total
Total2–11–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestEkaterina AlexandrovaAlexandra Eala
1Won🇺🇦D. YastremskaDayana YastremskaNo. 28No. 28 · 4 FebAbu Dhabi R16 · 4 FebWon🇧🇾A. SasnovichAliaksandra SasnovichNo. 104No. 104 · 4 FebAbu Dhabi R16 · 4 Feb
2Lost🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 112No. 112 · 18 JanMelbourne R128 · 18 JanWon🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 112No. 112 · 2 FebAbu Dhabi R32 · 2 Feb
3Lost🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 38No. 38 · 12 JanAdelaide R32 · 12 JanLost🇺🇸A. ParksAlycia ParksNo. 100No. 100 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 Jan
4Lost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 19No. 19 · 8 JanBrisbane R16 · 8 JanLost🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 57No. 57 · 10 JanAuckland SF · 10 Jan
5Won🇺🇸S. KeninSofia KeninNo. 28No. 28 · 6 JanBrisbane R32 · 6 JanWon🇵🇱M. LinetteMagda LinetteNo. 54No. 54 · 9 JanAuckland QF · 9 Jan
6Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 6No. 6 · 5 NovRiyadh RR · 5 NovWon🇭🇷P. MarcinkoPetra MarcinkoNo. 84No. 84 · 8 JanAuckland R16 · 8 Jan
7Lost🇺🇸S. KeninSofia KeninNo. 26No. 26 · 24 OctTokyo QF · 24 OctWon🇭🇷D. VekicDonna VekicNo. 69No. 69 · 6 JanAuckland R32 · 6 Jan
8Won🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 47No. 47 · 23 OctTokyo R16 · 23 OctLost🇨🇦V. MbokoVictoria MbokoNo. 23No. 23 · 30 OctHong Kong R16 · 30 Oct
9Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 9No. 9 · 19 OctNingbo F · 19 OctWon🇬🇧K. BoulterKatie BoulterNo. 63No. 63 · 28 OctHong Kong R32 · 28 Oct
10Won🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 18No. 18 · 18 OctNingbo SF · 18 OctLost🇺🇸C. LiuClaire LiuR32 · 21 OctGuangzhou R32 · 21 Oct