Aryna Sabalenka def. Ekaterina Alexandrova — Round of 16, Berlin Open 2026

🇩🇪
Berlin Open 2026

WTA 500GrassBerlin, Germany

Played17 Jun 2026

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

🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this drawWon

Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 6 6

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 17 going into this draw

E. Alexandrova 4 4

🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkavE. AlexandrovaEkaterina Alexandrova🇷🇺

🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka

🇷🇺Ekaterina Alexandrova

Match stats

Serve

3

Aces

7

3

Double faults

4

61%

1st serve in

57%

81%

1st serve points won

62%

57%

2nd serve points won

43%

71%

Service points won

54%

4/5

Break points saved

5/8

Return

46%

Return points won

29%

3/8

Break points won

1/5

74

Total points won

54

Head to head

2–1 Sabalenka

  1. This matchBerlin R16won by Sabalenka
  2. 2025HardDoha R32won by Alexandrova
  3. 2024HardNew York R32won by Sabalenka

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

3–7

4–1

Last 30 days

1–3

By surface

–

Grass

1–1

23–1

Hard

5–8

8–3

Clay

1–5

By round

6–0

R16

1–4

4–2

QF

1–0

5–0

At WTA 500s

6–6

How their matches go

35

Completed matches

20

80%

Won in straight sets

25%

9%

Won after losing a set

5%

11%

Lost after winning a set

25%

0%

Lost in straight sets

45%

6–2

Tiebreaks

3–3

3–4

Deciding sets

1–5

29/32

Won after winning set 1

5/6

2/3

Won after losing set 1

1/14

Serve and return, last 5 matches

66%

1st serve in

56%

66%

1st serve points won

67%

48%

2nd serve points won

40%

60%

Break points saved

48%

48%

Return points won

42%

62%

Break points won

32%

3.4

Aces a match

2.8

1.6

Double faults a match

6.0

Last 14 days

1

Matches

2

3

Sets

3

14

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentAryna SabalenkaEkaterina Alexandrova
🇦🇹PotapovaNo. 27
🇦🇹PotapovaNo. 27WonMelbourne R32WonBerlin R32
🇺🇸LiNo. 29
🇺🇸LiNo. 29WonMiami R64LostStrasbourg R16
🇺🇸BaptisteNo. 30
🇺🇸BaptisteNo. 30LostMadrid QFWonMiami QFWonAbu Dhabi SF
🇷🇴CristianNo. 38
🇷🇴CristianNo. 38WonMadrid R32WonIndian Wells R32LostMiami R32LostAdelaide R32
🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 13
🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 13WonIndian Wells SFLostStuttgart R16
🇨🇿MuchováNo. 10
🇨🇿MuchováNo. 10WonBrisbane SFLostBrisbane R16
Total
Total7–12–5

Last 10 matches going in

LatestAryna SabalenkaEkaterina Alexandrova
1Lost🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 25No. 25 · 3 JunParis QF · 3 JunWon🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 27No. 27 · 15 JunBerlin R32 · 15 Jun
2Won🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 16No. 16 · 1 JunParis R16 · 1 JunLost🇭🇺P. UdvardyPanna UdvardyNo. 59No. 59 · 8 Jun's-Hertogenbosch R32 · 8 Jun
3Won🇦🇺D. KasatkinaDaria KasatkinaNo. 62No. 62 · 30 MayParis R32 · 30 MayLost🇨🇴M. Osorio SerranoMaria Camila Osorio SerranoNo. 77No. 77 · 25 MayParis R128 · 25 May
4Won🇫🇷E. JacquemotElsa JacquemotNo. 63No. 63 · 28 MayParis R64 · 28 MayLost🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 29No. 29 · 19 MayStrasbourg R16 · 19 May
5Won🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 51No. 51 · 26 MayParis R128 · 26 MayLost🇩🇪L. SiegemundLaura SiegemundNo. 47No. 47 · 8 MayRome R64 · 8 May
6Lost🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 26No. 26 · 9 MayRome R32 · 9 MayLost🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 14No. 14 · 16 AprStuttgart R16 · 16 Apr
7Won🇨🇿B. KrejcikovaBarbora KrejcikovaNo. 52No. 52 · 7 MayRome R64 · 7 MayWon🇨🇿G. Andrea KnutsonGabriela Andrea KnutsonNo. 223No. 223 · 14 AprStuttgart R32 · 14 Apr
8Lost🇺🇸H. BaptisteHailey BaptisteNo. 35No. 35 · 28 AprMadrid QF · 28 AprLost🇨🇿K. PliskovaKarolina PliskovaR16 · 9 AprLinz R16 · 9 Apr
9Won🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 15No. 15 · 27 AprMadrid R16 · 27 AprLost🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 35No. 35 · 22 MarMiami R32 · 22 Mar
10Won🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 33No. 33 · 25 AprMadrid R32 · 25 AprWon🇦🇹L. TaggerLilli TaggerNo. 119No. 119 · 20 MarMiami R64 · 20 Mar