Leylah Fernandez vs Ekaterina Alexandrova — Quarterfinal, Ningbo Open 2026

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Ningbo Open 2026

WTA 500HardNingbo, China

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

🇨🇦ranked WTA number 25 going into this draw

Leylah Fernandez

23 Oct 2026 at UTC

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 24 going into this draw

Ekaterina Alexandrova

Form

🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezE. AlexandrovaEkaterina Alexandrova🇷🇺

8–2

Won–lost, last 10 matches

7–3

9–2

Won–lost, last 30 days

5–2

🇧🇾A. SasnovichAliaksandra Sasnovich

No. 118 · R16

WonWon

M. KostyukMarta Kostyuk🇺🇦

No. 10 · R16

🇧🇪E. MertensElise Mertens

No. 14 · R32

WonWon

H. GuoHanyu Guo🇨🇳

No. 240 · R32

🇱🇻J. OstapenkoJelena Ostapenko

No. 32 · R16

LostLost

L. FernandezLeylah Fernandez🇨🇦

No. 26 · R64

🇨🇳H. ShiHan Shi

No. 231 · R32

WonLost

M. AndreevaMirra Andreeva🇷🇺

No. 5 · QF

🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina Alexandrova

No. 28 · R64

WonWon

L. NoskovaLinda Noskova🇨🇿

No. 6 · R16

All 10 matches

🇺🇿K. RakhimovaKamilla Rakhimova

No. 76 · R64

LostWon

D. ShnaiderDiana Shnaider🇷🇺

No. 14 · R32

🇦🇺T. GibsonTalia Gibson

No. 62 · F

WonWon

A. SasnovichAliaksandra Sasnovich🇧🇾

No. 121 · R64

🇵🇱M. ChwalinskaMaja Chwalinska

No. 26 · SF

WonLost

M. KostyukMarta Kostyuk🇺🇦

No. 11 · R32

🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra Andreeva

No. 5 · QF

WonWon

K. BirrellKimberly Birrell🇦🇺

No. 69 · R64

🇺🇸A. ParksAlycia Parks

No. 72 · R16

WonWon

M. KesslerMcCartney Kessler🇺🇸

No. 65 · R128

Head to head

1–0 Fernandez

  1. 2026HardWuhan R64won by Fernandez

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, last 6 months

🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezE. AlexandrovaEkaterina Alexandrova🇷🇺

6–2

6 players

4–4

Won7-5 6-7 6-3Ningbo R16 · No. 118

🇧🇾Sasnovich

Won6-1 6-4Beijing R64 · No. 121

Won6-2 7-5Singapore QF · No. 5

Won6-1 6-4Canada R32 · No. 5

Lost6-7 3-6Madrid QF · No. 9

🇷🇺Andreeva

Lost6-7 6-7Beijing QF · No. 5

Won6-3 6-4Bad Homburg R16 · No. 5

Won7-5 6-0Singapore F · No. 62

🇦🇺Gibson

Won5-7 6-1 6-3Canada R32 · No. 72

Lost4-6 4-6Canada R16 · No. 13

🇯🇵Osaka

Lost2-6 2-6Bad Homburg QF · No. 15

Won3-6 6-3 6-2Madrid R32 · No. 16

🇺🇸Jovic

Lost3-6 6-3 4-6London R32 · No. 17

Won6-3 6-2Madrid R16 · No. 36

🇺🇸Li

Won6-1 6-7 6-1Bad Homburg R32 · No. 29

Lost6-4 4-6 3-6Strasbourg R16 · No. 29

Stats, last 6 months

🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezE. AlexandrovaEkaterina Alexandrova🇷🇺

By surface

14–6

Hard

11–7

5–4

Clay

0–3

1–4

Grass

5–4

By round

1–2

QF

0–3

1–0

SF

–

11–4

At WTA 500s

5–4

How their matches go

34

Completed matches

27

38%

Won in straight sets

30%

21%

Won after losing a set

22%

18%

Lost after winning a set

26%

24%

Lost in straight sets

22%

0–7

Tiebreaks

3–7

7–6

Deciding sets

6–7

16/20

Won after winning set 1

11/14

4/14

Won after losing set 1

3/13

Serve and return, last 5 matches

63%

1st serve in

51%

67%

1st serve points won

68%

39%

2nd serve points won

55%

64%

Break points saved

52%

46%

Return points won

44%

61%

Break points won

37%

3.0

Aces a match

2.8

7.6

Double faults a match

4.8

Last 14 days

5

Matches

4

14

Sets

8

0

Days since last match

0

At the Ningbo Open

E. AlexandrovaEkaterina Alexandrova2025 · Final

  • WonYuan6-3 6-3
  • WonKessler6-3 6-3
  • WonShnaider6-3 6-4
  • LostRybakina6-3 0-6 2-6

Defends 325 pts