Elena Rybakina vs Diana Shnaider — Semifinal, Ningbo Open 2026
WTA 500HardNingbo, China
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🇰🇿ranked WTA number 1 going into this draw
Elena Rybakina seeded 1
24 Oct 2026 at UTC
🇷🇺ranked WTA number 13 going into this draw
Diana Shnaider seeded 6
Form
9–1
Won–lost, last 10 matches
7–3
2–1
Won–lost, last 30 days
7–2
🇵🇱K. KawaKatarzyna KawaNo. 127
No. 127 · QFNingbo QF
I. JovicIva Jovic🇺🇸No. 11
No. 11 · QFNingbo QF
🇺🇿P. KudermetovaPolina KudermetovaNo. 102
No. 102 · R16Ningbo R16
A. EalaAlexandra Eala🇵🇭No. 19
No. 19 · R16Ningbo R16
🇦🇲A. CharaevaAlina CharaevaNo. 118
No. 118 · R64Beijing R64
Y. PutintsevaYulia Putintseva🇰🇿No. 79
No. 79 · R32Ningbo R32
🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1
No. 1 · FNew York F
J. OstapenkoJelena Ostapenko🇱🇻No. 32
No. 32 · QFWuhan QF
🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 4
No. 4 · SFNew York SF
K. MuchováKarolína Muchová🇨🇿No. 8
No. 8 · R16Wuhan R16
🇨🇳Q. ZhengQinwen Zheng
QFNew York QF
Y. PutintsevaYulia Putintseva🇰🇿No. 82
No. 82 · R32Wuhan R32
🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 13
No. 13 · R16New York R16
K. BoulterKatie Boulter🇬🇧No. 56
No. 56 · R64Wuhan R64
🇺🇦Y. StarodubtsevaYuliia StarodubtsevaNo. 74
No. 74 · R32New York R32
E. AlexandrovaEkaterina Alexandrova🇷🇺No. 28
No. 28 · R32Beijing R32
🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 90
No. 90 · R64New York R64
J. TjenJanice Tjen🇮🇩No. 49
No. 49 · R64Beijing R64
🇺🇸T. FrodinThea Frodin
R128New York R128
T. TownsendTaylor Townsend🇺🇸No. 95
No. 95 · R32New York R32
All 10 matches
🇨🇳Q. ZhengQinwen Zheng
QFNew York QF
Y. PutintsevaYulia Putintseva🇰🇿No. 82
No. 82 · R32Wuhan R32
🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 13
No. 13 · R16New York R16
K. BoulterKatie Boulter🇬🇧No. 56
No. 56 · R64Wuhan R64
🇺🇦Y. StarodubtsevaYuliia StarodubtsevaNo. 74
No. 74 · R32New York R32
E. AlexandrovaEkaterina Alexandrova🇷🇺No. 28
No. 28 · R32Beijing R32
🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 90
No. 90 · R64New York R64
J. TjenJanice Tjen🇮🇩No. 49
No. 49 · R64Beijing R64
🇺🇸T. FrodinThea Frodin
R128New York R128
T. TownsendTaylor Townsend🇺🇸No. 95
No. 95 · R32New York R32
Head to head
2–0 Rybakina
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, last 6 months
9–5
11 players
8–4
Lost5-7 4-6Berlin R16 · No. 33
Won6-4 6-3Rome R32 · No. 44
Won7-5 6-4Ningbo R16 · No. 19
Lost5-7 6-2 4-6London QF · No. 71
Won6-3 6-1Wuhan R64 · No. 56
Won6-4 5-7 6-2New York F · No. 1
Won3-6 7-5 6-0Paris QF · No. 1
Won6-1 6-4New York R16 · No. 13
Won4-6 7-6 6-4Canada QF · No. 13
Lost1-6 2-6Rome R32 · No. 15
Won6-3 6-4Cincinnati R64 · No. 94
Lost2-6 7-6 3-6New York R32 · No. 95
Won6-2 6-4New York R64 · No. 90
Won3-6 7-5 6-1Madrid R64 · No. 47
All 11 players
Won6-0 6-2Rome R16 · No. 197
Won6-1 7-6New York R64 · No. 56
Lost1-4 ret.Cincinnati QF · No. 5
Lost2-6 3-6Canada F · No. 8
Lost2-6 1-6Canada QF · No. 8
Won6-7 7-5 6-0London R16 · No. 54
Won6-2 7-5Cincinnati R64 · No. 80
Won6-4 4-6 6-4Canada R16 · No. 70
Won6-3 6-4Washington QF · No. 70
Lost4-6 6-4 2-6London R64 · No. 42
Lost6-7 4-6Madrid R16 · No. 54
Won6-1 6-2Washington R16 · No. 27
Stats, last 6 months
By surface
17–3
Hard
16–6
6–3
Clay
7–3
3–3
Grass
1–3
By round
2–0
SF
0–2
1–1
F
–
3–2
At WTA 500s
5–3
How their matches go
33
Completed matches
36
39%
Won in straight sets
50%
36%
Won after losing a set
17%
12%
Lost after winning a set
11%
12%
Lost in straight sets
22%
3–4
Tiebreaks
6–3
12–4
Deciding sets
6–4
18/21
Won after winning set 1
21/22
7/12
Won after losing set 1
3/14
Serve and return, last 5 matches
54%
1st serve in
66%
75%
1st serve points won
66%
52%
2nd serve points won
44%
54%
Break points saved
64%
43%
Return points won
45%
40%
Break points won
47%
5.8
Aces a match
0.8
4.2
Double faults a match
3.8
Last 14 days
2
Matches
7
4
Sets
15
0
Days since last match
0
At the Ningbo Open
E. RybakinaElena Rybakina2025 · Champion
- WonYastremska6-4 6-7 6-3
- WonTomljanovic6-2 6-0
- WonPaolini6-3 6-2
- WonAlexandrova3-6 6-0 6-2
Defends 500 pts
D. ShnaiderDiana Shnaider2025 · Semifinal
- WonWang7-5 6-3
- WonMuchová2-6 6-1 6-2
- WonZhu2-6 6-3 6-1
- LostAlexandrova3-6 4-6
Defends 195 pts