Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Mccartney KesslerNingbo Quarter-final

Ningbo · WTA · Quarter-final
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2025
hard
#57WTA
1808ELO
1785Hard ELO
$545kYTD
$2.4MCAREER
27 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLWL
Alexandrova E.
6-3 6-3
Kessler M.
Alexandrova E.
662
Kessler M.
330

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Mccartney Kessler 6-3 6-3 in the Ningbo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kessler M.

Kessler M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Serve advantage — Alexandrova E.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Alexandrova E.Kessler M.
52
Serve
27
42
Return
45

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (85 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
65
84
Break points saved·Even
94
91
Break points won·Even
98
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
59

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.1+15 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.9Hard Elo 1785
5.2Overall Elo 1844
ELO gap
4.8Overall Elo 1808
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.7
Surface form
5.4
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Minutes 14d
8.5
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
88
96

Alexandrova E.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Kessler M.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
34°CDrizzle
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 47%