Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Marta Kostyuk — Ningbo Open - Ningbo Round of 16
Ekaterina Alexandrova faces Marta Kostyuk in the Ningbo Open - Ningbo round of 16 on hard. Marta Kostyuk is the paper favourite — ranked #10, a roughly 170-point hard Elo advantage — but Ekaterina Alexandrova has won 2 of their 3 previous meetings. Recent hard form is closely matched.
Key context
- Freshness: Ekaterina Alexandrova comes in with 8 days of rest and 70 games in 14d, vs Marta Kostyuk's 7 and 26.
- Under pressure: In the tight moments, Marta Kostyuk has rated higher under pressure (Clutch Rating 87 vs 62).
- Last match: Ekaterina Alexandrova dropped just 5 games past Hanyu Guo.
Common opponents
10 shared · last 12 monthsAlexandrova E. and Kostyuk M. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Alexandrova E. went 7–7 (50%) against them, Kostyuk M. 10–6 (63%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 4 better-results split).
vs Rybakina E.#1L4-6 4-6WTA Finals · hardL4-6 4-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Sabalenka A.#2L4-6 4-6Berlin · grassL4-6 3-6Brisbane · hard
vs Andreeva M.#3W6-3 6-4Bad Homburg · grassL1-6 3-6Roland Garros · clay
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vs Svitolina E.#6L6-3 0-6 3-6Toronto · hardW6-3 2-6 6-2Roland Garros · clay
vs Noskova L.#8L1-6 1-6Stuttgart · clayW7-6 6-0Madrid · clay
vs Li A.#25L6-4 4-6 3-6Strasbourg · clayW6-0 6-7 6-3Rouen · clay- vs Potapova A.#27W6-1Berlin · grassW6-2 1-6 6-1Madrid · clay
- vs Blinkova A.#72W6-7(5) 6-4 7-5Cincinnati · hardW6-7 6-3 6-3Wimbledon · grass
vs Linette M.#77L2-6 6-4 1-6Dubai · hardW6-4 6-0BJK Cup Qualifiers · hard- vs Kenin S.#126W7-6 6-3Brisbane · hardW4-6 6-3 7-5Cincinnati · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Alexandrova E. leads 2–1Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: Alexandrova E. leads 1–0
- Kostyuk M.September 2026US OpenHard6-3 6-2
- Alexandrova E.September 2022PortorozHard7-6 5-7 7-5
- Alexandrova E.May 2021RomeClay6-3 6-1
Evidence
Draw
Cite this
Umpiry, "Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Marta Kostyuk — Ningbo Open - Ningbo Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-21/alexandrova-vs-kostyuk-ningbo-open-ningbo-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 21 October 2026).