Iva Jovic vs Jasmine Paolini — Ningbo Open - Ningbo Round of 16
ELO2 027
Hard ELO1 840
Last 107–3
Age18
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $3.8M2026 $2.7M
ELO2 007
Hard ELO1 864
Last 106–4
Age30
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $16.6M2026 $2.3M
Iva Jovic faces Jasmine Paolini in the Ningbo Open - Ningbo round of 16 on hard. Jasmine Paolini holds the paper edge — leading the head-to-head 2–1, a roughly 30-point hard Elo advantage. Recent hard form is closely matched.
Key context
- Head-to-head: Jasmine Paolini leads the head-to-head 2–1. Last met at Australian Open 2026.
- Surface form: Iva Jovic 7 of 10, Jasmine Paolini 6 of 10 on hard recently — Iva Jovic the sharper of late.
Common opponents
15 shared · last 12 monthsJovic I. and Paolini J. faced 15 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Jovic I. went 12–9 (57%) against them, Paolini J. 7–9 (44%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 1 better-results split).
12–957%Jovic I. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents7–944%Paolini J. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
28–19Sets15–21
231–208Games153–172
2–1Tiebreaks0–1
1–4Deciding sets3–1
vs Sabalenka A.#2L3-6 0-6Australian Open · hardL3-6 1-6Riyadh Finals · hard
vs Pegula J.#4L4-6 2-6Dubai · hardL2-6 3-6WTA Finals · hard
vs Svitolina E.#6L6-7 2-6Auckland · hardL2-6 2-6Billie Jean King Cup · hard
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vs Eala A.#20W6-2 6-2London · grassW6-4 4-6 6-3Wimbledon · grass
vs Bejlek S.#32W7-6 6-4Auckland · hardW6-3 6-4Wuhan · hard
vs Bucsa C.#38W6-4 6-1Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · hardL5-7 4-6Merida · hard
vs Gibson T.#42L2-6 2-6Miami · hardL5-7 6-2 1-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Frech M.#47W7-5 6-3US Open · hardW6-2 6-3Australian Open · hard
vs Sonmez Z.#63W7-6(5) 6-4Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · hardL2-6 2-6Stuttgart · clay
vs Maria T.#69W6-1 6-2Wimbledon · grassL4-6 3-6Eastbourne · grass- vs Townsend T.#89W7-5 6-2Rome · clayW6-3 1-6 6-2Miami · hard
- vs Yastremska D.#103W6-4 6-1Wuhan · hardW7-5 6-3Roland Garros · clay
- vs Tomljanovic A.#131L6-4 4-6 4-6Austin · hardW7-5 5-7 6-1Indian Wells · hard
- vs Hon P.#297W6-1 6-2Australian Open · hardW6-0 6-2Merida · hard
- vs Gauff C.#5Hard to compareL7-5 5-7 2-6Rome · clayL3-6 2-6WTA Finals · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Paolini J. leads 2–112
- Jovic I.January 2026Australian OpenHard6-2 7-6
- Paolini J.August 2025US OpenHard6-3 6-3
- Paolini J.March 2025Indian WellsHard7-6 1-6 6-3
Evidence
Jovic I.Paolini J.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss7–3 (ahead)6–4
Season win rate66% (42–22) (ahead)56% (22–17)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO2027 (ahead)2007
Hard-court ELO18401864 (ahead)
Serve vs returnLast 61 vs 35 matches
1st-serve points won65% (ahead)61%
Return points won46% (ahead)44%
Aces / match2.3 (ahead)1.6
ClutchLast 61 vs 35 matches
Break points saved57%60% (ahead)
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Iva Jovic vs Jasmine Paolini — Ningbo Open - Ningbo Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-21/jovic-vs-paolini-ningbo-open-ningbo-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 21 October 2026).