H2H: Ekaterina Alexandrova v Elise Mertens - comparison. The pair's only previous official encounter came in the first round of 's-Hertogenbosch in the 2019 grass-court season. Alexandrova won that match, 6-4, 6-2, and went on to reach the quarterfinals. The Russian, who has won three 125K titles on indoor hard ...
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H2H: Nadia Podoroska v Ekaterina Alexandrova - comparison. Podoroska has now won 24 matches in her last six tournaments since the resumption, though Linz is her first non-clay-court outing in this timeframe. She has all the momentum to hurt the fourth seed, but Alexandrova remains the clear favorite with her superior ...
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H2H: Katerina Siniakova v Ekaterina Alexandrova - comparison. The pair have already battled six times over the last three and a half years. The series, which is tied at 3-3, includes a couple of clashes in this season: the first round of Shenzhen (Alexandrova, 6-4, 6-4) and the second round of Strasbourg (Siniakova, ...
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Preview and players comparison. Both players are exceptional on indoor hard courts. Alexandrova, in particular, has claimed three 125k titles at Limoges (2016, 2018-19), posted a final at Linz in 2018, and enjoyed three other quarterfinal-or-better WTA results across 2019-20 in these conditions. However, it is ...
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Preview and players comparison. These players are the only two who have not dropped a set this week so far. It will be their first encounter in a WTA tournament. Previously, they clashed twice in a pro-environment, with Alexandrova prevailing both times, at $15k Prerov, Czech Republic in 2015 (clay), and $10K Trvana, ...
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Preview and players comparison. Alexandrova has won both of the pair's previous encounters with a similar scoreline, at $60k Shenzhen in 2017 (7-5, 6-0) and St. Petersburg qualifyings in January (7-6, 6-0). The older Russian is expected to make it three wins in a row as Kalinskaya owns 4-9 top 50 career record, ...
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Preview and players comparison. Both players are making their second campaign in Moscow, and first in its main draw. The pair met for the first time in the first round of Nuremberg in May. Alexandrova needed 68 minutes to beat Cepelova, then also participating as a qualifier, 6-4, 6-2. It was one of her just three ...
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Overview. While Mladenovic needed nearly two years to end her semifinal drought, Alexandrova bids her third such showing of the season, following Budapest in February and Seoul last month. Even though Russian's fitness is a concern, there is little that separates the top 50 players as they meet for the first time. ...
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Overview. Ekaterina Alexandrova made a strong comeback against Kristyna Pliskova, winning a three-set match in 74 minutes. The Russian won 16/19 first-serve points and dispatched seven aces in the last two sets to win 3-6, 6-0, 6-1. Having played at Linz as a qualifier last year, she returns as the eighth seed. ...
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Overview. Ekaterina Alexandrova continues to break new grounds in Asia. Starting with a semifinal at Seoul, the Russian upset a compromised Simona Halep, 6-2, 6-3, en route to the last-16 stage of China Open for her maiden top 5 win. Ranked no. 119 this week last year, she has now risen to the 35th spot in the ...
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