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Ningbo Open - Ningbo 2026 Tournament Results
In brief
Ningbo Open - Ningbo 2026 is a WTA 500 tournament on the WTA tour that started on October 19, 2026. The tournament is under way; latest round with results: Quarterfinal. The draw features 28 players from 19 countries. Best represented: Russia (3). 24 matches played, 4 tie-breaks and 3 retirements. In 2025 the title went to Elena Rybakina.
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Order of play
Upcoming main-draw matches, with times in your time zone. Updated every hour.
Bracket
Roll of honour
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Elena Rybakina |  Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6 6-0 6-2 |
| 2024 |  Daria Kasatkina | Mirra Andreeva 6-0 4-6 6-4 |
Points to defend
Best results at the 2025 edition: those points drop off the rankings with the 2026 edition.
| Player | 2025 | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Rybakina | Title | 500 |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | Final | 325 |
| Diana Shnaider | Semifinal | 195 |
 Jasmine Paolini | Semifinal | 195 |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | Quarterfinal | 105 |
 Belinda Bencic | Quarterfinal | 105 |
 Lin Zhu | Quarterfinal | 105 |
 Mccartney Kessler | Quarterfinal | 105 |
The tournament in numbers
- Matches played
- 24
- Tie-breaks
- 4
- Matches to a deciding set
- 7
- 6-0 sets
- 0
- Retirements
- 3
Most games in a match: Leylah Annie Fernandez-Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 7-5 6-7(3) 6-3 (34 games).
Countries in the draw
| Country | Players | Best result | Still in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | Semifinal | 1 |
 Ukraine | 3 | Round of 16 | 0 |
 Czechia | 2 | Semifinal | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | Semifinal | 1 |
| United States | 2 | Quarterfinal | 0 |
 Uzbekistan | 2 | Round of 16 | 0 |
| China | 2 | R32 | 0 |
 Canada | 1 | Semifinal | 1 |
 Poland | 1 | Quarterfinal | 0 |
 Belarus | 1 | Round of 16 | 0 |
Plus 9 more countries.
Points on offer
WTA points by round reached at this edition.
| Round reached | Points |
|---|---|
| Title | 500 |
| Final | 325 |
| Semifinal | 195 |
| Quarterfinal | 105 |
| Round of 16 | 55 |
| R32 | 1 |
R32
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Leylah Annie Fernandez |  Elise Mertens | 2-6 6-3 7-5 |
 Sorana Cirstea | Han Shi | 6-3 6-2 |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich | Daria Kasatkina | 6-4 6-2 |
| Marie Bouzkova | Kamilla Rakhimova | 6-4 6-4 |
 Alexandra Eala |  Diane Parry | 6-3 6-1 |
| Diana Shnaider | Yulia Putintseva | 7-5 7-6(4) |
| Sara Bejlek | Alycia Parks | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
| Polina Kudermetova |  Cristina Bucsa | 7-6(5) 6-2 |
| Jasmine Paolini | Anhelina Kalinina | 6-2 7-5 |
| Belinda Bencic |  Jelena Ostapenko | ret. 6-3 1-1 ret. |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | Hanyu Guo | 6-2 6-3 |
| Katarzyna Kawa | Daria Snigur | 1-6 6-2 6-4 |
Round of 16
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Bouzkova | Anastasia Zakharova | 7-5 6-2 |
| Leylah Annie Fernandez | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 7-5 6-7(3) 6-3 |
| Sara Bejlek | Sorana Cirstea | 7-6(3) 6-4 |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | Marta Kostyuk | ret. 6-4 ret. |
| Iva Jovic | Jasmine Paolini | 6-4 6-3 |
| Katarzyna Kawa | Belinda Bencic | 7-5 6-2 |
| Diana Shnaider | Alexandra Eala | 7-5 6-4 |
| Elena Rybakina | Polina Kudermetova | ret. 5-0 ret. |
Quarterfinal
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Marie Bouzkova | Sara Bejlek | 6-3 6-4 |
| Leylah Annie Fernandez | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 4-6 6-2 6-1 |
| Diana Shnaider | Iva Jovic | 6-3 4-6 6-1 |
| Elena Rybakina | Katarzyna Kawa | 6-1 3-6 6-1 |