H2H data updated: 2026-08-15 10:36 UTC
Ekaterina Alexandrova holds a 1–0 lead over Mccartney Kessler in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ekaterina Alexandrova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ekaterina Alexandrova won the 2025 Ningbo Open quarterfinal 6-3 6-3.
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| Winner | Score | Loser | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-3 6-3 | Mccartney Kessler | Match data | Oct 17, 2025 | QF | Ningbo Open | WTA 500 | Hard |
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | #19 | #10 | 3,375 | 1,985 | 252 | 193 | 56.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Mccartney Kessler | #48 | #30 | 1,558 | 1,886 | 53 | 50 | 51.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Age | Ekaterina Alexandrova | Mccartney Kessler | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 21 | 2016 | 3–4 | 42.9% | #109 | 1,635 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2017 | 6–12 | 33.3% | #95 | 1,554 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2018 | 9–13 | 40.9% | #73 | 1,678 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 2019 | 35–23 | 60.3% | #35 | 1,831 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | 8–10 | 44.4% | #67 | 1,709 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 2020 | 19–12 | 61.3% | #33 | 1,811 | 0 | 2 | 2025 | 31–23 | 57.4% | #31 | 1,860 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 2021 | 26–21 | 55.3% | #34 | 1,797 | 0 | 2 | 2026 | 14–17 | 45.2% | #48 | 1,774 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 2022 | 33–18 | 64.7% | #19 | 1,906 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2023 | 34–22 | 60.7% | #21 | 1,870 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2024 | 26–24 | 52.0% | #28 | 1,769 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2025 | 47–25 | 65.3% | #10 | 1,949 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2026 | 14–19 | 42.4% | #19 | 1,838 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.
| Age | Ekaterina Alexandrova | Mccartney Kessler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 21 | 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2017 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2018 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 57.1% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 2019 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 64.3% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 2024 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 25 | 2020 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 68.2% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 61.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 26 | 2021 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 53.3% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 2026 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 27 | 2022 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 57.1% | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2023 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 53.1% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 11 | 2 | 13 | 84.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2024 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 58.8% | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2025 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 56.4% | 17 | 5 | 22 | 77.3% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2026 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44.4% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 155 | 118 | 273 | 56.8% | 53 | 52 | 105 | 50.5% | 44 | 23 | 67 | 65.7% | — | 39 | 33 | 72 | 54.2% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.2% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 413/445 of Ekaterina Alexandrova's and 89/103 of Mccartney Kessler's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.
| Age | Ekaterina Alexandrova | Mccartney Kessler | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% | Yr | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% | |
| 21 | 2016 | 7/7 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 55.9% | 69.2% | 50.7% | 46.0% | 45.8% | 60.7% | 41.8% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2017 | 18/18 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 53.4% | 65.3% | 38.3% | 48.1% | 51.6% | 52.4% | 40.9% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2018 | 22/22 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 54.6% | 66.2% | 39.4% | 54.1% | 39.9% | 53.9% | 41.4% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 2019 | 58/58 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 57.5% | 70.2% | 45.2% | 53.9% | 50.6% | 59.4% | 45.5% | 2024 | 18/18 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 58.2% | 63.1% | 44.4% | 57.5% | 53.0% | 55.3% | 41.8% |
| 25 | 2020 | 30/31 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 61.1% | 68.5% | 44.5% | 50.4% | 50.8% | 59.1% | 45.1% | 2025 | 40/54 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 61.2% | 62.7% | 48.9% | 49.1% | 50.8% | 57.3% | 45.1% |
| 26 | 2021 | 44/47 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 57.5% | 71.4% | 45.7% | 53.1% | 46.4% | 60.3% | 44.2% | 2026 | 31/31 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 62.9% | 61.0% | 47.2% | 50.0% | 47.0% | 55.9% | 42.5% |
| 27 | 2022 | 51/51 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 57.0% | 72.5% | 47.6% | 52.4% | 54.3% | 61.7% | 45.5% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2023 | 54/56 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 56.8% | 69.8% | 46.3% | 57.9% | 52.2% | 59.6% | 43.0% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2024 | 49/50 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 58.3% | 70.3% | 43.3% | 59.8% | 48.5% | 59.3% | 40.4% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2025 | 49/72 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 62.4% | 69.7% | 46.0% | 53.7% | 48.4% | 60.8% | 46.8% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2026 | 31/33 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 57.4% | 68.0% | 45.9% | 56.5% | 38.4% | 58.4% | 41.0% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 413/445 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 57.9% | 69.8% | 45.1% | 54.4% | 48.8% | 59.3% | 43.8% | — | 89/103 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 61.2% | 62.2% | 47.4% | 51.1% | 49.9% | 56.4% | 43.6% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.
| Age | Ekaterina Alexandrova | Mccartney Kessler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule | Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule | |
| 21 | 2016 | 1636 | 112.6 | +0.04 | -0.90 | 1.063 | 50.9% | -4 | — | — | 50.0% | +0.25 | 0–2 | 2–2 (50%) | +0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2017 | 1555 | 110.1 | -2.08 | -1.49 | 0.860 | 46.9% | 0 | -11 | — | 39.5% | -0.93 | 2–5 (29%) | 2–1 (67%) | -0.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2018 | 1678 | 120.9 | -1.75 | -1.67 | 0.899 | 47.6% | +35 | -185 | — | 45.1% | -0.61 | 2–5 (29%) | 3–2 (60%) | -0.18 | 2023 | 1522 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 2019 | 1831 | 140.3 | +2.43 | +2.27 | 1.121 | 52.2% | +16 | -335 | -169 | 56.4% | +0.57 | 12–7 (63%) | 3–9 (25%) | +0.02 | 2024 | 1710 | 124.8 | -1.23 | -0.73 | 0.934 | 48.6% | +26 | — | — | 44.4% | -0.20 | 5–4 (56%) | 0–4 (0%) | -0.40 |
| 25 | 2020 | 1812 | 144.7 | +1.94 | +1.67 | 1.103 | 52.0% | +54 | -261 | — | 58.0% | +0.55 | 5–4 (56%) | 2–4 (33%) | -0.37 | 2025 | 1861 | 150.1 | +0.48 | +2.11 | 1.057 | 51.1% | +22 | -364 | -46 | 55.8% | +0.22 | 11–10 (52%) | 8–8 (50%) | -2.26 |
| 26 | 2021 | 1798 | 144.2 | +3.82 | +1.84 | 1.115 | 52.0% | +12 | -170 | -98 | 53.5% | +0.49 | 5–6 (45%) | 2–12 (14%) | -1.25 | 2026 | 1775 | 133.8 | -0.34 | -0.06 | 0.965 | 49.1% | +16 | -166 | +17 | 45.1% | -0.31 | 5–4 (56%) | 5–5 (50%) | -1.00 |
| 27 | 2022 | 1907 | 148.6 | +4.63 | +2.65 | 1.190 | 53.2% | -57 | -88 | -64 | 60.5% | +0.97 | 11–8 (58%) | 9–8 (53%) | -1.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2023 | 1870 | 145.4 | +2.74 | +0.83 | 1.064 | 51.3% | -33 | -65 | +128 | 58.2% | +0.50 | 9–7 (56%) | 13–7 (65%) | -0.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2024 | 1769 | 145.7 | +2.24 | -1.13 | 0.993 | 49.9% | +68 | -126 | +256 | 51.7% | +0.10 | 10–10 (50%) | 9–10 (47%) | +1.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2025 | 1949 | 163.0 | +3.77 | +4.05 | 1.194 | 53.6% | -29 | -32 | +158 | 63.8% | +1.26 | 9–11 (45%) | 6–13 (32%) | -0.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2026 | 1838 | 135.5 | +1.09 | -0.32 | 0.985 | 50.0% | +3 | -55 | +139 | 45.5% | -0.17 | 4–8 (33%) | 5–5 (50%) | +1.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 1985 | 149.0 | +2.43 | +1.23 | 1.075 | 51.4% | +5 | -116 | +68 | 55.3% | +0.47 | 69–73 (49%) | 56–73 (43%) | -0.41 | — | 1886 | 141.8 | -0.15 | +0.78 | 0.999 | 49.9% | +22 | -237 | -17 | 50.6% | -0.01 | 21–18 (54%) | 13–17 (43%) | -3.55 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jelena Ostapenko | 4 | 6 | 10 | Feb 10, 2026 | H2H |
| Veronika Kudermetova | 6 | 4 | 10 | Jun 13, 2025 | H2H |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 4 | 5 | 9 | Aug 8, 2026 | H2H |
| Belinda Bencic | 4 | 5 | 9 | Jul 7, 2025 | H2H |
| Iga Swiatek | 2 | 6 | 8 | Sep 21, 2025 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Noskova | 1 | 2 | 3 | Oct 22, 2025 | H2H |
| Rebecca Sramkova | 2 | 1 | 3 | Jun 21, 2025 | H2H |
| Caty Mcnally | 1 | 1 | 2 | Aug 14, 2026 | H2H |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 0 | 2 | 2 | Jul 1, 2026 | H2H |
| Madison Keys | 0 | 2 | 2 | Jun 25, 2026 | H2H |