Jelena Ostapenko vs Ekaterina Alexandrova — Doha Round of 32
Doha · WTA · Round of 32
#30WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 8 February 2026 ·
hard
#18WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$11MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLLW
Ostapenko J.6-4 6-2
Alexandrova E.
Ostapenko J.
662
Alexandrova E.
420
Jelena Ostapenko defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4 6-2 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #18, defending last year's semi-final. Jelena Ostapenko extended the head-to-head to 7–5.
Key context
- Match story: Jelena Ostapenko dropped just 6 games past Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Head to head
6–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-14 | Stuttgart | SF | clay | Jelena Ostapenko | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2024-01-29 | Linz | F | hard | Jelena Ostapenko | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2024-01-08 | Adelaide | SF | hard | Jelena Ostapenko | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2023-09-11 | San Diego | R32 | hard | Jelena Ostapenko | 7-6 6-7 7-5 |
| 2022-09-19 | Seoul | F | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 7-6 6-0 |
| 2022-04-28 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-2 4-6 6-4 |
| 2019-10-07 | Linz | SF | hard | Jelena Ostapenko | 1-6 7-6 7-5 |
| 2019-06-24 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-3 2-1 |
| 2018-09-17 | Seoul | R16 | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2015-07-13 | Olomouc $50K | R32 | clay | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 7-5 3-2 |
| 2015-02-16 | Kreuzlingen $50K | QF | carpet | Jelena Ostapenko | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
52%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
68
57
Break points saved·Dominant
25
71
Break points won·Slight edge
100
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
94
52
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
19
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
95
61
Ostapenko J.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Alexandrova E.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 60 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast