2025 Ningbo Open – Singles

Singles
2025 Ningbo Open
Champion Elena Rybakina
Runner-up Ekaterina Alexandrova
Score3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Draw28 (6 Q / 4 WC)
Seeds8

Elena Rybakina defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2025 Ningbo Open.[1] It was her 10th WTA Tour title.

Daria Kasatkina was the reigning champion,[2] but withdrew before the tournament began due to personal reasons.[3]

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Mirra Andreeva (second round)
  2. Jasmine Paolini (semifinals)
  3. Elena Rybakina (champion)
  4. Ekaterina Alexandrova (final)
  5. Clara Tauson (first round)
  6. Belinda Bencic (quarterfinals)
  7. Diana Shnaider (semifinals)
  8. Liudmila Samsonova (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
7 Diana Shnaider 3 4
4 Ekaterina Alexandrova 6 6
4 Ekaterina Alexandrova 6 0 2
3 Elena Rybakina 3 6 6
3 Elena Rybakina 6 6
2 Jasmine Paolini 3 2

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 M Andreeva 6 3 2
E Raducanu 6 4 1 WC L Zhu 4 6 6
WC L Zhu 3 6 6 WC L Zhu 6 3 1
PR M Vondroušová 4 3 7 D Shnaider 2 6 6
K Muchová 6 6 K Muchová 6 1 2
WC Xiy Wang 5 3 7 D Shnaider 2 6 6
7 D Shnaider 7 6 7 D Shnaider 3 4
4 E Alexandrova 6 6
4 E Alexandrova 6 6
WC Y Yuan 6 6 WC Y Yuan 3 3
Xin Wang 3 3 4 E Alexandrova 6 6
S Kenin 1 0 M Kessler 3 3
M Kessler 6 6 M Kessler 77 6
Q H Guo 2 4 8 L Samsonova 65 1
8 L Samsonova 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 C Tauson 6 64 3
Q A Tomljanović 1 77 6 Q A Tomljanović 78 6
Q A Sasnovich 6 5 3 Q Z Sönmez 66 3
Q Z Sönmez 2 7 6 Q A Tomljanović 2 0
V Mboko 3 63 3 E Rybakina 6 6
D Yastremska 6 77 D Yastremska 4 78 3
3 E Rybakina 6 66 6
3 E Rybakina 6 6
6 B Bencic 6 6 2 J Paolini 3 2
M Linette 3 2 6 B Bencic 5 6 7
Q Y Putintseva 4 2 Q Y Starodubtseva 7 4 5
Q Y Starodubtseva 6 6 6 B Bencic 7 5 3
LL A Ružić 3 2 2 J Paolini 5 7 6
V Kudermetova 6 6 V Kudermetova 2 5
2 J Paolini 6 7

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. McCartney Kessler (moved to main draw)
  2. Maya Joint (first round)
  3. Tatjana Maria (first round)
  4. Laura Siegemund (withdrew, was still playing in Wuhan)
  5. Yulia Putintseva (qualified)
  6. Polina Kudermetova (first round)
  7. Lucia Bronzetti (first round)
  8. Zeynep Sönmez (qualified)
  9. Antonia Ružić (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  10. Camila Osorio (qualifying competition)
  11. Kamilla Rakhimova (qualifying competition)
  12. Priscilla Hon (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
Alt Qu Yihan 6 2 3
  Tamara Korpatsch 2 6 6
  Tamara Korpatsch 1 3
  Yuliia Starodubtseva 6 6
  Yuliia Starodubtseva 77 6
12 Priscilla Hon 60 1

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Maya Joint 6 2 4
  Ajla Tomljanović 4 6 6
  Ajla Tomljanović 6 6
9 Antonia Ružić 2 0
  Viktoriya Tomova 61 6 1
9 Antonia Ružić 77 2 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Tatjana Maria 0 1
  Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 6
  Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 6
10 Camila Osorio 4 4
WC Lilli Tagger 4 2
10 Camila Osorio 6 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
Alt Yang Yidi 6 6
WC Zheng Saisai 1 2
Alt Yang Yidi 1 1
8 Zeynep Sönmez 6 6
  Linda Fruhvirtová 4 1
8 Zeynep Sönmez 6 6

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Yulia Putintseva 6 6
  Katarzyna Kawa 0 3
5 Yulia Putintseva 1 6 6
  Talia Gibson 6 3 2
  Talia Gibson 6 78
7 Lucia Bronzetti 3 66

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Polina Kudermetova 2 3
WC Guo Hanyu 6 6
WC Guo Hanyu 6 5 7
11 Kamilla Rakhimova 4 7 5
WC Chen Mengyi 1 0
11 Kamilla Rakhimova 6 6

References

  1. ^ "Rybakina wins Ningbo title to close in on WTA Finals". Reuters. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Kasatkina overcomes Mirra Andreeva in Ningbo to win second title of season". wtatennis.com. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "'I'm at breaking point' - Kasatkina ends season". bbc.com. 6 October 2025.