Oct 1, 2020; Paris, France; Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) celebrates match point during her during her match against Karolina Pliskova (CZE) on day five at Stade Roland Garros.

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Jelena Ostapenko vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova Head to Head Record, Preview and Prediction for WTA Stuttgart Open 2025 Semifinal

Ostapenko and Alexandrova beat No. 2 & No. 3 seeds in QFs.

Oct 1, 2020; Paris, France; Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) celebrates match point during her during her match against Karolina Pliskova (CZE) on day five at Stade Roland Garros.

Less than a day after her scintillating win against World No. 2 Iga Swiatek, Jelena Ostapenko returns to Centre Court. The Latvian is set to face Ekaterina Alexandrova in the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix semifinal on Sunday. With both players taking out two of the favourites to win the championship, this thunderous clash is truly David vs Goliath 2.0 in the making.

One never knows which version of Jelena Ostapenko is going to show up on the day. When on song, the 27-year-old is among the most fierce ball strikers on the WTA circuit. A former Roland Garros champion and World No. 5, Ostapenko has reached one final in 2025 so far – at the Qatar Open. She has become a doubles specialist, accomplishing a ranking of No. 4 in the world. ‘Penko’ has overcome Yastremska, Navarro and Swiatek en route to the semis.

Similar to Ostapenko, the aggressive game style of Ekaterina Alexandrova means that she can blow away the world’s top players effortlessly. The Russian reached the final in Linz, and semifinals in Qatar and Charleston this year. Alexandrova is 7-6 on clay over the past year – winning 67% service games during this period. So far in Stuttgart, she beat Samsonova and Andreeva, before pulling off an epic upset vs Jessica Pegula.

Jelena Ostapenko vs Ekaterina Alexandrova Head to Head Record

The head to head record between Jelena Ostapenko and Ekaterina Alexandrova stands at 5-5.

Both Ostapenko and Alexandrova are among two of the fittest WTA stars, and feature in a plethora of events across the year. As a result, they have faced each other as many as 10 times – with nothing to separate them. While the first meeting was at Kreuzlingen in 2015, the most recent was at Linz in 2024.

Event	Round	Winner	Score
2024 Linz	Final	Jelena Ostapenko	6-2 6-3
2024 Adelaide	Semifinal	Jelena Ostapenko	6-2 7-6(3)
2023 San Diego	Round of 32	Jelena Ostapenko	7-6(3) 6-7(6) 7-5
2022 Seoul	Final	Ekaterina Alexandrova	7-6(4) 6-0
2022 Madrid	Round of 64	Ekaterina Alexandrova	6-2 4-6 6-4
2019 Linz	Semifinal	Jelena Ostapenko	1-6 7-6(5) 7-5
2019 Eastbourne	Round of 16	Ekaterina Alexandrova	6-3 2-1 RET.
2018 Seoul	Round of 16	Ekaterina Alexandrova	6-3 6-2
2015 Olomouc	Round of 32	Ekaterina Alexandrova	7-5 3-2 RET.
2015 Kreuzlingen	Quarterfinal	Jelena Ostapenko	6-3 6-3

Jelena Ostapenko vs Ekaterina Alexandrova Titles Comparison

Jelena Ostapenko	Category	Ekaterina Alexandrova
1	Grand Slams	0
8	WTA Singles Titles	5
11	WTA Doubles Titles	1
0	WTA-1000 Titles	0
R1 (Tokyo 2020)	Olympics Best Performance	R2 (Tokyo 2020)
No. 24	Current World Ranking	No. 22

Jelena Ostapenko vs Ekaterina Alexandrova WTA Stuttgart Open 2025 Prediction

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There is no questioning the fact that Ostapenko and Alexandrova are going to follow the same game plan. The Top-25 players will hit through the line, and capitalise on their strong ability to hit flat winners while sliding on the red dirt. However, we believe that Alexandrova’s composure and consistency will carry her through.

Prediction: Ekaterina Alexandrova in three sets.

Jelena Ostapenko vs Ekaterina Alexandrova WTA Stuttgart Open 2025 Betting Odds

Jelena Ostapenko Win: 5/4

Ekaterina Alexandrova Win: 7/10

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Jessica Pegula

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Sankalp Harikrishnan

A passionate sports fan through and through, I am currently pursuing my MA in Global Sports Journalism. I specialise in tennis and football writing at The Playoffs News, and I have prior experience working at EssentiallySports and Sportskeeda. Born and raised in Bengaluru, India, sport was my safe space right from my childhood. After trying my hand at multiple sports and representing my educational institutions in cricket, badminton and table tennis, I found sports media to be my calling.