Ekaterina Alexandrova hits as flat as anyone in the women’s game, and on grass that power has won her two titles. She finished the 2026 season 23rd in the GTC Grass Rankings with a GTC Grass Rating of 100, down from 103 after an early Wimbledon exit.
Grass at a glance
- GTC Grass Rating: 100, 23rd in the women’s rankings (20th before the season)
- Pillars: Lawn Form 46, Arsenal 69, Wimbledon 40, Nerve 40
- Nationality: Russia
- Best Wimbledon result: Fourth round (2023, 2025)
- Grass titles: ‘s-Hertogenbosch 2022, 2023
- Plays: Right-handed, two-handed backhand
How Ekaterina plays on grass
Alexandrova’s game is made for fast courts. She hits low, flat and early off both wings, rarely gives opponents a high ball to attack and takes on lines from anywhere. Her serve is a genuine weapon, and on grass the combination of a strong first serve and a flat first strike shortens points in her favour. That is why her Arsenal score of 69 is by some distance the best of her pillars.
The same style creates volatility. With so little margin on her shots, her level depends on rhythm, and when the errors start they come in runs. A Nerve score of 40 reflects close losses at the big events and a habit of fading in deciding sets. Against opponents who can match her pace she has fewer alternatives, because she rarely slices or comes forward to change the pattern.
Grass record
Alexandrova announced herself on grass at Wimbledon in 2016, when she came through qualifying and beat 23rd seed Ana Ivanović in the first round. Her best grass results have come in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, where she won the title in 2022, beating Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 6-0 in the final, and defended it in 2023 against Veronika Kudermetova, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3). She reached a semi-final there in 2025.
At Wimbledon she has reached the fourth round twice, in 2023 and in 2025, when Belinda Bencic beat her. In Bad Homburg in 2025 she beat Bencic and Maria Sakkari before losing to Iga Świątek in the quarter-finals.
The 2026 grass season
Alexandrova began in Berlin, where she reached the second round before losing to Sabalenka 4-6, 4-6. The rating rose from 103 to 104. In Bad Homburg she produced the best win of her season, beating Roland Garros champion Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals, where Naomi Osaka beat her 2-6, 2-6. That week took her to 105.
At Wimbledon, seeded 18th, she reached the third round and lost to 16th seed Iva Jovic 3-6, 6-3, 4-6. The early exit cost her five points, and she finished the season on 100.
Looking ahead to 2027
Alexandrova’s 2027 grass season is likely to follow her usual route through the warm-up events, and a return to ‘s-Hertogenbosch, where she has two titles, would suit her best. Her Arsenal score shows the tools are still there. The weaker areas are Nerve and Wimbledon, both at 40, and both point to the same problem: holding her level through deciding sets at the biggest event. The realistic target is a third Wimbledon fourth round and a first quarter-final, with a warm-up title as a credible alternative measure of progress.
