Kristina Mladenovic vs Belinda Bencic — 's Hertogenbosch Semi-final
Kristina Mladenovic defeated Belinda Bencic 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the 's Hertogenbosch semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #12, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's final. Kristina Mladenovic claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kristina Mladenovic dropped the opening set before beating Belinda Bencic 2–6 6–3 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedMladenovic K. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
9 shared · last 12 monthsMladenovic K. and Bencic B. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Mladenovic K. went 4–6 (40%) against them, Bencic B. 8–2 (80%). Bencic B. came out better against 3 of 8 comparable opponents, Mladenovic K. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (lower-tier event).
4–640%Mladenovic K. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents8–280%Bencic B. · better vs 3
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
10–14Sets16–6
115–120Games109–86
2–1Tiebreaks1–0
2–2Deciding sets2–0
vs Keys M.#22L5-7 2-6Beijing · hardW6-2 6-2Eastbourne · grass
vs Azarenka V.#455L4-6 4-6Wimbledon · grassL2-6 3-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Bouchard E.#871W6-3 4-6 6-0Birmingham · grassW6-4 3-0Eastbourne · grass
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vs Makarova K.W7-6 4-6 6-1US Open · hardW6-0 2-6 6-4Sydney · hard
vs Lucic M.L6-4 4-6 6-7Charleston · clayW7-6 1-6 6-4Sydney · hard- vs Vandeweghe C.L5-7 6-3 4-6Dubai · hardL4-6 2-6Doha · hard
vs Babos T.W6-4 6-3Roland Garros · clayW6-3 6-3Australian Open · hard
vs Petkovic A.L2-6 4-6Stuttgart · clayW6-3 6-4GER vs SUI · hard- vs Riske Amritraj A.Hard to compareW6-3 7-6Birmingham · grassW6-4 6-3Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
- Mladenovic K.June 2016's HertogenboschThis matchGrass2-6 6-3 6-4
- Bencic B.June 2015's HertogenboschGrass7-6 6-7 7-5
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchMladenovic K.Bencic B.1 578ELO2 1071 508Grass ELO1 7081–9Last 106–423Age19184 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $15.0M2026 $865KEarningsCareer $17.2M2026 $2.4M