Belinda Bencic vs Karolina Pliskova — Indian Wells Quarter-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
Belinda Bencic
SUI23
Belinda Bencic
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
Karolina Pliskova
CZE5
Karolina Pliskova
#73WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Bencic B.
6-3 4-6 6-3
Pliskova K.
Bencic B.
6462
Pliskova K.
3631

Belinda Bencic defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, defending last year's round of 64. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Belinda Bencic closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-11-12BJK Cup Finals SF: SUI vs CZERRhardBelinda Bencic6-2 7-6(6)
2022-08-29US OpenR32hardKarolina Pliskova5-7 6-4 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Bencic B.Pliskova K.
57
Serve
—
55
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Bencic B.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bencic B.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
87
Break points saved·Even
95
95
Break points won·Slight edge
94
87
Deciding sets·Even
98
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
74

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Bencic B.Pliskova K.
Freshness·Clear edge
82
96

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Pliskova K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw

Final
Andreescu B.
Kerber A.[8]
6-43-66-4
Semi-finals
Kerber A.[8]
Bencic B.[23]
6-46-2
Andreescu B.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-32-66-4
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[6]
Vondrousova M.
4-66-46-4
Andreescu B.
Muguruza G.[20]
6-06-1
Kerber A.[8]
Williams V.
7-636-3
Bencic B.[23]
Pliskova K.[5]
6-34-66-3
R16
Vondrousova M.
Halep S.[2]
6-23-66-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Barty A.[12]
7-685-76-4
Andreescu B.
Wang Q.[18]
7-56-2
Muguruza G.[20]
Bertens K.[7]
5-76-16-4
Williams V.
Barthel M.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Kontaveit A.[21]
7-604-66-2
Bencic B.[23]
Osaka N.[1]
6-36-1
Kerber A.[8]
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-14-66-4
R32
Bertens K.[7]
Konta J.
7-6106-4
Halep S.[2]
Baindl K.
7-637-5
Vondrousova M.
Ostapenko J.[22]
4-66-36-4
Barty A.[12]
Brady J.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Saville D.
7-56-4
Andreescu B.
Voegele S.
6-16-2
Wang Q.[18]
Mertens E.[16]
7-646-746-3
Kerber A.[8]
Vikhlyantseva N.
3-66-16-3
Sabalenka A.[9]
Tsurenko L.[24]
6-27-5
Barthel M.
Goerges J.[15]
7-51-66-4
Bencic B.[23]
Alexandrova E.
6-46-2
Osaka N.[1]
Collins D.[25]
6-46-2
Muguruza G.[20]
Williams S.[10]
6-31-0
Kontaveit A.[21]
Sevastova A.[11]
5-0
Williams V.
Mchale C.
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[5]
Bonaventure Y.
6-36-2
R64
Baindl K.
Sasnovich A.[31]
6-42-66-0
Ostapenko J.[22]
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Brady J.
Garcia C.[19]
6-33-66-0
Williams S.[10]
Azarenka V.
7-56-3
Bertens K.[7]
Linette M.
6-46-1
Kerber A.[8]
Putintseva Y.
6-06-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Suarez Navarro C.[26]
6-26-0
Tsurenko L.[24]
Pegula J.
3-67-56-4
Sabalenka A.[9]
Tomljanovic A.
6-34-66-0
Goerges J.[15]
Kanepi K.
6-32-66-3
Barthel M.
Keys M.[17]
3-66-17-5
Mchale C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
6-43-66-4
Williams V.
Kvitova P.[3]
4-67-56-4
Kontaveit A.[21]
Puig M.
6-37-64
Sevastova A.[11]
Brengle M.
6-36-4
Bencic B.[23]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-1
Collins D.[25]
Flipkens K.
6-46-1
Osaka N.[1]
Mladenovic K.
6-36-4
Alexandrova E.
Wozniacki C.[13]
7-52-67-5
Voegele S.
Stephens S.[4]
6-36-0
Halep S.[2]
Strycova B.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Doi M.
6-746-16-1
Muguruza G.[20]
Davis L.
6-16-3
Vondrousova M.
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-26-1
Saville D.
Buzarnescu M.[29]
6-26-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Kenin S.
3-67-656-4
Andreescu B.
Cibulkova D.[32]
6-26-2
Wang Q.[18]
Pera B.
7-656-2
Mertens E.[16]
Anisimova A.
6-46-2
Konta J.
Hsieh S.[27]
6-06-2
Barty A.[12]
Maria T.
6-46-4
Bonaventure Y.
Vekic D.[28]
1-67-656-4
R128
Strycova B.
Golubic V.
6-27-64
Baindl K.
Siniakova K.
7-56-2
Zhang S.
Hruncakova V.
6-26-4
Maria T.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Brady J.
Hibino N.
7-56-3
Saville D.
Yastremska D.
6-25-76-2
Voegele S.
Vickery S.
7-56-2
Pera B.
Mcnally C.
6-26-1
Azarenka V.
Lapko V.
6-26-3
Konta J.
Parmentier P.
6-26-3
Linette M.
Martic P.
6-34-67-65
Putintseva Y.
Babos T.
6-16-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Hon P.
6-16-1
Pegula J.
Diyas Z.
6-16-1
Tomljanovic A.
Cornet A.
7-56-3
Kanepi K.
Larsson J.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Zhu L.
6-46-747-5
Williams V.
Petkovic A.
6-40-66-3
Bonaventure Y.
Townsend T.
6-737-56-2
Puig M.
Rodina E.
6-06-4
Mchale C.
Sakkari M.
7-56-0
Flipkens K.
Bouchard E.
7-53-67-5
Brengle M.
Stosur S.
6-26-3
Vondrousova M.
Siegemund L.
6-47-66
Kenin S.
Wang Y.
1-67-56-4
Andreescu B.
Begu I.
6-736-36-3
Anisimova A.
Krunic A.
6-06-4
Davis L.
Schmiedlova A.
7-626-2
Alexandrova E.
Peterson R.
7-53-66-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-616-4
Mladenovic K.
Zheng S.
7-56-2
Doi M.
Jabeur O.
6-36-3