Simona Halep vs Belinda Bencic — Madrid Semi-final
Madrid · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2019
clay
#11WTA
1989ELO
1849Clay ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Halep S.6-2 6-7 6-0
Bencic B.
Halep S.
66262
Bencic B.
27701
Simona Halep defeated Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-7 6-0 in the Madrid semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Simona Halep handed Belinda Bencic a third-set bagel in a 6–2 6–7 6–0 win.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-18 | Dubai | QF | hard | Belinda Bencic | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2015-08-10 | Toronto | F | hard | Belinda Bencic | 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 3-0 RET |
| 2014-06-23 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Simona Halep | 6-4 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Halep S.
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 clay
Halep S.Bencic B.
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Serve
38
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Return
21
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 18%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Bencic B.
Osaka N.[1]
3-66-27-5
Bertens K.[7]
Kvitova P.[2]
6-26-3
Stephens S.[8]
Martic P.
6-46-3
Halep S.[3]
Barty A.[9]
7-57-5
R16
Kvitova P.[2]
Garcia C.
6-36-3
Bertens K.[7]
Sevastova A.[12]
6-16-2
Stephens S.[8]
Zheng S.
3-66-36-2
Barty A.[9]
Putintseva Y.
4-66-16-2
Halep S.[3]
Hruncakova V.
6-06-0
Bencic B.
Baindl K.
6-06-2
Osaka N.[1]
Sasnovich A.
6-26-3
Martic P.
Vekic D.
4-66-33-0
R32
Kvitova P.[2]
Mladenovic K.
6-37-65
Zheng S.
Cornet A.
6-23-66-4
Garcia C.
Cirstea S.
6-43-66-1
Sevastova A.[12]
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-4
Bertens K.[7]
Ostapenko J.
6-46-3
Vekic D.
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
Stephens S.[8]
Azarenka V.
6-42-66-2
Putintseva Y.
Parmentier P.
6-44-66-3
Barty A.[9]
Collins D.
6-11-66-1
Hruncakova V.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-47-62
Halep S.[3]
Konta J.
7-56-1
Bencic B.
Kuznetsova S.
7-642-66-3
Sasnovich A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-2
Osaka N.[1]
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-653-66-0
Martic P.
Kerber A.[4]
W/O
Baindl K.
Pliskova K.[5]
7-52-66-4
R64
Cornet A.
Wozniacki C.[11]
3-0
Osaka N.[1]
Cibulkova D.
6-27-66
Kvitova P.[2]
Kenin S.
6-16-4
Mladenovic K.
Strycova B.
6-36-1
Garcia C.
Hsieh S.
7-56-2
Cirstea S.
Keys M.[13]
3-66-46-1
Sevastova A.[12]
Flipkens K.
0-66-36-2
Stephens S.[8]
Hercog P.
6-27-64
Parmentier P.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-47-66
Putintseva Y.
Begu I.
6-46-3
Collins D.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-4
Barty A.[9]
Saville D.
6-16-2
Hruncakova V.
Goerges J.[16]
7-56-4
Konta J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-1
Halep S.[3]
Gasparyan M.
6-06-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Yastremska D.
5-77-656-3
Bencic B.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Sabalenka A.[10]
7-56-4
Sasnovich A.
Kontaveit A.[14]
0-66-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-43-66-1
Kerber A.[4]
Tsurenko L.
6-36-2
Schmiedlova A.
Mertens E.
7-57-65
Baindl K.
Zhang S.
6-36-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Sakkari M.
6-36-3
Buzarnescu M.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Ostapenko J.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-1
Bertens K.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-36-2
Martic P.
Muguruza G.
7-57-62
Pliskova K.
Kostyuk M.
3-66-36-2
Vekic D.
Wang Q.[15]
7-56-4
Zheng S.
Wang Y.
7-57-63
Azarenka V.
Kasatkina D.
7-56-4