Donna Vekic vs Belinda BencicRoland Garros Round of 32

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 32
#35WTA
1807ELO
1754Clay ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 May 2019
clay
#14WTA
1989ELO
1849Clay ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
Vekic D.
6-4 6-1
Bencic B.
Vekic D.
662
Bencic B.
410

Donna Vekic defeated Belinda Bencic 6-4 6-1 in the Roland Garros round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #14, leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 64. Donna Vekic claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

04
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-06WuhanR64hardBelinda Bencic6-2 6-2
2022-09-26TallinnQFhardBelinda Bencic6-4 6-1
2019-08-26US OpenQFhardBelinda Bencic7-6(5) 6-3
2014-06-09BirminghamR64grassBelinda Bencic6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Even serve battle

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

Vekic D.Bencic B.
Serve
38
Return
21

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
67
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
95
Break points won·Even
91
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
97
85

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Bencic B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
17°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

R128
Swiatek I.[3]
Janicijevic S.
6-36-0
Sakkari M.[29]
Tatishvili A.
6-06-1
Garcia C.[24]
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Blinkova A.
Gasparyan M.
6-34-68-6
Williams S.[10]
Diatchenko V.
2-66-16-0
Linette M.
Paquet C.
3-66-16-2
Tsurenko L.[27]
Bouchard E.
6-26-2
Puig M.
Flipkens K.
6-17-5
Wang Q.[16]
Zheng S.
6-17-5
Begu I.
Zhu L.
6-16-1
Stosur S.
Strycova B.
6-27-63
Bolsova A.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-15-76-2
Brady J.
Jorovic I.
7-654-67-5
Muguruza G.[19]
Townsend T.
5-76-26-2
Larsson J.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-4
Hruncakova V.
Cornet A.
6-46-3
Bertens K.[4]
Parmentier P.
6-36-4
Vondrousova M.
Wang Y.
6-46-3
Rogers S.
Sharma A.
6-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.[28]
Yastremska D.
2-67-606-0
Parry D.
Lapko V.
6-26-4
Minella M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-2
Diyas Z.
Albie A.
6-26-2
Stephens S.
Doi M.
6-37-64
Nara K.
Jakupovic D.
7-55-76-3
Hsieh S.[25]
Golubic V.
6-43-66-0
Collins D.
Maria T.
6-06-2
Halep S.[3]
Tomljanovic A.
6-23-66-1
Krunic A.
Saville D.
6-32-2
Baindl K.
Pera B.
6-27-65
Siegemund L.
Zhuk S.
6-36-3
Peterson R.
Putintseva Y.
6-37-5
Konta J.[26]
Lottner A.
6-46-4
Davis L.
Pliskova K.
6-26-4
Zhang S.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Goerges J.[18]
7-56-1
Martic P.[31]
Jabeur O.
6-16-2
Mladenovic K.
Ferro F.
6-37-63
Kucova K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-2
Sevastova A.[12]
Kumkhum L.
6-16-4
Kenin S.
Gatto Monticone G.
6-35-76-2
Kudermetova V.
Wozniacki C.[13]
0-66-36-3
Muchova K.[10]
Kontaveit A.[17]
3-66-26-2
Petkovic A.
Riske Amritraj A.
2-66-37-5
Andreescu B.[25]
Bouzkova M.[27]
5-76-46-4
Alexandrova E.[14]
Buzarnescu M.[30]
6-46-4
Hercog P.
Sasnovich A.[14]
4-66-28-6
Hon P.[23]
Babos T.
3-66-26-1
Osaka N.[16]
Schmiedlova A.
0-67-646-1
Azarenka V.
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-47-64
Siniakova K.
Rybakina E.[2]
7-656-1
Keys M.[19]
Rodina E.
6-16-2
Barty A.[8]
Pegula J.[5]
6-36-3
Kasatkina D.[21]
Paolini J.[13]
6-26-3
Sabalenka A.[1]
Cibulkova D.
7-56-1
Anisimova A.[6]
Tan H.
6-36-1
Cirstea S.[18]
Juvan K.[11]
5-76-47-5
Svitolina E.[7]
Williams V.
6-36-3
Bencic B.[11]
Ponchet J.
6-16-4
Vekic D.[23]
Samsonova L.[20]
6-26-4
Potapova A.[28]
Kerber A.[5]
6-46-2
Mertens E.[23]
Zidansek T.[22]
6-43-66-2
Pliskova K.[20]
Brengle M.
6-26-3