Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Belinda BencicEastbourne Round of 32

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 32
#19WTA
1844ELO
1739Grass ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 June 2019
grass
#14WTA
1989ELO
1791Grass ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
Alexandrova E.
6-7 6-2 6-3
Bencic B.
Alexandrova E.
66662
Bencic B.
78231

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Belinda Bencic 6-7 6-2 6-3 in the Eastbourne round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #14, leading the head-to-head 5–3. Ekaterina Alexandrova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-30WimbledonR16grassBelinda Bencic7-6(4) 6-4
2025-06-22Bad HomburgR32grassEkaterina Alexandrova6-1 6-2
2023-04-03CharlestonQFclayBelinda Bencic6-3 6-3
2023-03-20MiamiR32hardEkaterina Alexandrova7-6(8) 6-3
2022-04-04CharlestonSFclayBelinda Bencic6-4 6-3
2021-06-14BerlinQFgrassBelinda Bencic6-4 4-6 7-6(4)
2021-04-19StuttgartR16clayEkaterina Alexandrova6-1 7-5
2019-03-04Indian WellsR32hardBelinda Bencic6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
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·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
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
65
88
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Even
98
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
91
85

Alexandrova E.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Bencic B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw