Veronika Kudermetova vs Belinda BencicWuhan Round of 32

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 32
#115WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 September 2019
hard
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
Kudermetova V.
2-6 6-3 6-4
Bencic B.
Kudermetova V.
2662
Bencic B.
6341

Veronika Kudermetova defeated Belinda Bencic 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the Wuhan round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's round of 64. Veronika Kudermetova narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-07CincinnatiR64hardVeronika Kudermetova6-4 7-6(0)
2025-02-03Abu DhabiR16hardBelinda Bencic6-0 6-0
2022-06-13BerlinQFgrassBelinda Bencic3-6 6-3 6-3
2022-06-06s HertogenboschQFgrassVeronika Kudermetova6-4 6-2
2022-02-07St. PetersburgR32hardBelinda Bencic6-2 4-6 7-6(5)
2021-03-07DubaiR32hardBelinda Bencic6-4 5-7 6-4
2020-02-24DohaR32hardBelinda Bencic6-4 4-6 7-6(4)
2019-06-24EastbourneR64grassBelinda Bencic6-3 6-4
2018-06-11S-HertogenboschR16grassVeronika Kudermetova6-2 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kudermetova V.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

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 hard

Kudermetova V.Bencic B.
67
Serve
57
24
Return
55

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
85
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
95
Break points won·Slight edge
85
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
91
98
Tiebreaks·Even
96
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
82

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw