Elina Svitolina advanced when Belinda Bencic retired 5-7 6-3 4-1 in the Shenzhen semi-final. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Svitolina E. advanced when Bencic B. retired.
Svitolina E. and Bencic B. faced 19 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Svitolina E. went 13–12 (52%) against them, Bencic B. 14–12 (54%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 6 better-results split).
Hard: Svitolina E. leads 2–1 · Clay: Bencic B. leads 1–0
Elina Svitolina beat Belinda Bencic 5-7 6-3 4-1 after Belinda Bencic retired. Umpiry, "Elina Svitolina vs Belinda Bencic — Shenzhen Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2019-11-02/bencic-vs-svitolina-shenzhen-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 2 November 2019).