Belinda Bencic vs Coco Gauff — Adelaide Semi-final

Adelaide · WTA · Semi-final
Belinda Bencic
SUI2
Belinda Bencic
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2021
hard
Coco Gauff
USA
Coco Gauff
#7WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bencic B.
7-6 6-7 6-2
Gauff C.
Bencic B.
776462
Gauff C.
627721

Belinda Bencic defeated Coco Gauff 7-6 6-7 6-2 in the Adelaide semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 6–1. Belinda Bencic narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Belinda Bencic closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-07-05WimbledonR16grassCoco Gauff6-4 3-6 4-6
2026-03-17MiamiQFhardCoco Gauff6-3 1-6 6-3
2025-09-24BeijingR16hardCoco Gauff4-6 7-6(4) 6-2
2025-04-22MadridR16clayCoco Gauff6-4 6-2
2025-03-05Indian WellsR16hardBelinda Bencic3-6 6-3 6-4
2025-01-13Australian OpenR16hardCoco Gauff5-7 6-2 6-1
2023-07-31WashingtonQFhardCoco Gauff6-1 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Gauff C.

Gauff C.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Serve advantage — Gauff C.

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

Bencic B.Gauff C.
57
Serve
25
55
Return
100

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

Statistics

This season
Bencic B.Gauff C.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
5.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Bencic B.Gauff C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
99
Break points saved·Even
95
96
Break points won·Slight edge
94
100
Deciding sets·Even
98
100
Tiebreaks·Even
98
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Bencic B.Gauff C.
Freshness·Clear edge
82
60

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Gauff C.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 85 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[5]
Bencic B.[2]
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[5]
Teichmann J.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[2]
Gauff C.
7-626-746-2
Quarter-finals
Swiatek I.[5]
Collins D.
6-23-0
Gauff C.
Rogers S.
2-66-46-4
Bencic B.[2]
Hunter S.
6-26-4
Teichmann J.
Sevastova A.
6-46-787-5
R16
Collins D.
Barty A.[1]
6-36-4
Swiatek I.[5]
Inglis M.
6-16-3
Gauff C.
Martic P.[6]
5-76-36-4
Rogers S.
Konta J.[3]
6-26-2
Sevastova A.
Mchale C.
6-46-1
Teichmann J.
Wang Q.[8]
3-66-36-3
Hunter S.
Putintseva Y.[7]
6-45-76-1
Bencic B.[2]
Doi M.
6-16-3
R32
Wang Q.[8]
Gadecki O.
6-46-3
Martic P.[6]
Samsonova L.
4-66-07-5
Gauff C.
Paolini J.
6-46-746-2
Inglis M.
Stosur S.
5-77-56-4
Swiatek I.[5]
Brengle M.
6-36-4
Sevastova A.
Garcia C.
6-26-4
Teichmann J.
Mladenovic K.
6-27-65
Rogers S.
Kudermetova V.
6-37-64
Putintseva Y.[7]
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Hunter S.
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-2
Doi M.
Blinkova A.
7-653-66-2
Collins D.
Zheng S.
7-656-1