Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Belinda Bencic — Stuttgart Round of 16
Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 16
#14WTA
1838ELO
1742Clay ELO
$561kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 April 2021
clay
#11WTA
1982ELO
1820Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$16MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Belinda Bencic 6-1 7-5 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 5–3. Ekaterina Alexandrova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Ekaterina Alexandrova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.
Alexandrova E.
672
Bencic B.
150
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
0.85
SlowFast
Weather
9°CDrizzle
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 86%
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Belinda Bencic | 7-6(4) 6-4 |
| 2025-06-22 | Bad Homburg | R32 | grass | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2023-04-03 | Charleston | QF | clay | Belinda Bencic | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2023-03-20 | Miami | R32 | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 7-6(8) 6-3 |
| 2022-04-04 | Charleston | SF | clay | Belinda Bencic | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2021-06-14 | Berlin | QF | grass | Belinda Bencic | 6-4 4-6 7-6(4) |
| 2019-06-24 | Eastbourne | R32 | grass | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-7(6) 6-2 6-3 |
| 2019-03-04 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Belinda Bencic | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
Recent form62%1st serve in+6%68%
67%1st serve points won+1%66%
46%2nd serve points won+4%50%
59%Service points won+2%61%
42%Return points won+3%45%
52%Break points saved+9%61%
5Aces / match+2.52.5
3.5Double faults / match+0.92.6
Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Barty A.[1]
Pliskova K.[6]
2-66-17-5
Sabalenka A.[5]
Kontaveit A.
7-54-66-1
Halep S.[2]
Alexandrova E.
6-16-4
Svitolina E.[4]
Kvitova P.[7]
6-747-56-2
R16
Svitolina E.[4]
Kerber A.
7-646-3
Kontaveit A.
Kenin S.[3]
7-56-4
Barty A.[1]
Siegemund L.
6-07-5
Halep S.[2]
Vondrousova M.
6-16-3
Sabalenka A.[5]
Friedsam A.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.[7]
Sakkari M.
6-33-66-3
Alexandrova E.
Bencic B.[8]
6-17-5
Pliskova K.[6]
Ostapenko J.
6-776-46-3
R32
Kvitova P.[7]
Brady J.
6-46-3
Sakkari M.
Petkovic A.
6-26-2
Sabalenka A.[5]
Zhang S.
6-26-2
Siegemund L.
Barthel M.
6-43-66-1
Friedsam A.
Eikeri U.
6-26-0
Vondrousova M.
Bouzkova M.
6-17-66
Kerber A.
Gorgodze E.
6-26-2
Pliskova K.[6]
Korpatsch T.
7-53-66-3
Ostapenko J.
Voegele S.
6-47-5
Alexandrova E.
Muchova K.
4-66-26-3
Bencic B.[8]
Schunk N.
6-46-2
Kontaveit A.
Middendorf J.
6-26-3