Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Belinda Bencic — Stuttgart Round of 16
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 #12. Ekaterina Alexandrova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ekaterina Alexandrova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedAlexandrova E. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsAlexandrova E. and Bencic B. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Alexandrova E. went 1–2 (33%) against them, Bencic B. 2–1 (67%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
1–233%Alexandrova E. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents2–167%Bencic B. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
4–4Sets4–3
42–39Games34–30
0–2Tiebreaks1–1
0–2Deciding sets1–0
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Gauff C.#4L6-7 6-2 6-7Dubai · hardW7-6 6-7 6-2Adelaide · hard
vs Mertens E.#19L6-2 1-6 5-7Linz · hardL2-6 1-6Australian Open · hard
vs Diyas Z.#821W6-4 6-4Abu Dhabi · hardW6-2 6-1Miami · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Alexandrova E. leads 2–121
Clay: Alexandrova E. leads 1–0 · Grass: Alexandrova E. leads 1–0 · Hard: Bencic B. leads 1–0
- Alexandrova E.April 2021StuttgartThis matchClay6-1 7-5
- Alexandrova E.June 2019EastbourneGrass6-7 6-2 6-3
- Bencic B.March 2019Indian WellsHard6-4 6-2
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchAlexandrova E.Bencic B.1 916ELO2 1071 698Clay ELO1 7856–4Last 106–426Age24175 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $11.0M2026 $1.3MEarningsCareer $17.2M2026 $2.4M