Belinda Bencic vs Jessica Pegula — Tokyo Olympics Round of 64

Tokyo Olympics · WTA · Round of 64
Belinda Bencic
SUI9
Belinda Bencic
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 24 July 2021
hard
Jessica Pegula
USA
Jessica Pegula
#4WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
Bencic B.
6-3 6-3
Pegula J.
Bencic B.
662
Pegula J.
330

Belinda Bencic defeated Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-3 in the Tokyo Olympics round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #4. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-04Indian WellsR16hardJessica Pegula6-3 7-6(5)
2023-04-03CharlestonSFclayBelinda Bencic7-5 7-6(5)
2021-08-30US OpenR32hardBelinda Bencic6-2 6-4
2015-06-08's HertogenboschR32grassBelinda Bencic6-2 7-6(3)
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Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Pegula J.

Pegula J.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

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

Bencic B.Pegula J.
57
Serve
68
55
Return
73

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

Statistics

This season
Bencic B.Pegula J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.3

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

Clutch

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

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Bencic B.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 26 days (−0.3)
Pegula J.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 26 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
3.6Hard Elo 1952
Surface ELO
6.4+106 Hard Elo edge
3.6Overall Elo 1989
ELO gap
6.4Overall Elo 2097
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.5
Surface form
6.9
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
7.0
Surface transition
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Bencic B.Pegula J.
Freshness·Slight edge
82
76

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Pegula J.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Bencic B.[9]
Vondrousova M.
7-52-66-3
Bronze
Svitolina E.[4]
Rybakina E.[15]
1-67-656-4
Semi-finals
Bencic B.[9]
Rybakina E.[15]
7-624-66-3
Vondrousova M.
Svitolina E.[4]
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[4]
Giorgi C.
6-46-4
Vondrousova M.
Badosa P.
6-30-0
Bencic B.[9]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[13]
6-03-66-3
Rybakina E.[15]
Muguruza G.[7]
7-56-1
R16
Svitolina E.[4]
Sakkari M.[14]
5-76-36-4
Muguruza G.[7]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-1
Vondrousova M.
Osaka N.[2]
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[13]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-3
Bencic B.[9]
Krejcikova B.[8]
1-66-26-3
Rybakina E.[15]
Vekic D.
7-636-4
Giorgi C.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-46-2
Badosa P.
Podoroska N.
6-26-3
R32
Vekic D.
Sabalenka A.[3]
6-43-67-63
Badosa P.
Swiatek I.[6]
6-37-64
Sorribes Tormo S.
Ferro F.
6-16-4
Osaka N.[2]
Golubic V.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[5]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-706-1
Muguruza G.[7]
Wang Q.
6-36-0
Bencic B.[9]
Doi M.
6-26-4
Podoroska N.
Alexandrova E.
6-16-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[13]
Friedsam A.
6-16-1
Krejcikova B.[8]
Fernandez L.
6-26-4
Rybakina E.[15]
Peterson R.
6-26-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Kvitova P.[10]
5-76-36-0
Giorgi C.
Vesnina E.
6-36-1
Sakkari M.[14]
Stojanovic N.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-36-4
Vondrousova M.
Buzarnescu M.
6-16-2
R64
Sorribes Tormo S.
Barty A.[1]
6-46-3
Pliskova K.[5]
Cornet A.
6-16-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Jabeur O.
6-46-1
Rybakina E.[15]
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Krejcikova B.[8]
Diyas Z.
5-2
Ferro F.
Sevastova A.
2-66-46-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Siegemund L.
6-35-76-4
Podoroska N.
Putintseva Y.
7-641-3
Tomljanovic A.
Shvedova Y.
7-53-2
Osaka N.[2]
Zheng S.
6-16-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Jorovic I.
6-36-2
Vekic D.
Garcia C.
6-26-726-3
Vondrousova M.
Bertens K.[16]
6-43-66-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[13]
Errani S.
6-06-1
Alexandrova E.
Mertens E.[12]
4-66-46-4
Kvitova P.[10]
Paolini J.
6-46-3
Bencic B.[9]
Pegula J.
6-36-3
Badosa P.
Mladenovic K.
6-746-36-0
Wang Q.
Cepede Royg V.
6-46-3
Friedsam A.
Watson H.
7-656-3
Doi M.
Zarazua R.
6-36-2
Fernandez L.
Yastremska D.
6-33-66-0
Sabalenka A.[3]
Linette M.
6-26-1
Peterson R.
Sherif M.
7-57-61
Muguruza G.[7]
Kudermetova V.
7-57-5
Giorgi C.
Brady J.[11]
6-36-2
Sakkari M.[14]
Kontaveit A.
7-56-2
Stojanovic N.
Hibino N.
6-36-3
Swiatek I.[6]
Barthel M.
6-26-2
Buzarnescu M.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-707-56-4
Golubic V.
Osorio C.
6-46-1
Vesnina E.
Ostapenko J.
6-46-726-4