Belinda Bencic vs Iga Swiatek — US Open Round of 16
US Open · WTA · Round of 16
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 30 August 2021
hard
POL#3WTA
2064ELO
2022Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$46MCAREER
25 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bencic B.7-6 6-3
Swiatek I.
Bencic B.
71462
Swiatek I.
6123–
Belinda Bencic defeated Iga Swiatek 7-6 6-3 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Iga Swiatek came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32. Belinda Bencic narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Belinda Bencic closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | United Cup | F | hard | Belinda Bencic | 3-6 6-0 6-3 |
| 2025-10-06 | Wuhan | R16 | hard | Iga Swiatek | 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 2025-06-30 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Iga Swiatek | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2023-07-03 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Iga Swiatek | 6-7(4) 7-6(2) 6-3 |
| 2023-01-02 | United Cup | RR | hard | Iga Swiatek | 6-3 7-6(3) |
| 2021-02-22 | Adelaide | F | hard | Iga Swiatek | 6-2 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Swiatek I.
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.Swiatek I.
57
Serve
67
55
Return
98
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.4
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 pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
89
100
Break points saved·Even
95
98
Break points won·Slight edge
94
100
Deciding sets·Even
98
99
Tiebreaks·Even
98
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
79
89
Bencic B.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Swiatek I.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 72%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Fernandez L.
Svitolina E.
6-33-67-65
Raducanu E.
Bencic B.
6-36-4
Sabalenka A.
Krejcikova B.
6-16-4
Sakkari M.
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
R16
Raducanu E.
Rogers S.
6-26-1
Sakkari M.
Andreescu B.
6-727-666-3
Svitolina E.
Halep S.
6-36-3
Fernandez L.
Kerber A.
4-67-656-2
Sabalenka A.
Mertens E.
6-46-1
Bencic B.
Swiatek I.
7-6126-3
Krejcikova B.
Muguruza G.
6-37-64
Pliskova K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-4
R32
Rogers S.
Barty A.
6-21-67-65
Sakkari M.
Kvitova P.
6-46-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Gracheva V.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Andreescu B.
Minnen G.
6-16-2
Svitolina E.
Kasatkina D.
6-46-2
Halep S.
Rybakina E.
7-6114-66-3
Kerber A.
Stephens S.
5-76-26-3
Mertens E.
Jabeur O.
6-37-5
Muguruza G.
Azarenka V.
6-43-66-2
Raducanu E.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-1
Bencic B.
Pegula J.
6-26-4
Krejcikova B.
Rakhimova K.
6-46-2
Sabalenka A.
Collins D.
6-36-3
Swiatek I.
Kontaveit A.
6-34-66-3
Fernandez L.
Osaka N.
5-77-626-4
R64
Osaka N.
Danilovic O.
W/O
Rybakina E.
Garcia C.
6-16-4
Halep S.
Kucova K.
6-36-1
Kasatkina D.
Vondrousova M.
3-66-46-4
Krejcikova B.
Mchale C.
6-36-1
Stephens S.
Gauff C.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Kalinina A.
6-36-2
Fernandez L.
Kanepi K.
7-57-5
Barty A.
Tauson C.
6-17-5
Svitolina E.
Masarova R.
6-27-5
Andreescu B.
Davis L.
6-46-4
Sabalenka A.
Zidansek T.
6-36-1
Azarenka V.
Paolini J.
6-37-61
Muguruza G.
Petkovic A.
6-46-2
Mertens E.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-26-2
Rogers S.
Cirstea S.
7-56-2
Minnen G.
Samsonova L.
6-46-4
Collins D.
Juvan K.
6-46-2
Jabeur O.
Osorio C.
6-06-1
Rakhimova K.
Alexandrova E.
6-46-1
Pegula J.
Doi M.
6-36-2
Bencic B.
Trevisan M.
6-36-1
Raducanu E.
Zhang S.
6-26-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Hsieh S.
6-16-3
Gracheva V.
Badosa P.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.
Anisimova A.
7-56-757-67
Swiatek I.
Ferro F.
3-67-636-0
Kontaveit A.
Teichmann J.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.
Pliskova K.
7-646-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-25-76-2
Tomljanovic A.
Martic P.
7-666-4
Sakkari M.
Siniakova K.
6-46-2
R128
Grammatikopoulou V.
Blinkova A.
6-36-2
Muguruza G.
Vekic D.
7-647-65
Andreescu B.
Golubic V.
7-54-67-5
Sabalenka A.
Stojanovic N.
6-46-746-0
Hsieh S.
Liu C.
6-16-4
Zhang S.
Baptiste H.
6-36-4
Bencic B.
Rus A.
6-46-4
Masarova R.
Bogdan A.
6-797-627-69
Sakkari M.
Kostyuk M.
6-46-3
Svitolina E.
Marino R.
6-26-3
Minnen G.
Podoroska N.
6-41-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-2
Rakhimova K.
Mladenovic K.
2-66-26-3
Kontaveit A.
Stosur S.
6-36-0
Jabeur O.
Cornet A.
7-57-5
Zidansek T.
Pera B.
6-47-64
Juvan K.
Watson H.
6-16-4
Collins D.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-4
Osorio C.
Jorovic I.
6-26-2
Barty A.
Zvonareva V.
6-17-67
Tauson C.
Burel C.
7-56-0
Mertens E.
Peterson R.
3-67-657-65
Petkovic A.
Begu I.
6-27-63
Paolini J.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Martincova T.
6-46-0
Alexandrova E.
Errani S.
6-36-2
Rogers S.
Brengle M.
6-46-0
Cirstea S.
Kudermetova V.
7-653-66-0
Sorribes Tormo S.
Muchova K.
6-27-63
Raducanu E.
Voegele S.
6-26-3
Trevisan M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-17-5
Mchale C.
Navarro E.
6-17-65
Krejcikova B.
Sharma A.
6-06-4
Osaka N.
Bouzkova M.
6-46-1
Danilovic O.
Parks A.
6-37-5
Fernandez L.
Konjuh A.
7-636-2
Kanepi K.
Putintseva Y.
2-67-646-2
Doi M.
Hunter S.
7-636-3
Pegula J.
Potapova A.
6-26-2
Teichmann J.
Bucsa C.
6-36-4
Ferro F.
Hibino N.
6-16-4
Swiatek I.
Loeb J.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.
Mcnally C.
6-36-4
Gauff C.
Linette M.
5-76-36-4
Stephens S.
Keys M.
6-31-67-67
Kalinina A.
Sherif M.
4-66-16-1
Kerber A.
Yastremska D.
3-66-47-63
Halep S.
Giorgi C.
6-47-63
Kucova K.
Li A.
7-56-1
Garcia C.
Dart H.
6-766-46-2
Rybakina E.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.
Pironkova T.
6-26-1
Vondrousova M.
Ruse E.
7-56-0
Anisimova A.
Diyas Z.
7-56-2
Tomljanovic A.
Volynets K.
6-36-1
Martic P.
Galfi D.
6-36-2
Badosa P.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-3
Gracheva V.
Parrizas Diaz N.
5-76-06-2
Schmiedlova A.
Krueger A.
7-56-736-3
Kvitova P.
Hercog P.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.
Kovinic D.
6-46-3
Siniakova K.
Sevastova A.
7-666-3
Samsonova L.
Boulter K.
6-36-2
Davis L.
Tomova V.
6-22-66-3