Belinda Bencic vs Veronika KudermetovaSt. Petersburg Round of 32

St. Petersburg · WTA · Round of 32
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2022
hard
#115WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Bencic B.
6-2 4-6 7-6
Kudermetova V.
Bencic B.
64772
Kudermetova V.
26651

Belinda Bencic defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 4-6 7-6 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 5–4. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Belinda Bencic closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 7–6.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-07CincinnatiR64hardVeronika Kudermetova6-4 7-6(0)
2025-02-03Abu DhabiR16hardBelinda Bencic6-0 6-0
2022-06-13BerlinQFgrassBelinda Bencic3-6 6-3 6-3
2022-06-06s HertogenboschQFgrassVeronika Kudermetova6-4 6-2
2021-03-07DubaiR32hardBelinda Bencic6-4 5-7 6-4
2020-02-24DohaR32hardBelinda Bencic6-4 4-6 7-6(4)
2019-09-23WuhanR32hardVeronika Kudermetova2-6 6-3 6-4
2019-06-24EastbourneR64grassBelinda Bencic6-3 6-4
2018-06-11S-HertogenboschR16grassVeronika Kudermetova6-2 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Kudermetova V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

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.Kudermetova V.
57
Serve
67
55
Return
24

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
89
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
85
Break points won·Slight edge
94
85
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
91
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
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.1+166 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.9Hard Elo 1786
6.9Overall Elo 1989
ELO gap
3.1Overall Elo 1836
7.2
H2H
2.8
6.6
Surface form
6.9
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
7.0

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

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Freshness·
79

Bencic B.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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