Clara Tauson vs Belinda Bencic — Doha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
Clara Tauson
DEN
Clara Tauson
#25WTA
1802ELO
1775Hard ELO
$792kYTD
$5.2MCAREER
23 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
Belinda Bencic
SUI
Belinda Bencic
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tauson C.
6-4 3-6 6-3
Bencic B.
Tauson C.
6362
Bencic B.
4631

Clara Tauson defeated Belinda Bencic 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Clara Tauson claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Clara Tauson closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-22MadridR64clayBelinda Bencic7-5 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Tauson C.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Tauson C.

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

Tauson C.Bencic B.
56
Serve
57
39
Return
55

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

Statistics

This season
Tauson C.Bencic B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (193 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Tauson C.Bencic B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
73
89
Break points saved·Even
93
95
Break points won·Even
93
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
98

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Tauson C.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Bencic B.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.1Hard Elo 1775
Surface ELO
6.9+177 Hard Elo edge
3.2Overall Elo 1802
ELO gap
6.8Overall Elo 1989
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.1
Surface form
6.2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.8
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Tauson C.Bencic B.
Freshness·Clear edge
98
79

Tauson C.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Bencic B.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 34 km/hHumidity 28%

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[7]
Kontaveit A.[4]
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[7]
Sakkari M.[6]
6-46-3
Kontaveit A.[4]
Ostapenko J.[15]
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Swiatek I.[7]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-26-3
Sakkari M.[6]
Gauff C.[14]
6-36-3
Ostapenko J.[15]
Muguruza G.[5]
6-26-2
Kontaveit A.[4]
Jabeur O.[8]
6-46-1
R16
Sabalenka A.[1]
Teichmann J.
6-26-1
Swiatek I.[7]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-0
Gauff C.[14]
Badosa P.[3]
6-26-3
Kontaveit A.[4]
Mertens E.[16]
6-30-66-2
Ostapenko J.[15]
Krejcikova B.[2]
6-36-2
Jabeur O.[8]
Martincova T.
6-13-66-3
Muguruza G.[5]
Brengle M.
6-06-2
Sakkari M.[6]
Pegula J.[9]
6-47-5
R32
Sabalenka A.[1]
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Mertens E.[16]
Kvitova P.
7-51-2
Brengle M.
Azarenka V.[12]
W/O
Swiatek I.[7]
Golubic V.
6-23-66-2
Gauff C.[14]
Garcia C.
6-27-63
Pegula J.[9]
Juvan K.
6-36-3
Sakkari M.[6]
Li A.
6-36-3
Jabeur O.[8]
Sasnovich A.
1-67-56-3
Muguruza G.[5]
Cirstea S.
7-646-1
Ostapenko J.[15]
Anisimova A.
6-34-66-4
Kasatkina D.
Cristian J.
2-62-2
Kontaveit A.[4]
Konjuh A.
6-26-3
Badosa P.[3]
Tauson C.
6-16-2
Martincova T.
Rus A.
6-26-4
Krejcikova B.[2]
Linette M.
6-16-3
Teichmann J.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-697-5
R64
Van Uytvanck A.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-4
Teichmann J.
Kerber A.[13]
4-66-36-2
Cristian J.
Rybakina E.[11]
6-46-3
Kasatkina D.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-746-2
Golubic V.
Petkovic A.
6-46-4
Pegula J.[9]
Siniakova K.
6-36-2
Rus A.
Kudermetova V.
7-656-4
Martincova T.
Svitolina E.[10]
6-727-57-65
Mertens E.[16]
Paolini J.
6-32-67-5
Kvitova P.
Begu I.
6-36-1
Konjuh A.
Kostyuk M.
4-67-56-3
Brengle M.
Oz I.
7-56-3
Azarenka V.[12]
Putintseva Y.
5-76-27-5
Ostapenko J.[15]
Dodin O.
6-46-2
Anisimova A.
Haddad Maia B.
7-56-4
Linette M.
Riske Amritraj A.
2-67-656-1
Tauson C.
Bencic B.
6-43-66-3
Cirstea S.
Sherif M.
6-26-1
Garcia C.
Halep S.
6-46-3
Li A.
Kenin S.
6-36-756-3
Juvan K.
Voegele S.
6-46-2
Cornet A.
Samsonova L.
3-66-47-5
Sasnovich A.
Zhang S.
6-16-1
Gauff C.[14]
Rogers S.
6-26-3