Belinda Bencic vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaCharleston Semi-final

Charleston · WTA · Semi-final
#11WTA
1989ELO
1849Clay ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2022
clay
#19WTA
1844ELO
1737Clay ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Bencic B.
6-4 6-3
Alexandrova E.
Bencic B.
662
Alexandrova E.
430

Belinda Bencic defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4 6-3 in the Charleston semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-30WimbledonR16grassBelinda Bencic7-6(4) 6-4
2025-06-22Bad HomburgR32grassEkaterina Alexandrova6-1 6-2
2023-04-03CharlestonQFclayBelinda Bencic6-3 6-3
2023-03-20MiamiR32hardEkaterina Alexandrova7-6(8) 6-3
2021-06-14BerlinQFgrassBelinda Bencic6-4 4-6 7-6(4)
2021-04-19StuttgartR16clayEkaterina Alexandrova6-1 7-5
2019-06-24EastbourneR32grassEkaterina Alexandrova6-7(6) 6-2 6-3
2019-03-04Indian WellsR32hardBelinda Bencic6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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 clay

Bencic B.Alexandrova E.
38
Serve
21
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
5.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
88
65
Break points saved·Even
95
94
Break points won·Even
94
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
29

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.7+112 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.3Clay Elo 1737
6.6Overall Elo 1989
ELO gap
3.4Overall Elo 1844
0.0
H2H
10.0
5.0
Surface form
5.8
Fatigue & Travel
5.7
Minutes 14d
7.7
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
6.0
5.6
Country comfort
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
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
Freshness·Slight edge
82
90

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Alexandrova E.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Semi-finals
Jabeur O.[4]
Anisimova A.[15]
2-66-16-4
Bencic B.[10]
Alexandrova E.
6-46-3