Belinda Bencic vs Marta KostyukAbu Dhabi Round of 16

Abu Dhabi · WTA · Round of 16
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 February 2023
hard
#13WTA
2057ELO
1968Hard ELO
$2.3MYTD
$9.1MCAREER
24 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLWWW
Bencic B.
6-4 7-5
Kostyuk M.
Bencic B.
672
Kostyuk M.
450

Belinda Bencic defeated Marta Kostyuk 6-4 7-5 in the Abu Dhabi round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-02-20DubaiR32hardBelinda Bencic6-7(7) 7-6(5) 6-4
2022-03-21MiamiR64hardBelinda Bencic6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kostyuk M.

Kostyuk M.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Kostyuk M.
57
Serve
53
55
Return
57

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
6.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 163). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
88
92
Break points saved·Even
95
93
Break points won·Even
94
98
Deciding sets·Even
98
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
86

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.0Hard Elo 1952
Surface ELO
5.0+15 Hard Elo edge
4.5Overall Elo 1989
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 2057
10.0
H2H
0.0
7.9
Surface form
6.5
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.8
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
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·Clear edge
82
69

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Kostyuk M.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 57 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 62%