Belinda Bencic vs Victoria Azarenka | Belinda Bencic Wins 1-6 7-6 6-4

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DohaR16HardMon 13 FebFinal

Belinda Bencic(7)WTA #12 · SUI

Victoria AzarenkaBLR

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Belinda Bencic defeated Victoria Azarenka 1-6 7-6 6-4 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Belinda Bencic claimed a first win over Victoria Azarenka in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Match story: Belinda Bencic dropped the opening set before beating Victoria Azarenka 1–6 7–6 6–4.

How the match was decided

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Bencic B. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

12 shared · last 12 months

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Bencic B. and Azarenka V. faced 12 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Bencic B. went 10–4 (71%) against them, Azarenka V. 8–7 (53%). Bencic B. came out better against 4 of 9 comparable opponents, Azarenka V. against 1 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).

10–471%Bencic B. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents8–753%Azarenka V. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

21–11Sets18–19

171–147Games172–172

4–2Tiebreaks3–2

3–1Deciding sets5–3

vs Kostyuk M.#10W6-4 7-5Abu Dhabi · hardW6-2 6-3US Open · hard
vs Anisimova A.#11L6-7 1-6Rome · clayL1-6 4-6Madrid · clay
vs Alexandrova E.#28W6-4 6-3Charleston · clayW6-4 2-6 7-6Miami · hard

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vs Pliskova K.#51L7-5 4-6 3-6US Open · hardL5-7 7-6 2-6US Open · hard
vs Putintseva Y.#82W7-6(0) 6-3United Cup · hardW5-7 6-2 7-5Doha · hard
vs Fruhvirtova L.#181W6-1 7-6Charleston · clayL2-6 0-3Miami · hard
vs Kudermetova V.#446W3-6 6-3 6-3Berlin · grassL3-6 4-6Dubai · hard
vs Petkovic A.W6-2 4-6 6-4US Open · hardW6-1 7-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Kanepi K.L4-6 3-6Indian Wells · hardW6-3 4-6 6-3Cincinnati · hard
vs Swiatek I.#9Hard to compareL3-6 6-7United Cup · hardL4-6 1-6Rome · clay
vs Keys M.#23Hard to compareW6-4 6-4Charleston · clayW6-4 6-7 6-1Guadalajara 2 · hard
vs Badosa P.#59Hard to compareW2-6 7-6 6-4Charleston · clayW6-2Guadalajara 2 · hard

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Azarenka V. leads 2–1

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Hard: level 1–1 · Grass: Azarenka V. leads 1–0

Bencic B.February 2023DohaThis matchHard1-6 7-6 6-4
Azarenka V.August 2019CincinnatiHard6-4 1-0
Azarenka V.June 2015WimbledonGrass6-2 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

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vs Swiatek I.View match

Player context

Before the match

Bencic B.Azarenka V.2 050ELO1 9331 905Hard ELO1 8545–5Last 106–425Age33175 cmHeight180 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $17.2M2026 $2.4MEarningsCareer $38.9M

Cite this

Belinda Bencic beat Victoria Azarenka 1-6 7-6 6-4. Umpiry, "Belinda Bencic vs Victoria Azarenka — Doha Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2023-02-13/azarenka-vs-bencic-doha-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 13 February 2023).