Belinda Bencic vs Veronika KudermetovaAbu 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, 3 February 2025
hard
#115WTA
1836ELO
1786Hard ELO
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Bencic B.
6-0 6-0
Kudermetova V.
Bencic B.
662
Kudermetova V.
000

Belinda Bencic defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-0 6-0 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 5–4. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-07CincinnatiR64hardVeronika Kudermetova6-4 7-6(0)
2022-06-13BerlinQFgrassBelinda Bencic3-6 6-3 6-3
2022-06-06s HertogenboschQFgrassVeronika Kudermetova6-4 6-2
2022-02-07St. PetersburgR32hardBelinda Bencic6-2 4-6 7-6(5)
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.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kudermetova V.

Kudermetova V.serving77% hold

wins 62% 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.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·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
4.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
88
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
7.8
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.9
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
10.0
H2H
0.0
7.0
Surface form
5.8
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
Country comfort
5.7
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

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Freshness·
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 39%