Emma Navarro vs Belinda BencicDubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
#26WTA
1866ELO
1764Hard ELO
$675kYTD
$6.3MCAREER
25 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2025
hard
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
Navarro E.
7-6 2-6 6-3
Bencic B.
Navarro E.
78262
Bencic B.
66631

Emma Navarro defeated Belinda Bencic 7-6 2-6 6-3 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11.

Key context

  • Match story: Emma Navarro closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Navarro E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Navarro E.

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 hard

Navarro E.Bencic B.
43
Serve
57
43
Return
55

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
60%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 68). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
90
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
95
Break points won·Slight edge
99
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
93
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
98

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
8.1
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.1Hard Elo 1764
Surface ELO
7.9+189 Hard Elo edge
2.4Overall Elo 1866
ELO gap
7.6Overall Elo 1989
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.0
Surface form
8.7
0.0
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.3
Minutes 14d
4.4
3-set count
0.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
Country comfort
6.7
Context
6.0
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·Even
86
82

Navarro E.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw