Belinda Bencic vs Tatjana MariaIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
hard
#96WTA
1703ELO
1608Hard ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWLWWW
Bencic B.
6-1 6-1
Maria T.
Bencic B.
662
Maria T.
110

Belinda Bencic defeated Tatjana Maria 6-1 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-23MiamiR32hardBelinda Bencic6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Maria T.

Maria T.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 hard

Bencic B.Maria T.
57
Serve
9
55
Return
13

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%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
13
Break points saved·Dominant
95
31
Break points won·Clear edge
94
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
58

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
8.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
9.8+344 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.2Hard Elo 1608
9.7Overall Elo 1989
ELO gap
0.3Overall Elo 1703
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.6
Surface form
4.9
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.1
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
5.7
Country comfort
4.3
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

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
82
69

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Maria T.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 63 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 27%

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