Belinda Bencic vs Diana ShnaiderIndian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
hard
#15WTA
1891ELO
1833Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$6.1MCAREER
22 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWWWW
Bencic B.
6-4 6-4
Shnaider D.
Bencic B.
662
Shnaider D.
440

Belinda Bencic defeated Diana Shnaider 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 32 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

  • Match story: Belinda Bencic edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-21MadridR32clayBelinda Bencic6-2 7-6(6)
2026-03-17MiamiR32hardBelinda Bencic6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Shnaider D.

Shnaider D.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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.Shnaider D.
57
Serve
41
55
Return
37

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
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
93
Break points saved·Even
95
94
Break points won·Slight edge
94
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
91
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
91

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.7
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.6+119 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.4Hard Elo 1833
6.3Overall Elo 1989
ELO gap
3.7Overall Elo 1891
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.6
Surface form
4.9
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.6
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
5.7
Country comfort
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·Slight edge
82
93

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Shnaider D.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw