Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Belinda BencicBad Homburg Round of 32

Bad Homburg · WTA · Round of 32
#19WTA
1844ELO
1739Grass ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 22 June 2025
grass
#11WTA
1989ELO
1791Grass ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
Alexandrova E.
6-1 6-2
Bencic B.
Alexandrova E.
662
Bencic B.
120

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Belinda Bencic 6-1 6-2 in the Bad Homburg round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 5–3, but Ekaterina Alexandrova had arrived on a 3-match winning run. Ekaterina Alexandrova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-30WimbledonR16grassBelinda Bencic7-6(4) 6-4
2023-04-03CharlestonQFclayBelinda Bencic6-3 6-3
2023-03-20MiamiR32hardEkaterina Alexandrova7-6(8) 6-3
2022-04-04CharlestonSFclayBelinda Bencic6-4 6-3
2021-06-14BerlinQFgrassBelinda Bencic6-4 4-6 7-6(4)
2021-04-19StuttgartR16clayEkaterina Alexandrova6-1 7-5
2019-06-24EastbourneR32grassEkaterina Alexandrova6-7(6) 6-2 6-3
2019-03-04Indian WellsR32hardBelinda Bencic6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.6
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (85 vs 68). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
65
88
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Even
98
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
98

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 47 days (−1.0)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
4.7Grass Elo 1739
Surface ELO
5.3+52 Grass Elo edge
3.4Overall Elo 1844
ELO gap
6.6Overall Elo 1989
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
7.1
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.3
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
5.5
Country comfort
Surface transition
3.0
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·Slight edge
90
82

Alexandrova E.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 34%