Belinda Bencic vs Elise MertensWuhan Round of 32

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 32
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
Sets
Walkover
Monday, 6 October 2025
hard
#27WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Bencic B.
vs
Mertens E.

Belinda Bencic advanced past Elise Mertens via walkover in the Wuhan round of 32. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-04Indian WellsR32hardBelinda Bencic6-2 6-3
2026-01-05United CupSFhardBelinda Bencic6-3 4-6 7-6(0)
2021-02-08Australian OpenR32hardElise Mertens6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving79% hold

wins 63% 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.Mertens E.
57
Serve
51
55
Return
54

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
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
4.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
90
Break points won·Even
94
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.2+105 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.8Hard Elo 1847
6.0Overall Elo 1989
ELO gap
4.0Overall Elo 1894
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
3.6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
6.2
Minutes 14d
9.2
4.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
76
70

Bencic B.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d) · Mertens E.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw