Belinda Bencic vs Yuliia StarodubtsevaNingbo Round of 16

Ningbo · WTA · Round of 16
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2025
hard
#55WTA
1759ELO
1668Hard ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWL
Bencic B.
5-7 6-4 7-5
Starodubtseva Y.
Bencic B.
5672
Starodubtseva Y.
7451

Belinda Bencic defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 5-7 6-4 7-5 in the Ningbo round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Starodubtseva Y.

Starodubtseva Y.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.Starodubtseva Y.
57
Serve
9
55
Return
51

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%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
1.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 90). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
88
75
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
89
Break points won·Even
94
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
66
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
76

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.6+284 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.4Hard Elo 1668
8.1Overall Elo 1989
ELO gap
1.9Overall Elo 1759
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
2.1
Win streak
0.0Lost last 5
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
4.7
Country comfort
Context
5.0
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·Clear edge
82
96

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Starodubtseva Y.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
34°CDrizzle
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 47%