Belinda Bencic vs Sofia Kenin — Tokyo Semi-final

Tokyo · WTA · Semi-final
Belinda Bencic
SUI5
Belinda Bencic
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2025
hard
Sofia Kenin
USA10
Sofia Kenin
#105WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Bencic B.
7-6 3-6 6-2
Kenin S.
Bencic B.
77362
Kenin S.
65621

Belinda Bencic defeated Sofia Kenin 7-6 3-6 6-2 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. Belinda Bencic claimed a first win over Sofia Kenin in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Belinda Bencic closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-31CharlestonR32claySofia Kenin6-0 6-3
2019-06-17MallorcaFgrassSofia Kenin6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Kenin S.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.Kenin S.
57
Serve
13
55
Return
0

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Bencic B.Kenin S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bencic B.Kenin S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
66
Break points saved·Even
95
92
Break points won·Slight edge
94
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
73

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Bencic B.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Kenin S.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.4+294 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.6Hard Elo 1659
8.0Overall Elo 1989
ELO gap
2.0Overall Elo 1694
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.5
Surface form
3.2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
2.5
Minutes 14d
7.0
4.0
3-set count
4.0
4.0
Prev. match
Context
5.0
Defending pts

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
Bencic B.Kenin S.
Freshness·Clear edge
79
91

Bencic B.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Kenin S.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw

Final
Bencic B.[5]
Noskova L.[6]
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Noskova L.[6]
Rybakina E.[2]
W/O
Bencic B.[5]
Kenin S.[10]
7-653-66-2
Quarter-finals
Noskova L.[6]
Kalinskaya A.
6-01-0
Rybakina E.[2]
Mboko V.[9]
6-37-64
Kenin S.[10]
Alexandrova E.[3]
6-02-67-63
Bencic B.[5]
Muchova K.[8]
3-67-57-5
R16
Kenin S.[10]
Sonobe W.
3-66-17-62
Muchova K.[8]
Joint M.
6-37-5
Kalinskaya A.
Shnaider D.[7]
7-642-67-65
Noskova L.[6]
Kessler M.
5-76-36-4
Alexandrova E.[3]
Cristian J.
6-16-2
Bencic B.[5]
Gracheva V.
6-46-3
Rybakina E.[2]
Fernandez L.
6-46-3
Mboko V.[9]
Lys E.
6-16-1
R32
Mboko V.[9]
Andreescu B.
6-36-3
Muchova K.[8]
Vondrousova M.
6-21-0
Shnaider D.[7]
Yastremska D.
6-36-1
Sonobe W.
Bartunkova N.
6-46-3
Lys E.
Boulter K.
6-26-1
Fernandez L.
Sakkari M.
7-656-4
Joint M.
Golubic V.
1-67-656-2
Kessler M.
Bucsa C.
3-67-56-3
Kalinskaya A.
Lamens S.
6-36-1
Kenin S.[10]
Uchijima M.
6-16-3
Cristian J.
Charaeva A.
6-26-3
Gracheva V.
Wang X.
4-66-36-4