Belinda Bencic vs Anna KalinskayaRome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
#11WTA
1989ELO
1849Clay ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
0 — 2
Sets
Saturday, 9 May 2026 ·
clay
#20WTA
1907ELO
1804Clay ELO
$1.2MYTD
$7.0MCAREER
27 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWW
Bencic B.
4-6 3-6
Kalinskaya A.
Bencic B.
430
Kalinskaya A.
662

Anna Kalinskaya defeated Belinda Bencic 6-4 6-3 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's round of 128. Anna Kalinskaya claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-07-03WimbledonR32grassBelinda Bencic6-4 4-6 7.10-6.6
2025-01-06AdelaideR32hardBelinda Bencic6-2 1-0 RET
2023-01-09Adelaide 2R16hardBelinda Bencic6-3 6-3
2022-06-13BerlinR16grassBelinda Bencic6-4 1-6 6-1
2022-06-06s HertogenboschR16grassBelinda Bencic7-6(2) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kalinskaya A.

Kalinskaya A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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 clay

Bencic B.Kalinskaya A.
38
Serve
21
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
1.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
89
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
88
Break points won·Even
94
97
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
89
Tiebreaks·Even
98
98

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
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.9+44 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Clay Elo 1804
6.2Overall Elo 1989
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1907
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.9
Surface form
4.9
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
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
72
79

Bencic B.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d) · Kalinskaya A.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw

R128
R64
R32
R16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final