Taylor Townsend vs Belinda BencicToronto Round of 32

Toronto · WTA · Round of 32
#105WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Friday, 7 August 2026 ·
hard
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Townsend T.
vs
Bencic B.

Taylor Townsend faces Belinda Bencic in the Toronto round of 32 on hard. Belinda Bencic holds the paper edge — ranked #14, leading the head-to-head 1–0, a roughly 160-point hard Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 22:50 UTC
Townsend T.26%
Bencic B.74%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Bencic B. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Common opponents

Last 12 months
10 common opponents · Townsend T. 4–8 · Bencic B. 7–7
Both lost · different surfaces (Clay × Grass)
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.1Hard Elo 1796
Surface ELO
6.9+156 Hard Elo edge
3.0Overall Elo 1826
ELO gap
7.0Overall Elo 1989
5.0First meeting on hard
H2H
5.0First meeting on hard
7.37 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
8.18 of last 10 on hard
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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.

29 vs 32 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
1.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Townsend T.serving75% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
40
90
Break points saved·Even
80
83
Break points won·Dominant
29
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
20
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
90
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
88

Townsend T.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather forecast
23°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 88%

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-01CharlestonR16clayBelinda Bencic6-2 7-5

Draw