Jelena Ostapenko vs Belinda Bencic — Ningbo Open - Ningbo Round of 32
Why
Surface+158 Hard Elo edgeSupports Bencic B.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1989Supports Bencic B.
Recent runLost last 2Informative
Head-to-headLeads 2–1 on hardSupports Bencic B.
Long matches3 three-setters in 14 daysSupports Bencic B.
ELO1 952
Hard ELO1 791
Last 106–4
Age29
Height177 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $20.8M2026 $2.1M
ELO2 035
Hard ELO1 890
Last 104–6
Age29
Height175 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $17.4M2026 $2.6M
Jelena Ostapenko faces Belinda Bencic in the Ningbo Open - Ningbo round of 32 on hard. Belinda Bencic is the paper favourite — ranked #12, leading the head-to-head 2–1, a roughly 160-point hard Elo advantage — but Jelena Ostapenko arrives in form, winning 6 of their last 9 on hard to Belinda Bencic's 4 of 9.
Key context
- Freshness: Workload contrast: Jelena Ostapenko 140 games in 14 days, Belinda Bencic 37.
- Head-to-head: Belinda Bencic leads the head-to-head 2–1. Last met at Australian Open 2025.
- Surface form: Jelena Ostapenko 6 of 9, Belinda Bencic 4 of 9 on hard recently — Jelena Ostapenko the sharper of late.
Common opponents
13 shared · last 12 monthsOstapenko J. and Bencic B. faced 13 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Ostapenko J. went 9–7 (56%) against them, Bencic B. 12–4 (75%). Bencic B. came out better against 3 of 13 comparable opponents, Ostapenko J. against 1.
9–756%Ostapenko J. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents12–475%Bencic B. · better vs 3
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
22–17Sets25–11
198–177Games196–154
2–3Tiebreaks6–2
3–4Deciding sets3–1
vs Pegula J.#4L6-4 3-6 2-6Indian Wells · hardL3-6 6-7Indian Wells · hard
vs Shnaider D.#13W7-6(6) 6-1Wuhan · hardW6-2 7-6Madrid · clay
vs Mertens E.#14L2-6 6-3 3-6Beijing · hardW6-2 6-3Indian Wells · hard
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vs Eala A.#19W6-4 7-5Linz · hardW6-4 6-0Toronto · hard- vs Kalinskaya A.#21W6-1 6-2Rome · clayL4-6 3-6Rome · clay
vs Bejlek S.#30L4-6 3-6Abu Dhabi · hardW7-6 6-2Charleston · clay
vs Paolini J.#33W5-7 6-2 7-5Miami · hardW6-4 6-3United Cup · hard
vs Wang X.#39L6-4 4-6 4-6Australian Open · hardW7-5 6-0Wimbledon · grass- vs Baptiste H.#45L3-6 4-6Miami · hardL1-6 7-6 3-6Madrid · clay
vs Sonmez Z.#59W6-3 6-0Eastbourne · grassW6-3 6-2Miami · hard
vs Yastremska D.#103W6-4 6-4Miami · hardW6-2 6-7 6-3Charleston · clay- vs Zakharova A.#111W6-4 6-1Korea Open - Seoul · hardW6-1 7-6(3)Beijing · hard
vs Kartal S.#170L6-7(9) 6-7(5)Wuhan · hardL0-6 5-7Wuhan · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Bencic B. leads 2–112
- Bencic B.January 2025Australian OpenHard6-3 7-6
- Bencic B.January 2020Australian OpenHard7-5 7-5
- Ostapenko J.March 2018Indian WellsHard6-4 3-6 6-1
Evidence
Ostapenko J.Bencic B.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss6–4 (ahead)4–6
Season win rate56% (27–21)67% (30–15) (ahead)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO19522035 (ahead)
Hard-court ELO17911890 (ahead)
Serve vs returnLast 48 vs 40 matches
1st-serve points won68% (ahead)67%
Return points won45%46% (ahead)
Aces / match4.2 (ahead)1.9
ClutchLast 48 vs 40 matches
Break points saved53%57% (ahead)
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Jelena Ostapenko vs Belinda Bencic — Ningbo Open - Ningbo Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-19/bencic-vs-ostapenko-ningbo-open-ningbo-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 19 October 2026).