Belinda Bencic vs Simona Halep — Dubai Quarter-final
Dubai · WTA · Quarter-final
#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2019 ·
hard
Bencic B.4-6 6-4 6-2
Halep S.
Bencic B.
4662
Halep S.
6421
Belinda Bencic defeated Simona Halep 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Belinda Bencic had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Belinda Bencic narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Belinda Bencic dropped the opening set before beating Simona Halep 4–6 6–4 6–2.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-06 | Madrid | SF | clay | Simona Halep | 6-2 6-7 6-0 |
| 2015-08-10 | Toronto | F | hard | Belinda Bencic | 7-6 6-7 3-0 |
| 2014-06-23 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Simona Halep | 6-4 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 181). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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