Clara Tauson vs Belinda BencicDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#42WTA
1802ELO
1775Hard ELO
$911kYTD
$5.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022 ·
hard
#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWW
Tauson C.
6-4 3-6 6-3
Bencic B.
Tauson C.
6362
Bencic B.
4631

Clara Tauson defeated Belinda Bencic 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #12, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Clara Tauson claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Clara Tauson closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-22MadridR64clayBelinda Bencic7-5 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
2.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
90
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
84
Break points won·Slight edge
91
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
76
90

Tauson C.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d) · Bencic B.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw