Belinda Bencic vs Jessica Pegula — Charleston Semi-final

Charleston · WTA · Semi-final
Belinda Bencic
SUI4
Belinda Bencic
#12WTA
1989ELO
1849Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 April 2023 ·
clay
Jessica Pegula
USA1
Jessica Pegula
#3WTA
2097ELO
1941Clay ELO
$3.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWLWWWL
Bencic B.
7-5 7-6
Pegula J.
Bencic B.
772
Pegula J.
560

Belinda Bencic defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5 7-6 in the Charleston semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, defending last year's round of 16. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-04Indian WellsR16hardJessica Pegula6-3 7-6
2021-08-30US OpenR32hardBelinda Bencic6-2 6-4
2021-07-24Tokyo OlympicsR64hardBelinda Bencic6-3 6-3
2015-06-08's HertogenboschR32grassBelinda Bencic6-2 7-6
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Statistics

This season
Bencic B.Pegula J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (140 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bencic B.Pegula J.
Clutch Rating·Even
91
93
Break points saved·Even
84
86
Break points won·Even
96
99
Deciding sets·Even
96
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
91

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

Freshness

Recent load
Bencic B.Pegula J.
Freshness·Clear edge
86
74

Bencic B.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d) · Pegula J.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw