Belinda Bencic vs Coco Gauff — Indian Wells Round of 16
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025 ·
hard
USA3#4WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$4.1MYTD
$34MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWLW
Bencic B.3-6 6-3 6-4
Gauff C.
Bencic B.
3662
Gauff C.
6341
Belinda Bencic defeated Coco Gauff 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #4, leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's semi-final. Belinda Bencic narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Belinda Bencic dropped the opening set before beating Coco Gauff 3–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
1–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-05 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Coco Gauff | 6-4 3-6 4-6 |
| 2026-03-17 | Miami | QF | hard | Coco Gauff | 6-3 1-6 6-3 |
| 2025-09-24 | Beijing | R16 | hard | Coco Gauff | 4-6 7-6 6-2 |
| 2025-04-22 | Madrid | R16 | clay | Coco Gauff | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2025-01-13 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Coco Gauff | 5-7 6-2 6-1 |
| 2023-07-31 | Washington | QF | hard | Coco Gauff | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2021-02-22 | Adelaide | SF | hard | Belinda Bencic | 7-6 6-7 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
6.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (85 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast