Belinda Bencic vs Iga Swiatek — United Cup Final

United Cup · WTA · Final
Belinda Bencic
SUI
Belinda Bencic
#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, 5 January 2026 ·
hard
Iga Swiatek
POL
Iga Swiatek
#5WTA
2064ELO
2022Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$46MCAREER
25 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWLW
Bencic B.
3-6 6-0 6-3
Swiatek I.
Bencic B.
3662
Swiatek I.
6031

Belinda Bencic defeated Iga Swiatek 3-6 6-0 6-3 in the United Cup final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Iga Swiatek came in ranked #5, leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's final. Belinda Bencic narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-06WuhanR16hardIga Swiatek7-6 6-4
2025-06-30WimbledonSFgrassIga Swiatek6-2 6-0
2023-07-03WimbledonR16grassIga Swiatek6-7 7-6 6-3
2023-01-02United CupRRhardIga Swiatek6-3 7-6
2021-08-30US OpenR16hardBelinda Bencic7-6 6-3
2021-02-22AdelaideFhardIga Swiatek6-2 6-2
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Statistics

This season
Bencic B.Swiatek I.
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
46%
49%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bencic B.Swiatek I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
90
97
Break points saved·Even
84
87
Break points won·Even
96
100
Deciding sets·Even
96
96
Tiebreaks·Even
98
97

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

Freshness

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Bencic B.Swiatek I.
Freshness·Dominant
88
63

Bencic B.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d) · Swiatek I.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw