Belinda Bencic vs Storm Hunter — Indian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
Belinda Bencic
SUI12
Belinda Bencic
#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
AUS
Storm Hunter
#174WTA
1681ELO
1668Hard ELO
32 yrs · 166 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLWL
Bencic B.
6-3 6-2
Hunter S.
Bencic B.
662
Hunter S.
320

Belinda Bencic defeated Storm Hunter 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #12, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-22AdelaideQFhardBelinda Bencic6-2 6-4

Statistics

This season
Bencic B.Hunter S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bencic B.Hunter S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
90
37
Break points saved·Dominant
84
5
Break points won·Dominant
96
68
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
55
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Bencic B.Hunter S.
Freshness·
88
—

Bencic B.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw