R16 Ningbo Open 2026

Katarzyna Kawa #128 def. Belinda Bencic #14

7-5 6-2

Katarzyna Kawa defeated Belinda Bencic 7-5 6-2 in the 2026 Ningbo Open second round on hard courts on October 22, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKatarzyna KawaBelinda Bencic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
52
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
94
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
44.6%58.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.3%61.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.2%29.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.5%48.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
52.0%38.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.4%43.6%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.6-8.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+8.9-4.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Win Probability

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Player Comparison

FieldKatarzyna KawaBelinda Bencic
Country POL SUI
Birth dateNov 17, 1992Mar 10, 1997
Age3329
Height178 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)12814
Ranking points (entering)5862,662
Elo (entering)1,6671,948
Current career W-L22–26312–195
Current career earnings$1,608,653$17,433,115
Pre-match H2H
Katarzyna Kawa #128 0 – 0 Belinda Bencic #14

Path

Katarzyna Kawa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daria Snigur #401-6 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 20, 2026R32
Daria Snigur #426-1 2-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 18, 2026Q2
Katie Volynets #886-1 3-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 17, 2026Q1

Katarzyna Kawa's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Belinda Bencic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jelena Ostapenko #246-3 1-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 20, 2026R32