Angelique Kerber #8 def. Belinda Bencic #23

6-4 6-2

Angelique Kerber defeated Belinda Bencic 6-4 6-2 in the 2019 Indian Wells Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAngelique KerberBelinda Bencic
Aces11
Double faults55
First serve %64.0%63.0%
First serve points won %58.0%42.0%
Second serve points won %50.0%22.0%
Break points saved %50.0%22.0%
Break points converted %78.0%50.0%
Service points won %55.0%35.0%
Return points won %65.0%45.0%
Total points won %60.0%40.0%
Match Serve+-1.5-22.1
Match Return++22.1+1.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2019 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAngelique KerberBelinda Bencic
Country GER SUI
Birth dateJan 18, 1988Mar 10, 1997
Age3122
Height173 cm175 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)823
Ranking points (entering)4,8802,065
Elo (entering)1,9481,925
Current career W-L477–277310–192
Current career earnings$32,545,460$17,231,250
Pre-match H2H

Path

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Venus Williams #367-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2019QF
Aryna Sabalenka #96-1 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2019R16
Natalia Vikhlyantseva #1123-6 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2019R32
Yulia Putintseva #476-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2019R64

Angelique Kerber's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bianca Andreescu #604-6 6-3 4-6LH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2019F

Belinda Bencic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karolina Pliskova #56-3 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2019QF
Naomi Osaka #16-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2019R16
Ekaterina Alexandrova #596-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2019R32
Alison Van Uytvanck #516-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2019R64