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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
11
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
55
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.3%63.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
58.3%41.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%22.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%22.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
55.4%34.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
77.8%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
65.3%44.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.0%40.0%
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.
-1.5-22.1
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.
+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$17,371,250
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