SF Madrid Open 2019

Simona Halep #3 def. Belinda Bencic #18

6-2 6-7(2) 6-0

Simona Halep defeated Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-7(2) 6-0 in the 2019 Madrid Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSimona HalepBelinda Bencic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.2%61.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.2%47.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.8%46.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%38.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.8%47.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
61.5%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.0%41.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.8%44.2%
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.
+1.9-9.8
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.
+9.8-1.9

* 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

FieldSimona HalepBelinda Bencic
Country ROU SUI
Birth dateSep 27, 1991Mar 10, 1997
Age2722
Height168 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)318
Ranking points (entering)5,6822,540
Elo (entering)2,0421,897
Current career W-L449–201312–195
Current career earnings$40,236,618$17,433,115
Pre-match H2H
Simona Halep #3 1 – 2 Belinda Bencic #18

Path

Simona Halep's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ashleigh Barty #97-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2019QF
Viktoria Hruncakova #466-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2019R16
Johanna Konta #417-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2019R32
Margarita Gasparyan #646-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2019R64

Simona Halep's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kiki Bertens #74-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2019F

Belinda Bencic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Naomi Osaka #13-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2019QF
Kateryna Baindl #856-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2019R16
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1017-6(4) 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2019R32
Alison Van Uytvanck #486-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2019R64