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

Date: May 10, 2019*
Tournament: Madrid Open
Edition: 2019
Category: Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Simona Halep	Belinda Bencic
Aces	1	2
Double faults	2	4
First serve %	71.0%	61.0%
First serve points won %	63.0%	47.0%
Second serve points won %	48.0%	47.0%
Break points saved %	50.0%	38.0%
Break points converted %	62.0%	50.0%
Service points won %	59.0%	47.0%
Return points won %	53.0%	41.0%
Total points won %	56.0%	44.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Simona Halep	Belinda Bencic
Country	ROU	SUI
Birth date	Sep 27, 1991	Mar 10, 1997
Age	27	22
Height	168 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	18
Ranking points (entering)	5,682	2,540
Elo (entering)	2,042	1,897
Current career W-L	449–201	310–192
Current career earnings	$40,236,618	$17,231,250

Pre-match H2H

Simona Halep #3 1 – 2 Belinda Bencic #18

Path

Simona Halep's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ashleigh Barty #9	7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 2019	QF
Viktoria Hruncakova #46	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2019	R16
Johanna Konta #41	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2019	R32
Margarita Gasparyan #64	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 6, 2019	R64

Simona Halep's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kiki Bertens #7	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2019	F

Belinda Bencic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Naomi Osaka #1	3-6 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 2019	QF
Kateryna Baindl #85	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2019	R16
Svetlana Kuznetsova #101	7-6(4) 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2019	R32
Alison Van Uytvanck #48	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 6, 2019	R64