Belinda Bencic #45 def. Simona Halep #2

4-6 6-4 6-2

Belinda Bencic defeated Simona Halep 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 22, 2019*
Tournament: Dubai Tennis Championships
Edition: 2019
Category: Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Stat	Belinda Bencic	Simona Halep
Aces	1	8
Double faults	4	13
First serve %	64	62
First serve points won %	52	59
Second serve points won %	50	37
Break points saved %	50	50
Break points converted %	50	50
Service points won %	51	51
Return points won %	49	49
Total points won %	50	50

Player Comparison

Field	Belinda Bencic	Simona Halep
Country	SUI	ROU
Birth date	Mar 10, 1997	Sep 27, 1991
Age	21	27
Height	175 cm	168 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	45	2
Ranking points (entering)	1,178	5,537
Elo (entering)	1,790	2,033
Current career W-L	310–192	449–201
Current career earnings	$17,231,250	$40,236,618

Pre-match H2H

Belinda Bencic #45 1 – 1 Simona Halep #2

Path

Belinda Bencic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Aryna Sabalenka #9	6-4 2-6 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 21, 2019	R16
Stefanie Voegele #83	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 20, 2019	R32
Lucie Hradecka #361	6-4 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 19, 2019	R64

Belinda Bencic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Elina Svitolina #6	6-2 3-6 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 22, 2019	SF

Simona Halep's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lesia Tsurenko #23	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 21, 2019	R16
Eugenie Bouchard #79	7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 20, 2019	R32