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Belinda Bencic #45 def. Simona Halep #2

4-6 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Feb 22, 2019*
Tournament Dubai
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Belinda Bencic
Score4-6 6-4 6-2
Loser Simona Halep
StatBelinda BencicSimona Halep
Aces18
Double faults413
First serve %6462
First serve points won %5259
Second serve points won %5037
Break points saved %5050
Break points converted %5050
Service points won %5151
Return points won %4949
Total points won %5050

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBelinda BencicSimona Halep
Country SUI ROU
Birth dateMar 10, 1997Sep 27, 1991
Age2127
Height175168
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)452
Ranking points (entering)1,1785,537
Elo (entering)1,7892,037
Career W-L298–187446–197
Career earnings$17,050,641$40,236,618
Pre-match H2H
Belinda Bencic 1 1 Simona Halep

Path

Belinda Bencic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 21, 2019R16 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 2-6 7-6(7)WH2HMatch data
Feb 20, 2019R32 Stefanie Voegele 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 19, 2019R64 Lucie Hradecka 6-4 7-6(6)WH2HMatch data

Belinda Bencic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 22, 2019SF Elina Svitolina 6-2 3-6 7-6(3)WH2HMatch data

Simona Halep's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 21, 2019R16 Lesia Tsurenko 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Feb 20, 2019R32 Eugenie Bouchard 7-6(4) 6-4WH2HMatch data