H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Belinda Bencic vs Karin Knapp H2H: 1-1

Belinda Bencic and Karin Knapp are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Belinda Bencic won the 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships first round 6-4 6-4.

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Belinda Bencic
Switzerland Age 29 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Karin Knapp
Italy Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Belinda Bencic #37 6-4 6-4 Karin Knapp #58 Match data Feb 17, 2015* R64 Dubai Tennis Championships Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Karin Knapp #74 6-2 7-6(1) Belinda Bencic #59 Match data Aug 13, 2014* R64 Cincinnati Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Belinda Bencic #12 #4 4,745 2,035 310 192 61.8% 0 1 2 0 7 0 10
Karin Knapp #971 #33 1,420 1,710 103 118 46.6% 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Belinda Bencic Karin Knapp
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2012 0–1 0.0% #612 1,498 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 2013 2–3 40.0% #184 1,512 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2014 18–17 51.4% #32 1,687 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2015 40–21 65.6% #14 1,916 0 2 — — — — — — —
19 2016 18–21 46.2% #43 1,682 0 2 2006 3–4 42.9% #122 1,513 0 0
20 2017 3–8 27.3% #98 1,684 0 2 2007 14–14 50.0% #50 1,587 0 0
21 2018 14–14 50.0% #54 1,719 0 2 2008 11–14 44.0% #80 1,603 0 0
22 2019 48–21 69.6% #8 1,919 0 4 2009 3–6 33.3% #205 1,555 0 0
23 2020 7–7 50.0% #12 1,848 0 4 — — — — — — —
24 2021 34–19 64.2% #23 1,902 0 5 2011 0–3 0.0% #164 1,530 0 0
25 2022 38–19 66.7% #12 1,908 0 6 2012 7–7 50.0% #120 1,561 0 0
26 2023 31–13 70.5% #17 1,925 0 8 2013 20–15 57.1% #41 1,680 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 2014 18–24 42.9% #54 1,644 0 1
28 2025 36–16 69.2% #11 2,004 0 10 2015 22–20 52.4% #51 1,704 0 2
29 2026 21–12 63.6% #12 1,973 0 10 2016 5–10 33.3% #147 1,637 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 2017 0–1 0.0% #966 1,617 0 2

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Belinda Bencic Karin Knapp
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 2012 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2013 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2014 10 9 19 52.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2015 23 12 35 65.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 14 3 17 82.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2016 14 16 30 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2006 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2017 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 3 5 8 37.5% 11 7 18 61.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
21 2018 9 11 20 45.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2008 7 8 15 46.7% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2019 30 12 42 71.4% 11 6 17 64.7% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2009 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2020 7 6 13 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2021 24 11 35 68.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2011 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2022 19 12 31 61.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2012 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2023 24 10 34 70.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2013 6 6 12 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 13 15 28 46.4% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2025 28 11 39 71.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2015 10 13 23 43.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
29 2026 10 7 17 58.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2016 0 4 4 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 203 128 331 61.3% 53 39 92 57.6% 54 25 79 68.4% — — — — — 44 62 106 41.5% 55 45 100 55.0% 3 9 12 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 447/506 of Belinda Bencic's and 191/221 of Karin Knapp's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Belinda Bencic Karin Knapp
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
15 2012 1/1 1.0 2.0 60.0% 56.7% 25.0% 58.3% 33.3% 44.0% 37.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
16 2013 5/5 2.8 4.6 57.6% 63.2% 44.7% 31.0% 45.6% 55.2% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2014 30/35 2.7 3.4 58.2% 63.1% 42.2% 47.6% 46.5% 54.5% 44.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2015 50/61 2.1 3.0 66.1% 65.0% 50.9% 49.8% 46.0% 60.1% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2016 35/39 2.2 4.9 60.9% 65.0% 43.9% 55.0% 39.1% 56.6% 39.7% 2006 2/7 2.5 4.5 56.9% 69.2% 46.9% 37.5% 67.9% 60.1% 43.1%
20 2017 11/12 2.4 4.7 59.2% 64.6% 40.9% 52.1% 53.3% 55.3% 38.8% 2007 19/28 3.0 6.3 54.6% 65.6% 42.6% 50.6% 36.5% 55.0% 44.6%
21 2018 25/28 2.9 4.0 63.8% 64.7% 43.4% 54.8% 47.8% 57.2% 43.1% 2008 21/25 2.1 5.0 60.9% 60.3% 40.5% 48.7% 51.3% 52.6% 43.1%
22 2019 64/69 3.0 4.8 62.0% 68.6% 46.9% 51.4% 47.6% 60.3% 45.5% 2009 8/9 0.8 5.3 50.2% 59.7% 41.0% 49.3% 44.6% 49.7% 43.9%
23 2020 14/14 3.5 5.4 60.4% 65.1% 40.4% 47.6% 53.4% 55.5% 39.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2021 45/53 3.8 5.1 59.8% 70.6% 47.5% 57.7% 44.0% 61.4% 41.2% 2011 3/3 1.0 10.7 59.1% 60.2% 39.8% 51.3% 49.7% 51.6% 41.5%
25 2022 56/57 3.5 4.3 63.2% 70.8% 49.0% 62.0% 48.2% 62.7% 43.6% 2012 14/14 1.6 6.0 59.3% 60.0% 40.5% 49.9% 43.5% 52.0% 44.1%
26 2023 42/44 3.1 4.2 60.7% 70.3% 52.4% 54.1% 53.3% 63.2% 44.6% 2013 29/35 2.9 5.0 56.6% 67.7% 43.8% 54.9% 50.9% 57.4% 46.7%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 39/42 3.6 4.7 57.7% 65.5% 43.2% 50.6% 51.2% 55.9% 41.9%
28 2025 39/54 1.9 2.9 64.8% 67.0% 46.4% 55.6% 49.4% 59.7% 43.1% 2015 41/42 2.5 4.2 64.1% 61.4% 48.0% 52.5% 49.5% 56.7% 43.8%
29 2026 30/34 2.0 3.5 63.6% 67.9% 51.1% 61.4% 53.9% 62.0% 47.5% 2016 14/15 2.7 4.9 56.1% 61.7% 41.1% 46.8% 45.0% 52.8% 40.7%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 1/1 3.0 5.0 48.1% 60.0% 29.6% 58.3% 50.0% 44.2% 44.7%
Career — 447/506 2.8 4.1 62.2% 67.5% 47.2% 54.4% 47.8% 59.8% 43.2% — 191/221 2.6 5.1 58.6% 63.4% 43.5% 51.0% 48.2% 55.0% 43.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Belinda Bencic Karin Knapp
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 2012 1498 109.0 +0.38 +1.75 0.665 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2013 1512 112.4 -1.40 -1.46 0.993 49.7% +35 — — 41.7% -0.08 1–1 — — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2014 1687 133.0 -1.06 +0.66 0.968 49.4% -36 -88 -56 46.8% -0.19 7–4 (64%) 1–5 (17%) 103.6 -0.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2015 1917 142.9 +1.98 +1.43 1.055 50.8% -43 -371 -32 61.7% +0.71 13–5 (72%) 10–7 (59%) 110.5 +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2016 1682 132.7 +0.67 -2.42 0.916 48.4% +13 — +122 50.6% +0.01 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) 98.8 +0.39 2006 1513 108.6 -0.12 -2.10 1.081 52.1% -5 +47 — 47.1% +0.47 1–2 (33%) 2–4 (33%) 98.3 +0.25
20 2017 1684 116.5 +0.34 -2.98 0.868 47.5% +4 — — 33.3% -1.00 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — -0.56 2007 1587 121.4 -0.55 -0.12 0.990 49.7% -69 +90 — 49.3% 0.00 6–7 (46%) 6–3 (67%) 101.3 +0.69
21 2018 1720 131.9 +0.41 +0.77 1.005 50.1% -15 — +137 50.8% -0.14 4–7 (36%) 6–3 (67%) 98.4 -0.88 2008 1603 120.0 -1.76 -0.63 0.909 48.0% -25 +27 — 46.6% -0.74 3–5 (38%) 5–3 (63%) 99.5 +1.04
22 2019 1919 153.4 +3.67 +3.33 1.146 52.8% +7 -198 -22 63.7% +0.75 19–10 (66%) 11–3 (79%) 113.3 -0.19 2009 1556 96.3 -3.79 -1.88 0.874 46.7% +5 — — 25.0% -1.75 — 1–1 — +1.05
23 2020 1849 132.9 -0.10 -2.02 0.889 47.8% +28 — — 53.1% -0.50 1–3 (25%) 4–0 (100%) 98.8 +0.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2021 1903 145.9 +4.09 -0.65 1.068 51.2% +31 -180 +37 57.6% +0.47 12–4 (75%) 8–1 (89%) 110.4 +2.66 2011 1531 107.5 +1.01 -0.38 0.858 47.0% — — — 33.3% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.47
25 2022 1908 148.8 +4.85 +1.47 1.169 52.9% +16 -43 +29 62.3% +0.89 16–10 (62%) 8–9 (47%) 99.1 -0.23 2012 1562 108.4 -2.46 -0.27 0.918 48.2% -36 +93 — 45.7% -0.69 5–2 (71%) 1–1 — +0.13
26 2023 1926 154.5 +5.48 +2.15 1.211 53.6% +23 -57 +17 65.6% +0.99 9–5 (64%) 9–5 (64%) 102.7 +0.65 2013 1681 127.7 +1.14 +1.48 1.097 52.0% -86 -9 -89 57.3% +0.40 5–7 (42%) 5–1 (83%) 103.3 +0.66
27 2024 1909 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1645 120.9 -0.61 -1.24 0.951 49.0% -13 -18 — 45.7% -0.48 4–8 (33%) 6–5 (55%) 97.7 +0.92
28 2025 2004 160.1 +2.92 +0.83 1.069 51.4% +49 -160 +82 62.8% +0.71 14–6 (70%) 10–6 (63%) 106.3 -1.96 2015 1704 130.8 -0.82 +1.99 1.010 50.4% -81 +81 -160 53.8% +0.27 6–5 (55%) 7–7 (50%) 102.7 -0.73
29 2026 1974 156.2 +4.57 +3.87 1.249 54.5% +39 -54 +88 66.7% +1.17 4–8 (33%) 5–3 (63%) 94.0 +0.87 2016 1637 105.2 -1.99 -0.46 0.862 46.9% -62 +121 — 36.4% -1.42 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — -0.47
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1618 — -0.56 -4.07 0.802 44.4% — — — — — — — — +0.14
Career — 2036 153.4 +2.84 +1.04 1.075 51.4% +11 -139 +28 58.8% +0.52 110–70 (61%) 78–48 (62%) 110.9 +0.11 — 1711 124.9 -0.85 +0.14 0.969 49.4% -43 +53 -119 48.2% -0.26 31–43 (42%) 37–26 (59%) 103.3 +1.45

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.