H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Belinda Bencic vs Lin Zhu H2H: 2-0

Belinda Bencic holds a 2–0 lead over Lin Zhu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Belinda Bencic leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Belinda Bencic won the 2023 US Open third round 7-6(1) 2-6 6-3.

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Belinda Bencic
Switzerland Age 29 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Lin Zhu
China Age 32 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Belinda Bencic #13 7-6(1) 2-6 6-3 Lin Zhu #44 Match data Sep 3, 2023* R32 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Belinda Bencic #35 7-5 6-2 Lin Zhu #144 Match data Oct 9, 2014* R32 Tianjin International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Lin Zhu #173 #31 1,464 1,805 88 116 43.1% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Lin Zhu
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 — — — — — — —
20 2017 3–8 27.3% #98 1,684 0 2 2014 3–4 42.9% #134 1,520 0 0
21 2018 14–14 50.0% #54 1,719 0 2 2015 4–6 40.0% #176 1,512 0 0
22 2019 48–21 69.6% #8 1,919 0 4 2016 5–5 50.0% #124 1,555 0 0
23 2020 7–7 50.0% #12 1,848 0 4 2017 6–8 42.9% #113 1,577 0 0
24 2021 34–19 64.2% #23 1,902 0 5 2018 4–6 40.0% #120 1,546 0 0
25 2022 38–19 66.7% #12 1,908 0 6 2019 5–14 26.3% #72 1,628 0 0
26 2023 31–13 70.5% #17 1,925 0 8 2020 4–5 44.4% #91 1,605 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 2021 4–7 36.4% #114 1,563 0 0
28 2025 36–16 69.2% #11 2,004 0 10 2022 6–11 35.3% #84 1,592 0 0
29 2026 21–12 63.6% #12 1,973 0 10 2023 28–24 53.8% #37 1,742 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 2024 12–16 42.9% #120 1,656 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 2025 7–10 41.2% #168 1,680 0 1

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 Lin Zhu
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2017 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — — — — — 2014 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
21 2018 9 11 20 45.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2015 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% 2016 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2020 7 6 13 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2017 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — — — — —
24 2021 24 11 35 68.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2018 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2022 19 12 31 61.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 2019 5 11 16 31.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2023 24 10 34 70.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 2020 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 3 5 8 37.5% 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% 2022 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 2026 10 7 17 58.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 2023 24 19 43 55.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 9 9 18 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
Career — 203 128 331 61.3% 53 39 92 57.6% 54 25 79 68.4% — 79 92 171 46.2% 0 11 11 0.0% 9 13 22 40.9%

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 200/204 of Lin Zhu'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 Lin Zhu
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2017 11/12 2.4 4.7 59.2% 64.6% 40.9% 52.1% 53.3% 55.3% 38.8% 2014 6/7 2.7 5.5 50.3% 62.4% 46.3% 59.1% 49.5% 53.1% 43.0%
21 2018 25/28 2.9 4.0 63.8% 64.7% 43.4% 54.8% 47.8% 57.2% 43.1% 2015 10/10 1.5 3.5 57.3% 60.4% 48.5% 50.0% 54.0% 55.4% 38.8%
22 2019 64/69 3.0 4.8 62.0% 68.6% 46.9% 51.4% 47.6% 60.3% 45.5% 2016 9/10 1.9 2.6 58.5% 63.5% 51.5% 60.6% 49.9% 58.4% 37.8%
23 2020 14/14 3.5 5.4 60.4% 65.1% 40.4% 47.6% 53.4% 55.5% 39.5% 2017 14/14 2.5 4.4 57.6% 67.5% 43.8% 48.6% 41.3% 57.3% 43.2%
24 2021 45/53 3.8 5.1 59.8% 70.6% 47.5% 57.7% 44.0% 61.4% 41.2% 2018 10/10 1.3 2.5 60.3% 61.6% 44.3% 51.9% 52.1% 55.0% 44.2%
25 2022 56/57 3.5 4.3 63.2% 70.8% 49.0% 62.0% 48.2% 62.7% 43.6% 2019 19/19 0.7 2.3 67.0% 54.9% 42.5% 40.5% 50.0% 50.7% 42.8%
26 2023 42/44 3.1 4.2 60.7% 70.3% 52.4% 54.1% 53.3% 63.2% 44.6% 2020 9/9 0.9 2.1 66.5% 60.0% 41.9% 49.2% 40.7% 53.8% 42.6%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 11/11 2.2 3.5 64.9% 60.5% 45.0% 55.5% 52.6% 55.1% 46.1%
28 2025 39/54 1.9 2.9 64.8% 67.0% 46.4% 55.6% 49.4% 59.7% 43.1% 2022 17/17 1.1 2.2 65.0% 56.7% 44.0% 51.7% 46.9% 52.0% 40.1%
29 2026 30/34 2.0 3.5 63.6% 67.9% 51.1% 61.4% 53.9% 62.0% 47.5% 2023 51/52 1.5 2.5 65.3% 61.7% 48.4% 55.9% 51.0% 57.1% 43.5%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 28/28 1.9 2.7 59.4% 64.1% 46.4% 44.1% 42.3% 56.7% 42.0%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 16/17 1.8 2.4 66.8% 60.3% 45.2% 47.6% 45.8% 55.3% 44.3%
Career — 447/506 2.8 4.1 62.2% 67.5% 47.2% 54.4% 47.8% 59.8% 43.2% — 200/204 1.6 2.8 62.8% 61.1% 46.0% 50.7% 48.0% 55.4% 42.6%

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 Lin Zhu
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2014 1521 104.1 -1.07 -0.56 0.918 48.3% +15 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–0 1–0 — +0.04
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 2015 1512 107.1 -1.28 -2.85 0.871 47.4% +26 — — 45.8% -0.50 3–3 (50%) 1–1 — +0.65
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 2016 1555 109.1 +1.20 -2.59 0.910 48.5% +15 — — 50.0% -0.59 1–1 — — +0.66
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 2017 1578 123.1 +0.74 -0.55 1.011 50.1% +10 — — 42.4% -0.12 3–2 (60%) 0–4 (0%) 98.9 -0.01
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 2018 1547 117.4 -0.29 -0.28 0.981 49.8% +12 — — 47.6% 0.00 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — +0.19
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 2019 1629 125.7 -3.27 +0.44 0.867 46.7% +20 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) 96.4 -0.49
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 2020 1606 108.9 -2.09 -0.72 0.923 48.0% +18 — — 47.6% -0.62 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.71
27 2024 1909 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1563 105.8 -0.33 +0.99 1.028 50.5% -6 — — 40.0% -0.48 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 96.7 +0.09
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 2022 1592 112.9 -3.24 -2.37 0.836 46.4% +24 — — 41.0% -0.77 1–4 (20%) 2–3 (40%) 96.0 +1.07
29 2026 1974 156.2 +4.57 +3.87 1.249 54.5% +40 -54 +88 66.7% +1.17 4–8 (33%) 5–3 (63%) 94.0 +0.87 2023 1742 140.5 +0.07 +0.82 1.014 50.3% -12 — -149 54.3% +0.16 7–7 (50%) 10–4 (71%) 106.6 -1.61
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1656 126.9 0.00 -0.71 0.971 49.4% +61 -323 -13 48.4% -0.24 2–6 (25%) 3–4 (43%) 93.5 +0.26
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1680 133.0 -0.52 +0.63 0.991 49.7% +20 — -97 43.9% -0.34 3–4 (43%) 2–2 (50%) 100.7 -0.13
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1644 106.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1805 129.3 -0.73 -0.31 0.955 49.0% +14 -323 -88 45.8% -0.37 25–37 (40%) 28–26 (52%) 98.2 +0.70

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.