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

Belinda Bencic vs Paula Badosa H2H: 1-3

Paula Badosa holds a 3–1 lead over Belinda Bencic in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Paula Badosa leads 2–1 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Belinda Bencic won the 2022 Charleston Open quarterfinal 2-6 7-6(2) 6-4.

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Belinda Bencic
Switzerland Age 29 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main-draw meetings
Paula Badosa
Spain Age 28 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Belinda Bencic #21 2-6 7-6(2) 6-4 Paula Badosa #3 Match data Apr 9, 2022* QF Charleston Open WTA 500 Clay
Paula Badosa #9 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3 Belinda Bencic #23 Match data Jan 14, 2022* QF Sydney International WTA 500 Hard
Paula Badosa #62 6-4 7-5 Belinda Bencic #11 Match data May 6, 2021* QF Madrid Open WTA 1000 Clay
Paula Badosa #71 6-2 6-7(2) 6-1 Belinda Bencic #12 Match data Apr 8, 2021* R32 Charleston Open WTA 500 Clay

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
Paula Badosa #87 #2 5,045 2,039 178 116 60.5% 0 0 1 0 2 1 4

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 Paula Badosa
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 2015 2–3 40.0% #230 1,522 0 0
18 2015 40–21 65.6% #14 1,916 0 2 2016 0–3 0.0% #313 1,477 0 0
19 2016 18–21 46.2% #43 1,682 0 2 2017 0–1 0.0% #246 1,458 0 0
20 2017 3–8 27.3% #98 1,684 0 2 2018 2–2 50.0% #140 1,528 0 0
21 2018 14–14 50.0% #54 1,719 0 2 2019 7–9 43.8% #97 1,601 0 0
22 2019 48–21 69.6% #8 1,919 0 4 2020 7–4 63.6% #70 1,664 0 0
23 2020 7–7 50.0% #12 1,848 0 4 2021 43–17 71.7% #8 1,976 0 2
24 2021 34–19 64.2% #23 1,902 0 5 2022 31–21 59.6% #13 1,835 0 3
25 2022 38–19 66.7% #12 1,908 0 6 2023 17–10 63.0% #64 1,920 0 3
26 2023 31–13 70.5% #17 1,925 0 8 2024 37–18 67.3% #12 2,017 0 4
27 — — — — — — — 2025 17–11 60.7% #25 1,936 0 4
28 2025 36–16 69.2% #11 2,004 0 10 2026 15–17 46.9% #87 1,866 0 4
29 2026 21–12 63.6% #12 1,973 0 10 — — — — — — —

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 Paula Badosa
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% 2015 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 2015 23 12 35 65.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 14 3 17 82.4% 2016 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2016 14 16 30 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2017 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — — — — — 2018 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 2018 9 11 20 45.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2019 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2019 30 12 42 71.4% 11 6 17 64.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 2020 7 6 13 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2021 23 12 35 65.7% 17 3 20 85.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
24 2021 24 11 35 68.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2022 20 14 34 58.8% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 2022 19 12 31 61.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 2023 5 5 10 50.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2023 24 10 34 70.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 2024 26 11 37 70.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2025 28 11 39 71.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2026 5 8 13 38.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0%
29 2026 10 7 17 58.8% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 203 128 331 61.3% 53 39 92 57.6% 54 25 79 68.4% — 97 67 164 59.1% 63 33 96 65.6% 18 16 34 52.9%

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 274/300 of Paula Badosa'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 Paula Badosa
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% 2015 4/5 2.3 4.0 70.5% 63.4% 41.3% 56.3% 64.7% 57.1% 40.3%
18 2015 50/61 2.1 3.0 66.1% 65.0% 50.9% 49.8% 46.0% 60.1% 42.0% 2016 3/3 0.7 3.3 62.0% 60.2% 52.4% 52.4% 43.8% 57.0% 31.7%
19 2016 35/39 2.2 4.9 60.9% 65.0% 43.9% 55.0% 39.1% 56.6% 39.7% 2017 1/1 1.0 8.0 49.3% 55.9% 37.1% 53.8% 80.0% 46.4% 43.3%
20 2017 11/12 2.4 4.7 59.2% 64.6% 40.9% 52.1% 53.3% 55.3% 38.8% 2018 4/4 2.3 5.5 55.9% 60.1% 42.2% 51.1% 52.7% 52.4% 37.2%
21 2018 25/28 2.9 4.0 63.8% 64.7% 43.4% 54.8% 47.8% 57.2% 43.1% 2019 16/16 3.8 3.5 57.7% 68.3% 45.9% 53.9% 37.6% 58.1% 37.8%
22 2019 64/69 3.0 4.8 62.0% 68.6% 46.9% 51.4% 47.6% 60.3% 45.5% 2020 11/11 3.5 3.5 65.7% 65.8% 45.1% 48.4% 51.4% 58.6% 47.5%
23 2020 14/14 3.5 5.4 60.4% 65.1% 40.4% 47.6% 53.4% 55.5% 39.5% 2021 56/60 3.9 5.4 64.6% 69.8% 45.0% 56.2% 48.7% 61.0% 45.2%
24 2021 45/53 3.8 5.1 59.8% 70.6% 47.5% 57.7% 44.0% 61.4% 41.2% 2022 51/52 3.8 3.9 62.4% 66.1% 47.1% 52.7% 46.2% 59.2% 44.4%
25 2022 56/57 3.5 4.3 63.2% 70.8% 49.0% 62.0% 48.2% 62.7% 43.6% 2023 26/27 4.0 4.3 56.9% 69.6% 49.2% 58.1% 47.2% 60.6% 45.3%
26 2023 42/44 3.1 4.2 60.7% 70.3% 52.4% 54.1% 53.3% 63.2% 44.6% 2024 55/57 4.8 5.7 56.6% 71.2% 46.9% 63.8% 52.2% 60.3% 45.1%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 17/31 4.9 4.8 61.5% 72.0% 47.1% 57.6% 50.0% 62.7% 42.3%
28 2025 39/54 1.9 2.9 64.8% 67.0% 46.4% 55.6% 49.4% 59.7% 43.1% 2026 30/33 3.9 6.9 56.0% 67.4% 40.6% 50.3% 38.8% 55.6% 42.9%
29 2026 30/34 2.0 3.5 63.6% 67.9% 51.1% 61.4% 53.9% 62.0% 47.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 447/506 2.8 4.1 62.2% 67.5% 47.2% 54.4% 47.8% 59.8% 43.2% — 274/300 4.0 5.0 60.2% 68.6% 45.8% 56.1% 47.6% 59.5% 43.9%

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 Paula Badosa
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 2015 1523 117.6 -0.54 -1.81 0.940 48.0% +27 — — 50.0% +0.38 — — — -0.19
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 2016 1477 96.2 -0.29 -3.37 0.738 45.4% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — +0.43
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 2017 1458 100.2 +0.14 -0.68 0.808 45.0% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.01
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 2018 1529 108.0 -1.53 -3.44 0.782 45.8% — +71 — 50.0% +0.63 2–0 0–1 — +0.11
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 2019 1601 111.9 +0.53 -2.84 0.902 48.2% -128 +67 +50 44.1% -0.59 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.03
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 2020 1665 124.1 +1.36 +1.56 1.149 53.2% -156 +111 — 56.0% +0.92 3–0 (100%) — — +0.96
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 2021 1976 151.5 +4.20 +2.86 1.159 52.9% -104 +26 -291 66.2% +1.16 16–6 (73%) 12–8 (60%) 111.9 -0.18
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 2022 1836 154.6 +2.76 +2.01 1.087 51.9% +1 +145 -104 60.9% +0.69 9–5 (64%) 14–4 (78%) 106.3 +0.32
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 2023 1921 154.7 +3.30 +2.60 1.150 52.7% -57 +106 — 65.5% +1.26 4–4 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 98.3 -0.83
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 2024 2018 157.3 +3.81 +3.36 1.137 53.0% -7 -46 -166 65.6% +1.12 14–8 (64%) 4–3 (57%) 103.4 -0.98
27 2024 1909 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1937 147.2 +3.99 +0.17 1.134 52.7% +52 +1 -93 60.9% +0.62 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.2 +0.71
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 2026 1866 140.5 -0.45 +0.05 0.965 49.3% +29 +105 -63 49.3% -0.15 4–6 (40%) 4–6 (40%) 92.7 -1.32
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2040 151.8 +2.70 +1.68 1.083 51.8% -26 +69 -115 60.1% +0.73 59–35 (63%) 48–33 (59%) 108.3 -0.32

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.