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

Belinda Bencic vs Sesil Karatantcheva H2H: 1-0

Belinda Bencic holds a 1–0 lead over Sesil Karatantcheva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Belinda Bencic leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Belinda Bencic won the 2015 US Open first round 6-1 6-2.

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Belinda Bencic
Switzerland Age 29 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Sesil Karatantcheva
Bulgaria Age 37 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Belinda Bencic #12 6-1 6-2 Sesil Karatantcheva #106 Match data Sep 2, 2015* R128 US Open Grand Slam 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
Sesil Karatantcheva #1,329 #35 919 1,728 50 75 40.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Sesil Karatantcheva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 — — — — — — — 2004 7–5 58.3% #133 1,564 0 0
15 2012 0–1 0.0% #612 1,498 0 0 2005 17–14 54.8% #39 1,703 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 2008 1–1 50.0% #148 1,692 0 0
19 2016 18–21 46.2% #43 1,682 0 2 2009 2–6 25.0% #132 1,605 0 0
20 2017 3–8 27.3% #98 1,684 0 2 2010 7–8 46.7% #140 1,623 0 0
21 2018 14–14 50.0% #54 1,719 0 2 2011 0–1 0.0% #139 1,616 0 0
22 2019 48–21 69.6% #8 1,919 0 4 2012 4–12 25.0% #110 1,537 0 0
23 2020 7–7 50.0% #12 1,848 0 4 2013 3–9 25.0% #141 1,519 0 0
24 2021 34–19 64.2% #23 1,902 0 5 2014 2–3 40.0% #178 1,520 0 0
25 2022 38–19 66.7% #12 1,908 0 6 2015 7–11 38.9% #112 1,519 0 0
26 2023 31–13 70.5% #17 1,925 0 8 2016 0–2 0.0% #211 1,533 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 2017 0–1 0.0% #182 1,517 0 0
28 2025 36–16 69.2% #11 2,004 0 10 2018 0–2 0.0% #229 1,481 0 0
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 Sesil Karatantcheva
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 %
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 2012 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 11 11 22 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
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% — — — — 2008 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2016 14 16 30 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2009 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2017 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
21 2018 9 11 20 45.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2011 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2019 30 12 42 71.4% 11 6 17 64.7% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2012 2 8 10 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2020 7 6 13 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 2 5 7 28.6% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2021 24 11 35 68.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2014 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2022 19 12 31 61.3% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2015 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 2023 24 10 34 70.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 2016 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2025 28 11 39 71.8% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2018 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — 36 47 83 43.4% 8 21 29 27.6% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0%

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 84/125 of Sesil Karatantcheva'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 Sesil Karatantcheva
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%
14 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 1/12 2.0 3.0 46.8% 45.5% 40.0% 37.5% 0.0% 42.6% 26.2%
15 2012 1/1 1.0 2.0 60.0% 56.7% 25.0% 58.3% 33.3% 44.0% 37.3% 2005 10/31 1.5 4.7 60.6% 56.4% 37.3% 37.0% 41.2% 48.4% 42.5%
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% 2008 2/2 1.5 3.0 63.8% 62.4% 50.7% 58.9% 52.1% 58.9% 46.9%
19 2016 35/39 2.2 4.9 60.9% 65.0% 43.9% 55.0% 39.1% 56.6% 39.7% 2009 7/8 1.1 3.6 67.5% 49.8% 38.9% 40.1% 52.5% 46.1% 43.0%
20 2017 11/12 2.4 4.7 59.2% 64.6% 40.9% 52.1% 53.3% 55.3% 38.8% 2010 15/15 1.4 3.8 67.8% 57.8% 43.1% 52.5% 44.7% 52.9% 44.5%
21 2018 25/28 2.9 4.0 63.8% 64.7% 43.4% 54.8% 47.8% 57.2% 43.1% 2011 1/1 0.0 3.0 63.3% 50.0% 40.9% 0.0% 50.0% 46.7% 43.1%
22 2019 64/69 3.0 4.8 62.0% 68.6% 46.9% 51.4% 47.6% 60.3% 45.5% 2012 14/16 1.4 7.1 64.9% 58.2% 41.0% 49.1% 49.2% 52.2% 50.6%
23 2020 14/14 3.5 5.4 60.4% 65.1% 40.4% 47.6% 53.4% 55.5% 39.5% 2013 9/12 1.2 9.1 54.1% 59.2% 33.8% 50.4% 49.6% 47.3% 43.4%
24 2021 45/53 3.8 5.1 59.8% 70.6% 47.5% 57.7% 44.0% 61.4% 41.2% 2014 4/5 2.8 7.0 59.4% 60.9% 48.0% 51.9% 33.1% 55.6% 43.1%
25 2022 56/57 3.5 4.3 63.2% 70.8% 49.0% 62.0% 48.2% 62.7% 43.6% 2015 16/18 1.7 6.3 69.1% 59.4% 42.2% 44.4% 57.1% 55.1% 40.5%
26 2023 42/44 3.1 4.2 60.7% 70.3% 52.4% 54.1% 53.3% 63.2% 44.6% 2016 2/2 0.5 8.0 56.7% 58.1% 31.6% 45.1% 46.4% 46.7% 45.6%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 1/1 1.0 3.0 61.7% 48.3% 22.2% 14.3% 50.0% 38.3% 38.1%
28 2025 39/54 1.9 2.9 64.8% 67.0% 46.4% 55.6% 49.4% 59.7% 43.1% 2018 2/2 0.5 7.0 56.5% 51.6% 31.8% 40.2% 100.0% 42.2% 27.6%
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% — 84/125 1.4 5.8 63.8% 57.2% 40.1% 45.7% 49.2% 51.0% 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 Sesil Karatantcheva
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
14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1565 113.8 -1.46 -1.14 0.456 34.8% +15 — — 58.6% +0.17 2–3 (40%) — — +0.35
15 2012 1498 109.0 +0.38 +1.75 0.665 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.32 2005 1703 132.7 -2.96 -0.17 0.824 45.4% -35 -71 — 50.7% -0.42 8–3 (73%) 3–3 (50%) 106.7 -0.62
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 2008 1693 108.3 +0.98 +0.45 1.142 52.4% — — — 60.0% +0.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.06
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 2009 1606 97.6 -3.63 -1.61 0.797 44.9% +4 — — 30.0% -1.50 2–2 (50%) — — +0.11
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 2010 1624 115.1 -1.13 +0.73 0.945 48.6% -5 -67 +51 44.1% -0.47 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.47
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 2011 1617 102.8 -0.42 +1.48 0.807 44.7% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.35
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 2012 1538 120.4 -2.60 +3.93 1.059 51.3% +2 +1 — 38.5% -0.51 0–7 (0%) 0–1 — 0.00
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 2013 1520 122.0 -2.96 +1.39 0.822 45.5% +2 +5 — 30.8% -1.19 0–2 0–2 — -0.98
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 2014 1520 100.7 -1.01 -0.55 0.970 48.8% +13 — — 38.5% -1.00 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.15
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 2015 1520 112.6 -2.56 -0.62 0.903 48.1% +51 -21 — 41.0% -1.08 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.21
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 2016 1533 112.6 -1.59 -0.25 0.855 46.1% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 — — -0.01
27 2024 1909 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1518 96.5 -0.89 +0.34 0.617 38.2% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.13
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 2018 1482 97.3 -1.10 -2.31 0.478 36.8% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.09
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 2019 1442 100.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1411 95.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1728 121.3 -2.22 +0.59 0.890 47.3% 0 -29 +51 42.3% -0.75 18–23 (44%) 7–9 (44%) 94.4 -1.50

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.