Belinda Bencic
Age: 27 (Mar 10 1997)
Plays: Right-Handed
Ranking: -
- Currently coached by Matej Liptak; Formerly worked with Dmitry Tursunov
- Father, Ivan, sometimes serves as her tennis coach, and Martin Hromkovic as her fitness coach. Mother is Dana; younger brother is Brian who also plays and coaches tennis; father emigrated to Switzerland from then-Czechoslovakia in 1968
- Started playing at Melanie Molitor’s (mother of Martina Hingis) tennis school at age 3 until age 19 (started daily training with her from age 6 for eight years)
- Also visit the Nick Bollettieri and Evert Tennis Academy as a Junior
- Enjoys watching movies, reading, playing with dogs, baking, painting, and seeing friends
Career Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (8): 2023 – Abu Dhabi, Adelaide 2; 2022 – Charleston; 2021 – Olympics; 2019 – Dubai, Moscow; 2015 – Eastbourne, Toronto.
Finalist (10): 2023 – Charleston; 2022 – Berlin; 2021 – Adelaide, Berlin; 2019 – Mallorca; 2018 – Luxembourg; 2016 – St. Petersburg; 2015 – ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 2014 – Tianjin.
DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2015 – Prague (w/Siniakova), Washington DC (w/Mladenovic).
Finalist (1): 2021 – Olympics (w/Golubic).
WTA 125 TITLES
SINGLES (2): 2017 – Hua Hin, Taipei.
ADDITIONAL
Swiss Fed Cup Team, 2012, 2014-20.