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Elina Svitolina def. Belinda Bencic — Round of 16, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026

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Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026

WTA 1000HardDubai, UAE

Played18 Feb 2026

Rounds
  1. R64
  2. R32
  3. R16
  4. QF
  5. Semifinal
  6. Final

🇺🇦ranked WTA number 9 going into this drawWon

Elina Svitolina seeded 7 4 6 6

🇨🇭ranked WTA number 11 going into this draw

Belinda Bencic seeded 9 6 1 3

Next · Quarterfinalvs 🇭🇷Antonia Ruzic

What this match is worth

Points earned

Svitolina +215Bencic +120

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Head to head

2-0Svitolina

What decided it

  • Svitolina broke 7 times from 12 chances, Bencic 4 from 8
  • Svitolina came back from a set down
  • 9 aces and 4 double faults from Svitolina