Jessica Pegula def. Belinda Bencic — Round of 16, Indian Wells Open 2026
WTA 1000HardIndian Wells, USA
Played11 Mar 2026
🇺🇸ranked WTA number 5 going into this drawWon
Jessica Pegula seeded 5 6 7
🇨🇭ranked WTA number 12 going into this draw
Belinda Bencic seeded 12 3 65
🇺🇸Jessica Pegula
🇨🇭Belinda Bencic
Match stats
Serve
8
Aces
3
3
Double faults
6
60%
1st serve in
59%
66%
1st serve points won
59%
39%
2nd serve points won
41%
55%
Service points won
51%
2/5
Break points saved
3/7
Return
49%
Return points won
45%
4/7
Break points won
3/5
81
Total points won
75
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
9–1
Last 10 matches
8–2
7–0
Last 30 days
4–1
By surface
23–4
Hard
22–6
2–2
Indoor hard
–
By round
5–0
R16
3–3
5–0
QF
2–2
15–2
At WTA 1000s
8–3
How their matches go
31
Completed matches
25
35%
Won in straight sets
52%
45%
Won after losing a set
28%
10%
Lost after winning a set
16%
10%
Lost in straight sets
4%
5–5
Tiebreaks
2–2
14–3
Deciding sets
7–4
17/18
Won after winning set 1
15/18
8/13
Won after losing set 1
5/7
Serve and return, last 5 matches
64%
1st serve in
63%
70%
1st serve points won
66%
53%
2nd serve points won
46%
57%
Break points saved
55%
43%
Return points won
47%
48%
Break points won
55%
6.6
Aces a match
1.2
2.4
Double faults a match
3.4
Last 14 days
2
Matches
2
6
Sets
4
2
Days since last match
2
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Jessica Pegula | Belinda Bencic |
|---|---|---|
| 🇭🇷VekicNo. 100 | ||
| 🇭🇷VekicNo. 100 | WonIndian Wells R64 | WonWuhan R64 |
| 🇺🇦SvitolinaNo. 9 | ||
| 🇺🇦SvitolinaNo. 9 | WonDubai F | LostDubai R16 |
| 🇫🇷GrachevaNo. 56 | ||
| 🇫🇷GrachevaNo. 56 | WonDubai R32 | WonTokyo R16 |
| 🇮🇹PaoliniNo. 7 | ||
| 🇮🇹PaoliniNo. 7 | WonRiyadh RR | WonPerth & Sydney RRLostNingbo QF |
| 🇺🇸GauffNo. 4 | ||
| 🇺🇸GauffNo. 4 | WonRiyadh RRLostWuhan F | LostBeijing R16 |
| 🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 14 | ||
| 🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 14 | LostBeijing SF | WonTokyo F |
| Total | ||
| Total | 5–2 | 4–3 |