Coco Gauff def. Belinda Bencic — Round of 16, Wimbledon 2026

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Wimbledon 2026

Grand SlamGrassLondon, Great Britain

Played5 Jul 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 7 going into this drawWon

Coco Gauff seeded 7 4 6 6

🇨🇭ranked WTA number 12 going into this draw

Belinda Bencic seeded 11 6 3 4

🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffvB. BencicBelinda Bencic🇨🇭

🇺🇸Coco Gauff

🇨🇭Belinda Bencic

Match stats

Serve

4

Aces

1

9

Double faults

3

59%

1st serve in

66%

69%

1st serve points won

62%

40%

2nd serve points won

40%

57%

Service points won

54%

3/7

Break points saved

7/12

Serve speed (km/h)

196

Fastest serve

178

179

Average 1st serve

166

153

Average 2nd serve

140

Return

46%

Return points won

43%

5/12

Break points won

4/7

Points

35

Winners

19

46

Unforced errors

28

19/27

Net points won

13/21

103

Total points won

98

Head to head

5–1 Gauff

  1. This matchLondon R16won by Gauff
  2. 2026HardMiami QFwon by Gauff
  3. 2025HardBeijing R16won by Gauff
  4. 2025ClayMadrid R16won by Gauff
  5. 2025HardIndian Wells R16won by Bencic
  6. 2025HardMelbourne R16won by Gauff

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

7–3

3–1

Last 30 days

3–0

By surface

3–1

Grass

3–0

15–6

Hard

11–4

10–4

Clay

8–4

By round

5–2

R16

2–4

4–2

QF

1–2

9–2

At Grand Slams

7–2

How their matches go

38

Completed matches

29

39%

Won in straight sets

55%

34%

Won after losing a set

17%

21%

Lost after winning a set

21%

5%

Lost in straight sets

7%

6–3

Tiebreaks

5–2

13–8

Deciding sets

5–6

20/22

Won after winning set 1

19/22

8/16

Won after losing set 1

2/7

Serve and return, last 5 matches

59%

1st serve in

63%

72%

1st serve points won

70%

46%

2nd serve points won

53%

48%

Break points saved

58%

45%

Return points won

44%

44%

Break points won

54%

5.4

Aces a match

2.4

4.6

Double faults a match

3.6

Last 14 days

3

Matches

3

8

Sets

7

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentCoco GauffBelinda Bencic
🇷🇺KalinskayaNo. 20
🇷🇺KalinskayaNo. 20WonDubai R32WonLondon R32LostRome R32
🇦🇷SierraNo. 56
🇦🇷SierraNo. 56WonLondon R64WonRome R32WonPerth & Sydney QF
🇺🇦SvitolinaNo. 8
🇺🇦SvitolinaNo. 8LostRome FLostDubai SFLostMelbourne QFLostParis R16LostDubai R16
🇺🇸BaptisteNo. 31
🇺🇸BaptisteNo. 31WonMelbourne R32LostMadrid R16
🇧🇪MertensNo. 26
🇧🇪MertensNo. 26WonDubai R16WonIndian Wells R32WonPerth & Sydney SF
🇪🇸Bouzas ManeiroNo. 48
🇪🇸Bouzas ManeiroNo. 48LostPerth & Sydney RRWonDubai R64
Total
Total6–46–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestCoco GauffBelinda Bencic
1Won🇺🇸C. LiuClaire LiuNo. 145No. 145 · 3 JulLondon R32 · 3 JulWon🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 20No. 20 · 3 JulLondon R32 · 3 Jul
2Won🇦🇷S. SierraSolana SierraNo. 56No. 56 · 1 JulLondon R64 · 1 JulWon🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 52No. 52 · 1 JulLondon R64 · 1 Jul
3Won🇩🇪T. KorpatschTamara KorpatschNo. 79No. 79 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 JunWon🇬🇧M. StojsavljevicMika StojsavljevicR128 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 Jun
4Lost🇪🇸P. Badosa GibertPaula Badosa GibertNo. 141No. 141 · 17 JunBerlin R16 · 17 JunLost🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 7No. 7 · 31 MayParis R16 · 31 May
5Lost🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 28No. 28 · 30 MayParis R32 · 30 MayWon🇺🇸P. StearnsPeyton StearnsNo. 92No. 92 · 29 MayParis R32 · 29 May
6Won🇪🇬M. SherifMayar SherifNo. 130No. 130 · 28 MayParis R64 · 28 MayWon🇺🇸C. McNallyCaty McNallyNo. 56No. 56 · 27 MayParis R64 · 27 May
7Won🇺🇸T. TownsendTaylor TownsendNo. 73No. 73 · 26 MayParis R128 · 26 MayWon🇦🇹S. KrausSinja KrausNo. 101No. 101 · 24 MayParis R128 · 24 May
8Lost🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 7No. 7 · 16 MayRome F · 16 MayLost🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 22No. 22 · 9 MayRome R32 · 9 May
9Won🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 26No. 26 · 14 MayRome SF · 14 MayWon🇨🇦B. AndreescuBianca Vanessa AndreescuNo. 127No. 127 · 7 MayRome R64 · 7 May
10Won🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 8No. 8 · 12 MayRome QF · 12 MayLost🇺🇸H. BaptisteHailey BaptisteNo. 35No. 35 · 27 AprMadrid R16 · 27 Apr