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Belinda Bencic

Belinda Bencic

Swiss tennis player

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Photo: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • Oct 4

    Nikola Bartunkova defeats Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-3 in China Open third round

    Czech player Nikola Bartunkova defeated world number two Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets in Beijing, one day after top seed Elena Rybakina exited the tournament.

  • Aug 26

    Bencic and Cobolli eliminate Zverev and Alcaraz pairings at US Open mixed doubles

    Belinda Bencic and Fabio Cobolli knocked out Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz with their respective partners from the US Open mixed doubles, as Alcaraz completed his return from injury.

  • Aug 11

    Iga Świątek crushes Diana Sznajder 6:2, 6:1 to reach Toronto WTA 1000 semifinal

    Seventh seed Iga Świątek needed just 64 minutes to beat Diana Sznajder 6:2, 6:1 in the Toronto quarterfinal, setting up a semifinal with Elina Svitolina on Thursday.

  • May 30

    Roland Garros 2026: Swiatek and Bencic stunned as Kostyuk and Svitolina set up all-Ukrainian quarter-final

    Four-time champion Iga Swiatek suffered a shock fourth-round exit at the hands of Marta Kostyuk, while Elina Svitolina battled past Belinda Bencic to set up an all-Ukrainian quarter-final at Roland Garros.

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