Belinda Bencic

Belinda Bencic

Plays : Right-Handed

Career High : 4

Height : 5' 9" (1.75m)

Birthday: March 10, 1997

Birthplace : Flawil, Switzerland

Biography

  • Coached by Iain Hughes
  • 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 visited 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 (10): 2025 – Tokyo, Abu Dhabi
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
2014 – Tianjin

DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2015 – Prague (w/Siniakova), Washington DC (w/Mladenovic)

Finalist (1): 2021 – Olympics (w/Golubic)

WTA 125 TITLES AND FINALS
SINGLES
Winner (2): 2017 – Hua Hin, Taipei
Finalist (1): 2024 – Angers

DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2024 – Angers (w/Naef)