THE TENNIS TRADER
SUNDAY 18 OCTOBERMATCHES 126EVENTS 45LIVE 7
WTAHardNingbo2026-10-19 04:00

Jelena Ostapenko v Belinda Bencic

The market

J. Ostapenko2.0047%
B. BencicFAV1.8053%
Market says53% Bencic

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

J. Ostapenko0
B. Bencic1
Head to head1 meeting
DateEventMatchScore
2025-01-13Australian OpenB. BencicvJ. Ostapenko2 - 0

This season & this event

J. Ostapenko
B. Bencic
27-21
17-16
Did not play
Did not play
2026 record
2026 on hard
Here in 2025
Here in 2024
28-14
18-9
Lost QF to J. Paolini
Did not play

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

The players

Jelena Ostapenko
Latvia
Belinda Bencic
Switzerland
32
29
Latvia
21–18
0
9–11
7–5
5–2
Ranking
Age
Country
2026 W/L
Titles
Hard
Clay
Grass
12
29
Switzerland
17–7
0
12–4
4–2
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Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

J. Ostapenko — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-10-17WuhanHardS. Kartal2 - 02.1154%LOST
2026-10-16WuhanHardD. Shnaider0 - 23.0969%WON
2026-10-15WuhanHardL. Fernandez1 - 22.1955%WON
2026-10-14WuhanHardJ. Pegula2 - 12.9367%WON
2026-10-13WuhanHardD. Kasatkina0 - 21.7755%WON
2026-10-04BeijingHardE. Mertens1 - 22.6763%LOST
2026-10-02BeijingHardP. Badosa2 - 02.3458%WON
2026-09-24SeoulHardT. Preston0 - 21.3771%LOST
2026-09-21SeoulHardA. Zakharova2 - 01.6957%WON
2026-09-01US OpenHardT. Maria2 - 11.6858%LOST

B. Bencic — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-10-14WuhanHardS. Kartal2 - 01.4866%LOST
2026-10-04BeijingHardA. Li0 - 21.3970%LOST
2026-10-02BeijingHardA. Zakharova2 - 01.2379%WON
2026-09-01US OpenHardY. Putintseva2 - 11.2279%LOST
2026-08-16CincinnatiHardL. Boisson1 - 0 RET1.2379%LOST
2026-08-10TorontoHardA. Eala0 - 21.8752%WON
2026-08-08TorontoHardT. Townsend1 - 21.3672%WON
2026-08-05TorontoHardS. Stephens0 - 21.1286%WON
2026-07-05WimbledonGrassC. Gauff1 - 21.9251%LOST
2026-07-03WimbledonGrassA. Kalinskaya2 - 11.3572%WON

Common questions

Who is favourite, Jelena Ostapenko or Belinda Bencic?

Belinda Bencic is favourite at 1.80, which is a 53% chance once the bookmaker's margin is removed.

What are the odds for Jelena Ostapenko vs Belinda Bencic?

Jelena Ostapenko is 2.00 and Belinda Bencic is 1.80, the prices we recorded for the Ningbo match.

What is the head-to-head between Jelena Ostapenko and Belinda Bencic?

They have met 1 time and Belinda Bencic leads 1-0.

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