Belinda Bencic

Belinda Bencic is a Swiss professional tennis player who reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of World No. 4 on February 17, 2020.

She has won nine WTA singles titles, including the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and two WTA doubles titles. Bencic is a former Junior World No. 1 and twice a junior Grand Slam champion.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Belinda Bencic was born on March 10, 1997, in Flawil, Switzerland, to Dana and Ivan Bencic, both originally from Czechoslovakia. Her father, a former professional hockey player, has been a key influence and sometimes serves as her coach. Her mother was a high-level handball player.

Bencic began playing tennis at age two and trained with Melanie Molitor, mother of Martina Hingis, from age six. She has a younger brother, Brian, who also plays tennis.

Bencic enjoys reading, painting, baking, and spending time with her dogs and friends. She is in a relationship with her fitness coach, Martin Hromkovic, and welcomed her first child in April 2024.

Junior Career

Bencic was the ITF Junior World Champion in 2013, winning the French Open and Wimbledon girls’ singles titles. She also finished runner-up in three junior Grand Slam doubles finals and was the World No. 1 junior by age 16.

Her early training included time at the Nick Bollettieri Academy and daily sessions with Molitor.

Career

Bencic made her professional debut in 2011 and quickly rose through the ranks, breaking into the top 100 at age 17 after a US Open quarterfinal run in 2014—becoming the youngest quarterfinalist since Martina Hingis in 1997.

She won her first two WTA titles in 2015, including the Premier 5 Canadian Open, defeating four of the top six players in the world. She made her top-10 debut in 2016 but battled injuries over the next two years.

Her comeback in 2019 was marked by winning the Dubai Championships, reaching her first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open, qualifying for the WTA Finals (semifinals), and finishing the year in the top 10, earning the WTA Comeback Player of the Year award.

In 2021, she won the Olympic gold medal in singles and silver in doubles, becoming the first Swiss woman to win Olympic tennis gold.

Bencic has continued to collect titles, including Abu Dhabi (2023, 2025), Adelaide (2023), and Charleston (2022). She has reached the semifinals at the US Open and WTA Finals, and the fourth round at all four Grand Slams. After maternity leave in late 2023, she returned to the tour in 2024, quickly reestablishing herself as Switzerland’s top player.

Career Record

Singles

• Career Titles: 9
• Highest Singles Ranking: No. 4 (February 17, 2020)
• Current Singles Ranking: No. 45 (June 12, 2025)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open – 4R (2016, 2023, 2025)
• French Open – 3R (2019, 2022)
• Wimbledon – 4R (2015, 2018, 2023)
• US Open – SF (2019)

Other Tournaments

• Tour Finals – SF (2019)
• Olympic Games – Gold Medal (2021)
• Billie Jean King Cup – Winner (2022)

Doubles

• Career Titles: 2
• Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 59 (February 1, 2016)
• Current Doubles Ranking: No. 654 (June 12, 2025)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• Australian Open – 2R (2016, 2023)
• French Open – 3R (2015)
• Wimbledon – 2R (2014, 2015, 2022)
• US Open – 1R (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)

Other Tournaments

• Olympic Games – Silver Medal (2021, with Viktorija Golubic)