Belinda Bencic def. Elise Mertens — Round of 32, Indian Wells Open 2026

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Indian Wells Open 2026

WTA 1000HardIndian Wells, USA

Played9 Mar 2026

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

🇨🇭12 seedWon

Belinda Bencic66

Winner meets Jessica Pegula

Straight sets

🇧🇪

Elise Mertens23

What this match is worth

Points earned

+120

Bencic · Mertens banks 65

Around this match

Seeds left

19 of 22 nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Both roads here

Bencic
Round
Mertens

🇦🇺Storm Hunter

6-3 6-2

R64

Cristina Bucsa🇪🇸

6-2 6-1

Belinda Bencic and Elise Mertens reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Belinda Bencic beat Storm Hunter; Elise Mertens beat Cristina Bucsa

How they arrived

2–0

Sets won

2–0

71%

Games won

80%

0–0

Tiebreaks

0–0

0

Deciding sets

0