Belinda Bencic is one of the strongest Swiss players in the world. At 23 years of age, Bencic has already conquered 4 main titles and she was the runner-up on 6 occasions. Here a bio about Belinda.
Bio, father, mother, coach, and boyfriend
Belinda Bencic is 1.75m tall and she was born on 10 March 1997 in Flawil, Switzerland, to Dana and Ivan Bencic. Her parent emigrated from Czechoslovakia to Switzerland back in 1968 to avoid the Warsaw Pact invasion by the Soviet Union.
Both parents were very active in sports. Her father Ivan was a professional hockey player. Her mother Dana used to play handball at a high level. The huge success of Martina Hingis inspired Belinda Bencic’s father. Therefore, he contacted Martina Hingis’s mother and coach Melanie Molitor for some advice and Belinda started training with her once per week for a year.
Later Belinda, at the age of 6, went for 6 months at the tennis academy of Nick Bollettieri, where she won various tournaments under-10. Eventually, when she was 7, Belinda Bencic and her parents moved to Wollerau, where Martina Hingis’ mother opened an Academy.
Coach and boyfriend
Belinda Bencic’s coach is still her father Ivan. However, the Swiss champion is also helped by her boyfriend Martin Hromkovic, her fitness coach. Here some of their pictures.
Net Worth, Prize Money, Sponsors
Up to now, Belinda Bencic has earned $ 8,134,653 in prize money. Bencic’s net worth is estimated to be $5 million. Belinda is sponsored by Nike (sportswear), Yonex (racket) alongside some other top brands such as Rolex, Valora, Corner Card, and Caran d’Ache.
Currently ranked no.12, Belinda has managed to achieve an overall 5-2 match record in 2021. The Swiss is playing at the moment in Adelaide where she beat Misaki Doi 6-1 6-3, Storm Sanders 6-2 6-4 and Cori Gauff 7-62 6-74 6-2.
Belinda Bencic will compete against Swiatek in the final. In the past, they have never competed against each other up to now in top events.
The Swiss won 4 titles in her career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Swiatek in Adelaide, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.18, Iga has managed to achieve an overall 8-2 match record in 2021. The Pole is currently competing in Adelaide where she bested Madison Brengle 6-3 6-4, Maddison Inglis 6-1 6-3, Danielle Rose Collins 6-2 3-0 ret. and Jil Teichmann 6-3 6-2.
