Wimbledon · R16 · Grass · best of 3 · Jul 5, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC

Belinda Bencic vs. Coco Gauff — result and pick review

By The Maiden Desk · July 5, 2026

Every pick below gets graded after the match — wins and misses both stay up.

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Result

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Coco Gauff won 4-6 6-3 6-4 · Jul 5, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC

Graded: incorrect. We had Belinda Bencic at 53%, but Coco Gauff won 4-6 6-3 6-4. This one goes in the ledger — every miss stays on the record.

Belinda Bencic and Coco Gauff meet in the round of 16 at Wimbledon on Sunday. Belinda Bencic is rolling — 5 straight wins, 9 of 10 in recent play. Coco Gauff brings a 5-match winning streak into this one, 8-2 across the last ten.

Coco Gauff has had the better of this rivalry, winning 5 of 7 against Belinda Bencic.

The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Bencic fractionally more likely to land the big points.

The numbers behind the pick

Surface ratings

Grass rating

Belinda Bencic

1807

Coco Gauff

1800

Overall rating

Belinda Bencic

1996

Coco Gauff

2117

Serve

Serve (last 52 weeks)	Belinda Bencic	Coco Gauff
1st serve in	62.6%	59.5%
1st serve points won	66.7%	66%
2nd serve points won	45.1%	42.4%

Form

Belinda Bencic

9–1

Coco Gauff

8–2

Head to head

Coco Gauff leads the head-to-head 5-2.

Full Bencic vs Gauff history →

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Belinda Bencic vs Coco Gauff at Wimbledon?: Coco Gauff won 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Was the Belinda Bencic vs Coco Gauff prediction correct?: Graded: incorrect. We had Belinda Bencic at 53%, but Coco Gauff won 4-6 6-3 6-4. This one goes in the ledger — every miss stays on the record.
What is the head-to-head record between Belinda Bencic and Coco Gauff?: Coco Gauff leads the head-to-head 5-2.