History of Belinda Bencic in Timeline

Belinda Bencic is a Swiss professional tennis player who reached a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in February 2020. She has secured nine singles titles throughout her career, highlighted by winning a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In addition to her singles success, Bencic has also won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, establishing herself as a notable figure in professional tennis.

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1968: Father's Family Emigrated to Switzerland

In 1968, Belinda Bencic's father's family emigrated to Switzerland from Czechoslovakia to escape the Warsaw Pact invasion by the Soviet Union.

1988: Return of Tennis to the Olympic Games

Since tennis returned at the Games in 1988, Belinda Bencic became the fifth player to reach two finals at the same Olympic event.

1994: Hingis Junior Grand Slam Singles Title

In May 2013, Bencic was also the first Swiss girl to win a junior Grand Slam singles title since Martina Hingis in 1994, who won the same two titles that year.

1996: Amélie Mauresmo win

In May 2013, Bencic became the first player to win the girls' singles titles at the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year since Amélie Mauresmo in 1996.

March 1997: Belinda Bencic's Birth

In March 1997, Belinda Bencic was born. She is a Swiss professional tennis player.

1997: Youngest Quarterfinalist at the US Open Since Hingis

At the 2014 US Open, Belinda Bencic became the youngest quarterfinalist since Martina Hingis in 1997.

2004: Family moved to Wollerau

In 2004, when Bencic was seven years old, her family moved to Wollerau, where Molitor had just opened up her own academy, so that she could train there every day.

2011: Adidas endorsement

In 2011, Belinda Bencic began her endorsement deal with Adidas for clothing and footwear.

2014: Grand Slam Debut and Top 100 Debut

In 2014, Belinda Bencic made her Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open, and she also made her top 100 debut.

2015: Yonex endorsement

In 2015, Belinda Bencic signed a 'top-to-toe' endorsement deal with Yonex, who provided her with clothing, footwear and racquets.

2015: WTA Title

In 2015, Bencic won the Eastbourne International over Agnieszka Radwańska for her maiden WTA title.

June 2016: Return to Top 10

After the US Open in 2019, Belinda Bencic achieved her best Grand Slam result and returned to the top 10 for the first time since June 2016.

2016: Skipped Rio Olympics

Belinda Bencic had to skip the Rio 2016 Olympics due to injury.

2016: Fed Cup Semifinals

In 2016, Switzerland, led by Belinda Bencic, reached the Fed Cup semifinals after defeating Germany. Bencic won both of her singles matches and the decisive doubles rubber.

2017: Hopman Cup

In 2017, Belinda Bencic and Roger Federer finished second in their Hopman Cup round robin group to eventual champions France.

2018: Hopman Cup victory

In 2018, Belinda Bencic and Roger Federer won all nine of their Hopman Cup round robin rubbers to set up a final against Germany. After Federer defeated Zverev and Bencic lost to Kerber, the Swiss team won the decisive mixed doubles rubber for the title.

2018: Nike endorsement

In 2018, after returning to professional tennis from injury, Belinda Bencic became endorsed by Nike for clothing and footwear.

2019: Hopman Cup Final Rematch

During the 2019 Hopman Cup event, Belinda Bencic and Roger Federer were upset by Greece in their last round robin tie, but advanced to the final. In a rematch of the previous year's final, Federer beat Zverev and Kerber defeated Bencic, but they won the decisive mixed doubles rubber to win their second consecutive Hopman Cup.

July 2022: Brand Ambassador for Alpian

In July 2022, Belinda Bencic became a brand ambassador and honorary Chief Inspiration Officer for the Swiss digital private bank, Alpian.

April 2023: Coaching change

In April 2023, Belinda Bencic's coaching arrangement with Dmitry Tursunov concluded.

November 2023: Pregnancy announcement

In November 2023, Belinda Bencic announced her pregnancy from her relationship with her fitness coach, Martin Hromkovic.

2023: Asics endorsement

In 2023, Belinda Bencic switched to Asics for her clothing and footwear.

February 2024: WTA Rankings

Due to Belinda Bencic's run to the quarterfinals in March at Indian Wells, she returned to the world's top 50 for the first time since February 2024, moving up to No. 45 in the WTA rankings.

April 23, 2024: Birth of daughter

On April 23, 2024, Belinda Bencic's daughter was born.

December 2024: Open Angers Arena Loire Final

In December 2024, Belinda Bencic received a wildcard entry into the WTA 125 Open Angers Arena Loire and reached the final, losing to Alycia Parks. She moved up more than 400 places in the WTA singles rankings and back into the top 500.

February 2025: Abu Dhabi Open Victory

In February 2025, Belinda Bencic received a wildcard into the Abu Dhabi Open, and defeated Ashlyn Krueger in the final after recovering from losing the first set. She moved up 92 places in the WTA rankings to world No. 65.

March 2025: Indian Wells Quarterfinals

In March 2025 at Indian Wells, Belinda Bencic recorded wins to make it to the quarterfinals, where she lost to Madison Keys.

2025: Switzerland at the United Cup

Belinda Bencic started her 2025 season representing Switzerland at the United Cup, where she defeated Chloé Paquet and then teamed with Dominic Stricker to overcome Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Elixane Lechemia in the doubles as they beat France in their opening contest. They failed to reach the knockout stages.