Belinda Bencic

Belinda Bencic, born on March tenth, nineteen ninety-seven, is a distinguished Swiss professional tennis player who has made her mark on the sport with remarkable achievements. She reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 4 on February seventeenth, twenty twenty, and is currently recognized as the top Swiss player in women's singles. Bencic's career has been highlighted by her ten Tour singles titles, including the prestigious gold medal at the twenty twenty Tokyo Olympics.

A former junior world No. 1, Bencic showcased her talent early on by winning two junior major singles titles in two thousand thirteen at the French Open and Wimbledon. She made her professional top 100 debut shortly after turning seventeen, and her breakthrough moment came at the two thousand fourteen US Open, where she became the youngest quarterfinalist since Martina Hingis in nineteen ninety-seven.

In two thousand fifteen, Bencic captured her first two WTA Tour titles, notably the Canadian Open, where she triumphed over four of the top six players in the world. Despite facing a challenging period from two thousand sixteen to two thousand eighteen due to injuries that saw her drop outside the top three hundred, she rebounded spectacularly in two thousand nineteen. That year, she won her second Premier-5 title at the Dubai Championships and reached her first major semifinal at the US Open, ultimately finishing the year inside the top ten and earning the WTA Comeback Player of the Year award.

Her career reached new heights in two thousand twenty-one when she claimed the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and also secured a silver medal in women's doubles. After taking maternity leave in September twenty twenty-three, Bencic is set to return to the tour in twenty twenty-four, continuing her journey in the world of tennis.