Jelena Ostapenko vs Belinda Bencic Prediction & Picks - Ningbo Open
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by Bradley Gibbs | in Tennis Picks
There's WTA 500 action this week, with the Ningbo International Tennis Open taking place. During the very early hours of Tuesday morning for stateside viewers, there's a clash between Jelena Ostapenko and Belinda Bencic. The former arrives having already played very well in China, reaching the semis in Wuhan last week, while the latter has been struggling to hold her form of late, losing four of her last five, exiting at the first-round stage last week.
This is a really interesting match between hugely capable players. The early betting market has Belinda Bencic as the favorite, but we could argue that her opponent is being disrespected a little too much. After all, it is the Latvian player who arrives in better form, so much so that she warrants slightly stronger market support than early odds of +120 would have us believe.
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Jelena Ostapenko vs Belinda Bencic Form
Jelena Ostapenko and Belinda Bencic Latest Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
Oct 17, 2026 - WTA Wuhan Open
Oct 15, 2026 - WTA Wuhan Open
Oct 15, 2026 - WTA Wuhan Open
Oct 14, 2026 - WTA Wuhan Open
Oct 13, 2026 - WTA Wuhan Open
Oct 5, 2026 - WTA China Open
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
Oct 13, 2026 - WTA Wuhan Open
Oct 5, 2026 - WTA China Open
Oct 3, 2026 - WTA China Open
Sep 1, 2026 - WTA US Open
Aug 9, 2026 - WTA National Bank Open
Aug 7, 2026 - WTA National Bank Open
Jelena Ostapenko against Belinda Bencic : Head to Head (H2H)
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Jan 12, 2025 - WTA Australian Open
Mar 9, 2018 - WTA Indian Wells
Jelena Ostapenko - Belinda Bencic Key Points
- In Wuhan last week, Jelena Ostapenko reached the semi-finals.
- Jelena Ostapenko has won four of her last five hard-court matches.
- Jelena Ostapenko has won each of her last two matches against higher-ranked players.
- Belinda Bencic has lost four of her last five hard-court matches.
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Our Jelena Ostapenko vs Belinda Bencic Prediction
The fact that Belinda Bencic is badly out of form has not been factored in enough by the early betting market, and on that basis Jelena Ostapenko is generously priced to win this match. The Latvian should be priced much closer to -125.
Not only is Bencic in much worse form than her opponent, but there are also questions over her fitness, so she really shouldn't be the favorite here, especially as she's up against a player who has been thriving, a player who has won each of her last two matches against those ranked above her.
Our Jelena Ostapenko vs Belinda Bencic Pick: Jelena Ostapenko to Win.
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