I was born in Switzerland to Slovak parents at a time when Czechoslovak-Swiss player Martina Hingis was one of the best tennis players in the world. I began playing tennis at the age of two.

Oct 31, 2024 · Belinda Bencic has followed in the footsteps of Martina Hingis to become one of Switzerland’s best players of all-time. She’s also great friends with Roger Federer. Here’s everything you need to know the Swiss woman

Jan 17, 2025 · Bencic became grateful for the muscle memory formed by her years of dedication to a sport she started aged three under the tutelage of Melanie Molitor, mother of five-time Australian Open champion Martina Hingis.

Her breakthrough came at the 2014 US Open, where she became the youngest quarterfinalist since Martina Hingis in 1997. Bencic won her first two WTA Tour titles in 2015, including the Canadian Open where she defeated four of the top six players in the world. She then made her top-ten debut the following year aged 18.

In February, Hingis represented Switzerland in the Fed Cup tie against Germany alongside Belinda Bencic and Timea Bacsinszky. Switzerland beat Germany 3–2, with Hingis and Bencic clinching the doubles rubber.

Jan 19, 2025 · Belinda Bencics Lauf an den Australian Open endet im Achtelfinal – doch es ist ein vielversprechender Start in ihr Comeback-Jahr, in dem ihr Tennis-Legende Martina Hingis viel zutraut.

Dec 28, 2024 · Belinda Bencic recently made her feelings known about being considered as a role model in Switzerland. The athlete made her return to the sport six months after her …

Sep 1, 2014 · Belinda Bencic calls her berth in the US Open quarterfinals at age 17 "insane." But as the student of Melanie Molitor, who not so coincidentally is the mother and former coach of Martina...

5 days ago · Belinda Bencic: Bencic is back. Contesting her first Grand Slam since her maternity leave, the 2021 Olympic champion reached the Round of 16 and pushed No.3 Coco Gauff to three sets before bowing out.

Nov 13, 2022 · Before Roger Federer’s emergence as a global superstar, Swiss tennis was synonymous with Martina Hingis. A crafty all-courter whose superior intelligence on a tennis court returned five Grand Slam singles titles (plus a further 20 across doubles and mixed doubles), Hingis achieved virtually all there was to achieve in the women’s game.