She turned professional in 2012 and has since become one of the top players on the WTA Tour. Bencic is known for her versatile game, combining strong baseline strokes and excellent court coverage. She broke into the top 100 in 2014 and secured her first WTA title in Eastbourne the same year and voted 2014 WTA Newcomer of the Year. Cracked the top 10 in 2016. WTA Comeback Player of the Year in 2019. She won the gold medal in singles and silver in doubles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was a semifinalist at the US Open in 2019, French Open in 2020, and Wimbledon in 2025. Top 10 wins this year include world No. 3 Coco Gauff, No. 7 Mirra Andreeva, and No. 5 Elena Rybakina en route to capturing the Abu Dhabi title. Led Switzerland to winning its first Billie Jean King Cup in 2022. Over her career, she has amassed over USD 14 million in prize money. Bencic won the Hopman Cup together with Roger Federer in 2018 and 2019. In 2013, Bencic was the ITF Junior World Champion.
