One of the quarterfinals at the 2026 Charleston Open will see the 5th-seeded and home favorite Madison Keys take on the 3rd-seeded Belinda Bencic. After a first-round bye, Keys began her campaign with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Donna Vekic in the second round, followed by a 6-2, 7-5 win over Anna Bondar in the third round.
Bencic got a bye in the first round as well, beginning her campaign with a hard-fought 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3 win over Dayana Yastremska in the second round. In the third round, she put together a more complete performance, winning 7-6 (4), 6-2 over Sara Bejlek.
Charleston Open Match Details: Madison Keys vs. Belinda Bencic
Date: April 3, 2026
Tournament: Charleston Open 2026
Round: Quarterfinals
Venue: Credit One Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Surface: Outdoor clay (green)
Category: WTA 500
Live Telecast: Tennis Channel, Sky Sports, TSN
Keys vs Bencic Head-to-Head
After five meetings, it is Keys who has a 3-2 lead in the head-to-head against Bencic. The last time they played was at Indian Wells in 2025, when Keys won 6-1, 6-1. The two have played in Charleston once before in 2022, when Bencic won 6-4, 6-4.
Keys has a 10-5 win-loss record this year, with her best results being quarterfinal appearances in Brisbane and Adelaide, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Mboko, respectively. Her title defense at the Australian Open ended in the fourth round, where she lost to Jessica Pegula. Her results in the Sunshine Double were underwhelming as she had third-round exits, losing to Sonay Kartal in Indian Wells and losing to Zheng Qinwen in Miami.
Bencic has won 14 of her 18 matches this season, with her best performances coming at the United Cup, where she won all five matches for Team Switzerland. She had an early exit at the Australian Open but had a decent Sunshine Double, reaching the fourth round in Indian Wells (lost to Jessica Pegula) and the quarterfinals at the Miami Open (lost to Coco Gauff).
Keys vs Bencic Prediction
Keys has won 77 percent of the first serve points in Charleston so far, and also has a 48 percent win rate behind her second serve. She has saved 3 of 6 break points in two matches, while converting 10 of the 21 break point opportunities.
Bencic is behind Keys on the serve stats so far, winning 68 percent of the first serve points and 43 percent of the second serve points. She has saved 8 of the 14 break points and has a 50 percent break-point conversion rate, which is higher than Keys’.
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Tournament stats favor Keys, but the overall form this season favors Bencic. Both players are former Charleston champions: Keys won in 2019, and Bencic clinched the title in 2022, with Bencic also reaching the runner-up finish in 2023. Their previous meeting in Charleston ended in a win for the Swiss, making her the marginal favorite to win the upcoming match as well.
Pick- Bencic to win in three sets