Elise Mertens vs Irina Camelia Begu: Head-to-Head Record

Elise MertensBelgiumWTA #14 · 30 y
Head-to-head
3–2
Mertens leads · 5 meetings
Hard2–1Clay1–1
Irina Camelia BeguRomaniaWTA #453 · 36 y
Mertens leads
Hard2–1Clay1–1

Elise Mertens and Irina Camelia Begu have met 5 times on the professional tour. Elise Mertens leads the head-to-head 3–2. Their most recent meeting came at Rome in 2024.

How the two players compare today
Elise Mertens vs Irina Camelia Begu stats comparison
Today
MertensBegu
#14Official rank#453
2,023Elo1,815
6–4Last 105–5
62Serve—
45Return—
75Clutch52

Elise Mertens vs Irina Camelia Begu stats comparison

#14Official rank#453
2,023Elo1,815
6–4Last 105–5
62Serve—
45Return—
75Clutch52
Current form
Last 10 · most recent first
Mertens6–4Streak L2
LLWWWWLWLW
Begu5–5Streak L2
LLWWWLWLLW

Current form

Last 10 · newest first
6–4Last 105–5
L2StreakL2
Mertens
LLWWWWLWLW
Begu
LLWWWLWLLW
Surface comparison
MertensBegu
2,023Elo1,815
62%Win % · 12M44%
34–21W–L · 12M4–5
3H2H2

Surface comparison

2,023Elo1,815
62%Win % · 12M44%
34–21W–L · 12M4–5
3H2H2
Serve vs return
Umpiry ratings · 12M
Mertens serve62vsBegu return—
Begu serve—vsMertens return45
Not enough recent matches for Begu’s Serve and Return ratings yet.

Serve vs return

Ratings · 12M
Mertens serve62vsBegu return—
Begu serve—vsMertens return45
Not enough recent matches for Begu’s Serve and Return ratings yet.
Clutch
Last 12 months
MertensBegu
56%195 / 346Break points saved48%39 / 81
57%4–3Tiebreaks won100%2–0
59%10–7Deciding sets won100%2–0

Clutch

Last 12 months
56%195 / 346Break points saved48%39 / 81
57%4–3Tiebreaks won100%2–0
59%10–7Deciding sets won100%2–0
Freshness
Mertens · Begu
Last match
3 days agoWuhan · R128vs108 days agoWimbledon · R128
Matches · last 30 days
7vs0
Sets · last 14 days
14vs0

Freshness

3 days agoWuhan · R128Last match108 days agoWimbledon · R128
7Matches · last 30 days0
14Sets · last 14 days0
Common opponents
3 common opponents · last 12 months
Combined record vs common opponentsMertens1–3 · 25%Begu1–2 · 33%
Opponent · by rankMertensBegu
Diane Parry#320–21–0

Common opponents

3 common opponents · last 12 months
Combined1–31–2
OpponentMertensBegu
Diane Parry0–21–0
Laura Siegemund1–00–1
All 5 meetings
Last 5 of 5
6 May 2024RomeWTA 1000Round of 32ClayBegu d. Mertens6–2 6–029 Aug 2022US OpenGrand SlamRound of 128HardBegu d. Mertens3–6 6–2 6–317 Jan 2022Australian OpenGrand SlamRound of 64HardMertens d. Begu6–3 6–224 Apr 2017IstanbulSemi-finalClayMertens d. Begu6–1 6–111 Feb 2017ROU vs BELTeam eventRound robinHardMertens d. Begu3–6 7–5 7–5

All 5 meetings

Last 5 of 5
Rome · Round of 326 May 2024Begu d. Mertens6–2 6–0Clay·WTA 1000US Open · Round of 12829 Aug 2022Begu d. Mertens3–6 6–2 6–3Hard·Grand SlamAustralian Open · Round of 6417 Jan 2022Mertens d. Begu6–3 6–2Hard·Grand SlamIstanbul · Semi-final24 Apr 2017Mertens d. Begu6–1 6–1ClayROU vs BEL · Round robin11 Feb 2017Mertens d. Begu3–6 7–5 7–5Hard·Team event
Career titles105
Grand Slam titles00
Career-high rank#12—
Career W–L382–236340–283
Age3036
Height179 cm181 cm
PlaysRight-handedRight-handed
CountryBelgiumRomania
Turned proPro(2013)—

Career & profile

MertensBegu
Career titles105
Grand Slam titles00
Career-high rank#12—
Career W–L382–236340–283
Age3036
Height179 cm181 cm
PlaysRight-handedRight-handed
CountryBelgiumRomania
Turned proPro(2013)—
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Frequently asked

Who leads the head-to-head between Elise Mertens and Irina Camelia Begu?

Elise Mertens leads the head-to-head against Irina Camelia Begu 3–2 after 5 meetings.

How many times have Elise Mertens and Irina Camelia Begu played each other?

Elise Mertens and Irina Camelia Begu have played each other 5 times on the professional tour.

When did Elise Mertens and Irina Camelia Begu last play each other?

Their most recent meeting came at Rome in 2024, where Irina Camelia Begu won.

How is the head-to-head record counted?

Every completed singles match between the two players counts once: tour level, Grand Slams, Challengers, ITF, team events and qualifying. Retirements count; walkovers do not.

What are the Serve, Return and Clutch ratings?

Umpiry ratings from 0 to 100: where a player ranks on tour over the last 52 weeks, adjusted for opponent strength. Clutch combines break points saved and converted, tiebreaks and deciding sets. A player with too few recent matches has no rating yet.

Why is there no win probability here?

This page compares the two players. The chance to win a specific match, with its surface, round and conditions, is on that match’s detail page.

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Elise Mertens leads the head-to-head against Irina Camelia Begu 3–2. Umpiry, "Elise Mertens vs Irina Camelia Begu: Head-to-Head Record", https://umpiry.com/h2h/elise-mertens-bel-vs-irina-camelia-begu-rou?utm_source=cite (as of 6 May 2024).