Irina Camelia Begu vs Klara Koukalova — Marbella Quarter-final

Marbella · WTA · Quarter-final
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2011
clay
CZE
Klara Koukalova
44 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Begu I.
6-3 6-3
Koukalova K.
Begu I.
662
Koukalova K.
33–

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Klara Koukalova 6-3 6-3 in the Marbella quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Klara Koukalova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Klara Koukalova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-09-19SeoulR16hardKlara Koukalova6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Koukalova K.

Koukalova K.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Begu I.Koukalova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Koukalova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
18
Break points saved·Dominant
58
25
Break points won·Dominant
88
44
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
56
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
55

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Koukalova K.
Freshness·
99
—

Begu I.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Begu I.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Begu I.
Kuznetsova S.
3-67-636-4
Azarenka V.
Errani S.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.
Safina D.
5-1
Errani S.
Dulgheru A.
6-26-2
Begu I.
Koukalova K.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-16-2
R16
Begu I.
Cabeza Candela E.
7-56-0
Azarenka V.
Pous Tio L.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Szavay A.
6-726-16-2
Arruabarrena L.
Zahlavova S.
7-53-66-3
Koukalova K.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-631-67-60
Errani S.
Barrois K.
6-16-2
Dulgheru A.
Medina Garrigues A.
5-76-46-4
Safina D.
Pironkova T.
6-36-4
R32
Zahlavova S.
Vinci R.
7-56-3
Arruabarrena L.
Niculescu M.
7-56-4
Szavay A.
Larsson J.
6-16-1
Kuznetsova S.
Barthel M.
4-67-646-4
Safina D.
Rus A.
3-66-26-4
Azarenka V.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-3
Begu I.
Brianti A.
6-46-1
Pous Tio L.
Hercog P.
6-16-2
Cabeza Candela E.
Rezai A.
6-36-0
Pironkova T.
Torro Flor M.
6-26-2
Dulgheru A.
Pivovarova A.
7-636-757-5
Dominguez Lino L.
Kerber A.
6-43-66-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Benesova I.
6-06-2
Barrois K.
Flipkens K.
6-37-5
Errani S.
Cirstea S.
1-66-46-2
Koukalova K.
Yakimova A.
1-67-56-3