Irina Camelia Begu vs Anabel Medina Garrigues — Budapest Semi-final

Budapest · WTA · Semi-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 July 2011
clay
ESP
Anabel Medina Garrigues
43 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Begu I.
6-4 6-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Begu I.
662
Medina Garrigues A.
44–

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4 6-4 in the Budapest semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anabel Medina Garrigues came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Anabel Medina Garrigues in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Irina Camelia Begu edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-07-11PalermoQFclayAnabel Medina Garrigues6-2 1-6 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Medina Garrigues A.

Medina Garrigues A.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Medina Garrigues A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Medina Garrigues A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
26
Break points saved·Slight edge
58
48
Break points won·Clear edge
88
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
22
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
60

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Medina Garrigues A.
Freshness·
99
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Vinci R.
Begu I.
6-41-66-4
Semi-finals
Begu I.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Koukalova K.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Medina Garrigues A.
Errani S.
4-67-53-0
Begu I.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-06-3
Koukalova K.
Bondarenko K.
6-06-4
Vinci R.
Kucova Z.
4-67-636-3
R16
Koukalova K.
Krunic A.
7-57-5
Vinci R.
Babos T.
4-67-56-2
Cabeza Candela E.
Birnerova E.
7-646-3
Bondarenko K.
Savchuk O.
6-36-2
Begu I.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Tsurenko L.
6-27-5
Errani S.
Voegele S.
6-36-1
Kucova Z.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-1
R32
Krunic A.
Bratchikova N.
7-51-0
Bondarenko K.
Marosi K.
6-36-4
Voegele S.
Martic P.
7-57-5
Errani S.
Gojnea M.
6-36-1
Bondarenko A.
Zahlavova S.
6-06-1
Vinci R.
Jurikova L.
6-16-0
Babos T.
Remondina A.
6-37-64
Kucova Z.
Johansson M.
7-627-5
Koukalova K.
Han X.
6-06-2
Savchuk O.
Rodina E.
3-66-16-1
Begu I.
Pous Tio L.
6-46-4
Tomljanovic A.
Lukacs V.
6-26-2
Cabeza Candela E.
Dentoni C.
6-36-1
Birnerova E.
Hradecka L.
3-66-46-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Pivovarova A.
6-36-1
Tsurenko L.
Jani R.
3-67-56-2