Irina Camelia Begu vs Elena Baltacha — Hobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2012
hard
GBR
Elena Baltacha
42 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLW
Begu I.
6-2 7-5
Baltacha E.
Begu I.
672
Baltacha E.
25–

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Elena Baltacha 6-2 7-5 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Baltacha came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Baltacha E.

Baltacha E.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Serve advantage — Begu I.

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.Baltacha E.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Baltacha E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
45
Break points saved·Slight edge
58
68
Break points won·Dominant
88
56
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
60
Tiebreaks·
88
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Baltacha E.
Freshness·
98
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Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
18°CMainly clear
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Barthel M.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Barthel M.
Kerber A.
6-07-66
Wickmayer Y.
Peer S.
7-616-3
Quarter-finals
Peer S.
Chakvetadze A.
4-66-41-0
Barthel M.
Gajdosova J.
2-66-36-2
Kerber A.
Cirstea S.
6-03-67-5
Wickmayer Y.
Halep S.
6-46-0
R16
Wickmayer Y.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-1
Gajdosova J.
Rodionova A.
6-31-66-4
Barthel M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-4
Kerber A.
Errani S.
6-16-2
Cirstea S.
Mattek Sands B.
2-66-37-5
Peer S.
Jones S.
7-676-4
Chakvetadze A.
Pironkova T.
6-36-2
Halep S.
Begu I.
6-46-2
R32
Mattek Sands B.
Barty A.
6-26-2
Jones S.
Barrois K.
6-16-4
Begu I.
Baltacha E.
6-27-5
Halep S.
Koukalova K.
4-66-27-5
Dellacqua C.
Voskoboeva G.
7-54-66-4
Wickmayer Y.
Erakovic M.
7-56-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-27-63
Pironkova T.
Watson H.
7-6103-67-62
Barthel M.
Oprandi R.
6-16-4
Rodionova A.
Arn G.
6-47-5
Gajdosova J.
Morita A.
6-36-4
Kerber A.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Larsson J.
6-36-3
Cirstea S.
Pervak K.
6-27-66
Peer S.
Hradecka L.
6-36-1
Chakvetadze A.
Niculescu M.
6-06-4