Irina Camelia Begu vs Estrella Cabeza Candela — Palermo Quarter-final

Palermo · WTA · Quarter-final
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#173WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 July 2012
clay
ESP
Estrella Cabeza Candela
39 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Begu I.
5-7 6-4 6-4
Cabeza Candela E.
Begu I.
5662
Cabeza Candela E.
7441

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Estrella Cabeza Candela 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Palermo quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-07-04BudapestQFclayIrina Camelia Begu6-0 6-3
2011-04-04MarbellaR16clayIrina Camelia Begu7-5 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Cabeza Candela E.

Cabeza Candela E.serving53% hold

wins 51% 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.Cabeza Candela E.
1st serve in·Even
65%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
0.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Cabeza Candela E.
Freshness·
98
—

Begu I.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
34°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Errani S.
Strycova B.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Errani S.
Begu I.
6-46-1
Strycova B.
Robson L.
2-67-56-2
Quarter-finals
Errani S.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-26-2
Begu I.
Cabeza Candela E.
5-76-46-4
Strycova B.
Goerges J.
7-646-746-1
Robson L.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-42-66-3
R16
Goerges J.
Marosi K.
W/O
Suarez Navarro C.
Tatishvili A.
6-13-2
Robson L.
Vinci R.
6-37-5
Errani S.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-2
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Cornet A.
6-35-76-2
Begu I.
Dominguez Lino L.
3-66-16-4
Strycova B.
Cohen J.
3-66-37-5
Cabeza Candela E.
Camerin M.
7-637-5
R32
Cabeza Candela E.
Grymalska A.
6-23-66-1
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Bertens K.
6-36-2
Cornet A.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-2
Camerin M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Putintseva Y.
6-26-4
Begu I.
Hercog P.
6-17-68
Strycova B.
Soler Espinosa S.
7-57-63
Cohen J.
Dushevina V.
6-44-67-5
Marosi K.
Savinykh V.
6-46-3
Goerges J.
Amanmuradova A.
6-47-68
Suarez Navarro C.
Jones S.
6-46-1
Tatishvili A.
Evtimova D.
6-26-2
Robson L.
Ivakhnenko V.
6-16-0
Errani S.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-16-1
Mayr Achleitner P.
Burnett N.
6-36-4
Vinci R.
Knapp K.
6-26-2