Irina Camelia Begu vs Katerina Siniakova — Australian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2015
hard
Katerina Siniakova
CZE
Katerina Siniakova
#34WTA
1846ELO
1807Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$17MCAREER
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWL
Begu I.
7-5 6-4
Siniakova K.
Begu I.
762
Siniakova K.
540

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Katerina Siniakova 7-5 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katerina Siniakova came in ranked #34, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 128. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Katerina Siniakova in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-03-07Indian WellsR128hardKaterina Siniakova6-2 4-6 6-4
2015-04-27PragueR32clayKaterina Siniakova6-3 6-3
2015-01-05ShenzhenR32hardKaterina Siniakova6-7(5) 6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Siniakova K.

Siniakova K.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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

Serve & return on hard

Begu I.Siniakova K.
—
Serve
21
—
Return
64

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Begu I.Siniakova K.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
1.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Siniakova K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
68
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
58
75
Break points won·Slight edge
88
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
46
Tiebreaks·Even
88
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Siniakova K.
Freshness·Even
98
97

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Siniakova K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Sharapova M.[2]
6-37-65
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.[2]
Makarova K.[10]
6-36-2
Williams S.[1]
Keys M.
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Keys M.
Williams V.[18]
6-34-66-4
Sharapova M.[2]
Bouchard E.[7]
6-36-2
Makarova K.[10]
Halep S.[3]
6-46-0
Williams S.[1]
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-26-2
R16
Keys M.
Brengle M.
6-26-4
Williams S.[1]
Muguruza G.[24]
2-66-36-2
Cibulkova D.[11]
Azarenka V.
6-23-66-3
Williams V.[18]
Radwanska A.[6]
6-32-66-1
Makarova K.[10]
Goerges J.
6-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Bouchard E.[7]
Begu I.
6-15-76-2
Sharapova M.[2]
Peng S.[21]
6-36-0
R32
Williams S.[1]
Svitolina E.[26]
4-66-26-0
Muguruza G.[24]
Bacsinszky T.
6-34-66-0
Azarenka V.
Strycova B.[25]
6-46-4
Williams V.[18]
Giorgi C.
4-67-636-1
Goerges J.
Hradecka L.
7-667-5
Makarova K.[10]
Pliskova K.[22]
6-46-4
Halep S.[3]
Mattek Sands B.
6-47-5
Radwanska A.[6]
Lepchenko V.[30]
6-07-5
Bouchard E.[7]
Garcia C.
7-56-0
Begu I.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Errani S.[14]
4-66-46-3
Cibulkova D.[11]
Cornet A.[19]
7-56-2
Peng S.[21]
Shvedova Y.
7-676-3
Sharapova M.[2]
Diyas Z.[31]
6-16-1
Keys M.
Kvitova P.[4]
6-47-5
Brengle M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-2
R64
Muguruza G.[24]
Hantuchova D.
6-11-66-0
Svitolina E.[26]
Gibbs N.
7-637-66
Shvedova Y.
Puig M.
6-27-66
Radwanska A.[6]
Larsson J.
6-06-1
Mattek Sands B.
Mladenovic K.
7-637-66
Williams S.[1]
Zvonareva V.
7-56-0
Bacsinszky T.
Tatishvili A.
6-756-36-2
Strycova B.[25]
Chang K.
6-17-5
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.[8]
6-46-2
Keys M.
Dellacqua C.[29]
2-66-16-1
Vandeweghe C.
Stosur S.[20]
6-46-4
Giorgi C.
Smitkova T.
6-16-4
Lepchenko V.[30]
Tomljanovic A.
6-17-61
Goerges J.
Koukalova K.
6-34-66-2
Pliskova K.[22]
Dodin O.
7-55-76-4
Makarova K.[10]
Vinci R.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Arruabarrena L.
6-44-66-4
Bouchard E.[7]
Bertens K.
6-06-3
Witthoeft C.
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[4]
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Diyas Z.[31]
Schmiedlova A.
3-66-28-6
Hradecka L.
Hercog P.
4-66-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Gajdosova J.
6-26-2
Cornet A.[19]
Allertova D.
6-46-726-2
Garcia C.
Voegele S.
6-36-4
Peng S.[21]
Rybarikova M.
6-16-1
Brengle M.
Falconi I.
6-16-3
Sharapova M.[2]
Panova A.
6-14-67-5
Williams V.[18]
Davis L.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.[11]
Pironkova T.
6-26-0
Errani S.[14]
Soler Espinosa S.
7-636-3
Begu I.
Siniakova K.
7-56-4
R128
Davis L.
Krunic A.
6-17-5
Williams S.[1]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-06-4
Zvonareva V.
Jabeur O.
6-26-3
Gibbs N.
Rogowska O.
6-46-1
Svitolina E.[26]
Putintseva Y.
6-37-5
Bacsinszky T.
Jankovic J.[15]
6-16-4
Cibulkova D.[11]
Flipkens K.
3-66-36-1
Allertova D.
Oprandi R.
6-06-2
Chang K.
Zheng J.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Stephens S.
6-36-2
Kvitova P.[4]
Hogenkamp R.
6-16-4
Barthel M.
Vekic D.
3-66-46-2
Keys M.
Tsurenko L.
6-37-5
Vandeweghe C.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
Falconi I.
Kanepi K.
2-66-47-5
Brengle M.
Petkovic A.[13]
5-77-646-3
Smitkova T.
Lucic M.
6-16-1
Lepchenko V.[30]
Diatchenko V.
6-36-3
Tomljanovic A.
Rogers S.
4-66-46-0
Larsson J.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-3
Radwanska A.[6]
Nara K.
6-36-0
Pliskova K.[22]
Rodina E.
7-56-1
Dodin O.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-653-66-3
Errani S.[14]
Min G.
6-16-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Beck A.
7-56-4
Arruabarrena L.
Voracova R.
6-16-2
Mladenovic K.
Lisicki S.[28]
4-66-46-2
Gajdosova J.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-41-612-10
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.[16]
6-42-68-6
Puig M.
Rodionova A.
6-06-3
Rybarikova M.
Konjuh A.
6-46-4
Peng S.[21]
Maria T.
6-47-5
Schmiedlova A.
Scheepers C.
6-44-66-2
Hradecka L.
Ivanovic A.[5]
1-66-36-2
Voegele S.
Parmentier P.
6-13-66-2
Strycova B.[25]
Babos T.
6-46-4
Pironkova T.
Watson H.
6-46-0
Witthoeft C.
Suarez Navarro C.[17]
6-36-1
Begu I.
Kerber A.[9]
6-40-66-1
Makarova K.[10]
Mestach A.
6-26-2
Dellacqua C.[29]
Meusburger Y.
6-46-0
Muguruza G.[24]
Erakovic M.
7-56-0
Giorgi C.
Pennetta F.[12]
4-66-26-3
Wozniacki C.[8]
Townsend T.
7-616-2
Stosur S.[20]
Niculescu M.
6-46-1
Sharapova M.[2]
Martic P.
6-46-1
Bertens K.
Saville D.
7-685-76-2
Hercog P.
Wang Q.
3-66-36-2
Cornet A.[19]
Zhang S.
6-36-2
Diyas Z.[31]
Radwanska U.
3-66-46-2
Halep S.[3]
Knapp K.
6-36-2
Williams V.[18]
Torro Flor M.
6-26-2
Tatishvili A.
Date Krumm K.
7-56-4
Koukalova K.
Hunter S.
7-56-4
Hantuchova D.
Zheng S.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
4-66-36-3
Panova A.
Cirstea S.
7-56-0
Vinci R.
Jovanovski B.
7-56-1
Mattek Sands B.
Duan Y.
6-43-66-3
Bouchard E.[7]
Friedsam A.
6-26-4
Siniakova K.
Vesnina E.
6-27-5
Garcia C.
Kuznetsova S.[27]
6-46-2
Goerges J.
Bencic B.[32]
6-26-1