Tsvetana Pironkova vs Irina Camelia Begu — Birmingham Round of 16
Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-3 6-3 in the Birmingham round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Tsvetana Pironkova extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Tsvetana Pironkova dropped just 6 games past Irina Camelia Begu.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedPironkova T. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
4 shared · last 12 monthsPironkova T. and Begu I. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Pironkova T. went 3–4 (43%) against them, Begu I. 2–2 (50%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
3–443%Pironkova T. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–250%Begu I. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
7–8Sets4–5
69–77Games41–48
2–0Tiebreaks0–1
0–1Deciding sets1–0
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Bencic B.#12L3-6 3-6Sydney · hardW6-4 4-3Birmingham · grass
vs Larsson J.W7-5 7-6Roland Garros · clayL3-6 2-6Australian Open · hard
vs Strycova B.Hard to compareL4-6 3-6Dubai · hardL4-6 2-6Eastbourne · grass
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vs Tsurenko L.Hard to compareW7-6 6-2Sydney · hardW7-5 6-7 7-5Wimbledon · grass
Head-to-head
6 meetings · Pironkova T. leads 4–242
Grass: Pironkova T. leads 3–0 · Hard: Begu I. leads 2–1
- Pironkova T.June 2016BirminghamThis matchGrass6-3 6-3
- Pironkova T.June 2016BirminghamGrass6-3 6-3
- Begu I.October 2015MoscowHard1-6 7-6 6-2
- Begu I.October 2014MoscowHard1-6 6-3 6-2
- Pironkova T.June 2013's HertogenboschGrass7-6 6-2
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchPironkova T.Begu I.1 835ELO1 8181 597Grass ELO1 5005–5Last 104–628Age25180 cmHeight181 cmRightPlaysRight