Nao Hibino vs Irina Camelia Begu — Olympics Round of 64

Olympics · WTA · Round of 64
Nao Hibino
JPN
Nao Hibino
#246WTA
1560ELO
1523Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 August 2016
hard
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#173WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Hibino N.
6-4 3-6 6-3
Begu I.
Hibino N.
6362
Begu I.
4631

Nao Hibino defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Olympics round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in ranked #173, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Nao Hibino claimed a first win over Irina Camelia Begu in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nao Hibino closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-14IasiR32clayIrina Camelia Begu6-1 6-2
2016-08-01FlorianopolisQFhardIrina Camelia Begu6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hibino N.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Hibino N.

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
Hibino N.Begu I.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Hibino N.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
52
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
39
58
Break points won·Even
91
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
66
81
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
81
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Hibino N.Begu I.
Freshness·Even
100
98

Hibino N.: 17 days rest · Begu I.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Bronze
Kvitova P.[11]
Keys M.[7]
7-52-66-2
Final
Puig M.
Kerber A.[2]
6-44-66-1
Semi-finals
Puig M.
Kvitova P.[11]
6-41-66-3
Kerber A.[2]
Keys M.[7]
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Kvitova P.[11]
Svitolina E.[15]
6-26-0
Puig M.
Siegemund L.
6-16-1
Keys M.[7]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-1
Kerber A.[2]
Konta J.[10]
6-16-2
R16
Puig M.
Muguruza G.[3]
6-16-1
Siegemund L.
Flipkens K.
6-46-3
Keys M.[7]
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
6-33-66-3
Kasatkina D.
Errani S.
7-56-2
Konta J.[10]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
3-67-57-5
Kerber A.[2]
Stosur S.[13]
6-07-5
Svitolina E.[15]
Williams S.[1]
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[11]
Makarova K.
4-66-46-4
R32
Flipkens K.
Safarova L.
6-2
Errani S.
Strycova B.[16]
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.
Zheng S.
6-16-4
Stosur S.[13]
Doi M.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[2]
Bouchard E.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[15]
Watson H.
6-31-66-3
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Niculescu M.
W/O
Williams S.[1]
Cornet A.
7-656-2
Makarova K.
Schmiedlova A.
3-66-46-2
Siegemund L.
Zhang S.
6-26-4
Keys M.[7]
Mladenovic K.
7-56-747-65
Kvitova P.[11]
Wozniacki C.
6-26-4
Puig M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
6-36-2
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
Konjuh A.
7-656-3
Konta J.[10]
Garcia C.
6-26-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Hibino N.
6-16-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Krunic A.
6-16-4
Williams S.[1]
Saville D.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[15]
Petkovic A.
2-66-16-3
Kvitova P.[11]
Babos T.
6-16-2
Makarova K.
Buyukakcay C.
3-66-07-66
Hibino N.
Begu I.
6-43-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
Linette M.
6-06-3
Zhang S.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-746-47-67
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Wang Q.
6-14-66-0
Garcia C.
Pereira T.
6-16-2
Konta J.[10]
Vogt S.
6-36-1
Siegemund L.
Pironkova T.
1-66-46-2
Safarova L.
Knapp K.
4-66-16-1
Flipkens K.
Williams V.[5]
4-66-37-65
Konjuh A.
Beck A.
7-656-1
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
Ivanovic A.
2-66-16-2
Strycova B.[16]
Wickmayer Y.
7-666-1
Zheng S.
Radwanska A.[4]
6-47-5
Stosur S.[13]
Ostapenko J.
1-66-36-2
Doi M.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[2]
Duque Marino M.
6-37-5
Watson H.
Peng S.
6-46-756-3
Cornet A.
Larsson J.
6-12-66-3
Niculescu M.
Cepede Royg V.
6-26-3
Schmiedlova A.
Vinci R.[6]
7-56-4
Puig M.
Hercog P.
6-36-2
Keys M.[7]
Kovinic D.
6-36-3
Errani S.
Bertens K.
4-66-46-3
Kasatkina D.
Jabeur O.
3-67-646-1
Muguruza G.[3]
Mitu C.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Hradecka L.
6-26-2
Bouchard E.
Stephens S.
6-36-3