Daria Kasatkina vs Irina Camelia BeguDoha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
#63WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2017
hard
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Kasatkina D.
3-6 6-1 7-5
Begu I.
Kasatkina D.
3672
Begu I.
6151

Daria Kasatkina defeated Irina Camelia Begu 3-6 6-1 7-5 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Daria Kasatkina came in ranked #63, leading the head-to-head 8–1, defending last year's round of 32. Daria Kasatkina extended the head-to-head to 9–1.

Key context

Head to head

81
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-30WimbledonR64grassDaria Kasatkina6-2 4-6 6-1
2021-04-29MadridR64clayDaria Kasatkina4-6 6-4 7-6(1)
2019-05-13RomeR64clayDaria Kasatkina6-2 7-6(5)
2018-04-02CharlestonR16clayDaria Kasatkina6-2 6-1
2017-10-16MoscowSFhardDaria Kasatkina6-2 6-3
2017-04-03CharlestonQFclayDaria Kasatkina6-4 6-1
2017-01-02BrisbaneR32hardDaria Kasatkina6-3 6-3
2016-05-09RomeR16clayIrina Camelia Begu6-1 6-4
2015-10-19MoscowR16hardDaria Kasatkina6-3 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kasatkina D.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

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

Kasatkina D.Begu I.
0
Serve
95
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
78
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
58
Break points won·Clear edge
100
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
93
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
92
98

Kasatkina D.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 39 km/hHumidity 68%