Irina Camelia Begu vs Tatjana Maria — Istanbul Round of 32

Istanbul · WTA · Round of 32
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU3
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2017
clay
Tatjana Maria
GER
Tatjana Maria
#76WTA
1703ELO
1585Clay ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWLWW
Begu I.
1-6 6-1 7-5
Maria T.
Begu I.
1672
Maria T.
6151

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Tatjana Maria 1-6 6-1 7-5 in the Istanbul round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tatjana Maria came in ranked #76, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Tatjana Maria in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-01RabatR32clayTatjana Maria6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Maria T.

Maria T.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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 clay

Begu I.Maria T.
—
Serve
12
—
Return
16

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

Statistics

This season
Begu I.Maria T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Maria T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
13
Break points saved·Dominant
58
31
Break points won·Slight edge
88
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
58

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Maria T.
Freshness·Dominant
98
64

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Maria T.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[1]
Mertens E.[6]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Mertens E.[6]
Begu I.[3]
6-16-1
Svitolina E.[1]
Cepelova J.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.[6]
Buyukakcay C.
6-44-66-2
Begu I.[3]
Eraydin B.
2-67-656-1
Cepelova J.
Yastremska D.
2-67-646-4
Svitolina E.[1]
Cirstea S.[5]
6-46-4
R16
Mertens E.[6]
Errani S.
7-633-66-3
Begu I.[3]
Flipkens K.
6-11-66-3
Eraydin B.
Aksu A.
6-16-3
Yastremska D.
Kalinskaya A.
6-16-4
Cirstea S.[5]
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[1]
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-36-3
Buyukakcay C.
Babos T.[2]
6-47-65
Cepelova J.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-47-63
R32
Errani S.
Hsieh S.
6-06-1
Mertens E.[6]
Baindl K.
6-46-1
Begu I.[3]
Maria T.
1-66-17-5
Aksu A.
Kulichkova E.
7-56-1
Eraydin B.
Pironkova T.[7]
6-26-4
Yastremska D.
Petkovic A.[8]
3-66-06-3
Flipkens K.
Kucova K.
6-01-0
Kalinskaya A.
Chang K.
6-16-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Soylu I.
6-37-5
Cepelova J.
Bouchard E.[4]
6-06-4
Sakkari M.
Kovinic D.
7-636-3
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Hibino N.
2-66-06-3
Svitolina E.[1]
Kamenskaya V.
6-40-66-1
Cirstea S.[5]
Ferro F.
6-36-1
Babos T.[2]
Perrin C.
6-36-2
Buyukakcay C.
Zanevska M.
6-26-1