Elise Mertens vs Irina Camelia Begu — Istanbul Semi-final

Istanbul · WTA · Semi-final
Elise Mertens
BEL6
Elise Mertens
#27WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2017
clay
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU3
Irina Camelia Begu
#173WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Mertens E.
6-1 6-1
Begu I.
Mertens E.
662
Begu I.
110

Elise Mertens defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-1 6-1 in the Istanbul semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #27. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-05-06RomeR32clayIrina Camelia Begu6-2 6-0
2022-08-29US OpenR128hardIrina Camelia Begu3-6 6-2 6-3
2022-01-17Australian OpenR64hardElise Mertens6-3 6-2
2017-02-11Fed Cup WG2 R1: ROU vs BELRRhardElise Mertens3-6 7-5 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Mertens E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

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
Mertens E.Begu I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens E.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
80
68
Break points saved·Dominant
90
58
Break points won·Slight edge
96
88
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
81
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens E.Begu I.
Freshness·Clear edge
81
98

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d) · Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). 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