Irina Camelia Begu vs Jaqueline Cristian — Bucharest Round of 16

Bucharest · WTA · Round of 16
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU7
Irina Camelia Begu
#173WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2017
clay
Jaqueline Cristian
ROU
Jaqueline Cristian
#37WTA
1834ELO
1746Clay ELO
$742kYTD
$3.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWLW
Begu I.
6-4 6-0
Cristian J.
Begu I.
662
Cristian J.
400

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Jaqueline Cristian 6-4 6-0 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jaqueline Cristian came in ranked #37. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-14IasiSFclayIrina Camelia Begu6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cristian J.

Cristian J.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.Cristian J.
—
Serve
37
—
Return
10

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

Statistics

This season
Begu I.Cristian J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Cristian J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
68
77
Break points saved·Dominant
58
84
Break points won·Clear edge
88
71
Deciding sets·Slight edge
81
91
Tiebreaks·Even
88
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Cristian J.
Freshness·
98
—

Begu I.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Begu I.[7]
Goerges J.[3]
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Begu I.[7]
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
7-57-5
Goerges J.[3]
Bogdan A.
3-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
Maria T.[8]
6-06-3
Begu I.[7]
Parmentier P.
7-56-0
Goerges J.[3]
Dulgheru A.
7-57-5
Bogdan A.
Sevastova A.[1]
6-16-3
R16
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
Ruse E.
6-36-4
Parmentier P.
Mertens E.[5]
3-66-46-4
Begu I.[7]
Cristian J.
6-46-0
Dulgheru A.
Alexandrova E.[9]
6-44-66-2
Maria T.[8]
Podoroska N.
4-1
Goerges J.[3]
Sasnovich A.
7-646-3
Sevastova A.[1]
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Bogdan A.
Buyukakcay C.
6-47-5
R32
Begu I.[7]
Jorovic I.
6-46-1
Alexandrova E.[9]
Krejcikova B.
4-66-06-2
Dulgheru A.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-2
Sasnovich A.
Bara I.
6-46-4
Goerges J.[3]
Glatch A.
1-66-36-1
Bogdan A.
Cirstea S.[6]
6-46-2
Buyukakcay C.
Hercog P.
4-66-37-63
Kovinic D.
Frech M.
6-35-76-3
Sevastova A.[1]
Cepelova J.
6-26-0
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
Beck A.
6-06-1
Ruse E.
Shinikova I.
6-26-1
Podoroska N.
Zanevska M.
6-32-66-1
Maria T.[8]
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-2
Mertens E.[5]
Lemoine Q.
6-26-3
Parmentier P.
Rus A.
2-66-16-3
Cristian J.
Baindl K.
4-66-46-2