Irina Camelia Begu vs Pauline ParmentierBucharest Quarter-final

Bucharest · WTA · Quarter-final
#173WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2017
clay
40 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Begu I.
7-5 6-0
Parmentier P.
Begu I.
762
Parmentier P.
500

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Pauline Parmentier 7-5 6-0 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pauline Parmentier came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Irina Camelia Begu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-20Fed Cup WG SF: ROU vs FRARRclayPauline Parmentier6-3 2-6 6-2
2018-04-23IstanbulSFclayPauline Parmentier6-3 6-4
2011-08-22DallasR32hardIrina Camelia Begu6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Parmentier P.

Parmentier P.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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 145). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
15
Break points saved·Clear edge
58
39
Break points won·Dominant
88
41
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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