Simona Halep vs Irina Camelia Begu — Shenzhen Semi-final

Shenzhen · WTA · Semi-final
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2018
hard
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU4
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Halep S.
6-1 6-4
Begu I.
Halep S.
662
Begu I.
140

Simona Halep defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-1 6-4 in the Shenzhen semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's round of 16. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 6–0.

Key context

Head to head

5–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR64claySimona Halep6-3 6-4
2020-08-10PragueSFclaySimona Halep7-6(2) 6-3
2016-09-26WuhanR32hardSimona Halep6-3 2-0 RET
2016-05-02MadridQFclaySimona Halep6-3 0-6 6-1
2012-01-09HobartR16hardSimona Halep6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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
Halep S.Begu I.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
68
Break points saved·Dominant
87
58
Break points won·Clear edge
100
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
81
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Halep S.Begu I.
Freshness·
—
98

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Siniakova K.[6]
6-12-66-0
Sabalenka A.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.
4-67-626-3
Semi-finals
Siniakova K.[6]
Sharapova M.
6-23-66-3
Halep S.[1]
Begu I.[4]
6-16-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Zvonareva V.
6-01-0
Sabalenka A.[1]
Wang Y.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Begu I.[4]
Babos T.[8]
7-57-5
Halep S.[1]
Sabalenka A.
6-26-2
Sharapova M.
Diyas Z.
6-36-3
Siniakova K.[6]
Pliskova K.
6-26-2
Wang Y.
Niculescu M.
2-67-646-1
Sabalenka A.[1]
Sharapova M.[5]
6-14-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Cirstea S.
7-56-1
Zvonareva V.
Kudermetova V.
4-67-56-3
R16
Begu I.[4]
Alexandrova E.
4-66-16-2
Babos T.[8]
Linette M.
6-26-1
Sabalenka A.
Kovinic D.
6-16-0
Siniakova K.[6]
Wang Y.
7-56-3
Sharapova M.
Riske Amritraj A.
4-66-36-2
Diyas Z.
Zhang S.[3]
6-36-756-4
Halep S.[1]
Duan Y.
3-66-16-2
Pliskova K.
Bogdan A.
6-47-63
Sharapova M.[5]
Wang X.
6-745-2
Wang Y.
Jabeur O.
3-66-46-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Alexandrova E.
6-36-3
Cirstea S.
Parmentier P.
6-26-2
Kudermetova V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[8]
6-21-66-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Rodina E.
4-66-26-3
Zvonareva V.
Jorovic I.
7-54-66-4
Niculescu M.
Pliskova K.
6-726-36-4
R32
Sharapova M.
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-0
Pliskova K.
Ostapenko J.[2]
6-16-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Wang Q.[5]
7-56-0
Babos T.[8]
Wang X.
6-16-1
Zhang S.[3]
Blinkova A.
6-36-4
Wang Y.
Paolini J.
6-06-4
Sabalenka A.
Niculescu M.
6-46-4
Linette M.
Cepelova J.
7-52-66-4
Siniakova K.[6]
Jabeur O.
6-16-1
Duan Y.
Rodina E.
6-27-5
Halep S.[1]
Gibbs N.
6-46-1
Begu I.[4]
Liu F.
6-16-2
Alexandrova E.
Voegele S.
6-26-3
Diyas Z.
Parmentier P.
6-36-4
Bogdan A.
Giorgi C.
6-46-2
Kovinic D.
Sakkari M.[7]
4-66-26-3
Jorovic I.
Garcia C.[2]
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[8]
Bogdan A.
6-06-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Wang Q.[3]
6-36-3
Parmentier P.
Zheng S.[6]
6-23-66-2
Wang Y.
Schmiedlova A.
6-16-0
Pliskova K.
Peng S.
3-67-663-3
Wang X.
Xun F.
7-636-4
Alexandrova E.
Jakupovic D.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Kumkhum L.
6-36-3
Jabeur O.
Zhang S.[7]
6-26-3
Kudermetova V.
Begu I.
3-66-17-65
Sabalenka A.[1]
Maria T.
3-66-36-1
Sharapova M.[5]
Bacsinszky T.
6-27-63
Rodina E.
Diyas Z.
3-66-37-67
Cirstea S.
Linette M.
6-36-3
Niculescu M.
Ostapenko J.[4]
6-06-2