Pauline Parmentier vs Irina Camelia Begu — Istanbul Semi-final

Istanbul · WTA · Semi-final
FRA
Pauline Parmentier
40 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2018
clay
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU7
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Parmentier P.
6-3 6-4
Begu I.
Parmentier P.
662
Begu I.
340

Pauline Parmentier defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-3 6-4 in the Istanbul semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Pauline Parmentier narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-20Fed Cup WG SF: ROU vs FRARRclayPauline Parmentier6-3 2-6 6-2
2017-07-17BucharestQFclayIrina Camelia Begu7-5 6-0
2011-08-22DallasR32hardIrina Camelia Begu6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Parmentier P.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Parmentier P.

Serve advantage — Begu I.

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
Parmentier P.Begu I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (96 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Parmentier P.Begu I.
Freshness·
—
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Parmentier P.
Hercog P.
6-43-66-3
Semi-finals
Parmentier P.
Begu I.[7]
6-36-4
Hercog P.
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Parmentier P.
Wozniacki C.[1]
4-66-30-0
Begu I.[7]
Vekic D.
3-67-616-1
Sakkari M.
Rus A.
6-37-66
Hercog P.
Kuznetsova S.[2]
6-11-67-5
R16
Hercog P.
Bondarenko K.
6-21-1
Vekic D.
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-2
Begu I.[7]
Mchale C.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[2]
Tomova V.
7-54-66-1
Parmentier P.
Putintseva Y.
6-22-66-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Errani S.
5-76-36-3
Sakkari M.
Krunic A.
6-36-1
Rus A.
Kovinic D.
2-66-26-0
R32
Vekic D.
Radwanska A.[3]
6-12-0
Errani S.
Flipkens K.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Barthel M.
7-644-66-3
Krunic A.
Makarova K.[5]
1-66-16-4
Sakkari M.
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-2
Parmentier P.
Aksu A.
6-26-2
Begu I.[7]
Jakupovic D.
7-56-0
Wozniacki C.[1]
Alexandrova E.
6-26-2
Rus A.
Zhang S.[4]
6-26-3
Tomova V.
Ivakhnenko V.
7-56-4
Kovinic D.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-3
Bondarenko K.
Oz I.
4-66-46-0
Kuznetsova S.[2]
Wang Q.
6-36-3
Putintseva Y.
Cirstea S.[6]
0-66-16-0
Tomljanovic A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-3
Hercog P.
Sabalenka A.[8]
6-27-5