Irina Camelia Begu vs Donna Vekic — Tenerife Round of 16

Tenerife · WTA · Round of 16
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2021
hard
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Begu I.
4-6 6-2 7-6
Vekic D.
Begu I.
46772
Vekic D.
62641

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Donna Vekic 4-6 6-2 7-6 in the Tenerife round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-23IstanbulQFclayIrina Camelia Begu3-6 7-6(1) 6-1
2014-10-13MoscowR32hardIrina Camelia Begu7-6(5) 1-6 6-3
2012-09-10TashkentFhardIrina Camelia Begu6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Even serve battle

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 hard

Begu I.Vekic D.
—
Serve
6
—
Return
36

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

Statistics

This season
Begu I.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (181 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Even
68
67
Break points saved·Dominant
58
86
Break points won·Even
88
91
Deciding sets·Even
81
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
33

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Begu I.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Vekic D.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.6Hard Elo 1686
Surface ELO
5.4+50 Hard Elo edge
4.9Overall Elo 1769
ELO gap
5.1Overall Elo 1807
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.8
Surface form
3.2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Minutes 14d
8.8
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Vekic D.
Freshness·Even
98
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Li A.
Osorio C.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Osorio C.
Giorgi C.[4]
6-47-5
Li A.
Cornet A.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Osorio C.
Zheng S.
7-56-1
Giorgi C.[4]
Rus A.
6-16-1
Li A.
Begu I.
7-57-5
Cornet A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-3
R16
Cornet A.
Wang X.
6-16-754-1
Rus A.
Minnen G.
6-16-2
Schmiedlova A.
Cristian J.
6-27-5
Li A.
Gracheva V.
6-46-2
Osorio C.
Sherif M.
6-46-2
Zheng S.
Tauson C.[7]
7-642-66-4
Giorgi C.[4]
Kovinic D.
6-16-2
Begu I.
Vekic D.
4-66-27-64
R32
Osorio C.
Svitolina E.[1]
5-76-36-2
Minnen G.
Minella M.
7-57-62
Zheng S.
Masarova R.
6-46-2
Tauson C.[7]
Watson H.
6-42-67-66
Cristian J.
Zidansek T.[2]
7-54-66-1
Sherif M.
Stefanini L.
6-26-0
Begu I.
Kostyuk M.
6-46-4
Cornet A.
Voegele S.
6-16-2
Li A.
Parrizas Diaz N.
2-66-46-1
Wang X.
Zhang S.[6]
6-26-1
Giorgi C.[4]
Bolsova A.
7-643-66-4
Kovinic D.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-3
Rus A.
Golubic V.[5]
6-36-4
Vekic D.
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
6-16-4
Gracheva V.
Sorribes Tormo S.[3]
6-45-77-64
Schmiedlova A.
Juvan K.
4-66-16-4