Belinda Bencic vs Irina Camelia Begu — Madrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
Belinda Bencic
SUI11
Belinda Bencic
#14WTA
1989ELO
1849Clay ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 28 April 2022
clay
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
Bencic B.
6-4 6-1
Begu I.
Bencic B.
662
Begu I.
410

Belinda Bencic defeated Irina Camelia Begu 6-4 6-1 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #14, defending last year's quarter-final. Belinda Bencic claimed a first win over Irina Camelia Begu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-13BirminghamR32grassIrina Camelia Begu6-4 4-3 RET
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Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Begu I.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

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

Bencic B.Begu I.
38
Serve
—
21
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Bencic B.Begu I.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bencic B.Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
88
68
Break points saved·Dominant
95
58
Break points won·Slight edge
94
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
81
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Bencic B.
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 24 days (−0.3)
Begu I.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.0+116 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.0Clay Elo 1733
7.8Overall Elo 1989
ELO gap
2.2Overall Elo 1769
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.5
Surface form
4.6
10.08-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
Surface transition
6.0
Context
7.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Bencic B.Begu I.
Freshness·Clear edge
85
98

Bencic B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
13°CDrizzle
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Jabeur O.[8]
Pegula J.[12]
7-50-66-2
Semi-finals
Pegula J.[12]
Teichmann J.
6-36-4
Jabeur O.[8]
Alexandrova E.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Alexandrova E.
Anisimova A.
6-46-3
Teichmann J.
Kalinina A.
6-36-4
Pegula J.[12]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-46-2
Jabeur O.[8]
Halep S.
6-36-2
R16
Halep S.
Gauff C.[14]
6-46-4
Teichmann J.
Rybakina E.[16]
6-36-1
Kalinina A.
Raducanu E.[9]
6-22-66-4
Pegula J.[12]
Andreescu B.
7-56-1
Alexandrova E.
Bouzkova M.
6-746-07-5
Anisimova A.
Azarenka V.[15]
6-16-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Kasatkina D.
6-41-66-3
Jabeur O.[8]
Bencic B.[11]
6-23-66-2
R32
Rybakina E.[16]
Siniakova K.
6-01-0
Raducanu E.[9]
Kostyuk M.
6-26-1
Bouzkova M.
Yastremska D.
3-67-636-1
Azarenka V.[15]
Zidansek T.
3-66-16-3
Anisimova A.
Martic P.
3-66-36-2
Jabeur O.[8]
Gracheva V.
7-50-66-4
Bencic B.[11]
Muchova K.
6-34-67-5
Halep S.
Badosa P.[2]
6-36-1
Kasatkina D.
Sakkari M.[4]
3-66-36-1
Pegula J.[12]
Kanepi K.
6-36-3
Gauff C.[14]
Putintseva Y.
6-12-66-4
Teichmann J.
Fernandez L.[17]
6-46-4
Kalinina A.
Muguruza G.[7]
6-36-0
Sorribes Tormo S.
Osaka N.
6-36-1
Andreescu B.
Collins D.[6]
6-16-1
Alexandrova E.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-47-5
R64
Muchova K.
Zheng Q.
1-66-36-4
Zidansek T.
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-3
Kanepi K.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-36-4
Rybakina E.[16]
Dodin O.
6-27-5
Collins D.[6]
Puig M.
7-56-0
Anisimova A.
Sabalenka A.[3]
6-23-66-4
Kalinina A.
Stephens S.
7-56-4
Fernandez L.[17]
Petkovic A.
6-11-66-4
Muguruza G.[7]
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-2
Sakkari M.[4]
Keys M.
6-786-36-4
Kasatkina D.
Bondar A.
4-66-46-3
Osaka N.
Potapova A.
6-36-1
Pegula J.[12]
Giorgi C.
7-52-67-5
Andreescu B.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-43-66-0
Bouzkova M.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-47-5
Parrizas Diaz N.
Cirstea S.
6-46-2
Alexandrova E.
Ostapenko J.[10]
6-24-66-4
Azarenka V.[15]
Golubic V.
7-656-3
Martic P.
Samsonova L.
7-666-1
Jabeur O.[8]
Paolini J.
7-696-1
Gracheva V.
Cornet A.
1-67-57-5
Gauff C.[14]
Schmiedlova A.
6-06-2
Halep S.
Zhang S.
6-26-3
Badosa P.[2]
Kudermetova V.
6-36-0
Teichmann J.
Kvitova P.
6-37-5
Raducanu E.[9]
Martincova T.
7-636-0
Kostyuk M.
Tauson C.
6-36-2
Yastremska D.
Minnen G.
6-30-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[13]
6-32-66-3
Bencic B.[11]
Begu I.
6-46-1
Putintseva Y.
Rogers S.
7-57-5
Siniakova K.
Konjuh A.
0-66-46-2