Irina Camelia Begu vs Elise Mertens — US Open Round of 128
US Open · WTA · Round of 128
#211WTA
1759ELO
1681Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2022
hard
#21WTA
1917ELO
1859Hard ELO
$1.4MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Irina Camelia Begu defeated Elise Mertens 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #21, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Irina Camelia Begu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Irina Camelia Begu dropped the opening set before beating Elise Mertens 3–6 6–2 6–3.
Begu I.
3662
Mertens E.
6231
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
1.07
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 67%
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-06 | Rome | R32 | clay | Irina Camelia Begu | 6-2 6-0 |
| 2022-01-17 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2017-04-24 | Istanbul | SF | clay | Elise Mertens | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2017-02-11 | Fed Cup WG2 R1: ROU vs BEL | RR | hard | Elise Mertens | 3-6 7-5 7-5 |
Statistics
Recent form66%1st serve in+7%59%
61%1st serve points won+8%69%
45%2nd serve points won+4%49%
55%Service points won+6%61%
44%Return points won+1%45%
49%Break points saved+7%56%
1.6Aces / match+2.94.5
3.2Double faults / match+0.63.8
Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sabalenka A.
Pliskova K.
6-17-64
Garcia C.
Gauff C.
6-36-4
Jabeur O.
Tomljanovic A.
6-47-64
Swiatek I.
Pegula J.
6-37-64
R16
Gauff C.
Zhang S.
7-57-5
Garcia C.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-1
Jabeur O.
Kudermetova V.
7-616-4
Tomljanovic A.
Samsonova L.
7-686-1
Swiatek I.
Niemeier J.
2-66-46-0
Pegula J.
Kvitova P.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.
Azarenka V.
7-56-756-2
Sabalenka A.
Collins D.
3-66-36-2
R32
Pliskova K.
Bencic B.
5-76-46-3
Collins D.
Cornet A.
6-47-69
Gauff C.
Keys M.
6-26-3
Swiatek I.
Davis L.
6-36-4
Niemeier J.
Zheng Q.
6-47-65
Kvitova P.
Muguruza G.
5-76-37-610
Pegula J.
Yuan Y.
6-26-766-0
Azarenka V.
Martic P.
6-36-0
Sabalenka A.
Burel C.
6-06-2
Zhang S.
Marino R.
6-26-4
Tomljanovic A.
Williams S.
7-56-746-1
Garcia C.
Andreescu B.
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Wang X.
6-43-66-4
Jabeur O.
Rogers S.
4-66-46-3
Kudermetova V.
Galfi D.
6-26-0
Samsonova L.
Krunic A.
6-36-3
R64
Martic P.
Badosa P.
6-756-16-2
Yuan Y.
Begu I.
6-37-66
Krunic A.
Krejcikova B.
2-66-46-2
Tomljanovic A.
Rodina E.
1-66-27-5
Kvitova P.
Kalinina A.
W/O
Williams S.
Kontaveit A.
7-642-66-2
Swiatek I.
Stephens S.
6-36-2
Davis L.
Alexandrova E.
0-66-47-65
Niemeier J.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-3
Zheng Q.
Potapova A.
7-647-63
Muguruza G.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-06-4
Pegula J.
Sasnovich A.
6-46-4
Azarenka V.
Kostyuk M.
6-26-3
Pliskova K.
Bouzkova M.
6-36-2
Bencic B.
Cirstea S.
3-67-56-2
Cornet A.
Siniakova K.
6-11-66-3
Collins D.
Bucsa C.
6-27-5
Burel C.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-44-66-4
Sabalenka A.
Kanepi K.
2-67-686-4
Marino R.
Snigur D.
6-37-65
Zhang S.
Schmiedlova A.
7-56-1
Keys M.
Giorgi C.
6-45-77-66
Gauff C.
Ruse E.
6-27-64
Andreescu B.
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-4
Garcia C.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Osorio C.
6-46-757-65
Wang X.
Sakkari M.
3-67-57-5
Jabeur O.
Mandlik E.
7-56-2
Rogers S.
Hruncakova V.
7-56-1
Kudermetova V.
Zanevska M.
6-26-3
Galfi D.
Dart H.
6-46-0
Samsonova L.
Fernandez L.
6-37-63
R128
Williams S.
Kovinic D.
6-36-3
Kalinskaya A.
Peterson R.
6-46-3
Sasnovich A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-4
Krejcikova B.
Contreras Gomez F.
6-06-4
Rodina E.
Trevisan M.
7-56-1
Swiatek I.
Paolini J.
6-36-0
Stephens S.
Minnen G.
1-66-36-3
Davis L.
Bronzetti L.
4-67-635-4
Alexandrova E.
Stearns P.
6-44-67-5
Putintseva Y.
Anisimova A.
6-36-3
Niemeier J.
Kenin S.
7-636-4
Potapova A.
Liu C.
6-16-4
Zheng Q.
Ostapenko J.
6-33-66-4
Muguruza G.
Tauson C.
6-37-65
Fruhvirtova L.
Wang X.
6-36-4
Kalinina A.
Pera B.
6-46-4
Kvitova P.
Andreeva E.
7-636-0
Begu I.
Mertens E.
3-66-26-3
Yuan Y.
Fourlis J.
6-36-2
Pegula J.
Golubic V.
6-26-2
Badosa P.
Tsurenko L.
3-67-646-3
Martic P.
Gracheva V.
6-47-63
Kostyuk M.
Sherif M.
7-626-4
Azarenka V.
Krueger A.
6-14-66-2
Pliskova K.
Linette M.
6-24-67-68
Bouzkova M.
Noskova L.
6-26-736-2
Cirstea S.
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Petkovic A.
6-24-66-4
Cornet A.
Raducanu E.
6-36-3
Siniakova K.
Townsend T.
6-44-66-2
Bucsa C.
Juvan K.
6-46-4
Collins D.
Osaka N.
7-656-3
Burel C.
Rybakina E.
6-46-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Williams V.
6-17-65
Kanepi K.
Martincova T.
7-646-3
Sabalenka A.
Harrison C.
6-16-3
Snigur D.
Halep S.
6-20-66-4
Marino R.
Frech M.
6-26-3
Schmiedlova A.
Podoroska N.
6-36-2
Zhang S.
Teichmann J.
6-46-2
Keys M.
Yastremska D.
7-636-3
Giorgi C.
Bondar A.
4-66-36-1
Ruse E.
Saville D.
3-66-26-4
Andreescu B.
Tan H.
6-03-66-1
Gauff C.
Jeanjean L.
6-26-3
Haddad Maia B.
Konjuh A.
6-06-0
Garcia C.
Rakhimova K.
6-26-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Yu E.
6-26-4
Osorio C.
Li A.
1-66-36-1
Wang X.
Parry D.
5-76-36-3
Sakkari M.
Maria T.
6-43-66-0
Jabeur O.
Brengle M.
7-56-2
Mandlik E.
Zidansek T.
5-77-636-4
Hruncakova V.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-4
Rogers S.
Rus A.
3-66-36-4
Kudermetova V.
Vekic D.
7-56-3
Zanevska M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-17-5
Galfi D.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-46-3
Dart H.
Kasatkina D.
7-681-66-3
Fernandez L.
Dodin O.
6-36-4
Samsonova L.
Bejlek S.
6-36-1
Krunic A.
Avanesyan E.
6-46-4
Tomljanovic A.
Muchova K.
6-37-65
Kontaveit A.
Cristian J.
6-36-0