Irina Camelia Begu vs Veronika ErjavecCali 125 Final

Cali 125 · CHALLENGER · Final
#204WTA
1769ELO
1733Clay ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 November 2024
clay
#105WTA
1629ELO
1610Clay ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLWLW
Begu I.
6-3 6-3
Erjavec V.
Begu I.
662
Erjavec V.
33

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Veronika Erjavec 6-3 6-3 in the Cali 125 final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Veronika Erjavec came in ranked #105.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Erjavec V.

Erjavec V.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Begu I.

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
57%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 115). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
81
Break points saved·Dominant
58
83
Break points won·Slight edge
88
94
Deciding sets·Even
81
82
Tiebreaks·
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.5+122 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.5Clay Elo 1610
6.6Overall Elo 1769
ELO gap
3.4Overall Elo 1629
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.4
Surface form
5.2
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
Surface transition
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
Freshness·Dominant
99
73

Begu I.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Erjavec V.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 32 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast