Irina Camelia Begu vs Yue YuanDubai Qualifying Round 2

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#173WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2025
hard
#121WTA
1629ELO
1610Hard ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWL
Begu I.
7-5 6-4
Yuan Y.
Begu I.
762
Yuan Y.
54

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Yue Yuan 7-5 6-4 in the Dubai qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yue Yuan came in ranked #121, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Irina Camelia Begu claimed a first win over Yue Yuan in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-29US OpenR64hardYue Yuan6-3 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Yuan Y.

Yuan Y.serving59% hold

wins 54% 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

Serve & return on hard

Begu I.Yuan Y.
Serve
30
Return
35

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
46%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
68
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
58
81
Break points won·Slight edge
88
77
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
60
Tiebreaks·Even
88
85

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.7+76 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.3Hard Elo 1610
6.2Overall Elo 1769
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1629
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.0
Surface form
3.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.9
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
Freshness·
98

Begu I.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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