Venus Williams vs Irina Camelia Begu — Bad Homburg Round of 32

Bad Homburg · WTA · Round of 32
Venus Williams
USAWC
Venus Williams
#664WTA
1654ELO
1576Grass ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
1 — 2
Sets
Monday, 22 June 2026 ·
grass
Irina Camelia Begu
ROUQ
Irina Camelia Begu
#464WTA
1769ELO
1634Grass ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLW
Williams V.
2-6 6-4 6-7
Camelia Begu I.
Williams V.
2661
Camelia Begu I.
6472

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Venus Williams in the Round of 32 at Bad Homburg, winning 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 on grass. Begu served 3 aces and committed 5 double faults, while Williams had 7 aces and 11 double faults. Begu converted 25% of break points and won 4 service breaks, compared to Williams' 30% conversion rate and 3 service breaks.

Around the match

  • “That was definitely my niece. She is so cute.”

    Williams V.fnp.de ↗

  • “It's really beautiful here. I heard from the players that it's a beautiful tournament. The courts are excellent.”

    Williams V.sportschau.de ↗

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Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-07TorontoR64hardVenus Williams6-1 3-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Camelia Begu I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
54%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
38%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
50%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
44%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (7 vs 9). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Camelia Begu I.
Clutch Rating·Even
51
53
Break points saved·Dominant
50
15
Break points won·Slight edge
91
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
27
74
Tiebreaks·Even
87
83

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Williams V.
4.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Camelia Begu I.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
7.7+217 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.3Grass Elo 1503
3.0Overall Elo 1487
ELO gap
7.0Overall Elo 1650
5.0First meeting on grass
H2H
5.0First meeting on grass
3.64 of last 10 on grass
Surface form
6.56 of last 10 on grass
0.0Lost last 10
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3.0Clay → Grass
Surface transition
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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
Williams V.Camelia Begu I.
Freshness·
88
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Williams V.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 35 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw