Irina Camelia Begu vs Katie SwanWimbledon Round of 128

Wimbledon · WTA · Round of 128
#211WTA
1759ELO
1605Grass ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
LWWWLWLLWW
Sets
Monday, 29 June 2026 ·
grass
#196WTA
1555ELO
1498Grass ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
LWWLWLWWWW
Begu I.
vs
Swan K.

Irina Camelia Begu faces Katie Swan in the Wimbledon round of 128 on grass. Katie Swan is the paper favourite — ranked #196, leading the head-to-head 1–0 — but Irina Camelia Begu arrives in form, winning 3 of their last 4 on grass to Katie Swan's 2.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 13:20 UTC
Begu I.77%
Swan K.23%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Begu I. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.3+107 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.7Grass Elo 1498
5.6Overall Elo 1759
ELO gap
4.4Overall Elo 1554
5.0First meeting on grass
H2H
5.0First meeting on grass
5.96 of last 10 on grass
Surface form
5.25 of last 10 on grass
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
4.3Won 38% in GBR (26)
Country comfort
5.5Home country · 3/12 here
Context
6.0Reached the R64 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.

Form trajectory

Begu I.Surgingearly
Swan K.Stable

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

2 vs 21 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
69%
68%
1st serve points won·Dominant
42%
68%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
32%
45%
Service points won·Clear edge
39%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
47%
Break points saved·Clear edge
42%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (2 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Swan K.

Swan K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Serve advantage — Swan K.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
67
48
Break points saved·Even
58
56
Break points won·Slight edge
88
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
46
Tiebreaks·
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
69
98

Begu I.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 85 games (7d) · Swan K.: 14 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather forecast
18°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 55%

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonR128grassKatie Swan6-2 6-2

Draw — qualifying

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final