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Irina-Camelia Begu

Irina-Camelia Begu
  • Residence: Bucharest, Romania
  • Date of Birth: 26 Aug 1990
  • Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania
  • Height: 5' 11" (1.81 m)
  • Weight: 148 lbs. (67 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
  • Status: Pro

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Irina-Camelia Begu Biography

Currently without a coach ... Mother is Steluta (civil servant); father is Paul (electrician); brother is Andrei ... Started playing tennis at age 3 with aunt, who was a coach ... Favorite surface is clay ... Did gymnastics and played handball when younger ... Idol growing up was Martina Hingis ... Best tennis memory was winning European 16 & Under title in 2006 ... Favorite city is New York; favorite tournament was Marbella.
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Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 1
WTA Doubles Titles 0 1
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 8
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 17
Prize Money $116,647 $788,328
W/L - Singles 5 - 7 203 - 122
W/L - Doubles 5 - 5 145 - 75
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Results

KATOWICE

WTA // POLAND // 08-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 51 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 79 5-7 7-6 (5) 6-1
R16 Loss [Q] Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) 117 4-6 6-3 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+30

Prize Money

$3,100
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
53 96 69
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
12-Sep-2011 (38) 30-Jul-2012 (35)
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JANUARY - Fell 1r at Hobart (l. to Pironkova); reached 2r at Australian Open (l. to A.Radwanska).

FEBRUARY - Fell 1r at Pattaya City (ret. vs. Panova w/right shoulder injury); reached 2r at Acapulco (ret. vs. Soler-Espinosa w/right shoulder injury).

MARCH - Reached 2r at Indian Wells (l. to Kerber); reached 2r at Miami (l. to Lepchenko).

APRIL - Reached 2r at Katowice (l. to Cadantu); withdrew from Marrakech w/right shoulder injury.
2005 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Romania.

2006 - Won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - Won one singles title and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Won four singles titles and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Played first WTA main draw at Budapest, falling 1r (as LL, l. to Peer); fell in qualifying six times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open).

2010 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying twice (incl. Wimbledon); won one singles title and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2011 - First Top 50 season; runner-up twice at Marbella (l. to Azarenka in final) and Budapest (l. to Vinci in final); SF at Dallas (l. to Lisicki); QF at Palermo; reached 2r three times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r four times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open) and in qualifying twice (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debut on April 11 (rose from No.138 to No.97) and Top 50 debut on July 25 (rose from No.56 to No.46).

2012 - Near-Top 50 season (finishing No.52); won first WTA title at Tashkent (d. Vekic in final); SF three times at Acapulco (l. to Pennetta), Palermo (l. to Errani) and Linz (l. to Azarenka); QF at Fes; reached 2r six times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open and 's-Hertogenbosch - l. to Schiavone 62 26 76(8); held 8mp in tie-break - 6mp at 6-0 and 2mp at 7-6 and 8-7); fell 1r nine times (incl. other two majors, Olympics) and in qualifying twice; won first WTA doubles title at Hobart (w/Niculescu); won one doubles title on ITF Circuit; withdrew from Charleston w/right elbow injury.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2012 - Tashkent.
Finalist (2): 2011 - Marbella, Budapest.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2012 - Hobart (w/Niculescu).
Finalist (2): 2012 - Fès (w/Cadantu), Luxembourg (w/Niculescu).

ADDITIONAL
Romanian Olympic Team, 2012.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 0 1
WTA Doubles Titles 0 1
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 8
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 17
Prize Money $116,647 $788,328
W/L - Singles 5 - 7 203 - 122
W/L - Doubles 5 - 5 145 - 75

Matchfacts

Service Record YTD Return Record YTD
Aces 19 1st Serve Return Points Won 37%
Double Faults 54 2nd Serve Return Points Won 54.2%
1st Serve 60.6% Break Points Opportunities 100
1st Serve Points Won 58.2% Break Points Converted 47%
2nd Serve Points Won 44.2% Return Games Played 126
Break Points Faced 127 Return Games Won 37.3%
Break Points Saved 59.1% Return Points Won 43.9%
Service Games Played 126 Total Points Won 48.4%
Service Games Won 58.7%
Service Points Won 52.6%

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
1 / 2 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2r 1r - - - - - -
2 / 2 FRENCH OPEN - 2r 2r - - - - -
0 / 2 WIMBLEDON - 1r 1r - - - - -
1 / 2 US OPEN - 2r 1r - - - - -

Doubles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
5 / 2 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 3r QF - - - - - -
0 / 1 FRENCH OPEN - 1r - - - - - -
1 / 2 WIMBLEDON - 2r 1r - - - - -
1 / 2 US OPEN - 1r 2r - - - - -
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Irina-Camelia Begu Results

  • Singles
    Doubles

KATOWICE

WTA // POLAND // 08-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 51 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 79 5-7 7-6 (5) 6-1
R16 Loss [Q] Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) 117 4-6 6-3 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+30

Prize Money

$3,100

MIAMI

WTA // USA // 19-Mar-2013 // $5,185,625 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 53 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win Marina Erakovic (NZL) 62 6-1 4-6 6-4
R64 Loss [25] Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 29 6-3 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+50

Prize Money

$13,750

INDIAN WELLS

WTA // USA // 06-Mar-2013 // $6,020,268 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win Heather Watson (GBR) 39 6-2 6-4
R64 Loss [4] Angelique Kerber (GER) 6 6-3 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+50

Prize Money

$16,000

ACAPULCO

WTA // MEXICO // 25-Feb-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 44 // Seed/Entry: 4/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [W] Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) 251 6-2 3-6 7-5
R16 Loss Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) 85 6-1 2-1 RET

WTA Rankings PTS

+30

Prize Money

$3,100

PATTAYA CITY

WTA // THAILAND // 28-Jan-2013 // $235,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/16Q/16D // Rank: 46 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Alexandra Panova (RUS) 103 7-6 (6) 3-2 RET

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$2,075

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 14-Jan-2013 // $13,712,772 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win Arantxa Rus (NED) 70 6-4 6-2
R64 Loss [4] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 4 6-3 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+100

Prize Money

$45,723

HOBART

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 06-Jan-2013 // $235,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 53 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 39 6-3 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,800
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
53 96 69

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
27/08/2012 US OPEN 2R 100
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 2R 100
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
29/08/2011 US OPEN 1R 5
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN 2R 100
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 3R 50
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
Date Tournament Round Points
31/08/2009 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON Q - 2R 40
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN Q - 3R 50
Complete Rankings Breakdown

Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2012 52 37
2011 40 62
2010 214 157
2009 230 188
2008 231 406
2007 710 601
2006 974 821
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
12-Sep-2011 (38) 30-Jul-2012 (35)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
53 1139

Rankings Breakdown

  • Singles
    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
27/08/2012 US OPEN 2R 100
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 2R 100
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
29/08/2011 US OPEN 1R 5
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN 2R 100
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 3R 50
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
Date Tournament Round Points
31/08/2009 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON Q - 2R 40
24/05/2009 FRENCH OPEN Q - 3R 50

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
19/03/2013 MIAMI 2R 50
06/03/2013 INDIAN WELLS 2R 50
13/08/2012 CINCINNATI 2R 20
05/05/2012 MADRID 1R 5
20/03/2012 MIAMI 1R 5
07/03/2012 INDIAN WELLS 2R 50
01/10/2011 BEIJING 1R 5
25/09/2011 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 2R 70
14/06/2010 EASTBOURNE Q - 1R 1
17/05/2010 WARSAW 1R 20
Date Tournament Round Points

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
08/04/2013 KATOWICE 2R 30
25/02/2013 ACAPULCO 2R 30
28/01/2013 PATTAYA CITY 1R 1
06/01/2013 HOBART 1R 1
15/10/2012 LUXEMBOURG 2R 1
08/10/2012 LINZ 4R 130
10/09/2012 TASHKENT W 280
19/08/2012 DALLAS 1R 1
09/07/2012 PALERMO 4R 130
17/06/2012 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH 2R 30
Date Tournament Round Points
11/06/2012 BAD GASTEIN 2R 30
21/05/2012 STRASBOURG 1R 1
30/04/2012 BUDAPEST 1R 1
23/04/2012 FES 3R 70
09/04/2012 BARCELONA 1R 1
27/02/2012 ACAPULCO 4R 130
08/01/2012 HOBART 2R 30
19/09/2011 SEOUL 2R 30
22/08/2011 DALLAS 4R 130
11/07/2011 PALERMO 3R 70
Date Tournament Round Points
04/07/2011 BUDAPEST QF 200
18/04/2011 FES 1R 16
04/04/2011 MARBELLA QF 216
21/02/2011 ACAPULCO Q - 3R 10
13/07/2009 PALERMO Q - 3R 10
06/07/2009 BUDAPEST 3R 10
13/04/2009 BARCELONA Q - 1R 1
06/04/2009 MARBELLA Q - 1R 1
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