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Biography
Irina-Camelia Begu (born 26 August 1990) is a Romanian professional tennis player. On 22 August 2016, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 22. Her highest doubles ranking of No. 22 she achieved on 1 October 2018.
Biography
Begu was born in Bucharest. Her mother Steluţa is a civil servant, while her father Paul is an electrician. She has an older brother, Andrei.
She started playing tennis when she was three-and-a-half years old as her aunt, former tennis player Aurelia Gheorghe, introduced her to the sport. At 14 years old, Irina took part in a one-month tour promoted by the ITF with seven other girls and eight boys, joining the likes of Grigor Dimitrov and Ricardas Berankis.
Begu recently became a brand ambassador for TENA Lady sanitary products.
Professional career
2011: Breakthrough
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Begu, whose favorite surface is clay, started the year at No. 234, never winning a main-draw match at WTA level.
Begu won the first $100,000 ITF event of her career in February in Cali, defeating world No. 82 Laura Pous Tió in the final in straight sets.
In April, she entered the Andalucia Tennis Experience as a qualifier and eventually made the qualifications without losing a set. Then she defeated Alberta Brianti 6–4, 6–1 in the first round and followed that up with a 7–5, 6–0 win over Estrella Cabeza Candela to advance to the quarterfinals. She made to the semifinals after she beat 34th-ranked Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 6–3. In the semifinal, she stunned world No. 14 and former world No. 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 to reach her first WTA final, eventually losing to Victoria Azarenka in straight sets.
Begu neared her first ever WTA title, reaching her second final of the year in Budapest on 10 July. The Romanian played the semifinal more aggressively than the fifth seed Anabel Medina Garrigues who allowed the youngster to break her when it counted most. Irina had previously dominated another Spaniard Estrella Cabeza Candela 6–0, 6–3. Her first round brought her a 6–4, 6–4 win over another Spanish player, Laura Pous Tió whom she defeated 6–4, 6–4, and a second straight similar win over Ajla Tomljanović of Croatia. She eventually lost the last act against top-seeded Roberta Vinci, 4–6, 6–1, 4–6.
In July she posted the lone upset of second-round at the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo tournament in Italy, defeating second-seeded Roberta Vinci 6–4, 6–3, after eliminating another local in the first round, Maria Elena Camerin. Begu lost eventually to the fifth-seed Anabel Medina Garrigues in the quarterfinals, who was also the winner of the competition.
In the same month, Begu won the BCR Open Romania Ladies title, by defeating the Spanish opponent Laura Pous Tió 6–3, 7–5, in the final. Begu achieved her third consecutive win against Laura Pous Tió in 2011, after the two in Cali and Budapest. It was her fifth final of the year and her second trophy. The 50 WTA points allowed her to enter the top 50 best women players in the world, becoming also the highest ranked Romanian player.
2012: First WTA title
Ranked world No. 96, Begu won her opening match at the US Open, defeating the eighth seed, 2009 finalist and two-time semifinalist Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets. She subsequently lost to Sílvia Soler Espinosa of Spain in round two.
In September of that year, she won her first WTA title in Tashkent, beating Donna Vekic in straight sets in the final.
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2014: First WTA Premier final and two WTA doubles titles
Begu started the season losing in the qualifying of Sydney and Brisbane. At the Australian Open she passed through the qualifying draw, beating Stephanie Vogt, Jovana Jakšić and Madison Brengle before losing in the main draw to Kazakh Galina Voskoboeva in three sets. In Rio, she played the qualifying rounds and reached the main draw, where she made it to the quarterfinals after beating eighth seed Vania King and Verónica Cepede Royg. She then lost to Teliana Pereira in two sets. However, she won the title in the doubles, teaming up with María Irigoyen.
At Oeiras she reached the semifinals, beating en route Kurumi Nara, Kaia Kanepi and Timea Bacsinszky before losing to eventual champion Carla Suárez Navarro. At Seoul in singles she lost in the first round to Chanelle Scheepers in three sets. In doubles she paired with Lara Arruabarrena defeating Mona Barthel and Mandy Minella in the final 6–3, 6–3, claiming her second WTA doubles title of the year. At Moscow she reached her first Premier final, beating Donna Vekić, 2nd seed Ekaterina Makarova, Tsvetana Pironkova and 4th seed Lucie Šafářová before losing to seed No. 6 and eventual champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. With this result, she returned to the top 40.
2015: First Major 4th round, second WTA title, top 30
Begu achieved her best singles Grand Slam result at the Australian Open, reaching the fourth round for the first time before being defeated by Eugenie Bouchard in three sets. Prior to that she upset ninth seed Angelique Kerber in the first round.
In Rio, Begu made semifinals by beating in her route Olivia Rogowska, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Julia Glushko in two sets before losing to eventual finalist Anna Schmiedlová in three sets.
As No. 13 at Charleston, she made quarterfinals after Makarova's withdrawal, losing in two tie-breaks to Angelique Kerber.
At Madrid she made the quarterfinals beating en route Kurumi Nara, Andrea Petkovic (who had to withdraw), and Barbora Strýcová before losing to Petra Kvitová. At Rome she made third-round losing in three sets to Victoria Azarenka.
At the French Open, Begu reached the third round for the first time beating Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Ana Konjuh en route before losing to Petra Kvitová.
Prior to Wimbledon, Begu played in Birmingham and Eastbourne, but lost in the first round in both tournaments. She then reached the third round of the Grand Slam by beating Daria Gavrilova and Lesia Tsurenko before losing to fourth seed Maria Sharapova in straight sets.
At Washington as seed 6, Begu made quarterfinals by beating Madison Brengle and Polona Hercog before losing to top seed of the tournament Ekaterina Makarova. Despite only two wins in six matches in the American season, with her US Open opener lost, Begu reached a career high as the world No. 28 ranking.
Seeded No. 1, she then won her second WTA title in Seoul by defeating Kateryna Kozlova, Polona Hercog, Johanna Larsson, Alison Van Uytvanck, and in the final WTA rising star Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
2016: First Premier-5 semifinal and third WTA title
Begu started her season in Shenzhen, beating Lara Arruabarrena in the first round. In the second round, she had to withdraw in the second set in her match against Anna Lena Friedsam due to knee injury. Begu also withdrew from Sydney. She then lost in the first round of the Australian Open to Johanna Larsson.
In February she could not play at all. She had to withdraw from the Fed Cup, St. Petersburg and Doha because of her knee injury.
In March, Irina played the 2016 BNP Paribas Open, where she lost in the first round to Laura Siegemund, falling in three sets. She then played at the Miami Open, where she beat qualifier Maria Sakkari, Sabine Lisicki and Kristýna Plíšková, before losing to Madison Keys.
Begu started her clay-court season in Charleston where she was seeded No. 13. She beat Caroline Garcia, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Monica Puig (saving a match point) before losing to Angelique Kerber. After Charleston, Begu played for Romania in the Fed Cup, but lost both singles and doubles in their tie against Germany.At Rabat, Begu was surprisingly defeated by lucky loser Richel Hogenkamp in straight sets.
Begu's next tournament was Madrid where she arrived for the 2nd consecutive time in the quarterfinals of the tournament, beating Eugenie Bouchard, No. 3 seed Garbine Muguruza and Christina McHale en route. In the quarterfinals, she played against fellow Romanian Simona Halep, losing in three sets. She then played at the Italian Open and defeated Margarita Gasparyan before getting a surprising win over world No. 5 Victoria Azarenka. She then beat Daria Kasatkina and Misaki Doi en route to her first Premier-5 semifinal where she lost to eventual champion Serena Williams. Her next tournament was Roland Garros, where she beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands, CoCo Vandeweghe and Annika Beck before losing to Shelby Rogers in the fourth round.
In June, Begu began her grass-court season in Birmingham, eliminating fourth seed Belinda Bencic, before being upset in the second round by the in-form qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova in straight sets. She then lost to a resurgent Eugenie Bouchard in her first match at the Eastbourne International. Her grass-court campaign ended with a first-round loss at Wimbledon to Carina Witthöft. Prior to the Olympic Games in Rio, Begu played at the Brasil Tennis Cup, where she beat Laura Pigossi, Paula Cristina Gonçalves, Nao Hibino, Monica Puig and Tímea Babos en route to her third WTA title.
2017: Fourth WTA title
At the Australian Open, Irina defeated Yaroslava Shvedova5–7, 6–3, 6–4, but lost in the second round to Kristýna Plíšková, score 4–6, 6–7(8). On July 23, she won the Bucharest Open without losing a set in the entire tournament.
Significant finals
Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2015 | Wuhan, China | Hard | Monica Niculescu | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | 2−6, 3−6 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Finals by surface |
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Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Premier (0–1) |
International (4–2) |
Finals by surface |
Hard (3–1) |
Grass (0–0) |
Clay (1–2) |
Carpet (0–0) |
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Premier (0–1) |
International (4–2) |
Hard (3–1) |
Grass (0–0) |
Clay (1–2) |
Carpet (0–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | Apr 2011 | Andalucia Tennis Experience, Marbella, Spain | International | Clay | Victoria Azarenka | 3–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | Jul 2011 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | International | Clay | Roberta Vinci | 4–6, 6–1, 4–6 | |
Win | Sep 2012 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | Donna Vekić | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Loss | Oct 2014 | Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia | Premier | Hard (i) | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 4–6, 7–5, 1–6 | |
Win | Sep 2015 | Korea Open, Seoul, South Korea | International | Hard | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6–3, 6–1 | |
Win | Aug 2016 | Brasil Tennis Cup, Florianopolis, Brasil | International | Hard | Tímea Babos | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | Jul 2017 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | Julia Görges | 6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles: 16 (9 titles, 7 runners-up)
Finals by surface |
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Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–1) |
Premier (0–2) |
International (9–4) |
Finals by surface |
Hard (5–4) |
Grass (1–1) |
Clay (3–2) |
Carpet (0–0) |
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–1) |
Premier (0–2) |
International (9–4) |
Hard (5–4) |
Grass (1–1) |
Clay (3–2) |
Carpet (0–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | Jan 2012 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | Monica Niculescu | Chuang Chia-jung Marina Erakovic | 6–7, 7–6, [10–5] | |
Loss | Apr 2012 | Morocco Open, Fés | International | Clay | Alexandra Cadanțu | Petra Cetkovská Alexandra Panova | 6–3, 6–7, [9–11] | |
Loss | Oct 2012 | Luxembourg Open | International | Hard (i) | Monica Niculescu | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 3–6, 4–6 | |
Win | Jun 2013 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | International | Grass | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Dominika Cibulková Arantxa Parra Santonja | 4–6, 7–6, [11–9] | |
Win | Feb 2014 | Rio Open, Brazil | International | Clay | María Irigoyen | Johanna Larsson Chanelle Scheepers | 6–2, 6–0 | |
Win | Sep 2014 | Korea Open, Seoul | International | Hard | Lara Arruabarrena | Mona Barthel Mandy Minella | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Loss | Feb 2015 | Rio Open, Brazil | International | Clay | María Irigoyen | Ysaline Bonaventure Rebecca Peterson | 0–3 ret. | |
Loss | Oct 2015 | Wuhan Open, China | Premier 5 | Hard | Monica Niculescu | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | 2−6, 3−6 | |
Loss | Oct 2015 | Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia | Premier | Hard (i) | Monica Niculescu | Daria Kasatkina Elena Vesnina | 3–6, 7–6, [5–10] | |
Win | Jul 2017 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | Raluca Olaru | Elise Mertens Demi Schuurs | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Win | Oct 2017 | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | Sara Errani | Dalila Jakupović Nina Stojanović | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Win | Jan 2018 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | Simona Halep | Kateřina Siniaková Barbora Krejčíková | 1–6, 6–1, [10–8] | |
Loss | Jun 2018 | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | Premier | Grass | Mihaela Buzărnescu | Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan | 3–6, 5–7 | |
Win | Jul 2018 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay | Andreea Mitu | Danka Kovinić Maryna Zanevska | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | Sep 2018 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | Raluca Olaru | Olga Danilović Tamara Zidanšek | 5–7, 3–6 | |
Win | Feb 2019 | Thailand Open, Hua Hin | International | Hard | Monica Niculescu | Anna Blinkova Wang Yafan | 2–6, 6–1, [12–10] |
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W–L | ||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q3 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 7–8 | ||||||
French Open | A | Q3 | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q3 | 3R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 11–8 | ||||||
Wimbledon | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4–8 | |||||||
US Open | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3–8 | |||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 7–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 1-1 | 23–31 | ||||||
National representation | |||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 1R | NH | 0–2 | ||||||||||||
Year-end championships | |||||||||||||||||||
WTA Tour Championships | Did Not Qualify | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||||
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | 5–5 | |||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 3R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 5–6 | |||||||
Madrid | NH | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | QF | QF | 3R | 2R | 9–6 | |||||||
Beijing | NTI | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0–2 | |||||||
WTA Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Dubai / Doha | A | Not Held | NP5 | A | A | A | NP5 | A | 1R | A | 0–1 | ||||||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | SF | 1R | 2R | 7–4 | |||||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 0–3 | |||||||
Cincinnati | NTI | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1–4 | |||||||
Tokyo / Wuhan | A | 2R | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 3–3 | |||||||||
Year-end ranking | 231 | 230 | 214 | 40 | 52 | 124 | 42 | 31 | 29 | 43 | 66 |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W–L | |||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | QF | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | 11–8 | |||||||||||
French Open | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | QF | 2R | 1R | 8–7 | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | QF | 3R | 7–8 | |||||||||||
US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4–8 | ||||||||||||
Win–Loss | 1–2 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 9–4 | 3-3 | 30–31 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 18 (11–7)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 10 September 2006 | Bucharest 6, Romania | Clay | Alexandra Cadanţu | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 9 September 2007 | Braşov, Romania | Clay | Cristina Mitu | 7–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 23 March 2008 | Ain Sukhna, Egypt | Carpet | Katarzyna Piter | 6–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 7 September 2008 | Braşov, Romania | Clay | Diana Enache | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 3. | 14 September 2008 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Laura-Ioana Andrei | 7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 11 October 2008 | Jounieh, Lebanon | Clay | Anastasia Yakimova | 6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 5. | 26 October 2008 | Glasgow, Scotland | Hard | Patricia Mayr | 2–6, 7–5, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 11 April 2010 | Incheon, South Korea | Hard | Lee Jin-a | 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 15 August 2010 | Versmold, Germany | Clay | Magda Linette | 2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 6. | 19 September 2010 | Podgorica, Montenegro | Clay | Annalisa Bona | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 7. | 13 February 2011 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | Laura Pous Tió | 6–3, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 12 June 2011 | Marseille, France | Clay | Pauline Parmentier | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 8. | 23 July 2011 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Laura Pous Tió | 6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 9. | 9 March 2014 | Campinas, Brazil | Clay | Alexandra Panova | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | 16 March 2014 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Alexandra Panova | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 6 April 2014 | Medellin, Colombia | Clay | Verónica Cepede Royg | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Winner | 11. | 6 July 2014 | Contrexéville, France | Clay | Kaia Kanepi | 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 30 June 2017 | Southsea, United Kingdom | Grass | Tatjana Maria | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 27 (19–8)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 30 June 2006 | Galaţi, Romania | Clay | Carmen-Raluca Ţibuleac | Bianca Bonifate Diana Gae | 6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | 11 May 2007 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Simona Halep | Laura-Ioana Andrei Ioana Gaspar | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 31 August 2007 | Hunedoara, Romania | Clay | Laura-Ioana Andrei | Diana Enache Antonia Xenia Tout | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 9 September 2007 | Braşov, Romania | Clay | Diana Gae | Raluca Ciulei Camelia Hristea | 5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 15 June 2008 | Craiova, Romania | Clay | Alexandra Damaschin | Laura-Ioana Andrei Diana Enache | 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 3. | 11 July 2008 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Ioana Gaspar | Mihaela Bunea Gabriela Niculescu | 4–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
Winner | 4. | 25 July 2008 | Hunedoara | Clay | Elora Dabija | Katarína Poljaková Zuzana Zlochová | 7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 29 August 2008 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Laura-Ioana Andrei | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok | 6–2, 3–6, [10–6] |
Winner | 6. | 5 September 2008 | Braşov, Romania | Clay | Laura-Ioana Andrei | Bianca Hîncu Cristina Stancu | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 7. | 14 September 2008 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Laura-Ioana Andrei | Davinia Lobbinger Efrat Mishor | 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 26 October 2008 | Glasgow, Scotland | Hard | Laura-Ioana Andrei | Stefania Boffa Amanda Elliott | 4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 8. | 9 May 2009 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Simona Halep | Julia Görges Sandra Klemenschits | 2–6, 6–1, [12–10] |
Winner | 9. | 10 April 2010 | Incheon, South Korea | Hard | Erika Sema | Misaki Doi Junri Namigata | 6–0, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 18 July 2010 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Erika Sema | Vitalia Diatchenko Laura Siegemund | 6–4, 1–6, [4–10] |
Winner | 10. | 30 July 2010 | Bucharest | Clay | Elena Bogdan | María Irigoyen Florencia Molinero | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 11. | 8 August 2010 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Anaïs Laurendon | Julia Schruff Erika Sema | 6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
Winner | 12. | 18 September 2010 | Podgorica, Montenegro | Clay | Mihaela Buzărnescu | Valeria Solovieva Maryna Zanevska | 5–7, 7–5, [12–10] |
Winner | 13. | 25 September 2010 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Elena Bogdan | Leticia Costas-Moreira Eva Fernández-Brugués | 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 8 October 2010 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Elena Bogdan | Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino María-Teresa Torró-Flor | 4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 7. | 27 November 2010 | Toyota, Japan | Carpet (i) | Mădălina Gojnea | Shuko Aoyama Rika Fujiwara | 6–1, 3–6, [9–11] |
Winner | 14. | 12 February 2011 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | Elena Bogdan | Ekaterina Ivanova Kathrin Wörle | 2–6, 7–6, [11–9] |
Winner | 15. | 11 June 2011 | Marseille, France | Clay | Nina Bratchikova | Laura-Ioana Andrei Mădălina Gojnea | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 16. | 22 July 2011 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Elena Bogdan | Maria Elena Camerin İpek Şenoğlu | 6–7, 7–6, [16–14] |
Winner | 17. | 21 July 2012 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Alizé Cornet | Elena Bogdan Raluca Olaru | 6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 18. | 15 March 2014 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | Alexandra Panova | María Irigoyen María Fernanda Álvarez Terán | 6–4 3–6 [11–9] |
Winner | 19. | 5 April 2014 | Medellín, Colombia | Clay | María Irigoyen | Monique Adamczak Marina Shamayko | 6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
Runner-up | 8. | 6 July 2014 | Contrexéville, France | Clay | María Irigoyen | Alexandra Panova Laura Thorpe | 3–6, 0–4 ret. |
Record against other players
Begu's win–loss record against players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher is as follows:
Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match | |
No. 1 ranked players | |||||||
Caroline Wozniacki | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–2, 6–2) at 2012 US Open | |
Angelique Kerber | 2–4 | 33% | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | Loss (2–6, 3–6) at 2016 Fed Cup | |
Karolína Plíšková | 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (6–7, 1–6) at 2018 Indian Wells | |
Garbiñe Muguruza | 1–3 | 25% | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | Loss (6–2, 2–6, 3–6) at 2017 Beijing | |
Victoria Azarenka | 1–5 | 17% | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | Won (6–3, 6–2) at 2016 Rome | |
Serena Williams | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Loss (4–6, 1–6) at 2016 Rome | |
Maria Sharapova | 0–3 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Loss (4–6, 2–6) at 2017 Tianjin | |
Simona Halep | 0–6 | 0% | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | Loss (1–6, 4–6) at 2018 Shenzhen | |
No. 2 ranked players | |||||||
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2–1 | 67% | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | Won (1–6, 7–6, 3–2 RET) at 2012 Fes | |
Agnieszka Radwańska | 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2018 Seoul | |
Petra Kvitová | 0–3 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | Loss (3–6, 6–1, 1–6) at 2018 St. Petersburg | |
No. 3 ranked players | |||||||
No. 4 ranked players | |||||||
Kimiko Date-Krumm | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (6–1, 4–6, 2–6) at 2015 Sydney | |
Francesca Schiavone | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | Loss (3–6, 6–0, 1–6) at 2012 's-Hertogenbosch | |
No. 5 ranked players | |||||||
Jeļena Ostapenko | 2–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2018 Madrid | |
Lucie Šafářová | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (4–6, 3–6) at 2015 New Haven | |
Eugenie Bouchard | 1–2 | 33% | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | Loss (3–6, 1–6) at 2016 Eastbourne | |
Daniela Hantuchová | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | Loss (6–4, 6–7, 4–6) at 2015 Birmingham | |
Sara Errani | 0–2 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | Loss (4–6, 1–6) at 2012 Palermo | |
No. 6 ranked players | |||||||
Carla Suárez Navarro | 2–2 | 50% | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | Won (7–5, 7–5) at 2017 Bucharest | |
Flavia Pennetta | 0–2 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Loss (2–6, 2–6) at 2012 Acapulco | |
No. 7 ranked players | |||||||
Belinda Bencic | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 4–3 RET) at 2016 Eastbourne | |
Roberta Vinci | 1–4 | 20% | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | Loss (4–6, 3–6) at 2015 Wuhan | |
No. 8 ranked players | |||||||
Ekaterina Makarova | 2–1 | 67% | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (4–6, 6–3, 8–6) at 2018 Melbourne | |
No. 9 ranked players | |||||||
CoCo Vandeweghe | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–7, 7–6, 10–8) at 2016 Paris | |
Timea Bacsinszky | 3–2 | 60% | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | Won (6–4, 6–1) at 2018 Fed Cup | |
Andrea Petkovic | 3–2 | 60% | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | Won (7–6, 6–1) at 2018 St. Petersburg | |
No. 10 ranked players | |||||||
Julia Görges | 2–1 | 67% | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | Won (6–3, 7–5) at 2017 Bucharest | |
Maria Kirilenko | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (6–7,4–6) at 2012 Indian Wells | |
Total | 17–44 | 29.03% | 6–16 | 11–21 | 1–7 | – |
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Top 10 wins
Season | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total |
Wins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score |
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2012 | ||||||
1. | Caroline Wozniacki | No. 8 | US Open, USA | Hard | 1st round | 6–2, 6–2 |
2015 | ||||||
2. | Angelique Kerber | No. 9 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 1st round | 6–4, 0–6, 6–1 |
2016 | ||||||
3. | Garbiñe Muguruza | No. 4 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 2nd round | 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
4. | Victoria Azarenka | No. 6 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 2nd round | 6–3, 6–2 |
5. | Belinda Bencic | No. 8 | Birmingham, UK | Grass | 1st round | 6–4, 4–3 ret. |
2018 | ||||||
6. | Jeļena Ostapenko | No. 5 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | 1st round | 6–3, 6–3 |
Awards
- 2011
- WTA Newcomer of the Year