Irina Camelia Begu vs Jessica Pegula — Indian Wells 125K Quarter-final
Indian Wells 125K · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#462WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2020 ·
hard
#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWWLW
Camelia Begu I.7-5 6-1
Pegula J.
Camelia Begu I.
762
Pegula J.
510
Irina Camelia Begu defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-1 in the Indian Wells 125K quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Irina Camelia Begu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Irina Camelia Begu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-03 | Charleston | R16 | clay | Jessica Pegula | 7-5 4-6 6-4 |
| 2022-05-23 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Jessica Pegula | 4-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 2022-01-03 | Melbourne 2 | R32 | hard | Irina Camelia Begu | 7-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
52
93
Break points saved·Dominant
15
86
Break points won·Clear edge
86
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
84
91
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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64
Pegula J.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast