QF Madrid Open 2023

Maria Sakkari #9 def. Irina-Camelia Begu #35

6-7(3) 6-4 6-2

Maria Sakkari defeated Irina-Camelia Begu 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 in the 2023 Madrid Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SakkariIrina-Camelia Begu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
41
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.2%76.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
60.4%55.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.6%39.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%61.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.1%51.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.1%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.7%42.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.4%47.6%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.4-5.4
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.4-0.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2023 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SakkariIrina-Camelia Begu
Country GRE ROU
Birth dateJul 25, 1995Aug 26, 1990
Age2732
Height172 cm181 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)935
Ranking points (entering)3,1911,258
Elo (entering)1,9531,858
Current career W-L266–211245–237
Current career earnings$14,983,434$9,074,683
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sakkari's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paula Badosa #426-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 3, 2023R16
Rebeka Masarova #743-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 30, 2023R32
Arantxa Rus #1076-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 2023R64

Maria Sakkari's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aryna Sabalenka #24-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2023SF

Irina-Camelia Begu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Liudmila Samsonova #186-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 3, 2023R16
Shelby Rogers #387-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 30, 2023R32
Karolina Muchova #526-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 2023R64