SF Palermo 2012

Sara Errani #9 def. Irina-Camelia Begu #73

6-4 6-1

Sara Errani defeated Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4 6-1 in the 2012 Palermo semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSara ErraniIrina-Camelia Begu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
00
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
82.1%58.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.7%50.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.0%42.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%20.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.1%47.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
80.0%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
52.9%33.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.8%40.2%
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.
+10.1-8.9
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.
+8.9-10.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSara ErraniIrina-Camelia Begu
Country ITA ROU
Birth dateApr 29, 1987Aug 26, 1990
Age2521
Height164 cm181 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)973
Ranking points (entering)3,410860
Elo (entering)1,8891,645
Current career W-L387–304245–237
Current career earnings$18,238,851$9,074,683
Pre-match H2H

Path

Sara Errani's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik #856-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 2012QF
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner #1086-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 13, 2012R16
Edina Gallovits Hall 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 12, 2012R32

Sara Errani's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Barbora Strycova #716-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 15, 2012F

Irina-Camelia Begu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Estrella Cabeza Candela #1625-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 14, 2012QF
Lourdes Domínguez Lino #803-6 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 13, 2012R16
Polona Hercog #636-1 7-6(8)WH2HMatch dataJul 12, 2012R32