Player data updated: 2026-10-23 04:33 UTC

Irina-Camelia Begu

ROU Age 36 181 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2009–2026

Irina-Camelia Begu represents Romania on the WTA Tour and is ranked No. 452, having reached a career high of No. 22. TennisDB's records show a 245–237 record in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 2009 through 2026 and 6 recorded singles titles.

Singles ranking

452

Career singles high

22 (Aug 22, 2016)

Elo peak

1883 (84th percentile)

Singles record

245–237 (50.8%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$9,074,683

YTD W-L

1–3

Equipment brand

Babolat

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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Irina-Camelia Begu's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Katie Swan #196	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 2026	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Karolina Muchova #11	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 2026	R16	Bad Homburg Open	WTA 500	Grass
Venus Williams #471	6-2 4-6 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 22, 2026	R32	Bad Homburg Open	WTA 500	Grass
Diane Parry #60	6-4 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 2026	Q2 Q	Bad Homburg Open	WTA 500	Grass
Tamara Korpatsch #78	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 2026	Q1 Q	Bad Homburg Open	WTA 500	Grass

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

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Irina-Camelia Begu's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Daria Kasatkina	1	9	10	Jul 3, 2025	H2H
Petra Kvitova	1	7	8	May 6, 2025	H2H
Laura Siegemund	1	5	6	Apr 21, 2026	H2H
Andrea Petkovic	3	3	6	Sep 1, 2021	H2H
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova	2	4	6	Jul 15, 2021	H2H

Singles Titles (6)

Irina-Camelia Begu singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
2012	21	1	—	—	—	1	—	Tashkent
2015	24	1	—	—	—	1	—	Korea Open
2016	25	1	—	—	—	1	—	Florianopolis
2017	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	Bucharest
2022	31	1	—	—	—	1	—	Palermo
2025	34	1	—	—	—	1	—	Iași Open
Total		6	—	—	—	6	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (3)

Irina-Camelia Begu Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
2012	London Olympics	First Round	1	Victoria Azarenka #1 def. Irina-Camelia Begu #80 6-1 3-6 6-1	H2H	Match data
2016	Rio de Janeiro Olympics	First Round	1	Nao Hibino #75 def. Irina-Camelia Begu #25 6-4 3-6 6-3	H2H	Match data
2024	Paris Olympics	First Round	1	Iga Swiatek #1 def. Irina-Camelia Begu #143 6-2 7-5	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Irina-Camelia Begu career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2009	18	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	234	234
2010	19	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	234	202
2011	20	WTA	16	11	27	59.3%	202	40
2012	21	WTA	22	19	41	53.7%	40	52
2013	22	WTA	10	17	27	37.0%	52	131
2014	23	WTA	14	15	29	48.3%	129	41
2015	24	WTA	30	20	50	60.0%	40	31
2016	25	WTA	25	20	45	55.6%	31	29
2017	26	Qualifying Q	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—
2017	26	WTA	20	22	42	47.6%	29	43
2018	27	WTA	19	25	44	43.2%	43	67
2019	28	WTA	11	15	26	42.3%	76	102
2020	29	Qualifying Q	6	2	8	75.0%	—	—
2020	29	WTA	5	8	13	38.5%	101	78
2021	30	Qualifying Q	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—
2021	30	WTA	17	15	32	53.1%	78	62
2022	31	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
2022	31	WTA	25	15	40	62.5%	62	34
2023	32	WTA	13	13	26	50.0%	34	75
2024	33	WTA	10	8	18	55.6%	79	79
2025	34	Qualifying Q	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—
2025	34	WTA	7	9	16	43.8%	83	144
2026	35	Qualifying Q	3	2	5	60.0%	—	—
2026	35	WTA	1	3	4	25.0%	147	452
Career		—	245	237	482	50.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Irina-Camelia Begu career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2009	18	WTA	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2010	19	WTA	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2011	20	WTA	5	5	10	50.0%	11	5	16	68.8%	0	1	1	0.0%	16	11	27	59.3%
2012	21	WTA	11	7	18	61.1%	10	9	19	52.6%	1	3	4	25.0%	22	19	41	53.7%
2013	22	WTA	6	10	16	37.5%	3	5	8	37.5%	1	2	3	33.3%	10	17	27	37.0%
2014	23	WTA	6	8	14	42.9%	7	6	13	53.8%	1	1	2	50.0%	14	15	29	48.3%
2015	24	WTA	15	11	26	57.7%	13	6	19	68.4%	2	3	5	40.0%	30	20	50	60.0%
2016	25	WTA	11	12	23	47.8%	13	5	18	72.2%	1	3	4	25.0%	25	20	45	55.6%
2017	26	Qualifying Q	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
2017	26	WTA	6	14	20	30.0%	13	7	20	65.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	20	22	42	47.6%
2018	27	WTA	10	16	26	38.5%	9	7	16	56.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	19	25	44	43.2%
2019	28	WTA	6	9	15	40.0%	5	6	11	45.5%	—	—	—	—	11	15	26	42.3%
2020	29	Qualifying Q	4	2	6	66.7%	2	0	2	100.0%	—	—	—	—	6	2	8	75.0%
2020	29	WTA	0	4	4	0.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	—	—	—	—	5	8	13	38.5%
2021	30	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	4	2	6	66.7%
2021	30	WTA	14	10	24	58.3%	1	4	5	20.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	17	15	32	53.1%
2022	31	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
2022	31	WTA	10	9	19	52.6%	13	5	18	72.2%	2	1	3	66.7%	25	15	40	62.5%
2023	32	WTA	5	8	13	38.5%	7	4	11	63.6%	1	1	2	50.0%	13	13	26	50.0%
2024	33	WTA	1	2	3	33.3%	9	5	14	64.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	10	8	18	55.6%
2025	34	Qualifying Q	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	6	66.7%
2025	34	WTA	1	4	5	20.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	1	1	2	50.0%	7	9	16	43.8%
2026	35	Qualifying Q	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	2	0	2	100.0%	3	2	5	60.0%
2026	35	WTA	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%
Career	—	—	107	129	236	45.3%	124	85	209	59.3%	14	23	37	37.8%	245	237	482	50.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Irina-Camelia Begu career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2009	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2010	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2011	20	0	2	2	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	8	3	11	72.7%	6	0	6	100.0%	16	11	27	59.3%
2012	21	1	4	5	20.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	12	7	19	63.2%	8	3	11	72.7%	22	18	40	55.0%
2013	22	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	10	15	33.3%	5	4	9	55.6%	10	17	27	37.0%
2014	23	0	0	—	—	3	5	8	37.5%	8	7	15	53.3%	3	3	6	50.0%	14	15	29	48.3%
2015	24	3	6	9	33.3%	3	5	8	37.5%	15	8	23	65.2%	9	1	10	90.0%	30	20	50	60.0%
2016	25	3	5	8	37.5%	0	3	3	0.0%	16	8	24	66.7%	6	4	10	60.0%	25	20	45	55.6%
2017	26	0	3	3	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	7	9	16	43.8%	10	4	14	71.4%	20	22	42	47.6%
2018	27	1	3	4	25.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	13	12	25	52.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	19	25	44	43.2%
2019	28	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	7	8	15	46.7%	4	4	8	50.0%	11	15	26	42.3%
2020	29	0	3	3	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	5	7	12	41.7%
2021	30	0	4	4	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	12	5	17	70.6%	3	4	7	42.9%	17	15	32	53.1%
2022	31	1	2	3	33.3%	2	5	7	28.6%	14	5	19	73.7%	8	3	11	72.7%	25	15	40	62.5%
2023	32	1	3	4	25.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	6	6	12	50.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	13	13	26	50.0%
2024	33	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	6	0	6	100.0%	10	8	18	55.6%
2025	34	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	5	2	7	71.4%	7	8	15	46.7%
2026	35	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
Career		10	39	49	20.4%	21	53	74	28.4%	130	102	232	56.0%	84	40	124	67.7%	245	234	479	51.1%

Opponent ranking data available for 479/482 (99.4%) of Irina-Camelia Begu's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Irina-Camelia Begu performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2009	18	1/1	1.0	6.0	65.5%	50.0%	43.6%	50.0%	62.5%	47.8%	44.3%
2010	19	1/1	0.0	4.0	69.8%	56.7%	15.4%	28.6%	0.0%	44.2%	28.6%
2011	20	25/27	2.4	3.8	59.5%	61.9%	44.4%	50.6%	45.4%	54.7%	45.7%
2012	21	37/41	2.2	3.4	66.2%	59.6%	45.3%	48.2%	50.8%	55.0%	43.8%
2013	22	25/27	1.8	5.3	61.0%	58.2%	38.3%	51.4%	46.8%	50.4%	43.5%
2014	23	27/29	2.5	3.3	62.7%	62.2%	46.4%	48.9%	47.6%	56.1%	43.1%
2015	24	38/50	2.7	3.8	65.1%	64.1%	50.2%	52.0%	58.6%	59.1%	42.3%
2016	25	42/45	3.6	4.4	61.2%	63.7%	45.3%	54.4%	49.3%	56.6%	43.1%
2017	26	41/42	2.2	4.6	63.5%	61.6%	46.0%	54.5%	52.8%	55.8%	44.4%
2018	27	43/44	1.8	4.5	63.4%	59.3%	42.0%	50.4%	50.5%	53.0%	42.8%
2019	28	26/26	1.7	4.3	63.2%	61.8%	47.1%	46.3%	53.2%	56.5%	44.4%
2020	29	13/13	1.3	4.0	67.6%	58.9%	45.8%	46.5%	47.1%	54.9%	40.5%
2021	30	32/32	2.8	3.8	64.2%	63.9%	43.4%	50.0%	42.1%	56.6%	42.4%
2022	31	39/40	3.3	4.6	64.0%	66.2%	46.4%	49.0%	43.8%	59.0%	43.5%
2023	32	26/26	2.6	4.2	65.6%	63.6%	45.5%	55.2%	48.0%	57.3%	43.6%
2024	33	17/18	1.8	2.7	67.5%	63.9%	46.2%	59.5%	51.3%	58.6%	45.2%
2025	34	9/16	1.7	4.2	62.5%	59.1%	43.6%	41.9%	49.2%	53.2%	39.9%
2026	35	4/4	2.8	3.0	69.3%	53.1%	38.8%	33.0%	35.4%	48.9%	34.0%
Career		446/482	2.4	4.1	63.7%	62.0%	45.0%	50.8%	49.2%	55.9%	43.3%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 446/482 (92.5%) of Irina-Camelia Begu's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Irina-Camelia Begu advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2009	18	1493	101.8	+1.68	+0.59	0.849	46.4%	—	—	—	33.3%	-1.67	0–1	—	—	-0.17
2010	19	1486	95.9	-0.38	-2.74	0.512	36.5%	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.00	—	—	—	-0.01
2011	20	1657	129.0	+0.21	+1.84	1.010	50.2%	-80	+48	—	61.4%	+0.35	2–3 (40%)	1–1	—	-1.10
2012	21	1729	124.5	-0.08	-0.14	0.972	49.4%	-43	-4	-163	50.5%	-0.14	8–5 (62%)	6–5 (55%)	105.0	-1.47
2013	22	1559	109.9	-4.05	-1.09	0.877	47.2%	+39	+77	-50	39.3%	-0.64	4–2 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	101.9	+0.92
2014	23	1618	119.9	-0.25	-1.13	0.983	49.6%	-23	+29	—	53.0%	+0.03	5–7 (42%)	5–6 (45%)	99.1	+1.11
2015	24	1698	131.5	+1.34	+0.89	1.034	50.9%	-37	+30	-116	57.4%	+0.44	9–10 (47%)	8–8 (50%)	100.3	+2.64
2016	25	1682	126.7	+0.58	+0.63	0.991	50.0%	-72	+175	-137	52.4%	0.00	14–6 (70%)	7–2 (78%)	107.7	+0.64
2017	26	1664	128.7	-0.38	+1.07	1.004	49.9%	-89	+196	—	47.0%	-0.15	9–7 (56%)	3–5 (38%)	99.2	+1.03
2018	27	1593	124.2	-2.95	-0.51	0.911	48.0%	-36	+205	—	43.9%	-0.57	7–5 (58%)	2–3 (40%)	102.2	+0.57
2019	28	1561	121.9	-0.13	+0.23	1.021	50.4%	-5	+131	—	45.0%	-0.18	3–7 (30%)	3–5 (38%)	95.8	+0.94
2020	29	1712	131.3	+0.09	-0.90	0.898	47.5%	-47	+82	—	34.5%	-0.65	3–0 (100%)	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.92
2021	30	1739	138.8	+0.20	-0.34	0.975	49.3%	+5	-16	-180	50.7%	+0.12	6–3 (67%)	7–9 (44%)	102.9	-1.63
2022	31	1832	139.8	+1.77	+0.58	1.060	51.1%	-93	+130	-232	58.5%	+0.44	9–7 (56%)	5–4 (56%)	101.6	+0.25
2023	32	1777	132.8	+0.02	+1.18	1.021	50.3%	-86	+140	—	50.8%	-0.05	3–4 (43%)	3–1 (75%)	99.8	+0.24
2024	33	1803	131.2	+1.25	+2.03	1.090	51.8%	-132	+166	—	52.6%	0.00	2–2 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	99.2	+0.10
2025	34	1757	125.2	-2.22	-2.60	0.853	46.5%	-100	+160	—	45.0%	-0.43	4–4 (50%)	2–0	—	+0.69
2026	35	1725	103.3	-3.28	-1.57	0.666	41.4%	—	—	-72	22.2%	-2.11	1–0	1–0	—	+0.43
Career		1883	134.4	-0.25	+0.23	0.980	49.5%	-45	+108	-135	50.1%	-0.07	89–73 (55%)	58–55 (51%)	104.7	+0.89

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Irina-Camelia Begu Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2011	20	—	R64	R128	R128	1–3 (25%)
2012	21	R128	R64	R128	R64	2–4 (33%)
2013	22	R64	R128	R128	R128	1–4 (20%)
2014	23	R128	—	R64	R64	2–3 (40%)
2015	24	R16	R32	R32	R128	7–4 (64%)
2016	25	R128	R16	R128	R128	3–4 (43%)
2017	26	R64	R128	R64	R128	2–4 (33%)
2018	27	R64	R32	R128	R64	4–4 (50%)
2019	28	R64	R32	—	—	3–2 (60%)
2020	29	R128	R64	—	R128	1–3 (25%)
2021	30	R128	R128	R32	R128	2–4 (33%)
2022	31	R64	R16	R32	R64	7–4 (64%)
2023	32	R64	R32	R64	R128	4–4 (50%)
2024	33	—	R32	R128	—	2–2 (50%)
2025	34	R128	R128	R64	—	1–3 (25%)
2026	35	—	Q2	R128	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		9–13 (41%)	20–15 (57%)	10–14 (42%)	4–12 (25%)	43–54 (44%)

WTA 1000

Irina-Camelia Begu WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	CIN	DOH	DUB	IW	MAD	MIA	ITA	PAN	CAN	WUH	W-L Win %
2011	20	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2012	21	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	R128	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
2013	22	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2014	23	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2015	24	R64	R32	—	—	—	QF	R32	R16	—	R64	R32	8–7 (53%)
2016	25	R64	R64	—	—	R128	QF	R16	SF	—	—	R32	11–7 (61%)
2017	26	—	Q1	—	R64	R32	R16	R64	R64	—	R64	—	3–7 (30%)
2018	27	—	R64	R64	—	R64	R32	R128	R32	—	R64	—	3–7 (30%)
2019	28	—	—	—	—	R128	R64	R128	R64	—	—	—	0–4 (0%)
2020	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
2021	30	—	Q1	—	R64	R32	R64	R128	Q1	—	—	—	6–6 (50%)
2022	31	—	Q1	R64	—	R128	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	4–5 (44%)
2023	32	—	R64	—	R64	R128	QF	R64	R64	—	—	—	4–6 (40%)
2024	33	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	—	R64	5–4 (56%)
2025	34	—	—	—	R64	R64	R128	Q2	R128	—	—	—	4–5 (44%)
2026	35	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	Q1	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		1–4 (20%)	1–8 (11%)	0–2 (0%)	4–4 (50%)	7–10 (41%)	18–13 (58%)	9–11 (45%)	13–11 (54%)	1–1 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	56–70 (44%)

WTA 500

Irina-Camelia Begu WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	BRI	DOH	DUB	EAS	MEL	SPB	BAD	BIR	CHA	MOS	NEW	OST	SYD	WAR	W-L Win %
2010	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
2014	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R32	—	—	—	4–2 (67%)
2015	24	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R64	QF	R16	R16	—	—	—	5–5 (50%)
2016	25	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	QF	R32	R32	—	—	—	4–5 (44%)
2017	26	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	SF	Q2	—	R32	—	7–7 (50%)
2018	27	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	—	R16	R32	R32	—	—	—	3–5 (38%)
2020	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2021	30	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
2022	31	—	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	5–3 (62%)
2023	32	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	5–2 (71%)
2025	34	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2026	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
W-L		4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	4–3 (57%)	3–1 (75%)	1–2 (33%)	15–7 (68%)	8–5 (62%)	2–5 (29%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	41–35 (54%)

WTA 250

Irina-Camelia Begu WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ACO	BAD	BAR	BUC	DAL	HER	MEL	RIO	KOR	WAS	BAD	BOG	BUD	TEN	TRA	FES	FLO	GDY	HOB	HUA	IAȘ	IST	KAT	LAU	LIN	LUX	MAR	NUR	NÜR	OEI	PAL	PAR	PAT	PHI	PRA	MOR	SHE	STR	TAS	TEN	TIA	TRA	W-L Win %
2009	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2011	20	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	F	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14–6 (70%)
2012	21	SF	—	R32	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	W	—	—	—	19–11 (63%)
2013	22	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	7–11 (39%)
2014	23	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	7–8 (47%)
2015	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	W	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	10–4 (71%)
2016	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	7–3 (70%)
2017	26	—	R32	—	W	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	9–6 (60%)
2018	27	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	R32	—	9–9 (50%)
2019	28	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	8–9 (47%)
2020	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	6–5 (55%)
2021	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	F	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	10–6 (62%)
2022	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11–4 (73%)
2023	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2024	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–1 (75%)
2025	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–1 (83%)
W-L		5–3 (62%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	7–3 (70%)	3–2 (60%)	2–2 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	5–2 (71%)	12–7 (63%)	2–1 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	6–5 (55%)	5–2 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	5–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	4–5 (44%)	1–1 (50%)	5–0 (100%)	6–2 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	3–5 (38%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	14–6 (70%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	3–2 (60%)	0–2 (0%)	6–5 (55%)	0–1 (0%)	7–5 (58%)	2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	125–86 (59%)

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Current rank

452

Career high

Career-high date

Aug 22, 2016

First Top 100

Apr 11, 2011

First Top 50

Jul 25, 2011

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Irina-Camelia Begu ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2006	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	1208	1223	964	970	995	988
2007	16	985	972	958	956	822	818	866	829	748	717	712	721
2008	17	725	704	704	643	676	659	542	530	480	300	233	234
2009	18	230	211	202	207	209	170	160	159	165	192	232	234
2010	19	233	254	258	221	198	244	257	228	201	208	201	202
2011	20	174	139	137	98	102	78	46	42	38	40	40	40
2012	21	45	53	44	56	59	64	80	96	58	52	52	52
2013	22	46	44	53	52	51	61	75	74	112	127	127	131
2014	23	147	123	129	117	89	81	64	61	62	42	41	41
2015	24	42	33	35	33	30	31	29	28	26	31	31	31
2016	25	31	36	35	35	28	27	30	23	26	29	29	29
2017	26	28	31	28	33	46	69	38	55	54	44	43	—
2018	27	37	36	37	36	40	33	55	59	53	66	67	67
2019	28	71	67	70	96	116	114	93	92	116	111	101	102
2020	29	105	104	81	—	—	—	—	73	73	76	76	78
2021	30	79	72	74	75	74	79	78	63	58	57	60	62
2022	31	56	56	70	62	63	43	33	42	33	34	34	34
2023	32	27	36	34	35	27	29	41	43	66	76	75	75
2024	33	118	118	126	128	127	127	143	130	103	102	81	79
2025	34	78	75	76	75	92	115	86	92	113	124	146	144
2026	35	147	158	180	182	211	173	464	461	460	452	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Irina-Camelia Begu's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	W1000	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Lesia Tsurenko	UKR	#23	1,898	382	180	202	47.1%	$6,924,996	4	0	2009–2024	Rivalries	Match log
Shuai Zhang (active player)	CHN	#22	1,857	528	232	296	43.9%	$14,024,282	3	0	2006–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Yulia Putintseva (active player)	KAZ	#20	1,990	534	268	266	50.2%	$10,613,860	3	0	2010–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Katie Boulter (active player)	GBR	#23	1,858	198	100	98	50.5%	$4,965,051	4	0	2017–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Mona Barthel (active player)	GER	#23	1,841	333	151	182	45.3%	$4,575,776	4	0	2010–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Marie Bouzkova (active player)	CZE	#21	1,938	312	171	141	54.8%	$8,531,911	4	0	2015–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Dayana Yastremska (active player)	UKR	#21	1,885	293	140	153	47.8%	$6,959,982	3	0	2016–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Daria Saville (active player)	AUS	#20	1,859	315	159	156	50.5%	$6,213,083	1	0	2010–2025	Rivalries	Match log
Anastasia Potapova (active player)	AUT	#21	1,965	305	168	137	55.1%	$7,244,312	3	0	2017–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Magda Linette (active player)	POL	#19	1,863	460	222	238	48.3%	$9,220,797	4	0	2013–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Camila Giorgi	ITA	#26	1,899	399	211	188	52.9%	$6,420,100	4	1	2011–2024	Rivalries	Match log
Tamara Zidansek (active player)	SLO	#22	1,804	171	80	91	46.8%	$3,878,539	1	0	2017–2026	Rivalries	Match log

Equipment

Equipment summary

Babolat

Model: Not specified by manufacturer
Frame style: —

The official manufacturer roster confirms the brand relationship but does not publish a racquet model. TennisDB does not infer one from photos or third-party lists.

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Last source check: Oct 18, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Irina-Camelia Begu?: Irina-Camelia Begu is 36 years old, born on August 26, 1990.
Which country does Irina-Camelia Begu represent?: Irina-Camelia Begu represents Romania in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Irina-Camelia Begu?: Irina-Camelia Begu is 181 cm / 5'11".
Does Irina-Camelia Begu use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Irina-Camelia Begu uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Irina-Camelia Begu left-handed or right-handed?: Irina-Camelia Begu plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Irina-Camelia Begu won?: No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Irina-Camelia Begu in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Irina-Camelia Begu won?: TennisDB does not group any of Irina-Camelia Begu's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Irina-Camelia Begu won?: TennisDB records 6 WTA singles titles for Irina-Camelia Begu across all categories. The most recent was Iasi in 2025.
What is Irina-Camelia Begu's highest WTA ranking?: Irina-Camelia Begu's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 22, first achieved on August 22, 2016.
What is Irina-Camelia Begu's career win-loss record?: Irina-Camelia Begu has 245 wins and 237 losses (50.8%) in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 2009 through 2026.
How much career prize money has Irina-Camelia Begu earned?: Irina-Camelia Begu has earned at least $9,074,683 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Irina-Camelia Begu's career appear in TennisDB?: Irina-Camelia Begu appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2009 through 2026.
On which surface does Irina-Camelia Begu have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Irina-Camelia Begu's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 59.3% (124–85).
Who has Irina-Camelia Begu faced most often?: Irina-Camelia Begu's most frequent opponent is Daria Kasatkina, with a head-to-head record of 1–9 across 10 meetings.
What racquet does Irina-Camelia Begu use?: The official Babolat player roster lists Irina-Camelia Begu with Babolat, but it does not specify a racquet model. TennisDB does not infer one.