H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Heather Watson vs Irina-Camelia Begu H2H: 0-2

Irina-Camelia Begu holds a 2–0 lead over Heather Watson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Irina-Camelia Begu leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Irina-Camelia Begu won the 2019 Hobart International first round 6-1 6-4.

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Heather Watson
Great Britain Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 181 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Irina-Camelia Begu #76 6-1 6-4 Heather Watson #93 Match data Jan 9, 2019* R32 Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Irina-Camelia Begu #53 6-2 6-4 Heather Watson #39 Match data Mar 8, 2013* R128 Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Heather Watson #446 #38 1,386 1,755 146 199 42.3% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Irina-Camelia Begu #461 #22 1,925 1,883 245 237 50.8% 0 0 0 0 6 6

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Heather Watson Irina-Camelia Begu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2010 1–5 16.7% #176 1,472 0 0 2009 0–1 0.0% #234 1,493 0 0
19 2011 10–11 47.6% #92 1,536 0 0 2010 0–1 0.0% #202 1,485 0 0
20 2012 18–17 51.4% #49 1,693 0 1 2011 16–11 59.3% #40 1,657 0 0
21 2013 9–16 36.0% #121 1,549 0 1 2012 22–19 53.7% #52 1,728 0 1
22 2014 9–17 34.6% #49 1,540 0 1 2013 10–17 37.0% #131 1,558 0 1
23 2015 18–19 48.6% #55 1,610 0 2 2014 14–15 48.3% #41 1,617 0 1
24 2016 16–19 45.7% #76 1,586 0 3 2015 30–20 60.0% #31 1,698 0 2
25 2017 13–15 46.4% #73 1,613 0 3 2016 25–20 55.6% #29 1,682 0 3
26 2018 10–17 37.0% #91 1,574 0 3 2017 20–22 47.6% #43 1,663 0 4
27 2019 5–9 35.7% #103 1,624 0 3 2018 19–25 43.2% #67 1,592 0 4
28 2020 9–8 52.9% #58 1,663 0 4 2019 11–15 42.3% #102 1,560 0 4
29 2021 7–17 29.2% #72 1,577 0 4 2020 5–8 38.5% #78 1,712 0 4
30 2022 9–12 42.9% #139 1,568 0 4 2021 17–15 53.1% #62 1,738 0 4
31 2023 8–7 53.3% #137 1,595 0 4 2022 25–15 62.5% #34 1,832 0 5
32 2024 3–6 33.3% #162 1,569 0 4 2023 13–13 50.0% #75 1,776 0 5
33 2025 1–3 25.0% #269 1,544 0 4 2024 10–8 55.6% #79 1,803 0 5
34 2026 0–1 0.0% #446 1,594 0 4 2025 7–9 43.8% #144 1,758 0 6
35 — — — — — — — 2026 1–3 25.0% #461 1,724 0 6

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Heather Watson Irina-Camelia Begu
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 2010 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 2011 7 6 13 53.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2012 10 11 21 47.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 2011 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2013 7 12 19 36.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2012 11 7 18 61.1% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 2014 4 13 17 23.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2013 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 2015 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 2014 6 8 14 42.9% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2015 15 11 26 57.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 3 5 40.0%
25 2017 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 2016 11 12 23 47.8% 13 5 18 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 2018 7 9 16 43.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2017 6 14 20 30.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2019 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 2018 10 16 26 38.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2020 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2019 6 9 15 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — —
29 2021 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2020 0 4 4 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — —
30 2022 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2021 14 10 24 58.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
31 2023 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 2022 10 9 19 52.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 2024 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 2023 5 8 13 38.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 2025 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2024 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
34 2026 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2025 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
Career — 94 122 216 43.5% 11 27 38 28.9% 41 50 91 45.1% — 107 129 236 45.3% 124 85 209 59.3% 14 23 37 37.8%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 324/345 of Heather Watson's and 447/482 of Irina-Camelia Begu's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Heather Watson Irina-Camelia Begu
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 2010 6/6 2.7 3.2 62.5% 58.2% 41.9% 44.7% 30.6% 52.2% 40.1% 2009 1/1 1.0 6.0 65.5% 50.0% 43.6% 50.0% 62.5% 47.8% 44.3%
19 2011 21/21 3.2 2.8 65.7% 63.2% 45.6% 56.1% 47.7% 57.3% 44.0% 2010 1/1 0.0 4.0 69.8% 56.7% 15.4% 28.6% 0.0% 44.2% 28.6%
20 2012 30/35 2.8 2.9 65.0% 63.4% 43.8% 48.6% 46.6% 56.4% 42.9% 2011 25/27 2.4 3.8 59.5% 61.9% 44.4% 50.6% 45.4% 54.7% 45.7%
21 2013 25/25 3.6 3.1 62.5% 63.2% 47.0% 52.4% 47.4% 57.0% 40.8% 2012 37/41 2.2 3.4 66.2% 59.6% 45.3% 48.2% 50.8% 55.0% 43.8%
22 2014 24/26 2.9 3.4 59.3% 60.0% 42.1% 43.9% 51.4% 52.0% 40.8% 2013 25/27 1.8 5.3 61.0% 58.2% 38.3% 51.4% 46.8% 50.4% 43.5%
23 2015 31/37 3.5 3.5 58.9% 64.6% 48.5% 54.7% 52.9% 58.0% 42.4% 2014 27/29 2.5 3.3 62.7% 62.2% 46.4% 48.9% 47.6% 56.1% 43.1%
24 2016 33/35 4.2 3.8 58.5% 65.2% 46.2% 57.8% 51.6% 57.3% 45.0% 2015 38/50 2.7 3.8 65.1% 64.1% 50.2% 52.0% 58.6% 59.1% 42.3%
25 2017 27/28 3.5 4.9 58.6% 66.8% 45.4% 61.4% 49.9% 57.8% 43.0% 2016 42/45 3.6 4.4 61.2% 63.7% 45.3% 54.4% 49.3% 56.6% 43.1%
26 2018 26/27 4.1 3.4 59.5% 64.9% 43.9% 49.2% 45.6% 56.4% 42.8% 2017 42/42 2.2 4.6 63.4% 61.5% 45.8% 54.8% 53.9% 55.7% 44.0%
27 2019 14/14 3.4 3.4 57.0% 63.2% 43.4% 56.7% 37.8% 54.7% 40.9% 2018 43/44 1.8 4.5 63.4% 59.3% 42.0% 50.4% 50.5% 53.0% 42.8%
28 2020 17/17 4.1 3.2 57.0% 64.4% 43.9% 52.1% 53.4% 55.8% 42.0% 2019 26/26 1.7 4.3 63.2% 61.8% 47.1% 46.3% 53.2% 56.5% 44.4%
29 2021 23/24 5.4 4.1 56.3% 67.6% 41.7% 58.4% 46.4% 56.4% 37.2% 2020 13/13 1.3 4.0 67.6% 58.9% 45.8% 46.5% 47.1% 54.9% 40.5%
30 2022 20/21 2.9 2.1 62.3% 63.2% 44.4% 52.4% 51.3% 56.1% 40.4% 2021 32/32 2.8 3.8 64.2% 63.9% 43.4% 50.0% 42.1% 56.6% 42.4%
31 2023 15/15 3.2 3.5 59.7% 65.9% 42.0% 44.9% 38.1% 56.2% 42.5% 2022 39/40 3.3 4.6 64.0% 66.2% 46.4% 49.0% 43.8% 59.0% 43.5%
32 2024 9/9 2.2 3.4 55.4% 67.6% 44.0% 50.8% 52.4% 56.8% 39.0% 2023 26/26 2.6 4.2 65.6% 63.6% 45.5% 55.2% 48.0% 57.3% 43.6%
33 2025 2/4 2.5 2.5 51.4% 65.4% 41.1% 35.0% 39.6% 53.7% 43.4% 2024 17/18 1.8 2.7 67.5% 63.9% 46.2% 59.5% 51.3% 58.6% 45.2%
34 2026 1/1 0.0 4.0 48.5% 68.8% 23.5% 57.1% 33.3% 45.5% 37.9% 2025 9/16 1.7 4.2 62.5% 59.1% 43.6% 41.9% 49.2% 53.2% 39.9%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 4/4 2.8 3.0 69.3% 53.1% 38.8% 33.0% 35.4% 48.9% 34.0%
Career — 324/345 3.5 3.4 60.0% 64.3% 44.6% 52.9% 48.0% 56.3% 41.9% — 447/482 2.4 4.1 63.7% 62.0% 45.0% 50.9% 49.3% 55.8% 43.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Heather Watson Irina-Camelia Begu
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 2010 1473 98.6 -0.96 -1.56 0.838 46.2% — — +99 23.1% -1.38 0–1 0–1 — +0.18 2009 1493 101.8 +1.68 +0.59 0.849 46.4% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.17
19 2011 1537 115.9 +1.02 -0.72 1.031 51.0% +26 -23 +9 51.1% +0.30 1–4 (20%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.09 2010 1486 95.9 -0.38 -2.74 0.512 36.5% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.01
20 2012 1693 127.7 +0.47 +0.10 0.984 49.6% -34 -139 -55 51.3% -0.23 5–5 (50%) 8–6 (57%) — -0.84 2011 1657 128.9 +0.21 +1.84 1.010 50.2% -80 +48 — 61.4% +0.35 2–3 (40%) 1–1 — -1.11
21 2013 1550 109.0 +0.35 -2.61 0.948 49.1% -5 — +30 38.3% -0.70 5–9 (36%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.15 2012 1729 124.4 -0.08 -0.14 0.972 49.4% -44 -4 -163 50.5% -0.14 8–5 (62%) 6–5 (55%) — -1.47
22 2014 1540 121.1 -2.65 -1.65 0.851 46.8% -40 — +96 36.1% -0.87 5–6 (45%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.39 2013 1559 109.9 -4.05 -1.09 0.877 47.2% +38 +77 -50 39.3% -0.64 4–2 (67%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.92
23 2015 1610 129.5 -0.01 +1.12 1.008 50.4% -15 -87 +77 50.6% +0.13 6–9 (40%) 2–7 (22%) — -0.01 2014 1617 119.9 -0.25 -1.13 0.983 49.6% -23 +30 — 53.0% +0.03 5–7 (42%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.11
24 2016 1586 126.9 +0.96 +0.88 1.053 51.0% +27 -56 +28 48.2% +0.12 8–9 (47%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.97 2015 1698 131.5 +1.34 +0.89 1.034 50.9% -37 +30 -116 57.4% +0.44 9–10 (47%) 8–8 (50%) — +2.64
25 2017 1614 124.1 +1.12 -0.04 1.019 50.6% -57 — +98 49.2% +0.29 5–6 (45%) 2–7 (22%) — -1.23 2016 1682 126.6 +0.58 +0.63 0.991 50.0% -72 +175 -137 52.4% 0.00 14–6 (70%) 7–2 (78%) — +0.64
26 2018 1574 120.5 -0.38 -0.79 0.981 49.7% +4 -55 +92 41.9% -0.42 2–6 (25%) 2–5 (29%) — +0.66 2017 1664 128.6 -0.47 +0.83 0.993 49.7% -89 +195 — 47.0% -0.15 9–7 (56%) 3–5 (38%) — +1.03
27 2019 1625 117.3 -0.69 -1.28 0.902 47.8% 0 — -17 38.7% -0.68 1–2 (33%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.18 2018 1593 124.2 -2.95 -0.51 0.911 48.0% -36 +204 — 43.9% -0.57 7–5 (58%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.57
28 2020 1664 126.5 -0.35 +0.15 0.950 49.1% +30 — — 51.2% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 3–5 (38%) — -0.02 2019 1560 121.8 -0.13 +0.23 1.021 50.4% -4 +132 — 45.0% -0.18 3–7 (30%) 3–5 (38%) — +0.93
29 2021 1578 117.2 -0.31 -3.41 0.854 47.3% +6 — +45 33.3% -0.80 4–6 (40%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.11 2020 1712 131.3 +0.09 -0.90 0.898 47.5% -48 +81 — 34.5% -0.65 3–0 (100%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.92
30 2022 1568 107.0 -0.88 -1.99 0.920 48.4% +3 -155 +83 39.6% -0.54 5–1 (83%) 3–7 (30%) — +1.46 2021 1739 138.8 +0.20 -0.34 0.975 49.3% +5 -16 -180 50.7% +0.12 6–3 (67%) 7–9 (44%) — -1.63
31 2023 1596 115.3 -0.40 -1.06 0.971 49.4% -14 — +129 50.0% -0.09 3–1 (75%) 4–0 (100%) — +0.33 2022 1832 139.8 +1.77 +0.58 1.060 51.1% -93 +130 -232 58.5% +0.44 9–7 (56%) 5–4 (56%) — +0.25
32 2024 1569 118.9 -0.40 -1.74 0.904 47.8% +24 — +120 35.0% -0.65 1–1 0–1 — +0.23 2023 1777 132.8 +0.02 +1.18 1.021 50.3% -86 +140 — 50.8% -0.05 3–4 (43%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.24
33 2025 1544 104.7 -1.18 +1.77 0.937 48.3% — — +112 33.3% -0.55 0–1 0–1 — -0.02 2024 1803 131.2 +1.25 +2.03 1.090 51.8% -132 +166 — 52.6% 0.00 2–2 (50%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.10
34 2026 1595 109.4 -0.17 -2.68 0.695 41.9% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.06 2025 1759 125.4 -2.22 -2.60 0.853 46.5% -102 +158 — 45.0% -0.43 4–4 (50%) 2–0 — +0.64
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1725 104.1 -3.24 -1.41 0.666 41.4% — — -70 22.2% -2.11 1–0 1–0 — +0.16
Career — 1755 124.6 -0.08 -0.77 0.959 49.3% -6 -84 +58 44.2% -0.28 57–70 (45%) 43–60 (42%) 92.9 +0.18 — 1883 134.4 -0.25 +0.22 0.979 49.5% -45 +108 -135 50.1% -0.07 89–73 (55%) 58–55 (51%) 104.7 +0.82

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.