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

Irina-Camelia Begu vs Ekaterina Makarova H2H: 3-1

Irina-Camelia Begu holds a 3–1 lead over Ekaterina Makarova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Irina-Camelia Begu leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Irina-Camelia Begu won the 2018 Australian Open first round 3-6 6-4 8-6.

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Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 181 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Ekaterina Makarova
RUS Age 38 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Irina-Camelia Begu #40 3-6 6-4 8-6 Ekaterina Makarova #31 Match data Jan 17, 2018* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Ekaterina Makarova #12 6-4 2-6 6-1 Irina-Camelia Begu #29 Match data Aug 8, 2015* QF Washington Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Irina-Camelia Begu #36 (w/o) Ekaterina Makarova #8 Match data Apr 10, 2015* R16 Charleston Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Irina-Camelia Begu #61 6-4 6-4 Ekaterina Makarova #12 Match data Oct 17, 2014* R16 Moscow Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Irina-Camelia Begu #461 #22 1,925 1,883 245 237 50.8% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Ekaterina Makarova #1,000 #8 3,620 1,942 252 225 52.8% 0 0 0 1 2 3

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 Irina-Camelia Begu Ekaterina Makarova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2009 0–1 0.0% #234 1,493 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2010 0–1 0.0% #202 1,485 0 0 2007 2–2 50.0% #110 1,536 0 0
20 2011 16–11 59.3% #40 1,657 0 0 2008 17–20 45.9% #46 1,626 0 0
21 2012 22–19 53.7% #52 1,728 0 1 2009 19–22 46.3% #60 1,634 0 0
22 2013 10–17 37.0% #131 1,558 0 1 2010 14–20 41.2% #49 1,663 0 1
23 2014 14–15 48.3% #41 1,617 0 1 2011 15–23 39.5% #53 1,606 0 1
24 2015 30–20 60.0% #31 1,698 0 2 2012 26–19 57.8% #20 1,757 0 1
25 2016 25–20 55.6% #29 1,682 0 3 2013 24–18 57.1% #24 1,836 0 1
26 2017 20–22 47.6% #43 1,663 0 4 2014 39–21 65.0% #11 1,840 0 2
27 2018 19–25 43.2% #67 1,592 0 4 2015 26–16 61.9% #23 1,794 0 2
28 2019 11–15 42.3% #102 1,560 0 4 2016 27–21 56.2% #30 1,776 0 2
29 2020 5–8 38.5% #78 1,712 0 4 2017 27–21 56.2% #33 1,840 0 3
30 2021 17–15 53.1% #62 1,738 0 4 2018 16–19 45.7% #57 1,756 0 3
31 2022 25–15 62.5% #34 1,832 0 5 2019 0–3 0.0% #997 1,707 0 3
32 2023 13–13 50.0% #75 1,776 0 5 — — — — — — —
33 2024 10–8 55.6% #79 1,803 0 5 — — — — — — —
34 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 Irina-Camelia Begu Ekaterina Makarova
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % 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 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2011 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 9 13 22 40.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
21 2012 11 7 18 61.1% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2009 7 14 21 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2013 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2010 6 14 20 30.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
23 2014 6 8 14 42.9% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 9 15 24 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2015 15 11 26 57.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2012 17 12 29 58.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
25 2016 11 12 23 47.8% 13 5 18 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2013 17 11 28 60.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2017 6 14 20 30.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2014 30 15 45 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
27 2018 10 16 26 38.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2015 18 9 27 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
28 2019 6 9 15 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2016 17 14 31 54.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
29 2020 0 4 4 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 2017 21 14 35 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2021 14 10 24 58.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2018 12 13 25 48.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
31 2022 10 9 19 52.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2019 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2023 5 8 13 38.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2024 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 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 — 107 129 236 45.3% 124 85 209 59.3% 14 23 37 37.8% — — — — — 165 149 314 52.5% 45 46 91 49.5% 42 28 70 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0%

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 447/482 of Irina-Camelia Begu's and 443/477 of Ekaterina Makarova'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 Irina-Camelia Begu Ekaterina Makarova
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 2009 1/1 1.0 6.0 65.5% 50.0% 43.6% 50.0% 62.5% 47.8% 44.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2010 1/1 0.0 4.0 69.8% 56.7% 15.4% 28.6% 0.0% 44.2% 28.6% 2007 4/4 2.3 2.5 66.4% 54.5% 37.8% 48.4% 66.9% 48.3% 39.8%
20 2011 25/27 2.4 3.8 59.5% 61.9% 44.4% 50.6% 45.4% 54.7% 45.7% 2008 30/37 2.6 2.5 60.2% 62.5% 44.2% 40.5% 45.0% 55.1% 43.0%
21 2012 37/41 2.2 3.4 66.2% 59.6% 45.3% 48.2% 50.8% 55.0% 43.8% 2009 39/41 2.2 4.0 58.6% 64.0% 40.9% 48.2% 50.2% 54.2% 43.9%
22 2013 25/27 1.8 5.3 61.0% 58.2% 38.3% 51.4% 46.8% 50.4% 43.5% 2010 31/34 2.5 2.1 59.6% 59.5% 47.6% 57.5% 52.7% 54.8% 41.5%
23 2014 27/29 2.5 3.3 62.7% 62.2% 46.4% 48.9% 47.6% 56.1% 43.1% 2011 36/38 2.5 2.4 60.5% 64.0% 43.2% 47.4% 47.1% 55.6% 39.4%
24 2015 38/50 2.7 3.8 65.1% 64.1% 50.2% 52.0% 58.6% 59.1% 42.3% 2012 45/45 2.1 2.0 62.9% 64.9% 50.6% 55.1% 49.3% 59.5% 43.6%
25 2016 42/45 3.6 4.4 61.2% 63.7% 45.3% 54.4% 49.3% 56.6% 43.1% 2013 41/42 2.9 2.1 64.4% 66.3% 47.4% 57.6% 50.6% 59.3% 45.1%
26 2017 42/42 2.2 4.6 63.4% 61.5% 45.8% 54.8% 53.9% 55.7% 44.0% 2014 56/60 2.6 2.1 64.0% 65.1% 47.7% 59.9% 44.7% 58.9% 45.0%
27 2018 43/44 1.8 4.5 63.4% 59.3% 42.0% 50.4% 50.5% 53.0% 42.8% 2015 36/42 2.1 1.8 66.0% 65.8% 54.1% 55.9% 53.9% 61.6% 43.2%
28 2019 26/26 1.7 4.3 63.2% 61.8% 47.1% 46.3% 53.2% 56.5% 44.4% 2016 40/48 2.5 2.8 65.6% 65.1% 47.3% 58.4% 53.6% 59.0% 42.4%
29 2020 13/13 1.3 4.0 67.6% 58.9% 45.8% 46.5% 47.1% 54.9% 40.5% 2017 48/48 2.9 3.0 65.6% 64.1% 45.3% 51.6% 46.5% 57.6% 43.0%
30 2021 32/32 2.8 3.8 64.2% 63.9% 43.4% 50.0% 42.1% 56.6% 42.4% 2018 34/35 2.4 4.1 64.4% 63.8% 43.6% 56.6% 44.0% 56.6% 41.5%
31 2022 39/40 3.3 4.6 64.0% 66.2% 46.4% 49.0% 43.8% 59.0% 43.5% 2019 3/3 3.3 3.0 67.3% 61.0% 43.4% 52.0% 36.3% 55.6% 38.7%
32 2023 26/26 2.6 4.2 65.6% 63.6% 45.5% 55.2% 48.0% 57.3% 43.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2024 17/18 1.8 2.7 67.5% 63.9% 46.2% 59.5% 51.3% 58.6% 45.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 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 — 447/482 2.4 4.1 63.7% 62.0% 45.0% 50.9% 49.3% 55.8% 43.2% — 443/477 2.5 2.6 63.2% 64.2% 46.6% 53.9% 48.8% 57.6% 43.0%

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 Irina-Camelia Begu Ekaterina Makarova
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 2009 1493 101.8 +1.68 +0.59 0.849 46.4% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2010 1486 95.9 -0.38 -2.74 0.512 36.5% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.01 2007 1536 118.3 +1.82 -0.84 0.769 44.4% +21 — — 40.0% -1.10 2–0 — — -0.12
20 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 2008 1626 124.1 -0.08 -0.65 0.958 48.7% -33 -52 +24 46.5% -0.34 6–6 (50%) 4–5 (44%) — -0.55
21 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 2009 1634 131.6 -1.02 +0.38 0.960 49.1% -45 +48 +32 47.4% -0.49 7–8 (47%) 7–0 (100%) — -0.92
22 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 2010 1663 122.5 -0.26 -1.13 0.918 48.3% -104 -64 +173 45.5% -0.53 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) — -2.59
23 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 2011 1606 131.9 +0.66 -2.66 0.887 47.4% -47 +70 +141 40.9% -0.75 6–6 (50%) 3–6 (33%) — -1.38
24 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 2012 1758 146.6 +3.45 +1.31 1.076 51.4% -30 -80 +28 57.1% +0.51 4–6 (40%) 4–6 (40%) — -2.49
25 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 2013 1836 145.0 +3.78 +1.69 1.108 52.2% -22 -149 -40 59.3% +0.60 5–8 (38%) 3–6 (33%) — -1.08
26 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 2014 1841 150.2 +3.13 +1.93 1.095 51.8% +1 -157 +25 60.2% +0.56 11–2 (85%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.18
27 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 2015 1795 142.0 +3.14 +1.65 1.125 52.5% +49 -71 +5 64.8% +0.89 4–7 (36%) 5–1 (83%) — +1.69
28 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 2016 1776 140.5 +2.86 -0.13 1.035 50.8% +17 -78 +71 55.0% +0.41 8–9 (47%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.36
29 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 2017 1841 148.6 +1.68 +0.33 1.013 50.1% +18 -103 -20 52.7% +0.19 10–6 (63%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.16
30 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 2018 1757 140.7 +0.52 -0.09 0.957 49.2% +11 -59 +62 45.8% -0.40 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) — -2.54
31 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 2019 1707 109.2 -2.16 -1.63 0.871 47.4% +6 — — 25.0% -1.00 0–2 0–1 — 0.00
32 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 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 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 — 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 — 1942 146.2 +1.77 +0.36 1.013 50.2% -11 -55 +51 52.5% +0.08 72–73 (50%) 49–43 (53%) 104.0 -2.73

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.