H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Irina-Camelia Begu vs Elena Baltacha H2H: 1-0

Irina-Camelia Begu holds a 1–0 lead over Elena Baltacha in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Irina-Camelia Begu leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Irina-Camelia Begu won the 2012 Hobart International round of 32 6-2 7-5.

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Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 181 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Elena Baltacha
GBR Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Irina-Camelia Begu #41 6-2 7-5 Elena Baltacha #53 Match data Jan 12, 2012* R32 Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Elena Baltacha #225 #49 1,179 1,670 48 75 39.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Elena Baltacha
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2001 0–2 0.0% #242 1,488 0 0
18 2009 0–1 0.0% #234 1,493 0 0 2002 2–2 50.0% #157 1,518 0 0
19 2010 0–1 0.0% #202 1,485 0 0 2003 0–3 0.0% #382 1,491 0 0
20 2011 16–11 59.3% #40 1,657 0 0 2004 1–2 33.3% #185 1,498 0 0
21 2012 22–19 53.7% #52 1,728 0 1 2005 3–4 42.9% #129 1,506 0 0
22 2013 10–17 37.0% #131 1,558 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 2014 14–15 48.3% #41 1,617 0 1 2007 2–4 33.3% #187 1,508 0 0
24 2015 30–20 60.0% #31 1,698 0 2 2008 1–4 20.0% #136 1,495 0 0
25 2016 25–20 55.6% #29 1,682 0 3 2009 3–5 37.5% #84 1,521 0 0
26 2017 20–22 47.6% #43 1,663 0 4 2010 15–15 50.0% #55 1,630 0 0
27 2018 19–25 43.2% #67 1,592 0 4 2011 14–18 43.8% #51 1,627 0 0
28 2019 11–15 42.3% #102 1,560 0 4 2012 5–12 29.4% #174 1,566 0 0
29 2020 5–8 38.5% #78 1,712 0 4 2013 2–4 33.3% #225 1,558 0 0
30 2021 17–15 53.1% #62 1,738 0 4 — — — — — — —
31 2022 25–15 62.5% #34 1,832 0 5 — — — — — — —
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 1,725 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 Elena Baltacha
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
18 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2002 — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
19 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
20 2011 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
21 2012 11 7 18 61.1% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2005 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
22 2013 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2014 6 8 14 42.9% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 2007 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
24 2015 15 11 26 57.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 2016 11 12 23 47.8% 13 5 18 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 2009 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0%
26 2017 6 14 20 30.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2010 12 10 22 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
27 2018 10 16 26 38.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 2011 10 13 23 43.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2019 6 9 15 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 2012 2 6 8 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
29 2020 0 4 4 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 2013 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 2021 14 10 24 58.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2022 10 9 19 52.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 28 35 63 44.4% 4 11 15 26.7% 16 29 45 35.6%

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 446/482 of Irina-Camelia Begu's and 104/117 of Elena Baltacha'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 Elena Baltacha
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% 2003 1/3 3.0 5.0 47.5% 78.9% 45.2% 57.1% 30.0% 61.3% 40.0%
20 2011 25/27 2.4 3.8 59.5% 61.9% 44.4% 50.6% 45.4% 54.7% 45.7% 2004 2/3 3.0 2.5 62.1% 66.4% 41.4% 70.0% 58.3% 56.4% 42.5%
21 2012 37/41 2.2 3.4 66.2% 59.6% 45.3% 48.2% 50.8% 55.0% 43.8% 2005 6/7 3.5 3.5 55.6% 66.5% 44.3% 53.9% 27.3% 56.4% 36.8%
22 2013 25/27 1.8 5.3 61.0% 58.2% 38.3% 51.4% 46.8% 50.4% 43.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2014 27/29 2.5 3.3 62.7% 62.2% 46.4% 48.9% 47.6% 56.1% 43.1% 2007 4/6 3.3 5.0 60.1% 66.3% 41.3% 54.7% 49.3% 56.4% 37.6%
24 2015 38/50 2.7 3.8 65.1% 64.1% 50.2% 52.0% 58.6% 59.1% 42.3% 2008 5/5 2.2 3.4 60.0% 57.5% 36.8% 33.9% 59.5% 49.3% 39.5%
25 2016 42/45 3.6 4.4 61.2% 63.7% 45.3% 54.4% 49.3% 56.6% 43.1% 2009 7/8 3.9 3.0 56.1% 66.6% 48.2% 58.3% 37.8% 58.5% 37.0%
26 2017 41/42 2.2 4.6 63.5% 61.6% 46.0% 54.5% 52.8% 55.8% 44.4% 2010 28/30 3.0 2.9 58.3% 63.1% 45.7% 57.1% 45.9% 55.8% 39.1%
27 2018 43/44 1.8 4.5 63.4% 59.3% 42.0% 50.4% 50.5% 53.0% 42.8% 2011 30/32 2.3 2.4 58.4% 65.2% 45.9% 49.0% 42.3% 57.3% 42.8%
28 2019 26/26 1.7 4.3 63.2% 61.8% 47.1% 46.3% 53.2% 56.5% 44.4% 2012 15/17 1.5 2.9 60.0% 58.4% 42.9% 47.2% 40.1% 52.3% 37.6%
29 2020 13/13 1.3 4.0 67.6% 58.9% 45.8% 46.5% 47.1% 54.9% 40.5% 2013 6/6 2.5 1.5 67.9% 59.0% 42.2% 41.0% 54.0% 53.6% 34.1%
30 2021 32/32 2.8 3.8 64.2% 63.9% 43.4% 50.0% 42.1% 56.6% 42.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2022 39/40 3.3 4.6 64.0% 66.2% 46.4% 49.0% 43.8% 59.0% 43.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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 — 446/482 2.4 4.1 63.7% 62.0% 45.0% 50.8% 49.2% 55.9% 43.3% — 104/123 2.6 2.8 58.9% 63.3% 44.6% 51.3% 43.7% 55.6% 39.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Elena Baltacha
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1489 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — -0.22
18 2009 1493 101.8 +1.68 +0.59 0.849 46.4% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.17 2002 1519 104.8 — — — — — — +76 44.4% -0.33 1–0 0–1 — -0.01
19 2010 1486 95.9 -0.38 -2.74 0.512 36.5% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.01 2003 1491 107.9 -0.79 +0.01 1.032 49.4% — — — 20.0% -1.40 0–1 — — -0.18
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 2004 1499 104.0 -0.78 +0.29 0.975 50.4% — — +21 33.3% -0.50 — — — -0.12
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%) 105.0 -1.47 2005 1507 102.4 +0.64 -3.12 0.843 46.5% +45 — -23 41.2% -0.88 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — +0.62
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%) 101.9 +0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 99.1 +1.11 2007 1509 98.7 +0.25 -1.20 0.861 47.7% — — -36 37.5% -0.81 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — 0.00
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%) 100.3 +2.64 2008 1496 97.3 -1.84 -2.72 0.779 44.5% — — -35 18.2% -2.09 1–0 0–1 — -0.36
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%) 107.7 +0.64 2009 1521 116.1 +1.47 -1.58 0.893 47.9% +38 — -14 42.1% -0.63 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.14
26 2017 1664 128.6 -0.38 +1.07 1.004 49.9% -89 +195 — 47.0% -0.15 9–7 (56%) 3–5 (38%) 99.2 +1.03 2010 1630 120.5 -0.45 -3.14 0.886 47.6% +7 -108 -118 49.2% -0.49 5–2 (71%) 4–2 (67%) 105.7 -0.05
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%) 102.2 +0.57 2011 1628 127.6 +1.21 -0.89 1.001 50.1% -1 -104 -106 44.6% -0.42 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 99.1 -0.98
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%) 95.8 +0.93 2012 1567 100.8 -2.26 -3.52 0.788 45.0% -16 -73 +14 28.2% -1.44 4–1 (80%) 1–3 (25%) 101.9 -0.13
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 2013 1558 95.9 -1.94 -2.72 0.736 44.1% — -79 -29 38.5% -1.77 0–1 2–0 — +0.27
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%) 102.9 -1.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 101.6 +0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 99.8 +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%) 99.2 +0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2025 1758 125.4 -2.22 -2.60 0.853 46.5% -101 +159 — 45.0% -0.43 4–4 (50%) 2–0 — +0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2026 1726 103.3 -3.12 -1.52 0.666 41.4% — — -74 22.2% -2.11 1–0 1–0 — +0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1883 134.3 -0.24 +0.24 0.980 49.5% -45 +108 -136 50.1% -0.07 89–73 (55%) 58–55 (51%) 104.7 +0.87 — 1670 116.9 -0.18 -2.22 0.888 47.6% +4 -93 -26 39.6% -0.85 20–15 (57%) 15–13 (54%) 106.0 -1.07

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.