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

Irina-Camelia Begu vs Kirsten Flipkens H2H: 1-0

Irina-Camelia Begu holds a 1–0 lead over Kirsten Flipkens in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Irina-Camelia Begu leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Irina-Camelia Begu won the 2017 Istanbul second round 6-1 1-6 6-3.

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Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 181 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Kirsten Flipkens
Belgium Age 40 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Irina-Camelia Begu #33 6-1 1-6 6-3 Kirsten Flipkens #93 Match data Apr 28, 2017* R16 Istanbul International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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
Kirsten Flipkens #531 #13 2,961 1,830 200 221 47.5% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Kirsten Flipkens
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2003 0–2 0.0% #380 1,485 0 0
18 2009 0–1 0.0% #234 1,493 0 0 2004 2–2 50.0% #168 1,500 0 0
19 2010 0–1 0.0% #202 1,485 0 0 2005 1–2 33.3% #202 1,497 0 0
20 2011 16–11 59.3% #40 1,657 0 0 2006 3–5 37.5% #104 1,523 0 0
21 2012 22–19 53.7% #52 1,728 0 1 2007 0–2 0.0% #287 1,506 0 0
22 2013 10–17 37.0% #131 1,558 0 1 2008 1–2 33.3% #111 1,500 0 0
23 2014 14–15 48.3% #41 1,617 0 1 2009 8–10 44.4% #81 1,585 0 0
24 2015 30–20 60.0% #31 1,698 0 2 2010 15–15 50.0% #77 1,667 0 0
25 2016 25–20 55.6% #29 1,682 0 3 2011 5–9 35.7% #192 1,608 0 0
26 2017 20–22 47.6% #43 1,663 0 4 2012 13–4 76.5% #54 1,763 0 1
27 2018 19–25 43.2% #67 1,592 0 4 2013 32–23 58.2% #20 1,735 0 1
28 2019 11–15 42.3% #102 1,560 0 4 2014 23–26 46.9% #45 1,651 0 1
29 2020 5–8 38.5% #78 1,712 0 4 2015 14–17 45.2% #85 1,656 0 1
30 2021 17–15 53.1% #62 1,738 0 4 2016 23–21 52.3% #65 1,657 0 1
31 2022 25–15 62.5% #34 1,832 0 5 2017 16–20 44.4% #74 1,698 0 1
32 2023 13–13 50.0% #75 1,776 0 5 2018 21–20 51.2% #47 1,662 0 1
33 2024 10–8 55.6% #79 1,803 0 5 2019 15–22 40.5% #71 1,748 0 1
34 2025 7–9 43.8% #144 1,758 0 6 2020 2–8 20.0% #86 1,703 0 1
35 2026 1–3 25.0% #461 1,725 0 6 2021 1–6 14.3% #311 1,658 0 1
36 — — — — — — — 2022 5–5 50.0% #251 1,686 0 1

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 Kirsten Flipkens
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2011 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 2012 11 7 18 61.1% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2007 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2013 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
23 2014 6 8 14 42.9% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2009 5 4 9 55.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
24 2015 15 11 26 57.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2010 9 7 16 56.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
25 2016 11 12 23 47.8% 13 5 18 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2011 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
26 2017 6 14 20 30.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2012 10 3 13 76.9% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
27 2018 10 16 26 38.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2013 19 15 34 55.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 10 3 13 76.9% — — — —
28 2019 6 9 15 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2014 15 18 33 45.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2020 0 4 4 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 2015 13 14 27 48.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2021 14 10 24 58.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2016 18 14 32 56.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
31 2022 10 9 19 52.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2017 10 13 23 43.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
32 2023 5 8 13 38.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2018 9 13 22 40.9% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
33 2024 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2019 12 13 25 48.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
34 2025 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2020 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
35 2026 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2021 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
Career — 107 129 236 45.3% 124 85 209 59.3% 14 23 37 37.8% — — — — — 128 139 267 47.9% 23 47 70 32.9% 47 33 80 58.8% 2 2 4 50.0%

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 446/482 of Irina-Camelia Begu's and 387/412 of Kirsten Flipkens'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 Kirsten Flipkens
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2011 25/27 2.4 3.8 59.5% 61.9% 44.4% 50.6% 45.4% 54.7% 45.7% 2006 3/8 2.7 1.3 65.0% 53.8% 37.1% 54.3% 31.8% 48.0% 44.3%
21 2012 37/41 2.2 3.4 66.2% 59.6% 45.3% 48.2% 50.8% 55.0% 43.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2013 25/27 1.8 5.3 61.0% 58.2% 38.3% 51.4% 46.8% 50.4% 43.5% 2008 2/3 0.5 2.0 59.3% 59.1% 24.3% 42.2% 26.7% 45.8% 41.5%
23 2014 27/29 2.5 3.3 62.7% 62.2% 46.4% 48.9% 47.6% 56.1% 43.1% 2009 17/18 2.7 2.9 59.3% 62.6% 40.8% 48.1% 45.0% 54.0% 42.6%
24 2015 38/50 2.7 3.8 65.1% 64.1% 50.2% 52.0% 58.6% 59.1% 42.3% 2010 30/30 3.1 2.3 58.3% 64.8% 45.9% 53.9% 45.2% 56.8% 41.2%
25 2016 42/45 3.6 4.4 61.2% 63.7% 45.3% 54.4% 49.3% 56.6% 43.1% 2011 13/14 2.7 3.5 57.3% 63.2% 43.7% 57.8% 46.1% 55.1% 42.9%
26 2017 41/42 2.2 4.6 63.5% 61.6% 46.0% 54.5% 52.8% 55.8% 44.4% 2012 16/17 3.8 4.0 58.0% 70.9% 48.0% 57.4% 37.4% 61.4% 42.1%
27 2018 43/44 1.8 4.5 63.4% 59.3% 42.0% 50.4% 50.5% 53.0% 42.8% 2013 53/55 3.8 3.3 55.0% 67.0% 46.4% 47.5% 44.1% 57.4% 42.3%
28 2019 26/26 1.7 4.3 63.2% 61.8% 47.1% 46.3% 53.2% 56.5% 44.4% 2014 47/49 3.5 3.0 57.2% 65.2% 47.6% 54.2% 48.6% 57.5% 39.8%
29 2020 13/13 1.3 4.0 67.6% 58.9% 45.8% 46.5% 47.1% 54.9% 40.5% 2015 25/31 2.7 2.4 61.2% 62.2% 46.6% 49.6% 42.2% 56.2% 40.2%
30 2021 32/32 2.8 3.8 64.2% 63.9% 43.4% 50.0% 42.1% 56.6% 42.4% 2016 41/45 2.2 2.1 60.8% 62.0% 47.5% 53.5% 46.8% 56.7% 41.6%
31 2022 39/40 3.3 4.6 64.0% 66.2% 46.4% 49.0% 43.8% 59.0% 43.5% 2017 36/36 2.5 2.3 58.5% 64.4% 46.1% 43.2% 46.2% 57.0% 43.6%
32 2023 26/26 2.6 4.2 65.6% 63.6% 45.5% 55.2% 48.0% 57.3% 43.6% 2018 40/41 3.1 2.4 61.2% 61.6% 46.0% 52.8% 46.2% 55.5% 41.5%
33 2024 17/18 1.8 2.7 67.5% 63.9% 46.2% 59.5% 51.3% 58.6% 45.2% 2019 37/37 2.3 1.9 63.8% 62.3% 45.3% 50.6% 45.7% 56.2% 40.3%
34 2025 9/16 1.7 4.2 62.5% 59.1% 43.6% 41.9% 49.2% 53.2% 39.9% 2020 10/10 1.2 1.6 63.6% 58.1% 48.0% 52.8% 43.6% 54.2% 37.4%
35 2026 4/4 2.8 3.0 69.3% 53.1% 38.8% 33.0% 35.4% 48.9% 34.0% 2021 7/8 2.1 3.7 61.0% 58.5% 40.3% 41.5% 46.7% 50.9% 37.7%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 10/10 0.9 1.7 67.3% 60.5% 49.2% 61.5% 56.7% 57.2% 47.2%
Career — 446/482 2.4 4.1 63.7% 62.0% 45.0% 50.8% 49.2% 55.9% 43.3% — 387/423 2.8 2.6 59.5% 63.7% 46.0% 51.2% 45.4% 56.5% 41.5%

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 Kirsten Flipkens
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1485 100.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.19
18 2009 1493 101.8 +1.68 +0.59 0.849 46.4% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.17 2004 1501 103.9 — — — — +9 — — 50.0% +0.30 1–1 — — +0.24
19 2010 1486 95.9 -0.38 -2.74 0.512 36.5% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.01 2005 1498 105.8 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.29 0–1 0–1 — -0.08
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 2006 1523 111.2 -1.18 +0.01 0.852 46.1% +11 — — 33.3% -1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.18
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 2007 1507 102.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — -0.07
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 2008 1501 100.2 -2.32 -1.45 0.765 44.3% — +27 — 42.9% -1.29 0–1 1–0 — -0.12
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 2009 1586 116.7 -0.97 -0.24 0.926 48.3% +5 -93 +32 47.5% -0.53 1–3 (25%) 0–1 — -0.04
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 2010 1667 124.4 +0.74 -1.97 0.953 49.3% +1 -196 -29 47.5% -0.08 2–1 (67%) 2–5 (29%) 98.7 -0.67
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 2011 1609 108.8 -0.87 +0.27 0.955 49.4% — -120 -12 40.0% -0.30 0–2 0–3 (0%) — -0.23
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 2012 1764 133.9 +3.97 +0.08 1.090 51.7% -13 — -74 66.7% +0.80 5–2 (71%) 5–1 (83%) 107.2 -1.41
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 2013 1735 136.6 +1.70 -1.26 0.991 49.8% 0 -224 +115 54.5% +0.16 16–8 (67%) 6–4 (60%) 107.8 -0.44
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 2014 1652 129.3 +1.48 -2.49 0.936 48.8% -5 -166 +182 46.6% -0.27 10–10 (50%) 8–6 (57%) 98.7 +0.12
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 2015 1656 124.6 -1.18 -1.79 0.917 48.2% +21 — +130 48.0% -0.43 5–8 (38%) 7–4 (64%) 98.8 -0.66
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 2016 1658 119.0 +0.35 -0.93 0.960 49.2% -1 -246 +115 48.5% -0.16 9–6 (60%) 10–2 (83%) 106.9 -1.36
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 2017 1699 128.1 +0.11 -0.15 1.013 50.4% -4 -255 +100 41.8% -0.39 6–7 (46%) 3–4 (43%) 99.0 -1.41
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 2018 1663 118.7 -0.95 -1.14 0.933 48.7% -55 -87 +165 48.4% -0.26 11–4 (73%) 9–5 (64%) 109.6 -0.89
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 2019 1748 129.2 -0.43 -2.68 0.920 48.4% +19 -247 +41 42.0% -0.39 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 100.5 -0.54
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 2020 1703 122.1 -2.05 -2.49 0.817 46.2% +37 — — 30.4% -1.48 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 96.7 -0.55
35 2026 1726 103.3 -3.12 -1.52 0.666 41.4% — — -74 22.2% -2.11 1–0 1–0 — +0.43 2021 1659 113.2 -2.24 -2.56 0.769 44.6% +16 — — 26.7% -2.00 1–2 (33%) — — -0.69
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1686 119.2 +0.87 +1.49 1.103 52.2% — — +160 52.0% +0.56 2–3 (40%) — — +0.37
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 — 1830 130.1 +0.30 -1.31 0.953 49.1% 0 -164 +89 46.9% -0.26 74–67 (52%) 55–44 (56%) 103.6 -2.10

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.