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

Irina-Camelia Begu vs Kurumi Nara H2H: 2-0

Irina-Camelia Begu holds a 2–0 lead over Kurumi Nara in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Irina-Camelia Begu leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Irina-Camelia Begu won the 2015 Madrid Open first round 7-6(6) 6-1.

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Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 181 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Kurumi Nara
Japan Age 34 Right-Handed 155 cm / 5'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Irina-Camelia Begu #37 7-6(6) 6-1 Kurumi Nara #55 Match data May 4, 2015 R64 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Irina-Camelia Begu #117 6-1 7-6(5) Kurumi Nara #45 Match data May 1, 2014* R32 Oeiras 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
Kurumi Nara #246 #32 1,412 1,700 82 118 41.0% 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 Kurumi Nara
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2009 1–1 50.0% #181 1,512 0 0
18 2009 0–1 0.0% #234 1,493 0 0 2010 1–7 12.5% #130 1,475 0 0
19 2010 0–1 0.0% #202 1,485 0 0 2011 1–4 20.0% #140 1,457 0 0
20 2011 16–11 59.3% #40 1,657 0 0 2012 1–3 25.0% #148 1,438 0 0
21 2012 22–19 53.7% #52 1,728 0 1 2013 5–6 45.5% #81 1,506 0 0
22 2013 10–17 37.0% #131 1,558 0 1 2014 23–21 52.3% #44 1,651 0 1
23 2014 14–15 48.3% #41 1,617 0 1 2015 19–22 46.3% #81 1,586 0 1
24 2015 30–20 60.0% #31 1,698 0 2 2016 15–18 45.5% #77 1,602 0 1
25 2016 25–20 55.6% #29 1,682 0 3 2017 10–16 38.5% #102 1,577 0 1
26 2017 20–22 47.6% #43 1,663 0 4 2018 0–14 0.0% #161 1,485 0 1
27 2018 19–25 43.2% #67 1,592 0 4 2019 3–3 50.0% #140 1,565 0 1
28 2019 11–15 42.3% #102 1,560 0 4 2020 0–1 0.0% #160 1,559 0 1
29 2020 5–8 38.5% #78 1,712 0 4 2021 3–2 60.0% #185 1,512 0 1
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 Kurumi Nara
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2011 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2011 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2012 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2012 11 7 18 61.1% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2013 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2013 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2014 15 13 28 53.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
23 2014 6 8 14 42.9% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 2015 14 15 29 48.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0%
24 2015 15 11 26 57.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 2016 11 12 23 47.8% 13 5 18 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 2017 8 13 21 38.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2017 6 14 20 30.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2018 0 10 10 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 2018 10 16 26 38.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 2019 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2019 6 9 15 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2020 0 4 4 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 2021 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
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% — 60 83 143 42.0% 15 19 34 44.1% 7 16 23 30.4%

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 181/200 of Kurumi Nara'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 Kurumi Nara
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 2/2 0.0 6.0 64.4% 53.1% 26.3% 39.6% 57.1% 43.8% 40.1%
18 2009 1/1 1.0 6.0 65.5% 50.0% 43.6% 50.0% 62.5% 47.8% 44.3% 2010 6/8 0.2 5.2 59.3% 45.6% 37.8% 40.2% 43.8% 42.2% 40.5%
19 2010 1/1 0.0 4.0 69.8% 56.7% 15.4% 28.6% 0.0% 44.2% 28.6% 2011 5/5 0.0 3.8 67.2% 51.3% 33.4% 46.3% 53.8% 46.8% 37.5%
20 2011 25/27 2.4 3.8 59.5% 61.9% 44.4% 50.6% 45.4% 54.7% 45.7% 2012 4/4 1.0 1.3 69.4% 54.6% 40.3% 44.0% 63.8% 50.0% 43.3%
21 2012 37/41 2.2 3.4 66.2% 59.6% 45.3% 48.2% 50.8% 55.0% 43.8% 2013 11/11 0.8 1.6 73.5% 56.2% 50.9% 50.6% 51.9% 54.9% 45.9%
22 2013 25/27 1.8 5.3 61.0% 58.2% 38.3% 51.4% 46.8% 50.4% 43.5% 2014 40/44 0.4 2.0 74.4% 54.1% 45.8% 51.6% 49.3% 51.9% 44.6%
23 2014 27/29 2.5 3.3 62.7% 62.2% 46.4% 48.9% 47.6% 56.1% 43.1% 2015 31/41 0.4 2.5 73.2% 57.8% 49.3% 49.8% 50.8% 55.5% 39.5%
24 2015 38/50 2.7 3.8 65.1% 64.1% 50.2% 52.0% 58.6% 59.1% 42.3% 2016 32/33 0.6 2.5 70.0% 56.4% 47.0% 55.2% 50.1% 53.8% 45.3%
25 2016 42/45 3.6 4.4 61.2% 63.7% 45.3% 54.4% 49.3% 56.6% 43.1% 2017 25/26 0.5 2.4 67.5% 55.1% 44.4% 45.2% 50.1% 51.5% 45.8%
26 2017 41/42 2.2 4.6 63.5% 61.6% 46.0% 54.5% 52.8% 55.8% 44.4% 2018 13/14 0.6 3.6 65.3% 57.2% 43.1% 51.9% 39.6% 52.2% 40.9%
27 2018 43/44 1.8 4.5 63.4% 59.3% 42.0% 50.4% 50.5% 53.0% 42.8% 2019 6/6 0.5 3.0 68.3% 51.3% 37.7% 40.9% 47.3% 46.4% 40.8%
28 2019 26/26 1.7 4.3 63.2% 61.8% 47.1% 46.3% 53.2% 56.5% 44.4% 2020 1/1 0.0 3.0 75.6% 44.1% 9.1% 40.0% — 35.6% 30.6%
29 2020 13/13 1.3 4.0 67.6% 58.9% 45.8% 46.5% 47.1% 54.9% 40.5% 2021 5/5 0.6 1.8 73.5% 58.6% 50.3% 59.8% 61.3% 56.2% 44.6%
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% — 181/200 0.5 2.5 70.6% 55.3% 45.2% 50.0% 49.6% 52.2% 43.2%

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 Kurumi Nara
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1513 103.3 -1.75 -1.06 0.713 41.9% — — — 40.0% -1.40 1–0 1–0 — -0.11
18 2009 1493 101.8 +1.68 +0.59 0.849 46.4% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.17 2010 1476 98.7 -4.37 -1.09 0.701 41.1% +12 — — 22.2% -2.50 0–2 1–0 — -0.12
19 2010 1486 95.9 -0.38 -2.74 0.512 36.5% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.01 2011 1457 101.1 -2.94 -3.05 0.705 42.2% +14 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 0–1 — -0.07
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 2012 1438 97.8 -2.77 -1.44 0.865 46.7% +5 — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — +0.46
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 2013 1506 115.4 -0.68 +0.75 1.017 50.5% +3 — — 48.0% 0.00 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 101.8 +0.12
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 2014 1651 131.7 -2.79 +0.83 0.929 48.5% -9 -46 -88 47.8% -0.22 6–4 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 103.8 -0.56
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 2015 1586 116.1 -2.70 -1.45 0.888 48.0% +11 +13 -7 46.3% -0.40 7–8 (47%) 8–5 (62%) 101.2 +1.34
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 2016 1603 118.7 -1.87 +0.71 0.980 49.6% +51 -63 -72 46.3% -0.24 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) 97.2 +1.36
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 2017 1577 120.0 -3.47 +1.47 0.945 48.6% +17 — -61 41.0% -0.61 4–5 (44%) 1–2 (33%) 99.0 +0.49
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 2018 1486 120.2 -1.58 -0.63 0.856 46.7% +12 — +28 17.6% -1.62 0–6 (0%) 1–1 — -0.93
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 2019 1566 112.7 -4.94 -1.67 0.762 44.4% -3 — — 50.0% +0.17 2–0 0–1 — +0.08
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 2020 1559 96.2 +1.91 -1.68 0.474 33.3% — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.07
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 2021 1513 106.6 -0.17 -2.31 1.020 51.1% — +69 — 58.3% +0.42 1–1 0–1 — +0.54
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 2022 1500 104.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1700 121.9 -2.51 -0.03 0.906 47.9% +14 -23 -39 42.2% -0.58 26–33 (44%) 21–21 (50%) 98.6 +1.34

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.