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

Irina-Camelia Begu vs Lara Arruabarrena H2H: 1-2

Lara Arruabarrena holds a 2–1 lead over Irina-Camelia Begu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Lara Arruabarrena leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Lara Arruabarrena won the 2017 Miami Open second round 3-6 6-4 6-3.

Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 181 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 2
3 main-draw meetings
Spain Age 34 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lara Arruabarrena #72 3-6 6-4 6-3 Irina-Camelia Begu #28 Match data Mar 24, 2017* R64 Miami Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Irina-Camelia Begu #31 6-3 6-2 Lara Arruabarrena #86 Match data Jan 7, 2016* R32 Shenzhen International modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Lara Arruabarrena #108 6-1 4-2 (ret.) Irina-Camelia Begu #63 Match data Jul 17, 2014* R32 Bastad 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
Lara Arruabarrena #1,062 #52 1,083 1,713 99 120 45.2% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Lara Arruabarrena
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 2011 3–2 60.0% #170 1,535 0 0
20 2011 16–11 59.3% #40 1,657 0 0 2012 8–7 53.3% #79 1,598 0 1
21 2012 22–19 53.7% #52 1,728 0 1 2013 8–11 42.1% #102 1,605 0 1
22 2013 10–17 37.0% #131 1,558 0 1 2014 10–11 47.6% #88 1,609 0 1
23 2014 14–15 48.3% #41 1,617 0 1 2015 15–17 46.9% #86 1,615 0 1
24 2015 30–20 60.0% #31 1,698 0 2 2016 17–16 51.5% #66 1,661 0 2
25 2016 25–20 55.6% #29 1,682 0 3 2017 14–19 42.4% #84 1,622 0 2
26 2017 20–22 47.6% #43 1,663 0 4 2018 13–19 40.6% #82 1,575 0 2
27 2018 19–25 43.2% #67 1,592 0 4 2019 8–12 40.0% #155 1,543 0 2
28 2019 11–15 42.3% #102 1,560 0 4 2020 0–1 0.0% #165 1,544 0 2
29 2020 5–8 38.5% #78 1,712 0 4 2021 3–5 37.5% #220 1,509 0 2
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 Lara Arruabarrena
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% 2011 3 2 5 60.0%
20 2011 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 2012 3 3 6 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
21 2012 11 7 18 61.1% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2013 6 6 12 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2013 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2014 2 5 7 28.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2014 6 8 14 42.9% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 2015 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2015 15 11 26 57.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2016 7 7 14 50.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2016 11 12 23 47.8% 13 5 18 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 2017 6 12 18 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
26 2017 6 14 20 30.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2018 3 10 13 23.1% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2018 10 16 26 38.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 2019 1 6 7 14.3% 7 6 13 53.8%
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 3 5 8 37.5%
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% 32 59 91 35.2% 61 52 113 54.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 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 446/482 of Irina-Camelia Begu's and 177/199 of Lara Arruabarrena'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 Lara Arruabarrena
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% —/—
21 2012 37/41 2.2 3.4 66.2% 59.6% 45.3% 48.2% 50.8% 55.0% 43.8% 2013 8/19 1.3 3.3 57.3% 58.7% 39.4% 46.0% 38.4% 50.6% 41.6%
22 2013 25/27 1.8 5.3 61.0% 58.2% 38.3% 51.4% 46.8% 50.4% 43.5% 2014 18/21 1.3 2.5 60.8% 63.6% 43.6% 48.5% 44.9% 55.3% 43.9%
23 2014 27/29 2.5 3.3 62.7% 62.2% 46.4% 48.9% 47.6% 56.1% 43.1% 2015 27/32 1.0 2.3 70.3% 61.2% 50.2% 51.6% 49.6% 57.6% 42.8%
24 2015 38/50 2.7 3.8 65.1% 64.1% 50.2% 52.0% 58.6% 59.1% 42.3% 2016 30/33 1.5 2.0 67.7% 60.8% 50.6% 52.8% 46.7% 56.9% 45.2%
25 2016 42/45 3.6 4.4 61.2% 63.7% 45.3% 54.4% 49.3% 56.6% 43.1% 2017 33/33 1.2 3.0 59.2% 61.0% 42.5% 46.0% 48.5% 53.2% 42.2%
26 2017 41/42 2.2 4.6 63.5% 61.6% 46.0% 54.5% 52.8% 55.8% 44.4% 2018 32/32 1.2 2.4 63.7% 60.5% 46.9% 53.2% 45.5% 55.6% 42.6%
27 2018 43/44 1.8 4.5 63.4% 59.3% 42.0% 50.4% 50.5% 53.0% 42.8% 2019 20/20 1.2 2.4 67.7% 58.1% 47.3% 48.7% 43.4% 54.2% 42.0%
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 3.0 5.0 57.9% 66.7% 41.7% 55.6% 66.7% 56.1% 38.5%
29 2020 13/13 1.3 4.0 67.6% 58.9% 45.8% 46.5% 47.1% 54.9% 40.5% 2021 8/8 1.1 1.5 66.2% 58.7% 44.6% 47.8% 45.2% 53.9% 43.9%
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% 177/219 1.2 2.5 64.5% 60.7% 46.4% 50.0% 46.4% 55.2% 43.1%

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 Lara Arruabarrena
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 2011 1535 105.6 +46 54.5% -0.54 1–0 1–0 -0.04
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 1599 119.2 -36 +25 53.1% -0.06 1–1 2–1 (67%) -0.01
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 1605 113.2 -1.65 -1.17 0.842 46.1% +13 -26 36.4% -1.16 6–0 (100%) 0–1 -0.42
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 1610 110.9 +0.19 -0.74 0.983 49.3% -62 +50 44.4% -0.51 3–2 (60%) 4–0 (100%) -0.36
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 1615 117.7 -0.73 +1.09 1.011 50.1% -100 +80 43.8% -0.31 2–2 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.9 -0.61
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 1662 122.2 +0.51 +1.00 1.050 51.1% -38 -15 46.8% +0.16 9–4 (69%) 2–8 (20%) 100.2 +0.65
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 1623 119.8 -2.09 -1.07 0.903 47.7% -42 +89 -46 36.5% -0.77 9–3 (75%) 2–3 (40%) 106.4 -0.38
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 1576 116.8 -1.08 -0.39 0.960 49.2% -62 +114 +41 39.7% -0.54 3–3 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 102.1 -0.04
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 1543 113.2 -1.71 -2.09 0.917 48.2% -46 +85 42.2% -0.82 2–5 (29%) 2–2 (50%) 96.0 -0.09
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 1545 107.8 -0.30 -1.56 0.877 46.7% 0.0% -2.00 0.00
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 1509 115.7 -1.87 -0.90 0.954 49.2% +77 35.3% -0.53 1–0 +0.81
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 1714 121.1 -0.94 -0.35 0.962 49.1% -47 +56 -7 42.2% -0.49 37–20 (65%) 21–21 (50%) 107.8 -0.22

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.