H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Irina-Camelia Begu vs Maria Sharapova H2H: 0-4

Maria Sharapova holds a 4–0 lead over Irina-Camelia Begu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Maria Sharapova leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Maria Sharapova won the 2018 Madrid Open second round 7-5 6-1.

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Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 181 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 4
4 main-draw meetings
Maria Sharapova
RUS Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Maria Sharapova #52 7-5 6-1 Irina-Camelia Begu #38 Match data May 8, 2018* R32 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Maria Sharapova #86 6-4 6-2 Irina-Camelia Begu #57 Match data Oct 12, 2017* R32 Tianjin International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Maria Sharapova #4 6-4 6-3 Irina-Camelia Begu #31 Match data Jul 5, 2015* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Maria Sharapova #2 6-0 6-3 Irina-Camelia Begu #55 Match data May 9, 2012* R64 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Maria Sharapova #373 #1 10,690 2,264 601 175 77.4% 5 14 1 7 9 36

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 Maria Sharapova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 2002 1–2 33.3% #188 1,503 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 2003 24–12 66.7% #32 1,778 0 2
17 — — — — — — — 2004 55–16 77.5% #4 2,074 1 7
18 2009 0–1 0.0% #234 1,493 0 0 2005 53–13 80.3% #4 2,099 1 10
19 2010 0–1 0.0% #202 1,485 0 0 2006 59–10 85.5% #2 2,239 2 15
20 2011 16–11 59.3% #40 1,657 0 0 2007 40–12 76.9% #5 2,146 2 16
21 2012 22–19 53.7% #52 1,728 0 1 2008 31–6 83.8% #9 2,158 3 19
22 2013 10–17 37.0% #131 1,558 0 1 2009 31–9 77.5% #14 2,076 3 20
23 2014 14–15 48.3% #41 1,617 0 1 2010 33–11 75.0% #18 1,991 3 22
24 2015 30–20 60.0% #31 1,698 0 2 2011 43–13 76.8% #4 1,994 3 24
25 2016 25–20 55.6% #29 1,682 0 3 2012 60–11 84.5% #2 2,167 4 27
26 2017 20–22 47.6% #43 1,663 0 4 2013 37–8 82.2% #4 2,170 4 29
27 2018 19–25 43.2% #67 1,592 0 4 2014 50–13 79.4% #2 2,102 5 33
28 2019 11–15 42.3% #102 1,560 0 4 2015 35–10 77.8% #4 2,066 5 35
29 2020 5–8 38.5% #78 1,712 0 4 2016 4–1 80.0% #91 2,074 5 35
30 2021 17–15 53.1% #62 1,738 0 4 2017 16–7 69.6% #61 2,007 5 36
31 2022 25–15 62.5% #34 1,832 0 5 2018 21–11 65.6% #29 1,923 5 36
32 2023 13–13 50.0% #75 1,776 0 5 2019 8–8 50.0% #133 1,877 5 36
33 2024 10–8 55.6% #79 1,803 0 5 2020 0–2 0.0% #373 1,837 5 36
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 Maria Sharapova
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 4 0 4 100.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 34 12 46 73.9% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 0 12 100.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 29 8 37 78.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 10 1 11 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3%
19 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 45 5 50 90.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
20 2011 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 24 7 31 77.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7%
21 2012 11 7 18 61.1% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2008 17 2 19 89.5% 13 3 16 81.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 2013 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 20 5 25 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
23 2014 6 8 14 42.9% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2010 19 7 26 73.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
24 2015 15 11 26 57.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2011 25 10 35 71.4% 12 2 14 85.7% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
25 2016 11 12 23 47.8% 13 5 18 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2012 32 7 39 82.1% 19 1 20 95.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2017 6 14 20 30.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2013 19 4 23 82.6% 17 3 20 85.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
27 2018 10 16 26 38.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2014 26 10 36 72.2% 19 1 20 95.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
28 2019 6 9 15 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 2015 18 6 24 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
29 2020 0 4 4 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 2016 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2021 14 10 24 58.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2017 11 4 15 73.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — —
31 2022 10 9 19 52.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2018 10 6 16 62.5% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
32 2023 5 8 13 38.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2019 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
33 2024 1 2 3 33.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2020 0 2 2 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% — — — — — 354 112 466 76.0% 148 35 183 80.9% 81 21 102 79.4% 18 7 25 72.0%

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 590/773 of Maria Sharapova'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 Maria Sharapova
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%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2003 7/36 3.4 3.4 60.1% 67.5% 51.4% 76.6% 46.5% 60.6% 44.3%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2004 16/71 4.6 4.6 61.6% 71.8% 51.7% 55.0% 50.1% 64.2% 49.1%
18 2009 1/1 1.0 6.0 65.5% 50.0% 43.6% 50.0% 62.5% 47.8% 44.3% 2005 31/66 3.6 3.0 63.9% 68.3% 51.1% 63.2% 45.2% 61.9% 47.0%
19 2010 1/1 0.0 4.0 69.8% 56.7% 15.4% 28.6% 0.0% 44.2% 28.6% 2006 65/69 4.2 3.5 65.7% 70.2% 49.3% 58.9% 54.6% 63.1% 49.0%
20 2011 25/27 2.4 3.8 59.5% 61.9% 44.4% 50.6% 45.4% 54.7% 45.7% 2007 47/52 3.7 5.9 64.2% 68.9% 43.8% 58.5% 55.5% 59.9% 48.0%
21 2012 37/41 2.2 3.4 66.2% 59.6% 45.3% 48.2% 50.8% 55.0% 43.8% 2008 30/37 3.6 5.7 65.5% 71.3% 48.2% 63.1% 51.1% 63.3% 50.0%
22 2013 25/27 1.8 5.3 61.0% 58.2% 38.3% 51.4% 46.8% 50.4% 43.5% 2009 37/40 3.6 7.7 64.4% 65.2% 42.0% 48.7% 52.0% 56.9% 49.2%
23 2014 27/29 2.5 3.3 62.7% 62.2% 46.4% 48.9% 47.6% 56.1% 43.1% 2010 41/44 4.0 5.6 63.1% 73.2% 46.4% 53.5% 50.3% 63.1% 47.9%
24 2015 38/50 2.7 3.8 65.1% 64.1% 50.2% 52.0% 58.6% 59.1% 42.3% 2011 50/56 2.4 6.3 66.7% 66.1% 41.9% 50.2% 58.7% 58.0% 50.4%
25 2016 42/45 3.6 4.4 61.2% 63.7% 45.3% 54.4% 49.3% 56.6% 43.1% 2012 58/71 3.2 4.8 66.3% 68.4% 48.4% 62.4% 51.3% 61.8% 49.9%
26 2017 41/42 2.2 4.6 63.5% 61.6% 46.0% 54.5% 52.8% 55.8% 44.4% 2013 40/45 4.1 4.6 62.8% 73.6% 49.3% 59.7% 53.1% 64.8% 49.6%
27 2018 43/44 1.8 4.5 63.4% 59.3% 42.0% 50.4% 50.5% 53.0% 42.8% 2014 56/63 3.3 5.8 61.4% 68.9% 47.1% 51.5% 55.2% 60.5% 50.1%
28 2019 26/26 1.7 4.3 63.2% 61.8% 47.1% 46.3% 53.2% 56.5% 44.4% 2015 37/45 4.1 5.3 62.2% 72.8% 54.6% 61.7% 46.1% 65.8% 46.6%
29 2020 13/13 1.3 4.0 67.6% 58.9% 45.8% 46.5% 47.1% 54.9% 40.5% 2016 5/5 11.0 4.8 56.2% 77.4% 45.6% 42.7% 38.3% 63.3% 51.1%
30 2021 32/32 2.8 3.8 64.2% 63.9% 43.4% 50.0% 42.1% 56.6% 42.4% 2017 22/23 5.6 5.5 57.6% 71.2% 46.3% 58.5% 49.4% 60.8% 46.0%
31 2022 39/40 3.3 4.6 64.0% 66.2% 46.4% 49.0% 43.8% 59.0% 43.5% 2018 31/32 4.6 6.3 59.4% 66.9% 44.2% 50.3% 49.0% 57.7% 47.0%
32 2023 26/26 2.6 4.2 65.6% 63.6% 45.5% 55.2% 48.0% 57.3% 43.6% 2019 15/16 3.2 5.5 63.8% 64.3% 43.2% 53.1% 40.4% 56.9% 44.9%
33 2024 17/18 1.8 2.7 67.5% 63.9% 46.2% 59.5% 51.3% 58.6% 45.2% 2020 2/2 6.0 8.0 57.4% 70.1% 45.0% 33.3% 41.7% 59.5% 32.6%
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% — 590/776 3.8 5.3 63.6% 69.5% 47.2% 56.7% 51.7% 61.3% 48.6%

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 Maria Sharapova
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1504 110.4 — — — — +30 — — 37.5% -0.25 1–1 0–1 — -0.19
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1779 134.3 +2.16 +0.59 1.123 52.8% -35 — -9 62.2% +1.01 7–5 (58%) 5–6 (45%) 103.1 +1.00
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 2075 160.2 +5.99 +3.49 1.370 56.2% -57 -383 +32 70.6% +1.66 15–6 (71%) 2–5 (29%) 106.7 -0.75
18 2009 1493 101.8 +1.68 +0.59 0.849 46.4% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.17 2005 2099 166.8 +5.53 +3.06 1.233 54.4% +3 -259 +90 73.5% +1.92 17–4 (81%) 7–4 (64%) 110.0 -1.58
19 2010 1486 95.9 -0.38 -2.74 0.512 36.5% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.01 2006 2239 171.2 +7.19 +5.40 1.327 55.9% +47 -395 -48 83.2% +2.22 6–3 (67%) 9–1 (90%) 106.5 -0.72
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 2007 2147 162.6 +4.20 +4.33 1.195 53.9% +73 -223 +47 73.2% +1.66 10–4 (71%) 5–2 (71%) 101.7 -1.40
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 2008 2158 159.5 +6.81 +5.50 1.362 56.2% +107 -167 — 77.8% +2.09 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 104.9 -0.56
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 2009 2076 148.9 +1.97 +5.02 1.140 52.9% +130 -100 -34 66.3% +1.14 14–3 (82%) 3–4 (43%) 100.7 +0.32
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 2010 1992 156.3 +6.24 +4.11 1.299 55.3% +92 -12 +88 69.6% +1.69 9–5 (64%) 2–4 (33%) 96.6 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 2011 1994 155.2 +2.58 +6.97 1.200 54.1% -10 +64 +124 70.2% +1.52 12–1 (92%) 8–2 (80%) 108.8 +0.41
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 2012 2167 168.4 +6.37 +7.20 1.305 55.7% -46 +49 -37 75.8% +1.95 14–1 (93%) 8–6 (57%) 109.9 -3.27
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 2013 2171 165.9 +8.74 +6.16 1.409 56.7% -28 +101 — 80.0% +2.14 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 100.3 -1.17
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 2014 2102 166.1 +4.81 +7.11 1.270 55.2% -43 +205 -9 69.7% +1.51 20–8 (71%) 7–8 (47%) 97.7 -1.90
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 2015 2066 159.8 +6.34 +5.11 1.365 55.9% -11 +167 +15 74.5% +2.02 8–2 (80%) 0–6 (0%) 96.3 -1.45
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 2016 2074 132.1 +2.31 +3.11 1.391 56.6% -2 — — 72.7% +2.18 1–0 0–1 — -0.38
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 2017 2008 140.4 +3.36 +2.15 1.173 53.4% +44 +217 — 68.6% +1.41 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 97.6 -0.43
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 2018 1923 146.3 +1.41 +3.43 1.111 52.2% +35 +236 — 63.0% +0.96 5–6 (45%) 3–3 (50%) 92.0 +0.14
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 2019 1877 145.3 +0.28 +1.89 1.042 50.8% +56 — +135 59.3% +0.59 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 100.4 -1.54
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 2020 1838 108.1 +0.15 +0.49 0.806 46.2% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — -0.11
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 — 2265 167.5 +5.03 +5.13 1.257 54.8% +13 +7 +28 72.0% +1.67 161–60 (73%) 74–61 (55%) 104.4 -1.78

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.