H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Irina-Camelia Begu vs Svetlana Kuznetsova H2H: 2-2

Irina-Camelia Begu and Svetlana Kuznetsova are tied 2–2 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Irina-Camelia Begu leads 2–1 on clay, while Svetlana Kuznetsova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Svetlana Kuznetsova won the 2017 Sydney third round 6-1 6-4.

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Irina-Camelia Begu
ROU Age 35 Right-Handed 181 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main draw meetings
Svetlana Kuznetsova
RUS Age 41 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 10, 2017* Sydney WTA 500 R32 Hard Svetlana Kuznetsova #9 6-1 6-4 Irina-Camelia Begu #30 Match data
Apr 27, 2012* Fes WTA 250 R16 Clay Irina-Camelia Begu #56 1-6 7-6(4) 3-2 (ret.) Svetlana Kuznetsova #27 Match data
May 25, 2011* Roland Garros Grand Slam R64 Clay Svetlana Kuznetsova #14 6-1 6-1 Irina-Camelia Begu #102 Match data
Apr 9, 2011* Marbella WTA 250 SF Clay Irina-Camelia Begu #138 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 Svetlana Kuznetsova #14 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Irina-Camelia Begu #204 #22 1,925 1,886 249 234 51.6% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Svetlana Kuznetsova #1,203 #2 6,191 2,097 580 319 64.5% 2 2 0 10 4 18

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 Svetlana Kuznetsova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2001 2–2 50.0% #266 1,519 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2002 22–9 71.0% #43 1,744 0 2
18 2009 0–1 0.0% #234 1,493 0 0 2003 22–16 57.9% #35 1,819 0 2
19 2010 0–1 0.0% #202 1,485 0 0 2004 54–19 74.0% #5 2,026 1 5
20 2011 16–11 59.3% #40 1,657 0 0 2005 29–17 63.0% #18 1,868 1 5
21 2012 22–18 55.0% #52 1,729 0 1 2006 61–20 75.3% #4 2,039 1 8
22 2013 10–17 37.0% #131 1,559 0 1 2007 51–20 71.8% #2 1,994 1 9
23 2014 14–15 48.3% #41 1,617 0 1 2008 41–20 67.2% #8 1,934 1 9
24 2015 30–20 60.0% #31 1,711 0 2 2009 41–16 71.9% #3 1,981 2 12
25 2016 25–18 58.1% #29 1,711 0 3 2010 26–16 61.9% #27 1,884 2 13
26 2017 20–22 47.6% #43 1,667 0 4 2011 31–19 62.0% #19 1,804 2 13
27 2018 19–24 44.2% #67 1,601 0 4 2012 13–12 52.0% #71 1,776 2 13
28 2019 11–16 40.7% #102 1,555 0 4 2013 29–18 61.7% #21 1,827 2 13
29 2020 5–8 38.5% #78 1,710 0 4 2014 27–18 60.0% #27 1,845 2 14
30 2021 17–15 53.1% #62 1,736 0 4 2015 26–19 57.8% #25 1,836 2 15
31 2022 25–15 62.5% #34 1,834 0 5 2016 40–20 66.7% #9 1,917 2 17
32 2023 17–14 54.8% #75 1,781 0 5 2017 32–17 65.3% #12 1,826 2 17
33 2024 10–7 58.8% #79 1,807 0 5 2018 6–12 33.3% #106 1,709 2 18
34 2025 7–9 43.8% #144 1,760 0 6 2019 14–13 51.9% #53 1,772 2 18
35 2026 1–3 25.0% #204 1,726 0 6 2020 8–7 53.3% #36 1,799 2 18
36 — — — — — — — 2021 5–9 35.7% #109 1,726 2 18