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

Jessica Pegula vs Irina-Camelia Begu H2H: 2-1

Jessica Pegula holds a 2–1 lead over Irina-Camelia Begu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Jessica Pegula leads 2–0 on clay, while Irina-Camelia Begu leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jessica Pegula won the 2023 Charleston Open third round 7-5 4-6 6-4.

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Jessica Pegula
United States Age 32 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 181 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jessica Pegula #3 7-5 4-6 6-4 Irina-Camelia Begu #37 Match data Apr 7, 2023* R16 Charleston Open WTA 500 Clay
Jessica Pegula #11 4-6 6-2 6-3 Irina-Camelia Begu #63 Match data May 31, 2022* R16 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Irina-Camelia Begu #62 7-6(6) 6-3 Jessica Pegula #18 Match data Jan 6, 2022* R32 Melbourne 2 WTA 250 Hard

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
Jessica Pegula #3 #3 7,265 2,166 304 140 68.5% 0 4 0 4 3 11
Irina-Camelia Begu #461 #22 1,925 1,883 245 237 50.8% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Jessica Pegula Irina-Camelia Begu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2012 0–2 0.0% #150 1,478 0 0 2009 0–1 0.0% #234 1,493 0 0
19 2013 2–4 33.3% #203 1,489 0 0 2010 0–1 0.0% #202 1,485 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2011 16–11 59.3% #40 1,657 0 0
21 2015 2–4 33.3% #155 1,484 0 0 2012 22–19 53.7% #52 1,728 0 1
22 2016 5–3 62.5% #167 1,518 0 0 2013 10–17 37.0% #131 1,558 0 1
23 2017 0–1 0.0% #627 1,500 0 0 2014 14–15 48.3% #41 1,617 0 1
24 2018 4–1 80.0% #111 1,608 0 0 2015 30–20 60.0% #31 1,698 0 2
25 2019 9–13 40.9% #83 1,634 0 1 2016 25–20 55.6% #29 1,682 0 3
26 2020 10–6 62.5% #63 1,788 0 1 2017 20–22 47.6% #43 1,663 0 4
27 2021 38–19 66.7% #18 1,925 0 1 2018 19–25 43.2% #67 1,592 0 4
28 2022 42–20 67.7% #3 1,975 0 2 2019 11–15 42.3% #102 1,560 0 4
29 2023 54–17 76.1% #5 2,084 0 4 2020 5–8 38.5% #78 1,712 0 4
30 2024 36–16 69.2% #7 2,026 0 6 2021 17–15 53.1% #62 1,738 0 4
31 2025 52–21 71.2% #6 2,057 0 9 2022 25–15 62.5% #34 1,832 0 5
32 2026 50–13 79.4% #3 2,140 0 11 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 Jessica Pegula Irina-Camelia Begu
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 %
18 2012 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 2013 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2010 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 5 5 10 50.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2015 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2012 11 7 18 61.1% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 2016 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2013 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 6 8 14 42.9% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2018 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — 2015 15 11 26 57.7% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 3 5 40.0%
25 2019 6 7 13 46.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 2016 11 12 23 47.8% 13 5 18 72.2% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 2020 10 5 15 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2017 6 14 20 30.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2021 27 12 39 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 2018 10 16 26 38.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2022 28 15 43 65.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2019 6 9 15 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — —
29 2023 40 11 51 78.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 2020 0 4 4 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — —
30 2024 26 11 37 70.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 2021 14 10 24 58.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
31 2025 37 14 51 72.5% 11 5 16 68.8% 4 2 6 66.7% 2022 10 9 19 52.6% 13 5 18 72.2% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 2026 34 8 42 81.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 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 — 219 94 313 70.0% 56 30 86 65.1% 29 16 45 64.4% — 107 129 236 45.3% 124 85 209 59.3% 14 23 37 37.8%

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 404/444 of Jessica Pegula's and 446/482 of Irina-Camelia Begu'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 Jessica Pegula Irina-Camelia Begu
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 2012 2/2 3.5 3.0 58.7% 60.3% 56.8% 73.0% 57.7% 58.9% 33.1% 2009 1/1 1.0 6.0 65.5% 50.0% 43.6% 50.0% 62.5% 47.8% 44.3%
19 2013 5/6 0.6 3.4 58.9% 55.7% 46.7% 61.7% 47.7% 51.8% 42.3% 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 2015 3/6 1.7 3.7 62.7% 69.6% 46.8% 57.3% 34.6% 60.8% 39.9% 2012 37/41 2.2 3.4 66.2% 59.6% 45.3% 48.2% 50.8% 55.0% 43.8%
22 2016 4/8 2.3 2.5 60.3% 60.6% 43.7% 52.4% 50.4% 53.8% 36.9% 2013 25/27 1.8 5.3 61.0% 58.2% 38.3% 51.4% 46.8% 50.4% 43.5%
23 2017 1/1 6.0 6.0 53.4% 70.2% 46.3% 66.7% 33.3% 59.1% 33.7% 2014 27/29 2.5 3.3 62.7% 62.2% 46.4% 48.9% 47.6% 56.1% 43.1%
24 2018 5/5 4.4 2.8 60.7% 69.8% 43.9% 63.7% 54.4% 59.5% 43.0% 2015 38/50 2.7 3.8 65.1% 64.1% 50.2% 52.0% 58.6% 59.1% 42.3%
25 2019 22/22 2.0 2.5 61.1% 60.0% 45.9% 51.0% 45.5% 54.7% 42.7% 2016 42/45 3.6 4.4 61.2% 63.7% 45.3% 54.4% 49.3% 56.6% 43.1%
26 2020 16/16 2.4 2.2 61.9% 63.7% 49.2% 54.3% 45.5% 58.1% 44.4% 2017 41/42 2.2 4.6 63.5% 61.6% 46.0% 54.5% 52.8% 55.8% 44.4%
27 2021 52/57 2.8 3.0 59.7% 67.6% 50.8% 56.5% 49.0% 61.0% 46.9% 2018 43/44 1.8 4.5 63.4% 59.3% 42.0% 50.4% 50.5% 53.0% 42.8%
28 2022 61/62 2.6 3.1 58.0% 68.1% 49.3% 53.2% 46.7% 60.2% 46.4% 2019 26/26 1.7 4.3 63.2% 61.8% 47.1% 46.3% 53.2% 56.5% 44.4%
29 2023 69/71 2.5 2.4 58.4% 67.2% 50.7% 54.6% 51.3% 60.2% 47.5% 2020 13/13 1.3 4.0 67.6% 58.9% 45.8% 46.5% 47.1% 54.9% 40.5%
30 2024 49/52 3.3 2.4 61.5% 68.0% 50.3% 57.0% 52.0% 61.2% 44.8% 2021 32/32 2.8 3.8 64.2% 63.9% 43.4% 50.0% 42.1% 56.6% 42.4%
31 2025 57/73 2.6 2.2 62.3% 67.9% 50.7% 56.5% 50.4% 61.3% 46.1% 2022 39/40 3.3 4.6 64.0% 66.2% 46.4% 49.0% 43.8% 59.0% 43.5%
32 2026 58/63 4.0 1.8 61.6% 70.6% 51.2% 56.2% 47.4% 63.1% 45.6% 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 — 404/444 2.8 2.5 60.3% 67.4% 50.0% 55.5% 49.0% 60.4% 45.7% — 446/482 2.4 4.1 63.7% 62.0% 45.0% 50.8% 49.2% 55.9% 43.3%

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 Jessica Pegula Irina-Camelia Begu
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 2012 1479 101.6 -0.91 -1.89 0.805 47.0% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 — — -0.05 2009 1493 101.8 +1.68 +0.59 0.849 46.4% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.17
19 2013 1489 106.5 -1.07 +0.21 0.878 47.3% — +75 — 35.7% -1.00 1–1 1–1 — -0.25 2010 1486 95.9 -0.38 -2.74 0.512 36.5% — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.01
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
21 2015 1485 104.6 +0.19 -1.18 1.018 49.7% +11 — — 43.8% -0.63 1–3 (25%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29 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
22 2016 1519 111.1 -0.50 -2.35 0.800 45.8% +15 — — 58.8% +0.23 1–0 2–1 (67%) — +0.01 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
23 2017 1501 95.9 -2.41 -3.99 0.824 46.6% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.19 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
24 2018 1608 112.0 -0.41 +0.67 1.062 51.5% +6 — — 72.7% +0.91 1–0 2–0 — +0.14 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
25 2019 1634 127.0 -1.39 +0.06 0.941 48.7% +21 -85 — 41.2% -0.49 4–3 (57%) 2–2 (50%) 102.2 -0.99 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
26 2020 1788 143.1 +1.44 +2.30 1.059 51.0% +28 — — 51.4% +0.17 5–0 (100%) 3–2 (60%) 107.9 -1.45 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
27 2021 1926 160.3 +4.03 +4.07 1.203 53.8% +32 -304 -286 64.0% +1.08 7–10 (41%) 3–2 (60%) 99.3 -0.70 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
28 2022 1975 158.6 +3.67 +4.35 1.167 53.0% +11 -131 -302 62.7% +0.90 10–6 (63%) 7–8 (47%) 100.5 +0.72 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
29 2023 2085 164.0 +3.89 +4.87 1.193 53.7% +47 -210 -304 68.3% +1.39 17–6 (74%) 6–7 (46%) 104.6 +0.29 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
30 2024 2026 156.7 +4.38 +2.33 1.156 52.9% +50 -128 -137 63.6% +0.76 13–7 (65%) 11–8 (58%) 100.5 +1.07 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 2025 2057 165.8 +4.29 +3.29 1.192 53.6% +59 -133 -89 66.5% +1.16 17–13 (57%) 9–11 (45%) 95.7 +2.36 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 2026 2141 168.2 +6.12 +3.68 1.237 53.8% +67 -158 -77 70.0% +1.27 19–5 (79%) 9–3 (75%) 110.3 -0.73 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 — 2167 162.8 +3.70 +3.34 1.155 52.9% +41 -155 -186 63.2% +0.91 96–56 (63%) 57–48 (54%) 105.1 +0.21 — 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

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.