WTA 250 · Quarterfinals · Palermo
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Begu
🎯 Baseliner
Li
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🎯 Baseliner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 993 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Irina Camelia Begu plays Ann Li.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Begu | Li |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–1 | 11–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.59 | 1.95 |
| ROI % | +6.0% | -3.5% |
| Units P/L | +0.18u | -0.66u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Begu
1
Li
Mar 5, 2025
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 128
Jul 15, 2024
Palermo
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Oct 18, 2021
Tenerife
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Begu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Li's 50%).
| Opponent | Begu | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Parry | W | L |
| Daria Kasatkina | L 26 64 16 | W 67 62 64 |
| Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva | W 36 63 63 | W 64 76 |
| Anna Siskova | W 62 36 75 | L 36 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Begu | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 74.5% | 60.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 44.7% | 65.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 23.1% | 44.1% |
| Aces / Match | 1 | 4.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1 | 2.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 45.5% | 59.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 36.6% | 38% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50% | 51.3% |
| BP Converted % | 66.7% | 54.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 38.5% | 50% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 33% | 61% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Irina Camelia Begu and Ann Li face off in the Quarterfinals at Palermo on Clay.
Irina Camelia Begu leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Irina Camelia Begu is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Diane Parry (Jun 21).
Ann Li is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Viktorija Golubic (Jun 19).
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