WTA 1000 · Round of 32 · Rome
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Begu
🎯 Baseliner
Mertens
💥 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 Elise Mertens.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Begu | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–1 | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.59 | 2.44 |
| ROI % | +6.0% | +55.6% |
| Units P/L | +0.18u | +8.34u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 5 career meetings
2
Begu
3
Mertens
May 6, 2024
Rome
C Clay · Round of 32
Aug 29, 2022
Us Open
H Hard · Round of 128
Jan 17, 2022
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 64
Apr 24, 2017
Istanbul
C Clay · Semifinals
Feb 11, 2017
Fed Cup WG2 R1: ROU vs BEL
H Hard · Round Robin
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Begu and Mertens posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Begu | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Daria Kasatkina | L 26 64 16 | L 46 06 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Begu | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 74.5% | 62% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 44.7% | 68.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 23.1% | 47.9% |
| Aces / Match | 1 | 4.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1 | 3.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 45.5% | 58.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 36.6% | 39.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50% | 54.6% |
| BP Converted % | 66.7% | 45.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 38.5% | 52.6% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 33% | 58% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Irina Camelia Begu and Elise Mertens face off in the Round of 32 at Rome on Clay.
Irina Camelia Begu leads 2-3 over 5 previous meetings.
Irina Camelia Begu is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Diane Parry (Jun 21).
Elise Mertens is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Nikola Bartunkova (Jun 17).
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