WTA 1000 · Round of 16 · St. Petersburg
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Begu
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kvitova
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,074 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Irina Camelia Begu plays Petra Kvitova.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Begu | Kvitova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.74 | - |
| ROI % | -100.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 8 career meetings
1
Begu
7
Kvitova
May 6, 2025
Rome
C Clay · Round of 128
Feb 21, 2022
Doha
H Hard · Round of 64
Feb 7, 2022
St. Petersburg
H Hard · Round of 16
Aug 31, 2020
Us Open
H Hard · Round of 128
Jan 14, 2019
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 64
Jan 29, 2018
St. Petersburg
H Hard · Round of 16
May 25, 2015
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 32
May 4, 2015
Madrid
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Begu | Kvitova |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 74.5% | 0% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 44.7% | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 23.1% | 0% |
| Aces / Match | 1 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1 | 0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 45.5% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 36.6% | 0% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50% | 0% |
| BP Converted % | 66.7% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 38.5% | 0% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Irina Camelia Begu and Petra Kvitova face off in the Round of 16 at St. Petersburg on Hard.
Irina Camelia Begu leads 1-7 over 8 previous meetings.
Irina Camelia Begu is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Laura Siegemund (Apr 21).
Petra Kvitova is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Diane Parry (Aug 25).
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