Irina-Camelia Begu vs Elise Mertens Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
I. Begu vs E. Mertens

Irina-Camelia Begu

ROU

2

Win

Played

3

Win

Age

1.81m

Height

1.79m

147

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$5.0M

Career Money

$9.7M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Elise Mertens

BEL

2

Win

Played

3

Win

Age

1.81m

Height

1.79m

147

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$5.0M

Career Money

$9.7M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Begu 2 - 3 Mertens

They have played 12 sets in total, with Irina-Camelia Begu winning 5 and Elise Mertens winning 7. The last match between Irina-Camelia Begu and Elise Mertens was at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome, 12-05-2024, Round: R3, Surface: Clay, with Irina-Camelia Begu getting the victory 6-2 6-0.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Begu	2
Mertens	3

Last 5 H2H Matches:

(R3) Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome(05-12-24)

Stats

Irina-Camelia Begu

Elise Mertens

(R1) U.S. Open - New York(08-30-22)

Stats

Irina-Camelia Begu

Elise Mertens

(R2) Australian Open - Melbourne(01-20-22)

Stats

Elise Mertens

Irina-Camelia Begu

I. Begu vs E. Mertens H2H Profile

I. Begu	Stats	E. Mertens
$4,979,300	Career Prize Money	$9,729,516
59.00% (521-362)	Career Total W/L	63.17% (482-281)
1	Clay	1
1	Hard	1
0	Indoor	1
22	Titles	21
2	Total H2H Matches	3
43.75% (7-9)	YTD Win/Loss	64.29% (36-20)
1	YTD Titles	2

I. Begu vs E. Mertens Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Irina-Camelia Begu has won 39.24% of points on their second serve, while Elise Mertens has won 41.00%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Irina-Camelia Begu, in recent form, has won 51.11% of their opponent's second serve points, while Elise Mertens has won 50.00%. The same stats for first serve returns are 36.10% and 26.83% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Irina-Camelia Begu has saved 40.52% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Elise Mertens has saved 52.79% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Irina-Camelia Begu has won 53.85% of matches played (W/L 14/12), with Elise Mertens winning 64.29% (W/L 36/20) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Irina-Camelia Begu has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 67% (W/L 311/152), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 39% (W/L 18/28). Elise Mertens has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 67% (W/L 279/149), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 56% (W/L 42/33).
Player level: In the last year, Irina-Camelia Begu has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 66.67% of matches (W/L 6/3), where as Elise Mertens has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 74.07% of matches (W/L 20/7). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 5 times before with Irina-Camelia Begu winning 2 times and Elise Mertens being victorious 3 times. They have played 12 sets in total, with Irina-Camelia Begu winning 5 and Elise Mertens winning 7.
The last match between Irina-Camelia Begu and Elise Mertens was at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome, 12-05-2024, Round: R3, Surface: Clay, with Irina-Camelia Begu getting the victory 6-2 6-0.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:12:57.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Irina-Camelia Begu and Elise Mertens have played a deciding set 2 times, with Irina-Camelia Begu winning 1 times and Elise Mertens 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Irina-Camelia Begu has played against opponents with an average rank of 137.77 while Elise Mertens has played against players with an average rank of 65.57.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Irina-Camelia Begu has won 64% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Elise Mertens has won 41% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Irina-Camelia Begu has converted 47.31% of breakpoint opportunities, and Elise Mertens has converted 32.18% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
Matchstat.com indicated that Irina-Camelia Begu has 32.92 % Probability of win, Elise Mertens 67.08 %.

Irina-Camelia Begu vs Elise Mertens Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

I. Begu vs E. Mertens H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

I. Begu	Stats	E. Mertens
2	H2H Matches Won	3
5	Sets Won	7
50	Games Won	54
4	Aces (Total)	6
20	Total Double Faults	15
1:12:57	Average Match Time	1:12:57
64% (147/230)	1st Serve %	57% (132/233)
65% (95/147)	1st Serve Win %	66% (87/132)
40% (33/83)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (50/101)
46% (11/24)	Break Pts Won %	46% (12/26)
41% (96/233)	Return Points Win %	44% (102/230)
40% (2/5)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	60% (3/5)
50% (1/2)	Deciding Set Win %	50% (1/2)
50% (1/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	67% (2/3)
50% (1/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	33% (1/3)
33% (1/3)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	50% (1/2)

Recent Performance Stats

I. Begu Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi - 14-07-2025
F Jil TeichmannJ. Teichmann	W	6-0 7-5	Stats
SF Jaqueline CristianJ. Cristian	W	6-4 6-4	Stats
QF Anna SiskovaA. Siskova	W	6-2 3-6 7-5	Stats
R2 Victoria Jimenez KasintsevaV. Jimenez	W	3-6 6-3 6-3	Stats
R1 Nao HibinoN. Hibino	W	6-1 6-2	Stats

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E. Mertens Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Japan Open - Osaka - 13-10-2025
R2 Tereza ValentovaT. Valentova	L	6-4 6-1	Stats
R1 Cristina BucsaC. Bucsa	W	7-6(5) 6-3	Stats
Wuhan Open - Wuhan - 06-10-2025
R2 Belinda BencicB. Bencic	L	w/o	Stats
R1 Polina KudermetovaP. Kudermetova	W	7-6(5) 6-3	Stats
China Open - Beijing - 22-09-2025
R2 Mccartney KesslerM. Kessler	L	6-2 6-4	Stats

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I. Begu vs E. Mertens Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

I. Begu	Stats	E. Mertens
58.92% (515/359)	YTD Win/Loss	63.17% (482/281)
56.54% (1137/874)	Sets Win/Loss	60.73% (1061/686)
52.85% (9706/8659)	Games Win/Loss	55.12% (8716/7096)
50.00% (149/149)	Hard Win/Loss	65.19% (279/149)
67.17% (311/152)	Clay Win/Loss	62.15% (110/67)
55.22% (37/30)	Indoor Hard W/L	61.45% (51/32)
39.13% (18/28)	Grass Win/Loss	56.00% (42/33)
0.17	Aces Per Game	0.26
1541	Aces Total	2003
0.3	Double Faults Per Game	0.35
2657	Total Double Faults	2688
1:14:57	Average Match Time	1:18:36
450.1	Average Opponent Rank	405.71
64% (29282/45906)	1st Serve %	59% (23575/40031)
62% (18243/29282)	1st Serve Win %	66% (15671/23575)
45% (7555/16617)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (7451/16447)
48% (2699/5679)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (2541/5330)
45% (20625/45931)	Return Points Win %	46% (19062/41409)
47.37% (54/60)	Slam W/L	67.48% (83/40)
47.01% (63/71)	Masters W/L	51.11% (69/66)
50.00% (8/8)	Cups W/L	64.29% (9/5)
58.10% (190/137)	Main Tour W/L	62.68% (173/103)
71.50% (153/61)	Challenger W/L	61.48% (83/52)
68.12% (47/22)	Futures W/L	81.25% (65/15)
59% (508/863)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	63% (474/751)
67% (2/3)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	63% (5/8)
52% (96/185)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	47% (70/150)
59% (157/268)	Deciding Set Win %	55% (119/218)
89% (470/416)	1st Set Won, Won Match	88% (482/422)
11% (470/54)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (482/59)
24% (404/98)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (281/57)