ST. PETERSBURG DRAW. Irina-Camelia Begu’s prediction with Zhang next. H2H and rankings

St. Petersburg draw - Irina-Camelia Begu. See the draw preview and prediction with Shuai Zhang, Petra Kvitova, Elena Rybakina, Maria Sakkari, Anett Kontaveit in the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.

Irina-Camelia Begu Stats info

Irina-Camelia Begu is starting her campaign in the draw in St. Petersburg.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Irina-Camelia Begu’s projected draw and the plausible opposition in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. The Romanian has a losing record (4-7) against the projected opposition.

R1 – Shuai Zhang (67) – H2H 2-0
R2 – Petra Kvitova (23) – H2H 0-5
or Jule Niemeier (118) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Elena Rybakina (12) – H2H 1-0
or Tereza Martincova (42) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Maria Sakkari (7) – H2H 1-1
or Elise Mertens (26) – H2H 0-3
Fin – Anett Kontaveit (9) – H2H 0-1
or Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (14) – H2H 0-2
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R1 – Shuai Zhang’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Irina-Camelia Begu

39 - 31win/loss in 2024

Rank
25
High
22
LWWLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 39-31 17-14 4-7 10-7 8-3 0-0
2021 23-28 8-11 4-8 5-5 6-4 0-0
2020 16-11 10-7 6-3 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 31-26 17-17 5-5 3-0 6-4 0-0
2018 28-27 20-17 6-6 2-2 0-2 0-0
2017 38-23 33-13 3-7 0-0 2-3 0-0
2016 48-23 43-14 2-5 2-1 1-3 0-0
2015 21-26 14-15 5-8 0-0 2-3 0-0

Shuai Zhang has a 2-3 record in 2022, but she has not competed so far on indoor hard courts.

Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Shuai didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Shuai Zhang

This match would represent the 3rd time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Shuai Zhang square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Begu (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

R2 – Petra Kvitova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-0 for Petra Kvitova

27 - 19win/loss in 2024

Rank
16
High
2
LWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 27-19 16-11 1-4 3-2 7-2 0-0
2021 29-17 16-10 8-4 2-1 3-2 0-0
2020 20-6 14-5 5-1 1-0 0-0 0-0
2019 37-16 25-9 8-2 1-4 3-1 0-0
2018 47-17 19-10 15-3 7-3 6-1 0-0
2017 18-10 11-8 1-1 0-0 6-1 0-0
2016 46-23 28-12 7-4 8-4 3-3 0-0
2015 38-17 20-9 11-3 5-4 2-1 0-0

Petra Kvitova has a 1-3 record in 2022, but she has not competed as yet on indoor hard courts.

Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy the Czech didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Petra Kvitova

This contest would be 6th time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Petra Kvitova fight against each other. The head to head is 5-0 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Possibly, Irina-Camelia Begu may play Jule Niemeier. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/4 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Irina-Camelia Begu

40 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
21
High
3
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 40-21 18-12 9-5 5-2 8-2 0-0
2021 33-23 18-14 6-4 2-2 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 18-5 7-3 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 57-21 19-9 15-6 16-4 7-2 0-0
2018 32-22 11-8 7-9 13-4 0-0 1-1
2017 21-10 5-4 3-1 13-5 0-0 0-0
2016 23-8 6-2 11-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2015 7-2 1-1 6-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Elena Rybakina has a 6-2 record in 2022, but she has not played so far on indoor hard courts.

The Kazakhstani’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Adelaide.

Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy the Kazakhstani didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Elena Rybakina

This would be the 2nd time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Elena Rybakina fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Begu (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Yet, Irina-Camelia Begu may fight against Tereza Martincova. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Tereza Martincova.

1/2 – Maria Sakkari’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

40 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
3
LWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 40-23 21-12 8-5 4-2 7-4 0-0
2021 38-20 23-13 9-4 5-2 1-1 0-0
2020 20-11 12-7 2-2 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 33-23 11-11 15-5 2-3 5-4 0-0
2018 24-26 17-17 7-4 0-2 0-3 0-0
2017 26-23 15-10 5-10 0-0 6-3 0-0
2016 46-33 19-19 23-12 0-0 4-1 0-1
2015 56-28 17-3 37-22 1-2 0-0 1-1

Maria Sakkari has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2022, but she has not played yet on indoor hard courts.

Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy the Greek didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Maria Sakkari

This match would represent the 3rd time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Maria Sakkari clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Begu and Sakkari (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Irina-Camelia Begu could play Elise Mertens. Their head to head is 3-0 for Elise Mertens.

Final – Anett Kontaveit’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Anett Kontaveit

29 - 16win/loss in 2024

Rank
17
High
2
LLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 29-16 13-9 6-4 9-2 1-1 0-0
2021 48-17 24-12 5-3 15-0 4-2 0-0
2020 24-11 14-7 5-3 5-1 0-0 0-0
2019 27-16 17-9 4-4 3-0 3-3 0-0
2018 34-25 16-14 12-5 4-3 2-3 0-0
2017 46-20 8-9 16-6 15-4 7-1 0-0
2016 21-23 14-13 1-3 3-3 3-4 0-0
2015 45-21 21-9 9-5 1-4 14-3 0-0

Anett Kontaveit has a 5-2 record in 2022, 1-0 on indoor hard courts. Talking about the last 12 years, the Estonian has a 86-31 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record).

Kontaveit’s best achievement of the season was getting to the semifinal in Sydney.

Last year in St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Kontaveit didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Anett Kontaveit

This would be the 2nd time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Anett Kontaveit fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kontaveit (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.

Possibly, Irina-Camelia Begu may play Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.