Irina-Camelia Begu is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Palermo. Begu has defeated Marina Bassols Ribera 6-0 6-0 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Arantxa Rus.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Irina-Camelia Begu’s projected draw andherlikely opposition in Palermo Ladies Open. Irina-Camelia has a favorable record (3-2) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Marina Bassols Ribera (121) – 6-0 6-0
R2 – Arantxa Rus (62) – H2H 1-0
1/4 – Erika Andreeva (92) – H2H 0-0
or Ann Li (127) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Karolina Muchova (35) – H2H 2-1
or Ajla Tomljanovic (133) – H2H 3-1
Fin – Qinwen Zheng (7) – H2H 0-1
or Diane Parry (58) – H2H 1-0
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R2 – Arantxa Rus’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Irina-Camelia Begu

20 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
62
High
41
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 20-22 5-8 11-8 2-1 2-5 0-0
2023 57-22 10-10 43-8 3-3 1-1 0-0
2022 46-33 9-10 29-17 7-4 1-2 0-0
2021 39-23 5-9 33-11 1-1 0-2 0-0
2020 23-17 13-8 4-6 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 78-26 15-7 54-13 6-3 3-3 0-0
2018 45-33 14-11 14-9 15-9 2-4 0-0
2017 31-22 10-8 15-9 0-2 2-2 4-1

Arantxa Rus has a 20-22 win-loss record in 2024, 11-8 on clay. During the last 18 years, Arantxa has a 421-198 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Dutch will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 5 matches winning streak.

Arantxa’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final the W75 The Hague.

Last year in Palermo Ladies Open Arantxa was defeated by Jasmine Paolini in the 1st round 6-4 5-7 6-2.

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Arantxa Rus

This contest would be 2nd time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Arantxa Rus fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Begu (see full H2H stats

), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

1/4 – Erika Andreeva’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

26 - 18win/loss in 2024

Rank
92
High
92
LWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-18 11-7 6-6 5-2 4-3 0-0
2023 41-30 11-10 11-13 18-6 1-1 0-0
2022 44-23 9-4 26-13 4-5 0-0 5-1
2021 39-15 11-2 16-8 12-5 0-0 0-0
2020 18-2 0-0 18-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Erika Andreeva has a 26-18 win-loss record in 2024, 6-6 on clay. As for the previous 6 years, the Russian has a 77-42 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Erika won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Last year in Palermo Ladies Open Erika surrendered to Maria Camila Osorio Serrano in the 2nd

round 6-7(3) 6-0 6-2.

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Erika Andreeva

There is no head to head record between Irina-Camelia Begu and Erika Andreeva since this would be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Notwithstanding, Irina-Camelia Begu could play Ann Li. Their H2H is 1-0 for Ann Li.

1/2 – Karolina Muchova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Irina-Camelia Begu

3 - 1win/loss in 2024

Rank
35
High
8
WLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 3-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-1 0-0
2023 38-13 28-9 10-3 0-0 0-1 0-0
2022 11-12 3-2 3-3 5-5 0-2 0-0
2021 19-9 10-4 5-3 0-0 4-2 0-0
2020 7-8 6-6 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 38-14 25-9 6-2 3-1 4-2 0-0
2018 29-11 5-2 7-4 10-1 3-3 4-1
2017 24-16 3-2 13-10 2-2 6-2 0-0

Karolina Muchova has a 3-1 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on clay. As for the previous 9 years, the Czech has a 63-34 record on clay (Click here to see full career record).

Last year in Palermo Ladies Open the Czech didn’t play in this event.

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Karolina Muchova

This would be the 4th time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Karolina Muchova square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Begu (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay in major tournaments.

Possibly, Irina-Camelia Begu may face Ajla Tomljanovic. Their H2H is 3-1 for Irina-Camelia Begu.

Final – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Qinwen Zheng

22 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
7
WLLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 22-12 14-6 7-4 0-0 1-2 0-0
2023 37-19 23-11 11-4 3-1 0-3 0-0
2022 39-19 27-12 10-4 0-0 2-3 0-0
2021 34-11 7-1 16-6 11-4 0-0 0-0
2020 38-8 3-3 26-3 9-2 0-0 0-0
2019 14-11 14-8 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 14-9 12-8 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Qinwen Zheng has a 22-12 record in 2024, 7-4 on clay. In the course of the last 8 years, the Chinese has a 72-25 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Chinese won 6 of her last 10 matches.

The Chinese’s best result of this current year was getting to the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in Palermo Ladies Open Qinwen won the title after beating Jasmine Paolini 6-4 1-6 6-1.

H2H Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Qinwen Zheng

This would be the 2nd time that Irina-Camelia Begu and Qinwen Zheng face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Zheng (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Irina-Camelia Begu may face Diane Parry. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Irina-Camelia Begu.