Irina-Camelia
Begu

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (5): 2022 - Palermo; 2017 - Bucharest; 2016 - Florianopolis; 2015 - Seoul; 2012 - Tashkent.
Finalist (4): 2021 - Cleveland; 2014 - Moscow; 2011 - Marbella, Budapest.

DOUBLES
Winner (9): 2019 - Hua Hin (w/Niculescu); 2018 - Shenzhen (w/Halep), Bucharest (w/Mitu); 2017 - Bucharest (w/Olaru), Tianjin (w/Errani); 2014 - Rio de Janeiro (w/Irigoyen), Seoul (w/Arruabarrena); 2013 - 's-Hertogenbosch (w/Medina Garrigues); 2012 - Hobart (w/Niculescu).
Finalist (7): 2018 - Eastbourne (w/Buzarnescu), Tashkent (w/Olaru); 2015 - Rio de Janeiro (w/Irigoyen), Wuhan, Moscow (both w/Niculescu); 2012 - Fès (w/Cadantu), Luxembourg (w/Niculescu).


WTA 125 TITLES
SINGLES (4): 2024 - Cali, Montreux; 2022 - Bucharest; 2020 - Indian Wells.
Finalist (1): 2024 - Antalya.

ADDITIONAL
Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2010, 2012, 2014-19; Romanian Olympic Team, 2012, 2016.

Career in Review

In 2024 finished the season ranked No.83 - her 11th consecutive Top 100 finish; made semifinal at Palermo, her best result at the Tour-level; also reached three WTA 125 finals, winning titles at Montreux and Cali

Opened 2023 by reaching SF at Adelaide 1 (l. eventual champion Sabalenka). Also made QF at Madrid (l. Sakkari in 3s) in fourth overall QF at a WTA 1000, followed by third round showing at Roland Garros. (l. Muchova)

Won fifth WTA title at 2022 Palermo (d. Bronzetti in F). Last season also made SF at St. Petersburg and lifted title at WTA 125K Series event in Bucharest

In 2021, finished R-Up at Cleveland (l. Kontaveit) - her first singles final since 2017 Bucharest

Other key results from 2021 were QF runs at Gippsland Trophy (l. Osaka), Phillip Island Trophy (l. Andreescu) and Tenerife (l. Li)

Defeated No.14 Konta at 2021 Gippsland Trophy for first Top-20 win since overcoming No.5 Ostapenko at 2018 Madrid

Shortly after Tour's resumption in August 2020, made first WTA SF in over two years at Prague (l. eventual champion Halep); win over No.43 Sevastova in 1r was first over a Top 50 player since 2018 Roland Garros; also reached 2r at Roland Garros in September (l. Halep)

Prior to tour's hiatus was in good form, winning the title at WTA 125K Series event at Indian Wells and another title at $100K ITF/Cairo-EGY

Best results of 2019 were 3r run at Roland Garros (l. Anisimova) and three QF runs at Hobart (l. Schmiedlova), Budapest (l. Vondrousova) and Bucharest (l. Siegemund)

Reached two singles SFs - Shenzhen and Istanbul - and one QF in 2018. Also defeated No.5 Ostapenko at 2018 Madrid for second Top 5 win of career having also beaten No.4 Muguruza at 2016 Madrid

Won two doubles titles in 2018 - Shenzhen and Bucharest - finishing the year at a career-best No.23 in the WTA Doubles Rankings. Reached SF stage of 2018 Australian Open doubles event w/Niculescu

Highlight of 2017 was lifting fourth singles title of her career at Bucharest without dropping a set (d. Goerges in F); also took home the doubles trophy without dropping a set w/Olaru

Also in 2017 reached two SFs: Istanbul (l. Mertens) and Moscow (l. Kasatkina), and one QF at Charleston (l. eventual champion Kasatkina)

Represented Romania at 2016 Rio Olympics, making 1r exits in singles (l. Hibino) and doubles (w/Niculescu, l. Chan/Chan)

Posted career-best singles ranking at No.22 (August 22, 2016)

Other notable results in 2016 included SF at Rome (l. S.Williams), QF at Charleston (l. Kerber) and QF at Madrid (l. Halep)

In run to QF at 2016 Madrid was one of four Romanians for reach QF - which was first time this had occurred at a Premier Mandatory event (also Halep, Cirstea and Tig). Secured two milestones during Madrid: career-best win vs. No.4 Muguruza, and 300th match win of career (all levels) with 3r defeat of McHale

Struggled with right shoulder injury in 2013 - first felt pain at 2013 Australian Open and missed three months of action

Lifted maiden WTA title at 2012 Tashkent (d. Vekic in F)

Reached 2r on Grand Slam main draw debut at 2011 Roland Garros (d. Rezaï, l. Kuznetsova)

Appeared in first two WTA finals in 2011, at Mallorca (l. Azarenka) and then Budapest (l. Vinci). Voted WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2011 (media vote)

Made WTA main draw debut at 2009 Budapest (fell in 1r to Peer)

Holds 12 singles titles and 19 doubles titles on ITF Circuit