Begu, Niculescu - Jara, Mertens
01.02.2017, 10:45, Saint Petersburg WTA, round of 16, indoors
| Begu Irina | 2 : 0 (6-1, 6-3) |
Jara Lenka | ||
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160. | Doubles ranking | -. | |
| 26. 8. 1990 | Birthdate | 29. 7. 1995 | ||
| 181 cm | Height | - | ||
| 67 kg | Weight | - | ||
| right | Plays | right | ||
| - | Turned pro | - | ||
| Niculescu Monica | Mertens Elise | |||
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97. | Doubles ranking | 5. | ![]() |
| 25. 9. 1987 | Birthdate | 17. 11. 1995 | ||
| 168 cm | Height | 179 cm | ||
| 63 kg | Weight | 67 kg | ||
| right | Plays | right | ||
| - | Turned pro | - | ||
No records for this pair.
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 44/23 | 4/4 | 25/13 | 7/3 | 5/3 | 3/0 |
| 2024 | 0/1 | 0/1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | 2/2 | - | 2/2 | - | - | - |
| 2019 | 8/1 | - | 4/0 | - | 3/1 | 1/0 |
| 2018 | 5/4 | - | 5/4 | - | - | - |
| 2017 | 1/1 | - | - | 1/1 | - | - |
| 2016 | 3/4 | 3/2 | 0/2 | - | - | - |
| 2015 | 8/4 | 1/1 | 3/2 | 3/1 | - | 1/0 |
| 2014 | 1/0 | - | - | - | - | 1/0 |
| 2013 | 2/1 | - | 2/1 | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 14/5 | - | 9/2 | 3/1 | 2/2 | - |
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 189/158 | 76/48 | 78/79 | 15/13 | 17/17 | 3/1 |
| 2025 | 4/4 | 3/1 | 0/2 | 1/1 | - | - |
| 2024 | 0/3 | 0/2 | - | - | 0/1 | - |
| 2023 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 3/4 | - | 1/1 | - |
| 2022 | 6/8 | 1/1 | 5/6 | - | 0/1 | - |
| 2021 | 10/7 | 7/2 | 1/4 | 2/1 | - | - |
| 2020 | 1/6 | 0/2 | 0/3 | 1/1 | - | - |
| 2019 | 16/12 | 2/4 | 8/6 | 2/1 | 3/1 | 1/0 |
| 2018 | 26/16 | 5/3 | 15/10 | 0/1 | 6/2 | - |
| 2017 | 20/12 | 10/3 | 9/6 | 1/2 | 0/1 | - |
| 2016 | 3/9 | 3/2 | 0/4 | - | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| 2015 | 22/17 | 7/5 | 10/9 | 3/1 | 1/2 | 1/0 |
| 2014 | 25/14 | 17/6 | 6/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 1/0 |
| 2013 | 15/16 | 2/3 | 8/10 | 1/2 | 4/1 | - |
| 2012 | 30/17 | 14/7 | 11/7 | 3/1 | 2/2 | - |
| 2011 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 2/4 | - | 0/1 | - |
| 2009 | 1/1 | 1/1 | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 410/308 | 69/61 | 226/177 | 70/36 | 39/30 | 6/4 |
| 2025 | 8/18 | 0/4 | 8/13 | 0/1 | - | - |
| 2024 | 26/22 | 8/6 | 15/15 | 3/0 | - | 0/1 |
| 2023 | 28/24 | 7/6 | 11/13 | 6/2 | 3/2 | 1/1 |
| 2022 | 24/21 | 6/4 | 7/9 | 6/5 | 4/3 | 1/0 |
| 2021 | 29/16 | 2/3 | 10/8 | 12/4 | 5/1 | - |
| 2020 | 11/7 | 6/4 | 4/2 | 1/1 | - | - |
| 2019 | 21/12 | - | 14/8 | 1/1 | 5/2 | 1/1 |
| 2018 | 12/12 | - | 9/8 | 1/2 | 2/2 | - |
| 2017 | 24/17 | 1/2 | 10/10 | 7/2 | 5/2 | 1/1 |
| 2016 | 33/14 | 3/2 | 26/9 | 4/2 | 0/1 | - |
| 2015 | 28/18 | 1/3 | 16/11 | 8/1 | 2/3 | 1/0 |
| 2014 | 28/16 | 3/2 | 16/9 | 6/3 | 2/2 | 1/0 |
| 2013 | 13/17 | 4/3 | 6/9 | 0/3 | 3/2 | - |
| 2012 | 28/18 | 4/5 | 17/10 | 5/1 | 2/2 | - |
| 2011 | 16/20 | 4/4 | 10/13 | 1/1 | 1/2 | - |
| 2010 | 28/18 | 7/5 | 17/10 | 3/2 | 1/1 | - |
| 2009 | 27/20 | 7/3 | 15/13 | 3/2 | 2/2 | - |
| 2008 | 19/16 | 3/3 | 11/7 | 3/3 | 2/3 | - |
| 2007 | 7/2 | 3/2 | 4/0 | - | - | - |
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 114/76 | 90/47 | 3/8 | 20/17 | 1/4 | - |
| 2017 | 5/13 | 2/6 | - | 3/6 | 0/1 | - |
| 2016 | 28/22 | 19/11 | 2/4 | 6/5 | 1/2 | - |
| 2015 | 39/23 | 27/15 | 1/1 | 11/6 | 0/1 | - |
| 2014 | 25/11 | 25/8 | 0/3 | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 15/6 | 15/6 | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 2/1 | 2/1 | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 408/168 | 75/37 | 233/96 | 37/18 | 59/15 | 4/2 |
| 2025 | 34/13 | 11/3 | 12/9 | 4/1 | 7/0 | - |
| 2024 | 29/15 | 6/3 | 14/9 | 1/2 | 8/1 | - |
| 2023 | 32/11 | 8/2 | 19/8 | - | 5/1 | - |
| 2022 | 44/12 | 4/2 | 21/7 | 7/1 | 11/2 | 1/0 |
| 2021 | 32/13 | 6/3 | 18/9 | - | 8/1 | - |
| 2020 | 15/6 | 1/1 | 9/4 | 4/0 | - | 1/1 |
| 2019 | 30/12 | 4/3 | 21/5 | 1/2 | 4/2 | - |
| 2018 | 38/13 | 4/1 | 23/7 | 0/1 | 10/3 | 1/1 |
| 2017 | 23/19 | 6/4 | 13/10 | 0/2 | 3/3 | 1/0 |
| 2016 | 36/20 | 4/5 | 19/8 | 10/5 | 3/2 | - |
| 2015 | 34/12 | 15/7 | 15/3 | 4/2 | - | - |
| 2014 | 44/18 | 4/2 | 38/14 | 2/2 | - | - |
| 2013 | 17/4 | 2/1 | 11/3 | 4/0 | - | - |
Head-to-head: 1 - 0
| Year | Tournament | Match | S | Surface | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Saint Petersburg WTA | Begu / Niculescu | 2 | 6 | 6 | R16 | ||||
| Jara / Mertens | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Betting odds
| Begu Irina Niculescu Monica |
Jara Lenka Mertens Elise |
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| 10Bet | 1.34
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3.15
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| bet-at-home | 1.35 |
2.94 |
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| bet365 | 1.36 |
3.00 |
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| Betfair | 1.18
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2.62
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| Betsafe | 1.36 |
2.85 |
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| Betsson | 1.36 |
2.85 |
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| BetVictor | 1.36 |
3.20 |
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| Betway | 1.33 |
3.00 |
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| BoyleSports | 1.36 |
2.88 |
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| bwin | 1.35 |
2.95 |
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| Interwetten | 1.35 |
2.80 |
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| Ladbrokes | 1.36 |
3.00 |
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| Pinnacle | 1.37 |
3.24 |
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| Unibet | 1.34 |
3.15 |
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| William Hill | 1.36 |
3.00 |
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| Average odds | 1.34 |
2.98 |
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No odds
| Asian Handicap -1.5 sets | |||
| Handicap | Begu Irina Niculescu Monica |
Jara Lenka Mertens Elise |
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| Betway | -1.5 | 1.85 |
1.85 |
| Interwetten | -1.5 | 1.85 |
1.80 |
| Average odds | -1.5 | 1.85 |
1.83 |
| Correct Score 2:0 | |||||||||||
| Result | |||||||||||
| BetVictor | 2:0 | 1.90
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| Betway | 2:0 | 1.85 |
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| bwin | 2:0 | 1.80 |
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| Interwetten | 2:0 | 1.85 |
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| William Hill | 2:0 | 1.91 |
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| Average odds | 2:0 | 1.86 |
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| Correct Score 2:1 | |||||||||||
| Result | |||||||||||
| BetVictor | 2:1 | 3.75 |
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| Betway | 2:1 | 4.00 |
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| bwin | 2:1 | 4.75 |
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| Interwetten | 2:1 | 3.60 |
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| William Hill | 2:1 | 4.00 |
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| Average odds | 2:1 | 4.02 |
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| Correct Score 0:2 | |||||||||||
| Result | |||||||||||
| BetVictor | 0:2 | 6.00 |
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| Betway | 0:2 | 5.50 |
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| bwin | 0:2 | 4.75 |
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| Interwetten | 0:2 | 5.00 |
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| William Hill | 0:2 | 5.80 |
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| Average odds | 0:2 | 5.41 |
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| Correct Score 1:2 | |||||||||||
| Result | |||||||||||
| BetVictor | 1:2 | 5.50 |
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| Betway | 1:2 | 6.00 |
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| bwin | 1:2 | 6.50 |
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| Interwetten | 1:2 | 5.50 |
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| William Hill | 1:2 | 5.50 |
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| Average odds | 1:2 | 5.80 |
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