Begu, Niculescu - Halep, Rus
19.01.2012, 06:25, Australian Open, 1. round, hard
| Begu Irina | 2 : 0 (6-4, 6-4) |
Halep Simona | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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160. | Doubles ranking | -. | ![]() |
| 26. 8. 1990 | Birthdate | 27. 9. 1991 | ||
| 181 cm | Height | 168 cm | ||
| 67 kg | Weight | 60 kg | ||
| right | Plays | right | ||
| - | Turned pro | - | ||
| Niculescu Monica | Rus Arantxa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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97. | Doubles ranking | 137. | ![]() |
| 25. 9. 1987 | Birthdate | 13. 12. 1990 | ||
| 168 cm | Height | 180 cm | ||
| 63 kg | Weight | 65 kg | ||
| right | Plays | left | ||
| - | 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: | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/3 | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 0/1 | - | 0/1 | - | - | - |
| 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: | 35/55 | 9/12 | 19/31 | 4/3 | 3/7 | 0/2 |
| 2025 | 0/1 | - | - | 0/1 | - | - |
| 2022 | 0/3 | - | 0/2 | - | 0/1 | - |
| 2021 | 4/2 | - | 4/2 | - | - | - |
| 2020 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 | - | - | - |
| 2019 | 5/5 | 1/1 | 2/2 | - | 2/1 | 0/1 |
| 2018 | 5/4 | 0/1 | 5/3 | - | - | - |
| 2017 | 4/4 | 4/2 | 0/1 | - | - | 0/1 |
| 2016 | 4/3 | - | 4/3 | - | - | - |
| 2015 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 0/2 | - | 1/1 | - |
| 2014 | 1/2 | - | 1/2 | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 1/7 | 0/1 | 1/5 | - | 0/1 | - |
| 2012 | 5/7 | 2/1 | 1/3 | 2/1 | 0/2 | - |
| 2011 | 3/8 | 0/2 | 1/4 | 2/1 | 0/1 | - |
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 251/202 | 156/97 | 59/61 | 23/22 | 12/19 | 1/3 |
| 2025 | 19/13 | 16/8 | 3/4 | - | 0/1 | - |
| 2024 | 12/23 | 9/10 | 2/9 | 0/1 | 1/3 | - |
| 2023 | 26/11 | 17/4 | 8/5 | 1/2 | - | - |
| 2022 | 30/19 | 16/10 | 8/5 | 3/2 | 3/2 | - |
| 2021 | 20/18 | 8/8 | 4/8 | 4/0 | 4/2 | - |
| 2020 | 18/7 | 7/3 | 6/4 | 4/0 | - | 1/0 |
| 2019 | 17/12 | 13/9 | 3/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | - |
| 2018 | 14/19 | 2/5 | 6/6 | 5/5 | 1/3 | - |
| 2017 | 10/15 | 5/6 | 2/5 | 2/1 | 1/1 | 0/2 |
| 2016 | 20/10 | 17/5 | 3/2 | 0/2 | - | 0/1 |
| 2015 | 17/12 | 11/6 | 4/3 | 2/3 | - | - |
| 2014 | 22/14 | 17/10 | 5/3 | 0/1 | - | - |
| 2013 | 19/12 | 14/8 | 4/2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | - |
| 2012 | 2/7 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0/2 | - |
| 2011 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 1/2 | - | 0/1 | - |
| 2010 | 3/4 | 3/2 | - | 0/1 | 0/1 | - |
| 2008 | 1/1 | - | - | - | 1/1 | - |
Head-to-head: 1 - 0
| Year | Tournament | Match | S | Surface | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Australian Open | Begu / Niculescu | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1R | ||||
| Halep / Rus | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Betting odds
| Begu Irina Niculescu Monica |
Halep Simona Rus Arantxa |
|
| bet-at-home | 1.40 |
2.70 |
| bet365 | 1.40 |
2.75 |
| Betsafe | 1.40 |
2.73 |
| Betsson | 1.40 |
2.70 |
| Betway | 1.40 |
2.70 |
| bwin | 1.42 |
2.65 |
| Interwetten | 1.35 |
2.70 |
| Ladbrokes | 1.40 |
2.75 |
| Unibet | 1.40 |
2.80 |
| William Hill | 1.40 |
2.75 |
| Average odds | 1.40 |
2.75 |
No odds
| Asian Handicap 1.5 set | |||
| Handicap | Begu Irina Niculescu Monica |
Halep Simona Rus Arantxa |
|
| bet-at-home | 1.5 | 2.00 |
1.60 |
| Average odds | 1.5 | 0 |
0 |
No odds
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