Irina-Camelia Begu will be thirty-five years in August, and she is still playing quality tennis to win her sixth singles WTA title. The last title she won was in Palermo in 2022. The Romanian got to a career high in singles of twenty-two. She won the UniCredit Iasi Open this past weekend, which propelled her back into the top hundred.
Irina-Camelia Begu Inspired On Home Soil
What happened to Irina-Camelia Begu? Like so many players, injury played a role in her struggles. Add to that, the game has changed. Her style of play requires finesse and when the opponent is smashing the ball left and right, it is hard to produce winning finesse tennis. Nevertheless, she has proven that she can still has what it takes to win.
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Sometimes it takes a little bit of luck. Ranked one hundred and ten before the title, Begu had an easy day at the office. Three of the five opponents she faced were ranked lower than her. The highest ranked player she faced was fifty-one ranked Jaqueline Cristian. Surprisingly, her sternest test came from a player ranked outside four hundred. In the end, a title is a title, and we give congratulations to the Romanian.
Top Hundred ATP & WTA Ranking Changes
| ATP | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG) | UP 28 | 81 |
| Jesper de Jong (NED) | UP 23 | 83 CAREER HIGH |
| Quentin Halys (FRA) | DOWN 19 | 71 |
| Arthur Cazaux (FRA) | UP 16 | 100 |
| Pedro Martinez (ESP) | DOWN 15 | 62 |
| Adam Walton (AUS) | UP 13 | 84 CAREER HIGH |
| Marcos Giron (USA) | DOWN 11 | 57 |
| Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) | UP 10 | 66 CAREER HIGH |
| WTA | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) | UP 28 | 82 |
| Jil Teichmann (SUI) | UP 22 | 80 |
| Lois Boisson (FRA) | UP 19 | 44 CAREER HIGH |
| Anna Bondar (HUN) | UP 18 | 59 |
| Alexandra Eala (PHI) | DOWN 13 | 69 |
ATP & WTA Top Ten Ranking Changes
ATP: there were a few positional changes in the top ten. Ben Shelton and Holger Rune traded places to #8 and #9, respectively. The top four players are still: [1] Jannik Sinner; [2] Carlos Alcaraz; [3] Alexander Zverev; and [4] Taylor Fritz.
WTA: there were no changes in the top ten. The top four players are still: [1] Aryna Sabalenka; [2] Coco Gauff; [3] Iga Swiatek; and [4] Jessica Pegula.
OTHER TOP TEN RANKING NEWS
There are currently four American women in the top ten: Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, [7] Amanda Anisimova, and [8] Madison Keys. There are also currently two American men in the top ten: [4] Taylor Fritz and [8] Ben Shelton.
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