Begu competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles, but lost in the first round to Victoria Azarenka.

Ranked world No.
96, Begu won her opening match at the US Open, defeating the eighth seed, 2009 finalist and two-time semifinalist Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets.
She subsequently lost to Sílvia Soler Espinosa of Spain in round two.

In September of that year, she won her first WTA title in Tashkent, beating Donna Vekic in straight sets in the final.
Begu competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles, but lost in the first round to Victoria Azarenka.
Ranked world No. 96, Begu won her opening match at the US Open, defeating the eighth seed, 2009 finalist and two-time semifinalist Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets. She subsequently lost to Sílvia Soler Espinosa of Spain in round two.
In September of that year, she won her first WTA title in Tashkent, beating Donna Vekic in straight sets in the final.
Irina-Camelia Begu