 In September of that year, she won her first WTA title in Tashkent, beating Donna Vekic in straight sets in the final.Begu started the season losing in the qualifying of Sydney and Brisbane.At the Australian Open she passed through the qualifying draw, beating Stephanie Vogt, Jovana Jakšić and Madison Brengle before losing in the main draw to Kazakh Galina Voskoboeva in three sets.