Sorana Cirstea vs Monica Niculescu — Bucharest 2 10K Semi-final
Bucharest 2 10K · ITF · Semi-final
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2006 ·
clay
Cirstea S.3-6 6-4 7-5
Niculescu M.
Cirstea S.
3672
Niculescu M.
6451
Sorana Cirstea defeated Monica Niculescu 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the Bucharest 2 10K semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea dropped the opening set before beating Monica Niculescu 3–6 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
4–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-06 | Montreal | R64 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-03-05 | Indian Wells | R128 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2017-05-22 | Nurnberg | R32 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-4 1-0 |
| 2017-03-06 | Indian Wells | R128 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 4-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 2009-10-19 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 3-0 |
| 2009-06-15 | 's-Hertogenbosch | R32 | grass | Sorana Cirstea | 5-7 6-3 6-3 |
| 2004-08-16 | Iasi 10K | QF | clay | Monica Niculescu | 6-1 7-6(2) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
61%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
58
22
Break points saved·Clear edge
20
7
Break points won·Slight edge
86
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
15
Tiebreaks·Dominant
85
24
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About