Maria Kirilenko vs Monica Niculescu — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Maria Kirilenko
39 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2007
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Kirilenko M.
6-3 6-0
Niculescu M.
Kirilenko M.
662
Niculescu M.
30–

Maria Kirilenko defeated Monica Niculescu 6-3 6-0 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Maria Kirilenko narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-20DubaiR32hardMaria Kirilenko6-3 6-0
2011-10-03BeijingQFhardMonica Niculescu3-6 6-3 6-4
2008-08-18New HavenR32hardMonica Niculescu6-7(7) 6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kirilenko M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kirilenko M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Kirilenko M.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
53%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kirilenko M.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
12
Break points saved·Dominant
72
14
Break points won·Slight edge
74
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
66
40

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CMainly clear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 29%

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Mauresmo A.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Jankovic J.
6-20-0
Henin J.
Kuznetsova S.
1-66-46-0
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Daniilidou E.
6-06-2
Kuznetsova S.
Schnyder P.
6-36-4
Mauresmo A.
Hantuchova D.
6-33-66-4
Jankovic J.
Hingis M.
7-636-2
R16
Daniilidou E.
Sugiyama A.
5-76-17-5
Hantuchova D.
Kirilenko M.
2-66-47-64
Henin J.
Paszek T.
4-67-56-1
Kuznetsova S.
Shaughnessy M.
6-17-64
Schnyder P.
Molik A.
4-66-26-4
Mauresmo A.
Dushevina V.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Santangelo M.
6-37-5
Hingis M.
Medina Garrigues A.
5-76-36-4
R32
Dushevina V.
Likhovtseva E.
6-20-0
Molik A.
Groenefeld A.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Rezai A.
6-16-2
Sugiyama A.
Sfar S.
6-45-76-3
Shaughnessy M.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-4
Hantuchova D.
Vesnina E.
6-16-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Kremer A.
6-36-4
Santangelo M.
Muller M.
6-37-64
Schnyder P.
Schiavone F.
6-756-36-3
Kirilenko M.
Niculescu M.
6-36-0
Daniilidou E.
Li N.
6-757-636-3
Paszek T.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-3