Monica Niculescu vs Petra Cetkovska | Monica Niculescu Wins 6-4 6-3

Poitiers 100KQuarter-finalQualifyingHardMon 20 OctFinal

SetsGames2

Monica Niculescu defeated Petra Cetkovska 6-4 6-3 in the Poitiers 100K qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Petra Cetkovska came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Petra Cetkovska in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Monica Niculescu closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

How the match was decided

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Niculescu M. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

2 shared · last 12 months

Niculescu M. and Cetkovska P. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Niculescu M. went 0–2 (0%) against them, Cetkovska P. 1–1 (50%).

0–20%Niculescu M. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents1–150%Cetkovska P. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

1–4Sets2–3

16–29Games25–26

0–0Tiebreaks0–1

0–1Deciding sets1–0

Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

vs Tanasugarn T.L3-6 4-6Birmingham · grassL4-6 3-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Pin C.L7-5 1-6 1-6Australian Open · hardW6-4 6-7 6-3Birmingham · grass

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Hard: Niculescu M. leads 1–0 · Clay: Cetkovska P. leads 1–0

Niculescu M.October 2008Poitiers 100KThis matchHard6-4 6-3
Cetkovska P.May 2006Antalya-Manavgat 25KClay6-4 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Niculescu M.Cetkovska P.1 776ELO1 7961 652Hard ELO1 6366–4Last 102–821Age23168 cmHeight172 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Monica Niculescu beat Petra Cetkovska 6-4 6-3. Umpiry, "Monica Niculescu vs Petra Cetkovska — Poitiers 100K Qualifying Round", https://umpiry.com/match/2008-10-20/cetkovska-vs-niculescu-poitiers-100k-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 20 October 2008).