Monica Niculescu vs Katie Obrien — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009
hard
GBR
Katie Obrien
40 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Niculescu M.
6-4 6-4
Obrien K.
Niculescu M.
662
Obrien K.
44–

Monica Niculescu defeated Katie Obrien 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Niculescu edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-07-13PragueR32clayMonica Niculescu6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Obrien K.

Obrien K.serving44% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Niculescu 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
Niculescu M.Obrien K.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
38%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
45%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
6.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Safina D.
6-06-3
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Zvonareva V.
6-37-64
Williams S.
Dementieva E.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Dokic J.
6-44-66-4
Dementieva E.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-2
Williams S.
Kuznetsova S.
5-77-56-1
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
6-36-0
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Zheng J.
4-1
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
3-64-2
Zvonareva V.
Petrova N.
7-56-4
Safina D.
Cornet A.
6-22-67-5
Dementieva E.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-2
Dokic J.
Kleybanova A.
7-55-78-6
Bartoli M.
Jankovic J.
6-16-4
R32
Petrova N.
Voskoboeva G.
6-1
Bartoli M.
Safarova L.
3-66-26-1
Zheng J.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Errani S.
6-46-1
Safina D.
Kanepi K.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Hantuchova D.
4-66-46-2
Dokic J.
Wozniacki C.
3-66-16-2
Kleybanova A.
Ivanovic A.
7-56-756-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-16-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Pennetta F.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.
Razzano V.
7-57-5
Dementieva E.
Stosur S.
7-666-4
Kuznetsova S.
Bondarenko A.
7-676-4
Williams S.
Peng S.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-2
R64
Sugiyama A.
Dechy N.
1-66-16-3
Jankovic J.
Flipkens K.
6-47-5
Kanepi K.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-1
Safina D.
Makarova K.
6-736-36-0
Petrova N.
Mirza S.
6-36-2
Voskoboeva G.
Knapp K.
6-46-1
Errani S.
Niculescu M.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Baltacha E.
4-66-36-2
Bondarenko A.
Beltrame S.
7-611-66-2
Kuznetsova S.
Maria T.
6-26-2
Azarenka V.
Garbin T.
4-1
Zheng J.
Czink M.
7-605-76-3
Bartoli M.
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Zvonareva V.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-0
Williams S.
Dulko G.
6-37-5
Peng S.
Karatantcheva S.
6-46-0
Safarova L.
Erakovic M.
6-13-69-7
Dementieva E.
Benesova I.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Lisicki S.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Chan Y.
6-06-2
Razzano V.
Schnyder P.
6-36-1
Pennetta F.
Moore J.
6-46-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Coin J.
6-16-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Williams V.
2-66-37-5
Ivanovic A.
Brianti A.
6-36-2
Kleybanova A.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-13-66-2
Dokic J.
Chakvetadze A.
6-46-746-3
Wozniacki C.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Petkovic A.
6-16-0
Hantuchova D.
Johansson M.
6-34-66-3
Bondarenko K.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-57-5
R128
Mayr Achleitner P.
Schruff J.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Koukalova K.
7-657-60
Petkovic A.
Woerle K.
5-77-604-0
Hantuchova D.
Dellacqua C.
7-6116-4
Makarova K.
Rezai A.
1-67-56-4
Safina D.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Rybarikova M.
7-626-0
Gallovits Hall E.
Camerin M.
6-32-66-3
Niculescu M.
Obrien K.
6-46-4
Errani S.
Kirilenko M.
6-06-4
Voskoboeva G.
Szavay A.
6-33-66-4
Knapp K.
Wejnert M.
7-666-4
Mirza S.
Domachowska M.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Shvedova Y.
6-37-63
Bartoli M.
South M.
6-26-4
Pironkova T.
Sprem K.
6-06-4
Erakovic M.
Cetkovska P.
6-47-5
Safarova L.
Bammer S.
6-36-1
Sugiyama A.
Dubois S.
6-07-65
Dechy N.
Kutuzova V.
6-36-0
Flipkens K.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Yuan M.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.
Wozniak A.
6-46-3
Benesova I.
Dushevina V.
6-40-66-2
Dementieva E.
Barrois K.
7-642-66-1
Kuznetsova S.
Rodionova A.
6-23-66-3
Maria T.
Morita A.
7-646-2
Beltrame S.
Vaidisova N.
6-26-1
Bondarenko A.
Rogowska O.
5-76-36-2
Zheng J.
Pin C.
6-36-3
Czink M.
Cirstea S.
6-26-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Bychkova E.
6-36-0
Bondarenko K.
Radwanska A.
7-674-66-1
Azarenka V.
Kvitova P.
6-26-1
Garbin T.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-42-67-5
Baltacha E.
Groenefeld A.
6-16-4
Mauresmo A.
Govortsova O.
6-46-3
Peng S.
Schiavone F.
7-646-1
Jankovic J.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.
Peer S.
6-36-2
Karatantcheva S.
Llagostera Vives N.
2-66-16-2
Dulko G.
Yakimova A.
6-35-76-3
Cibulkova D.
Scheepers C.
6-06-0
Chan Y.
Hsieh S.
6-36-3
Razzano V.
Gajdosova J.
6-16-726-4
Schnyder P.
Mladenovic K.
2-66-46-2
Pennetta F.
Santangelo M.
6-25-76-2
Moore J.
Mchale C.
1-66-39-7
Coin J.
Vesnina E.
6-44-66-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Holland I.
6-17-5
Martinez Sanchez M.
Tanasugarn T.
7-56-3
Amanmuradova A.
Oudin M.
6-16-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Vinci R.
7-56-4
Williams V.
Kerber A.
6-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Goerges J.
7-56-3
Brianti A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Cohen Aloro S.
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Kleybanova A.
Arvidsson S.
7-57-5
Chakvetadze A.
Keothavong A.
6-16-746-1
Dokic J.
Paszek T.
6-23-66-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-2
Cornet A.
Koryttseva M.
6-36-4
Johansson M.
Craybas J.
6-21-67-5
Kanepi K.
Date Krumm K.
6-44-68-6