Monica Niculescu defeated Timea Bacsinszky 6-3 7-5 in the Prague round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Timea Bacsinszky came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-06 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Timea Bacsinszky | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2016-06-27 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Timea Bacsinszky | 4-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 2015-06-29 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Timea Bacsinszky | 1-6 7-5 6-2 |
| 2011-01-17 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2009-02-09 | Paris | R32 | carpet | Monica Niculescu | 6-4 6-3 |
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About