Monica Niculescu vs Sloane Stephens — Estoril Round of 16

Estoril · WTA · Round of 16
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 April 2011
clay
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#317WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Niculescu M.
6-4 6-4
Stephens S.
Niculescu M.
662
Stephens S.
44–

Monica Niculescu defeated Sloane Stephens 6-4 6-4 in the Estoril round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Sloane Stephens in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-19MiamiR32hardSloane Stephens6-7(1) 6-3 4-0 RET
2015-01-12HobartR32hardSloane Stephens6-4 6-2
2014-05-05MadridR64claySloane Stephens2-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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.Stephens S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.2
Double faults / match·Even
1.6
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Stephens S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
63
Break points saved·Dominant
14
78
Break points won·Slight edge
84
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
74

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

Draw

Final
Medina Garrigues A.
Barrois K.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Medina Garrigues A.
Niculescu M.
6-16-3
Barrois K.
Larsson J.
7-626-4
Quarter-finals
Niculescu M.
Gajdosova J.
5-76-46-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Koukalova K.
6-37-5
Larsson J.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-27-5
Barrois K.
Kleybanova A.
6-46-2
R16
Medina Garrigues A.
Arn G.
6-21-0
Gajdosova J.
Dellacqua C.
6-26-4
Kleybanova A.
Johansson M.
5-76-36-2
Niculescu M.
Stephens S.
6-46-4
Koukalova K.
Yakimova A.
2-66-46-1
Kudryavtseva A.
Oprandi R.
6-47-63
Larsson J.
Radwanska U.
6-46-4
Barrois K.
Vesnina E.
6-46-3
R32
Yakimova A.
Paszek T.
5-74-0
Medina Garrigues A.
Halep S.
7-657-65
Dellacqua C.
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Vesnina E.
Luz B.
6-16-1
Gajdosova J.
Voracova R.
6-46-0
Stephens S.
Oudin M.
6-26-1
Niculescu M.
Mattek Sands B.
6-45-76-3
Koukalova K.
Garcia Vidagany B.
6-47-63
Arn G.
Koehler M.
6-23-66-3
Oprandi R.
Zheng J.
6-46-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Rodionova A.
1-67-656-4
Larsson J.
De Lattre M.
6-36-1
Radwanska U.
Sevastova A.
5-77-656-1
Barrois K.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-1
Johansson M.
Pervak K.
6-46-3
Kleybanova A.
Govortsova O.
6-26-2