Monica Niculescu vs Maria Kirilenko — Beijing Quarter-final

Beijing · WTA · Quarter-final
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2011
hard
RUS
Maria Kirilenko
39 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
Niculescu M.
3-6 6-3 6-4
Kirilenko M.
Niculescu M.
3662
Kirilenko M.
6341

Monica Niculescu defeated Maria Kirilenko 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Beijing quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Kirilenko came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-20DubaiR32hardMaria Kirilenko6-3 6-0
2008-08-18New HavenR32hardMonica Niculescu6-7(7) 6-2 6-1
2007-02-19DubaiR32hardMaria Kirilenko6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kirilenko M.

Kirilenko M.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Kirilenko M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 152). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 17%

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.
Petkovic A.
7-50-66-4
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.
Pennetta F.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.
Niculescu M.
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Radwanska A.
Ivanovic A.
6-33-2
Petkovic A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-62
Pennetta F.
Wozniacki C.
3-66-07-62
Niculescu M.
Kirilenko M.
3-66-36-4
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Azarenka V.
W/O
Petkovic A.
Bartoli M.
4-66-47-5
Kirilenko M.
Paszek T.
6-16-2
Niculescu M.
Razzano V.
4-66-16-2
Wozniacki C.
Kanepi K.
6-37-63
Pennetta F.
Cibulkova D.
6-14-66-4
Ivanovic A.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-2
R32
Zvonareva V.
Koukalova K.
6-34-66-2
Bartoli M.
Mchale C.
6-26-1
Kanepi K.
Lisicki S.
W/O
Azarenka V.
Hercog P.
7-686-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-26-3
Petkovic A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Scheepers C.
6-26-1
Razzano V.
Vinci R.
7-676-0
Paszek T.
Cetkovska P.
1-66-46-2
Kirilenko M.
Stosur S.
7-51-67-5
Arvidsson S.
Kvitova P.
7-664-66-3
Radwanska A.
Zheng J.
6-16-4
Ivanovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
Pennetta F.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-3
R64
Lisicki S.
Begu I.
6-20-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Peer S.
6-17-5
Bartoli M.
Benesova I.
3-66-47-5
Kuznetsova S.
Dulgheru A.
6-24-1
Arvidsson S.
Bondarenko A.
6-25-77-5
Gajdosova J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-0
Kanepi K.
Zheng S.
6-06-3
Pennetta F.
Peng S.
7-667-5
Hercog P.
Robson L.
6-46-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Strycova B.
7-56-4
Petkovic A.
Safarova L.
7-656-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Makarova K.
7-56-1
Mchale C.
Morita A.
6-20-66-3
Niculescu M.
Li N.
6-46-0
Scheepers C.
Hu Y.
6-05-76-0
Razzano V.
Dulko G.
6-26-3
Paszek T.
Jankovic J.
7-56-4
Vinci R.
Marino R.
6-46-3
Hantuchova D.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-2
Ivanovic A.
Date Krumm K.
6-16-1
Koukalova K.
Petrova N.
6-36-736-1
Schiavone F.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-3
Cibulkova D.
Zhang S.
6-06-2
Zheng J.
Brianti A.
4-66-17-5
Stosur S.
Pironkova T.
6-46-0
Kirilenko M.
Goerges J.
7-696-3
Cetkovska P.
Errani S.
4-67-656-4
Wozniacki C.
Hradecka L.
3-66-07-5