Samantha Stosur vs Monica Niculescu — Doha Quarter-final

Doha · WTA · Quarter-final
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2012
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Stosur S.
6-2 2-6 6-3
Niculescu M.
Stosur S.
6262
Niculescu M.
2631

Samantha Stosur defeated Monica Niculescu 6-2 2-6 6-3 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Samantha Stosur came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Samantha Stosur extended the head-to-head to 7–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Samantha Stosur closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

6–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-10-05BeijingR64hardSamantha Stosur6-3 6-2
2015-08-03WashingtonQFhardSamantha Stosur4-0 RET
2015-01-19Australian OpenR128hardSamantha Stosur6-4 6-1
2013-02-11DohaR32hardSamantha Stosur6-4 1-6 6-3
2009-08-03Los AngelesR64hardSamantha Stosur6-1 6-2
2009-07-27StanfordR16hardSamantha Stosur6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

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
Stosur S.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
61%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
12
Break points saved·Dominant
85
14
Break points won·Clear edge
61
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
45
28
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
47
40

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
21°COvercast
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Stosur S.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Stosur S.
Bartoli M.
6-30-0
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.
Niculescu M.
6-22-66-3
Radwanska A.
Mchale C.
6-16-1
Azarenka V.
Wickmayer Y.
6-06-4
Bartoli M.
Safarova L.
7-54-66-1
R16
Mchale C.
Peer S.
4-66-36-4
Wickmayer Y.
Pervak K.
6-46-0
Azarenka V.
Halep S.
6-36-1
Safarova L.
Kuznetsova S.
7-666-3
Bartoli M.
Pironkova T.
6-36-3
Stosur S.
Cetkovska P.
6-36-2
Niculescu M.
Bondarenko K.
7-656-4
Radwanska A.
Lepchenko V.
7-56-1
R32
Lepchenko V.
Goerges J.
7-647-65
Niculescu M.
Zvonareva V.
7-53-2
Bartoli M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-0
Pironkova T.
Kerber A.
6-46-1
Kuznetsova S.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Cirstea S.
6-47-65
Azarenka V.
Barthel M.
6-16-0
Halep S.
Benesova I.
6-46-4
Pervak K.
Razzano V.
6-46-0
Wickmayer Y.
Schiavone F.
7-646-4
Radwanska A.
Keothavong A.
6-16-2
Mchale C.
Peng S.
5-76-36-2
Peer S.
Jankovic J.
7-636-2
Bondarenko K.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Cetkovska P.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-4
Safarova L.
Wozniacki C.
4-66-47-63
R64
Barthel M.
Garcia C.
7-667-64
Keothavong A.
Paszek T.
7-647-65
Ivanovic A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-14-1
Peng S.
Al Nabhani F.
6-07-5
Benesova I.
Strycova B.
4-66-36-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Koukalova K.
6-46-1
Safarova L.
Radwanska U.
6-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Zheng J.
6-33-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
7-56-3
Kerber A.
Lisicki S.
4-66-46-1
Wickmayer Y.
Morita A.
6-26-1
Lepchenko V.
Wozniak A.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Yakimova A.
6-26-2
Pironkova T.
Hercog P.
6-06-4
Halep S.
Hantuchova D.
3-66-27-64
Cirstea S.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-1
Cetkovska P.
Martic P.
7-657-5
Pennetta F.
Cibulkova D.
6-32-67-5
Bondarenko K.
Dushevina V.
7-56-2
Niculescu M.
Vesnina E.
6-16-0
Peer S.
Lalami N.
6-06-0
Mchale C.
Scheepers C.
6-46-3
Pervak K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
1-66-26-3
Razzano V.
Jabeur O.
6-32-66-3