Monica Niculescu vs Vera Zvonareva — Doha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 13 February 2012
hard
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Niculescu M.
7-5 3-2
Zvonareva V.
Niculescu M.
732
Zvonareva V.
52–

Monica Niculescu advanced when Vera Zvonareva retired 7-5 3-2 in the Doha round of 32. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Vera Zvonareva in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-03-03BangaloreR32hardVera Zvonareva4-6 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Zvonareva V.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Zvonareva V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
76%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Zvonareva V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
76
Break points saved·Dominant
14
79
Break points won·Slight edge
84
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
92
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
52

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