Monica Niculescu vs Sania Mirza — Brussels Round of 32

Brussels · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 May 2012
clay
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
Niculescu M.
6-1 7-5
Mirza S.
Niculescu M.
672
Mirza S.
15–

Monica Niculescu defeated Sania Mirza 6-1 7-5 in the Brussels round of 32 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Niculescu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

Mirza S.serving52% hold

wins 51% 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.Mirza S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 7). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Mirza S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
36
Break points saved·Dominant
14
55
Break points won·Clear edge
84
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
52

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

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.
Halep S.
7-56-0
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.
Kanepi K.
7-686-3
Halep S.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Halep S.
Cibulkova D.
0-66-46-3
Arvidsson S.
Radwanska U.
7-56-4
Kanepi K.
Pironkova T.
6-36-1
Radwanska A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-1
R16
Cibulkova D.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-4
Radwanska U.
Bartoli M.
6-46-2
Arvidsson S.
Rus A.
6-23-1
Halep S.
Niculescu M.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-2
Pironkova T.
Petrova N.
6-36-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Scheepers C.
4-66-46-2
Radwanska A.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-0
R32
Pironkova T.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-4
Tsurenko L.
Arn G.
6-16-4
Niculescu M.
Mirza S.
6-17-5
Halep S.
Jankovic J.
6-23-67-63
Jovanovski B.
Hendler T.
7-57-5
Van Uytvanck A.
Pervak K.
6-35-76-4
Scheepers C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-2
Petrova N.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Falconi I.
6-36-2
Radwanska U.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-2
Rus A.
Zheng J.
7-53-66-4
Arvidsson S.
Peng S.
7-56-3
Cibulkova D.
Mchale C.
7-616-1
Wickmayer Y.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-46-1