Monica Niculescu vs Karolina Pliskova — Nantes 50K Qualifying Round
Nantes 50K · ITF · Qualifying Round
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 October 2012 ·
hard
#57WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWW
Niculescu M.6-3 6-1
Pliskova K.
Niculescu M.
662
Pliskova K.
310
Monica Niculescu defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-1 in the Nantes 50K qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Karolina Pliskova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped just 4 games past Karolina Pliskova.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-06 | Fed Cup WG R1: CZE vs ROU | RR | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-4 4-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.6
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
5.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
18
88
Break points saved·Dominant
7
85
Break points won·Even
93
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
74
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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92
Pliskova K.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About