Monica Niculescu vs Mona Barthel — Hobart Round of 16

Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2014
hard
Mona Barthel
GER6
Mona Barthel
#223WTA
1551ELO
1533Hard ELO
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Niculescu M.
7-6 6-1
Barthel M.
Niculescu M.
7762
Barthel M.
6510

Monica Niculescu defeated Mona Barthel 7-6 6-1 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mona Barthel came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's final. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Mona Barthel in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-15Australian OpenR128hardMona Barthel6-4 7-5
2014-10-13LuxembourgR16hardMona Barthel0-6 7-5 6-3
2013-06-24WimbledonR128grassMona Barthel6-3 4-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Barthel M.

Barthel M.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.Barthel M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
6.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Barthel M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
12
31
Break points saved·Dominant
14
59
Break points won·Clear edge
84
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
48
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
40
18

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Barthel M.
Freshness·
—
96

Barthel M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
14°CDrizzle
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.
Koukalova K.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Koukalova K.
Stosur S.[1]
6-36-2
Muguruza G.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-06-1
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.[1]
Jovanovski B.
6-36-2
Koukalova K.
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
6-47-5
Cabeza Candela E.
Niculescu M.
3-67-636-4
Muguruza G.
Flipkens K.
6-46-3
R16
Cabeza Candela E.
Vesnina E.
4-66-24-1
Muguruza G.
Wickmayer Y.
4-1
Niculescu M.
Barthel M.[6]
7-656-1
Flipkens K.
Hunter S.
4-67-637-65
Stosur S.[1]
Mladenovic K.
6-42-67-67
Jovanovski B.
Rogowska O.
3-66-26-0
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
Dellacqua C.
7-54-66-3
Koukalova K.
Zhang S.
6-16-2
R32
Niculescu M.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-0
Wickmayer Y.
Robson L.
4-62-0
Stosur S.[1]
Brengle M.[1]
6-746-17-65
Mladenovic K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-776-46-4
Rogowska O.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
7-656-1
Jovanovski B.
Beck A.
7-56-3
Dellacqua C.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-4
Zhang S.
Zheng J.
6-36-1
Koukalova K.
Meusburger Y.
7-56-2
Barthel M.[6]
Svitolina E.[6]
6-46-3
Cabeza Candela E.
Knapp K.
7-56-4
Vesnina E.
Puig M.
6-46-4
Hunter S.
Peng S.
6-26-2
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[4]
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Erakovic M.
6-46-1
Muguruza G.
Mestach A.
6-16-1