Sloane Stephens vs Monica Niculescu — Madrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
Sloane Stephens
USA16
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 May 2014
clay
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Stephens S.
2-6 6-3 6-2
Niculescu M.
Stephens S.
2662
Niculescu M.
6321

Sloane Stephens defeated Monica Niculescu 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-19MiamiR32hardSloane Stephens6-7(1) 6-3 4-0 RET
2015-01-12HobartR32hardSloane Stephens6-4 6-2
2011-04-25EstorilR16clayMonica Niculescu6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Stephens 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
Stephens S.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
76%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
0.8
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
12
Break points saved·Dominant
78
14
Break points won·Slight edge
90
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
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°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 29%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.[8]
Halep S.[4]
1-66-26-3
Semi-finals
Halep S.[4]
Kvitova P.[5]
6-746-36-2
Sharapova M.[8]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Kvitova P.[5]
Williams S.[1]
DEF
Radwanska A.[3]
Garcia C.
6-44-66-4
Sharapova M.[8]
Li N.[2]
2-67-656-3
Halep S.[4]
Ivanovic A.[11]
6-26-2
R16
Williams S.[1]
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
6-26-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Safarova L.
6-46-3
Garcia C.
Errani S.[10]
6-24-66-3
Radwanska A.[3]
Vinci R.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.[8]
Stosur S.
6-46-3
Li N.[2]
Stephens S.[16]
2-66-36-2
Ivanovic A.[11]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-2
Halep S.[4]
Lisicki S.[15]
5-76-36-2
R32
Garcia C.
Kirilenko M.
DEF
Williams S.[1]
Peng S.
6-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-4
Safarova L.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-2
Kvitova P.[5]
Lepchenko V.
2-66-26-1
Halep S.[4]
Arruabarrena L.
6-46-4
Lisicki S.[15]
Begu I.
6-36-4
Ivanovic A.[11]
Jovanovski B.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Jankovic J.[6]
6-25-77-63
Errani S.[10]
Schiavone F.
6-36-1
Vinci R.
Wozniacki C.[13]
6-36-3
Sharapova M.[8]
Mchale C.
6-14-66-4
Stosur S.
Muguruza G.
7-53-66-1
Stephens S.[16]
Cetkovska P.
6-42-66-3
Radwanska A.[3]
Kuznetsova S.
6-34-67-66
Li N.[2]
Zheng J.
6-26-3
R64
Williams S.[1]
Bencic B.
6-26-1
Peng S.
Nara K.
6-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.[14]
Meusburger Y.
7-666-4
Safarova L.
Pennetta F.[12]
1-66-06-3
Rybarikova M.
Beck A.
6-27-5
Lepchenko V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-44-66-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Cirstea S.
6-15-77-64
Arruabarrena L.
Pironkova T.
6-36-4
Begu I.
Zhang S.
6-47-5
Ivanovic A.[11]
Keys M.
6-17-64
Jovanovski B.
Knapp K.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Torro Flor M.
6-44-66-1
Jankovic J.[6]
Svitolina E.
6-46-3
Kirilenko M.
Mladenovic K.
6-47-5
Schiavone F.
Vesnina E.
6-46-736-4
Errani S.[10]
Petkovic A.
7-56-1
Wozniacki C.[13]
Makarova K.
6-26-2
Vinci R.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Cornet A.
6-34-66-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Bouchard E.
7-636-2
Sharapova M.[8]
Koukalova K.
6-16-2
Mchale C.
Davis L.
7-626-3
Muguruza G.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-746-37-62
Stephens S.[16]
Niculescu M.
2-66-36-2
Cetkovska P.
Voegele S.
6-16-3
Zheng J.
Duque Marino M.
7-656-2
Garcia C.
Kerber A.[7]
6-32-0
Riske Amritraj A.
Kanepi K.
6-776-16-2
Halep S.[4]
Goerges J.
6-26-0
Lisicki S.[15]
Pliskova K.
6-26-756-3
Stosur S.
Cibulkova D.[9]
6-46-0
Li N.[2]
Flipkens K.
6-17-67