Kurumi Nara vs Monica Niculescu — Nuremberg Round of 32

Nuremberg · WTA · Round of 32
JPN6
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 May 2014
clay
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Nara K.
6-3 6-4
Niculescu M.
Nara K.
662
Niculescu M.
340

Kurumi Nara defeated Monica Niculescu 6-3 6-4 in the Nuremberg round of 32 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Kurumi Nara closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nara K.serving50% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Nara K.

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
Nara K.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
76%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
53%
51%
Aces / match·Even
0.6
0.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Nara K.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
5
12
Break points saved·Even
14
14
Break points won·Slight edge
73
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
9
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Bouchard E.[2]
Pliskova K.
6-24-66-3
Semi-finals
Bouchard E.[2]
Knapp K.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.
Svitolina E.[4]
2-66-16-2
Quarter-finals
Knapp K.
Garcia C.[7]
6-796-46-4
Svitolina E.[4]
Barthel M.
6-46-4
Bouchard E.[2]
Shvedova Y.
7-637-66
Pliskova K.
Kerber A.[1]
7-656-4
R16
Barthel M.
Beck A.[8]
6-26-4
Pliskova K.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-656-3
Svitolina E.[4]
Garcia Vidagany B.
7-656-3
Knapp K.
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Shvedova Y.
Nara K.[6]
6-46-2
Bouchard E.[2]
Rodionova A.
6-06-1
Garcia C.[7]
Pfizenmaier D.
7-55-76-3
Kerber A.[1]
Friedsam A.
6-27-60
R32
Kerber A.[1]
Erakovic M.
6-46-2
Friedsam A.
Moser L.
3-66-06-1
Pliskova K.
Meusburger Y.[5]
6-36-4
Garcia Vidagany B.
Zander N.
6-26-3
Barthel M.
Bencic B.
7-646-3
Beck A.[8]
Cepelova J.
6-26-3
Garcia C.[7]
Glushko J.
6-45-77-5
Knapp K.
Peer S.
6-36-2
Hercog P.
Koukalova K.[3]
1-66-26-1
Nara K.[6]
Niculescu M.
6-36-4
Shvedova Y.
Mayr Achleitner P.
7-56-3
Bouchard E.[2]
Strycova B.
6-06-3
Rodionova A.
Martincova T.
6-33-66-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Lottner A.
6-16-2
Pfizenmaier D.
Gonzalez M.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.[4]
Benesova I.
7-56-4