Monica Niculescu vs Karolina Pliskova — New Haven Qualifying Round 1

New Haven · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 August 2014
hard
CZE
Karolina Pliskova
#106WTA
1862ELO
1807Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Monica Niculescu defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-1 6-1 in the New Haven qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Karolina Pliskova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Niculescu M.
662
Pliskova K.
11–

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-02-06Fed Cup WG R1: CZE vs ROURRhardKarolina Pliskova6-4 4-6 6-3
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Statistics

Recent form
Niculescu M.Pliskova K.
75%1st serve in+11%64%
57%1st serve points won+9%66%
48%2nd serve points won+5%43%
55%Service points won+3%58%
44%Return points won+2%42%
54%Break points saved+5%59%
0.8Aces / match+44.8
1.6Double faults / match+4.35.9

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (19 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Bencic B.
Barthel M.
6-37-66
Bacsinszky T.
Schiavone F.
6-27-5
Peng S.
Knapp K.
6-36-3
Doi M.
Beck A.
7-642-67-63
Begu I.
Garcia C.
6-45-77-65
Soler Espinosa S.
Kanepi K.
6-46-2
Q2
Peng S.
Konta J.
6-26-1
Knapp K.
Hercog P.
6-26-1
Beck A.
Niculescu M.
6-36-4
Bencic B.
Mestach A.
6-46-3
Kanepi K.
Cirstea S.
6-16-716-4
Soler Espinosa S.
Wozniak A.
6-27-61
Schiavone F.
Govortsova O.
6-26-3
Doi M.
Gibbs N.
5-77-646-4
Garcia C.
Hsieh S.
6-37-5
Bacsinszky T.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-4
Begu I.
Parmentier P.
6-27-62
Barthel M.
Cepelova J.
3-1
Q1
Knapp K.
Piter K.
6-26-0
Schiavone F.
Pironkova T.
7-636-4
Govortsova O.
Min G.
6-36-3
Wickmayer Y.
Pliskova K.
5-77-56-4
Bacsinszky T.
Davis L.
6-737-56-0
Bencic B.
Vekic D.
7-626-2
Mestach A.
Glushko J.
3-66-47-5
Cepelova J.
Friedsam A.
7-677-5
Barthel M.
Bertens K.
7-643-67-5
Begu I.
Diyas Z.
7-666-1
Parmentier P.
Whoriskey C.
7-56-756-1
Hsieh S.
Collins D.
6-46-3
Garcia C.
Erakovic M.
6-46-4
Doi M.
Torro Flor M.
6-16-1
Gibbs N.
Voegele S.
6-46-2
Beck A.
Cohen J.
6-16-1
Niculescu M.
Pliskova K.
6-16-1
Hercog P.
Zheng J.
7-56-4
Wozniak A.
Lepchenko V.
6-23-67-65
Konta J.
Ormaechea P.
6-16-4
Peng S.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-2
Cirstea S.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Peer S.
6-17-5
Soler Espinosa S.
Feuerstein C.
6-26-1