Monica Niculescu vs Kiki Bertens — Poitiers $100K Qualifying Round
Poitiers $100K · ITF · Qualifying Round
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 October 2015 ·
hard
Niculescu M.5-7 6-0 7-5
Bertens K.
Niculescu M.
5672
Bertens K.
7051
Monica Niculescu defeated Kiki Bertens 5-7 6-0 7-5 in the Poitiers $100K qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kiki Bertens came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped the opening set before beating Kiki Bertens 5–7 6–0 7–5.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-25 | Wuhan | R64 | hard | Kiki Bertens | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2017-05-15 | Rome | R64 | clay | Kiki Bertens | 2-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 2016-10-17 | Luxembourg | SF | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
76%
58%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
56%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
60%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
22
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
7
31
Break points won·Even
95
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
18
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
28
57
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About