Monica Niculescu vs Petra Kvitova — CZE vs ROU Round Robin
Monica Niculescu defeated Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-4 in the CZE vs ROU round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Petra Kvitova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Monica Niculescu claimed a first win over Petra Kvitova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedNiculescu M. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
9 shared · last 12 monthsNiculescu M. and Kvitova P. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Niculescu M. went 3–7 (30%) against them, Kvitova P. 7–6 (54%). Kvitova P. came out better against 3 of 9 comparable opponents, Niculescu M. against 1.
3–730%Niculescu M. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents7–654%Kvitova P. · better vs 3
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
9–17Sets20–15
110–129Games157–152
3–3Deciding sets3–6
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#642L5-7 6-0 4-6Moscow · hardW2-6 6-1 6-1CZE vs RUS · hard
vs Williams S.L3-6 1-6Miami · hardW6-2 6-3Madrid · clay
vs Konta J.W6-2 2-6 6-2Nottingham · grassW7-5 6-3US Open · hard
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vs Radwanska A.W5-7 6-4 6-0Nottingham · grassW7-5 6-4New Haven · hard
vs Suarez Navarro C.L2-6 2-6Roland Garros · clayL6-3 0-6 3-6Doha · hard- vs Vandeweghe C.L5-7 6-2 1-6Eastbourne · grassW6-4 2-6 6-3Madrid · clay
vs Bacsinszky T.L6-1 5-7 2-6Wimbledon · grassL6-2 0-6 3-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Govortsova O.W2-6 7-5 7-5Nottingham · grassW3-6 6-1 6-4Madrid · clay
vs Pennetta F.L1-6 4-6US Open · hardL6-4 4-6 2-6US Open · hard
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
Hard: Niculescu M. leads 1–0 · Grass: Kvitova P. leads 1–0
- Niculescu M.February 2016CZE vs ROUThis matchHard6-3 6-4
- Kvitova P.June 2013EastbourneGrass6-4 6-1
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchNiculescu M.Kvitova P.1 788ELO1 8801 656Hard ELO1 8336–4Last 101–928Age25168 cmHeight183 cmRightPlaysLeft