Petra Kvitova vs Monica Niculescu — Stuttgart Round of 16
Petra Kvitova defeated Monica Niculescu 2-6 7-6 6-2 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Petra Kvitova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Petra Kvitova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Petra Kvitova dropped the opening set before beating Monica Niculescu 2–6 7–6 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKvitova P. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
10 shared · last 12 monthsKvitova P. and Niculescu M. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kvitova P. went 7–7 (50%) against them, Niculescu M. 6–8 (43%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 1 better-results split).
7–750%Kvitova P. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents6–843%Niculescu M. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
20–17Sets16–20
173–172Games155–167
1–1Tiebreaks0–0
3–6Deciding sets4–4
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#642W2-6 6-1 6-1CZE vs RUS · hardL5-7 6-0 4-6Moscow · hard
vs Konta J.W7-5 6-3US Open · hardW6-2 2-6 6-2Nottingham · grass
vs Radwanska A.L2-6 6-7Indian Wells · hardL2-6 1-6Indian Wells · hard
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vs Vandeweghe C.W6-4 2-6 6-3Madrid · clayL5-7 6-2 1-6Eastbourne · grass
vs Bacsinszky T.L6-2 0-6 3-6Roland Garros · clayL6-1 5-7 2-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Govortsova O.W3-6 6-1 6-4Madrid · clayW2-6 7-5 7-5Nottingham · grass
vs Pennetta F.L6-4 4-6 2-6US Open · hardL1-6 4-6US Open · hard
vs Garcia C.#784Hard to compareL5-7 6-4 2-6Cincinnati · hardW6-2 6-2Stuttgart · clay
vs Strycova B.Hard to compareW7-6 6-4Doha · hardL2-6 6-3 2-6Birmingham · grass
vs Jankovic J.Hard to compareL6-3 5-7 4-6Wimbledon · grassW3-6 6-4 7-5Doha · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · Kvitova P. leads 3–131
Clay: Kvitova P. leads 2–0 · Hard: Niculescu M. leads 1–0 · Grass: Kvitova P. leads 1–0
- Kvitova P.April 2016StuttgartThis matchClay2-6 7-6(5) 6-2
- Kvitova P.April 2016StuttgartClay2-6 7-6 6-2
- Niculescu M.February 2016Fed Cup WG R1: CZE vs ROUHard6-3 6-4
- Kvitova P.June 2013EastbourneGrass6-4 6-1
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchKvitova P.Niculescu M.1 880ELO1 7881 719Clay ELO1 6251–9Last 106–426Age28183 cmHeight168 cmLeftPlaysRight