Lara Arruabarrena vs Monica Niculescu — Seoul Final

Seoul · WTA · Final
ESP
Lara Arruabarrena
34 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2016
hard
ROU5
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Arruabarrena L.
6-0 2-6 6-0
Niculescu M.
Arruabarrena L.
6262
Niculescu M.
0601

Lara Arruabarrena defeated Monica Niculescu 6-0 2-6 6-0 in the Seoul final on hard. The result followed the form book — Lara Arruabarrena came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Lara Arruabarrena extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-09NanchangR32hardLara Arruabarrena1-6 6-3 4-1 RET
2017-10-09LinzR32hardLara Arruabarrena1-6 6-1 2-0 RET
2015-08-03WashingtonR32hardMonica Niculescu7-5 6-4
2011-04-04MarbellaR32clayLara Arruabarrena7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Arruabarrena L.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Arruabarrena L.

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
Arruabarrena L.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
63%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Even
1.4
0.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Arruabarrena L.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Even
15
12
Break points saved·Slight edge
24
14
Break points won·Dominant
49
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
59
28
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
31
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
Arruabarrena L.
Niculescu M.[5]
6-02-66-0
Semi-finals
Arruabarrena L.
Tig P.
6-16-2
Niculescu M.[5]
Zhang S.[3]
6-06-4
Quarter-finals
Zhang S.[3]
Giorgi C.
6-26-4
Niculescu M.[5]
Cepelova J.
6-46-2
Arruabarrena L.
Larsson J.[2]
6-46-0
Tig P.
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-622-66-3
R16
Larsson J.[2]
Baindl K.
6-31-66-2
Arruabarrena L.
Chirico L.[8]
4-67-647-62
Giorgi C.
Barthel M.
2-66-16-4
Zhang S.[3]
Mattek Sands B.
6-37-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Mladenovic K.[4]
1-66-26-4
Niculescu M.[5]
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-2
Cepelova J.
Begu I.[1]
6-34-66-3
Tig P.
Flipkens K.[6]
6-46-4
R32
Begu I.[1]
Jang S.
6-26-1
Baindl K.
Martincova T.
6-26-3
Arruabarrena L.
Rus A.
6-26-2
Chirico L.[8]
Duan Y.
7-56-3
Mladenovic K.[4]
Kumkhum L.
6-27-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Paszek T.
6-16-3
Tig P.
Erakovic M.
2-67-56-4
Flipkens K.[6]
Pliskova K.
5-76-26-2
Barthel M.
Gibbs N.[7]
5-76-46-2
Giorgi C.
Han N.
6-36-2
Mattek Sands B.
Voegele S.
6-23-66-3
Zhang S.[3]
Sakkari M.
6-33-66-4
Niculescu M.[5]
Hozumi E.
6-36-0
Schmiedlova A.
Piter K.
6-36-2
Cepelova J.
Lee S.
6-36-4
Larsson J.[2]
Min G.
0-66-26-2