Monica Niculescu vs Kiki Bertens — Luxembourg Semi-final
Monica Niculescu defeated Kiki Bertens 6-3 6-3 in the Luxembourg semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped just 6 games past Kiki Bertens.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedNiculescu M. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
4 shared · last 12 monthsNiculescu M. and Bertens K. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Niculescu M. went 3–1 (75%) against them, Bertens K. 3–2 (60%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).
3–175%Niculescu M. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents3–260%Bertens K. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
7–3Sets6–4
51–36Games53–48
0–1Tiebreaks1–0
1–1Deciding sets0–0
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Garcia C.#784W6-2 6-2Stuttgart · clayW6-4 6-2FRA vs NED · clay
vs Strycova B.W6-3 6-7 6-1US Open · hardL2-6 4-6Auckland · hard
vs Bacsinszky T.L6-4 2-6 1-6Wimbledon · grassW7-5 7-6Gstaad · clay
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vs Vandeweghe C.W6-4 6-1Miami · hardL4-6 4-6Indian Wells · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Niculescu M. leads 3–030
- Niculescu M.October 2016LuxembourgThis matchHard6-3 6-3
- Niculescu M.October 2016LuxembourgHard6-3 6-3
- Niculescu M.October 2015Poitiers $100KHard5-7 6-0 7-5
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchNiculescu M.Bertens K.1 788ELO1 9091 656Hard ELO1 8596–4Last 102–829Age24168 cmHeight182 cmRightPlaysRight