Monica Niculescu vs Petra Kvitova — Luxembourg Final
Monica Niculescu defeated Petra Kvitova 6-4 6-0 in the Luxembourg final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Petra Kvitova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu handed Petra Kvitova a second-set bagel in a 6–4 6–0 win.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedNiculescu M. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
7 shared · last 12 monthsNiculescu M. and Kvitova P. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Niculescu M. went 2–7 (22%) against them, Kvitova P. 7–8 (47%). Kvitova P. came out better against 3 of 7 comparable opponents, Niculescu M. against 1.
2–722%Niculescu M. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents7–847%Kvitova P. · better vs 3
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
5–16Sets20–18
72–113Games178–169
0–1Tiebreaks2–2
2–1Deciding sets2–6
vs Brengle M.#207W4-6 6-3 7-5Linz · hardW6-3 6-3Tokyo · hard- vs Chirico L.#528L5-7 1-6Madrid · clayW6-0 6-0Stuttgart · clay
vs Muguruza G.L1-6 1-6Linz · hardW6-1 6-4Beijing · hard
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vs Radwanska A.L2-6 1-6Indian Wells · hardL2-6 6-7Indian Wells · hard
vs Strycova B.W6-3 6-7 6-1US Open · hardW7-6 6-4Doha · hard
vs Babos T.L1-6 4-6Shenzhen · hardW6-4 7-6Eastbourne · grass
vs Konta J.L2-6 2-6Miami · hardL7-5 4-6 0-6Eastbourne · grass
Head-to-head
6 meetings · level 3–333
Hard: Niculescu M. leads 3–0 · Clay: Kvitova P. leads 2–0 · Grass: Kvitova P. leads 1–0
- Niculescu M.October 2016LuxembourgThis matchHard6-4 6-0
- Niculescu M.October 2016LuxembourgHard6-4 6-0
- Kvitova P.April 2016StuttgartClay2-6 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
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchNiculescu M.Kvitova P.1 788ELO1 8801 656Hard ELO1 8336–4Last 101–929Age26168 cmHeight183 cmRightPlaysLeft