Monica Niculescu vs Sorana Cirstea — Indian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017
hard
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Niculescu M.
4-6 6-3 6-1
Cirstea S.
Niculescu M.
4662
Cirstea S.
6311

Monica Niculescu defeated Sorana Cirstea 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-06MontrealR64hardSorana Cirstea3-6 6-4 6-4
2018-03-05Indian WellsR128hardSorana Cirstea6-2 6-3
2017-05-22NurnbergR32claySorana Cirstea6-4 1-0 RET
2009-10-19MoscowR32hardMonica Niculescu3-0 RET
2009-06-15's-HertogenboschR32grassSorana Cirstea5-7 6-3 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Niculescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

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

Serve & return on hard

Niculescu M.Cirstea S.
—
Serve
67
—
Return
70

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Niculescu M.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
85
Break points saved·Dominant
14
86
Break points won·Slight edge
84
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
96

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Cirstea S.
Freshness·
—
90

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 20%

Draw

Final
Vesnina E.[14]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-767-56-4
Semi-finals
Vesnina E.[14]
Mladenovic K.[28]
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Pliskova K.[3]
7-657-62
Quarter-finals
Vesnina E.[14]
Williams V.[12]
6-24-66-3
Mladenovic K.[28]
Wozniacki C.[13]
3-67-646-2
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Muguruza G.[7]
7-627-65
R16
Vesnina E.[14]
Kerber A.[2]
6-36-3
Williams V.[12]
Peng S.
3-66-16-3
Mladenovic K.[28]
Davis L.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.[13]
Keys M.[9]
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Garcia C.[21]
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
Cibulkova D.[5]
6-43-66-2
Muguruza G.[7]
Svitolina E.[10]
7-651-66-0
Pliskova K.[3]
Bacsinszky T.[15]
5-1
R32
Kerber A.[2]
Parmentier P.
7-53-67-5
Vesnina E.[14]
Babos T.[25]
6-41-66-4
Williams V.[12]
Safarova L.
6-46-2
Peng S.
Radwanska A.[6]
6-46-4
Mladenovic K.[28]
Halep S.[4]
6-36-3
Davis L.
Goerges J.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Siniakova K.
6-36-1
Keys M.[9]
Osaka N.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Vinci R.[26]
6-22-66-1
Garcia C.[21]
Konta J.[11]
3-66-37-61
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
Strycova B.[17]
6-36-2
Cibulkova D.[5]
Pliskova K.
2-67-657-64
Muguruza G.[7]
Day K.
3-67-56-2
Svitolina E.[10]
Saville D.[24]
6-26-1
Bacsinszky T.[15]
Bertens K.[18]
6-35-77-68
Pliskova K.[3]
Begu I.[29]
6-47-62
R64
Kerber A.[2]
Petkovic A.
6-26-1
Parmentier P.
Putintseva Y.[27]
6-26-3
Babos T.[25]
Lepchenko V.
4-67-626-2
Vesnina E.[14]
Rogers S.
6-47-5
Williams V.[12]
Jankovic J.
1-67-656-1
Safarova L.
Vandeweghe C.[20]
4-66-46-1
Peng S.
Konjuh A.[31]
6-46-2
Radwanska A.[6]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-4
Halep S.[4]
Vekic D.
6-46-1
Mladenovic K.[28]
Beck A.
6-07-5
Davis L.
Sevastova A.[22]
7-56-3
Goerges J.
Stosur S.[16]
4-66-46-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Linette M.
6-36-0
Siniakova K.
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
6-37-5
Osaka N.
Zhang S.[30]
6-46-2
Keys M.[9]
Duque Marino M.
6-17-5
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Larsson J.
7-636-4
Vinci R.[26]
Brengle M.
7-656-4
Garcia C.[21]
Rodina E.
6-36-3
Konta J.[11]
Watson H.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
Kontaveit A.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.
Kasatkina D.[33]
6-06-3
Cibulkova D.[5]
Ostapenko J.
6-43-66-3
Muguruza G.[7]
Flipkens K.
6-26-3
Day K.
Lucic M.[32]
6-45-77-5
Saville D.[24]
Wickmayer Y.
6-27-65
Svitolina E.[10]
Wang Q.
3-66-37-63
Bacsinszky T.[15]
Niculescu M.
7-56-2
Bertens K.[18]
Bencic B.
6-26-2
Begu I.[29]
Chirico L.
6-17-5
Pliskova K.[3]
Puig M.
1-66-46-4
Strycova B.[17]
Errani S.
6-45-76-2
R128
Linette M.
Townsend T.
6-46-2
Parmentier P.
Dodin O.
6-26-4
Peng S.
Tsurenko L.
6-22-67-5
Beck A.
Bouchard E.
3-66-26-2
Goerges J.
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-2
Siniakova K.
Barthel M.
4-66-46-4
Larsson J.
Giorgi C.
7-636-3
Ostapenko J.
Kovinic D.
6-42-67-63
Niculescu M.
Cirstea S.
4-66-36-1
Puig M.
Collins D.
6-06-2
Petkovic A.
King V.
6-02-0
Lepchenko V.
Shvedova Y.
4-66-26-4
Jankovic J.
Falconi I.
6-23-66-3
Safarova L.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Makarova K.
6-46-2
Vekic D.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-37-62
Davis L.
Golubic V.
6-44-67-5
Osaka N.
Ozaki R.
6-46-2
Duque Marino M.
Tig P.
6-40-66-4
Brengle M.
Maria T.
6-46-2
Rodina E.
Mchale C.
6-16-0
Watson H.
Gibbs N.
4-66-26-2
Errani S.
Minella M.
1-66-47-5
Pliskova K.
Mattek Sands B.
6-06-3
Flipkens K.
Bellis C.
4-66-16-4
Day K.
Nara K.
6-36-4
Wang Q.
Bondarenko K.
5-76-46-4
Bencic B.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Chirico L.
Schiavone F.
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Brady J.
6-47-64
Kontaveit A.
Doi M.
7-56-4
Wickmayer Y.
Siegemund L.
6-33-66-4