Sorana Cirstea vs Monica Niculescu — Nurnberg Round of 32

Nurnberg · WTA · Round of 32
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 22 May 2017
clay
ROU8
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Cirstea S.
6-4 1-0
Niculescu M.
Cirstea S.
61–
Niculescu M.
40–

Sorana Cirstea advanced when Monica Niculescu retired 6-4 1-0 in the Nurnberg round of 32. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-06MontrealR64hardSorana Cirstea3-6 6-4 6-4
2018-03-05Indian WellsR128hardSorana Cirstea6-2 6-3
2017-03-06Indian WellsR128hardMonica Niculescu4-6 6-3 6-1
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
Cirstea S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cirstea S.Niculescu M.
Freshness·
91
—

Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Bertens K.[1]
Krejcikova B.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Krejcikova B.
Cirstea S.
6-44-66-0
Bertens K.[1]
Doi M.
6-20-1
Quarter-finals
Cirstea S.
Putintseva Y.[2]
6-33-66-4
Krejcikova B.
Witthoeft C.
3-66-37-62
Bertens K.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.[5]
6-46-3
Doi M.
Shvedova Y.[7]
6-40-0
R16
Riske Amritraj A.[5]
Flipkens K.
6-26-2
Putintseva Y.[2]
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-0
Cirstea S.
Lepchenko V.
6-06-746-3
Witthoeft C.
Goerges J.[6]
6-17-5
Shvedova Y.[7]
Maria T.
6-26-4
Doi M.
Dodin O.
3-66-06-3
Bertens K.[1]
Beck A.
7-56-2
Krejcikova B.
Siegemund L.[4]
4-65-5
R32
Doi M.
Sakkari M.
7-600-0
Krejcikova B.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-45-2
Putintseva Y.[2]
Glushko J.
6-45-76-0
Wickmayer Y.
Sadikovic A.
7-6156-746-2
Lepchenko V.
Rodina E.
6-26-2
Siegemund L.[4]
Hobgarski K.
6-06-1
Witthoeft C.
Larsson J.
6-16-0
Goerges J.[6]
Hibino N.
7-56-1
Shvedova Y.[7]
Zaja A.
3-67-56-1
Maria T.
Bouzkova M.
6-06-1
Dodin O.
Zhang S.[3]
6-7116-36-4
Riske Amritraj A.[5]
Mertens E.
6-44-66-3
Cirstea S.
Niculescu M.[8]
6-41-0
Flipkens K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-24-66-3
Beck A.
Rueffer L.
6-36-3
Bertens K.[1]
Gerlach K.
6-26-1