Monica Niculescu vs Andrea Petkovic — Doha Qualifying Round 2
Monica Niculescu defeated Andrea Petkovic 6-4 6-1 in the Doha qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrea Petkovic came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. That levelled the head-to-head at 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped just 5 games past Andrea Petkovic.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedNiculescu M. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
7 shared · last 12 monthsNiculescu M. and Petkovic A. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Niculescu M. went 1–7 (13%) against them, Petkovic A. 2–6 (25%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
vs Brady J.#611L3-6 6-4 6-7US Open · hardL4-6 6-3 1-6US Open · hard
vs Bertens K.L2-6 1-6Wuhan · hardW6-4 6-0Beijing · hard
vs Parmentier P.L5-7 3-6Luxembourg · hardL4-6 6-3 1-6Acapulco · hard
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vs Kontaveit A.L5-7 1-6Roland Garros · clayL3-6 4-6Rome · clay
vs Rybarikova M.L4-6 1-6Wimbledon · grassL4-6 1-6Cincinnati · hard- vs Lepchenko V.#189Hard to compareW6-4 6-2Hobart · hardL4-6 6-3 3-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Arruabarrena L.Hard to compareL6-1 1-6 0-2Linz · hardW7-5 6-2Charleston · clay
Head-to-head
6 meetings · level 3–3Hard: Petkovic A. leads 2–1 · Clay: Niculescu M. leads 2–1
- Niculescu M.February 2018DohaThis matchHard6-4 6-1
- Petkovic A.April 2016Fed Cup WG R1: GER vs ROUClay0-6 7-6 6-3
- Petkovic A.September 2014BeijingHard2-6 7-6 6-4
- Petkovic A.October 2011BeijingHard6-2 6-0
- Niculescu M.July 2006Vaihingen Stuttgart 25KClay6-1 6-3
Draw
Player context
Before the matchCite this
Monica Niculescu beat Andrea Petkovic 6-4 6-1. Umpiry, "Monica Niculescu vs Andrea Petkovic — Doha Qualifying Round 2", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-02-12/niculescu-vs-petkovic-doha-q2?utm_source=cite (as of 12 February 2018).