Monica Niculescu vs Andrea Petkovic — Doha Qualifying Round 2
Doha · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2018
hard
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 3–1, but Monica Niculescu had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu dropped just 5 games past Andrea Petkovic.
Niculescu M.
662
Petkovic A.
41–
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-01 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Monica Niculescu | 2-6 6-2 7-5 |
| 2016-04-16 | Fed Cup WG R1: GER vs ROU | RR | clay | Andrea Petkovic | 0-6 7-6(1) 6-3 |
| 2014-09-29 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Andrea Petkovic | 2-6 7-6(8) 6-4 |
| 2011-10-03 | Beijing | SF | hard | Andrea Petkovic | 6-2 6-0 |
Statistics
Recent form75%1st serve in+11%64%
57%1st serve points won+7%64%
48%2nd serve points won+3%45%
55%Service points won+2%57%
44%Return points won+2%42%
54%Break points saved54%
0.8Aces / match+1.42.2
1.6Double faults / match+2.44
Averages from each player's recent completed matches (19 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw — qualifying
Q2
Blinkova A.
Alexandrova E.
6-24-2
Vondrousova M.
Kucova K.
6-16-2
Duan Y.
Zvonareva V.
7-676-756-3
Pera B.
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Bondarenko K.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-46-3
Niculescu M.
Petkovic A.
6-46-1
Osaka N.
Kovinic D.
6-36-1
Bellis C.
Zhuk S.
6-16-3
Q1
Niculescu M.
Ozaki R.
6-16-0
Blinkova A.
Fett J.
6-16-1
Alexandrova E.
Rodionova A.
6-47-5
Zvonareva V.
Hsieh S.
6-46-4
Bondarenko K.
Karatantcheva S.
6-34-66-3
Kucova K.
Dodin O.
6-46-1
Vondrousova M.
Lisicki S.
6-16-3
Pera B.
Martincova T.
6-26-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Broady N.
6-46-717-5
Mchale C.
Vasylyeva A.
6-36-0
Duan Y.
Krejcikova B.
7-636-4
Petkovic A.
Han X.
6-36-1
Kovinic D.
Honcova M.
6-45-76-1
Osaka N.
Lu J.
6-36-4
Zhuk S.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2