Sloane Stephens vs Monica Niculescu — Miami Round of 32

Miami · WTA · Round of 32
Sloane Stephens
USA13
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 19 March 2018
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Stephens S.
6-7 6-3 4-0
Niculescu M.
Stephens S.
6164–
Niculescu M.
7730–

Sloane Stephens advanced when Monica Niculescu retired 6-7 6-3 4-0 in the Miami round of 32. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-12HobartR32hardSloane Stephens6-4 6-2
2014-05-05MadridR64claySloane Stephens2-6 6-3 6-2
2011-04-25EstorilR16clayMonica Niculescu6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Stephens 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
Stephens S.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
77%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
0.6
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
12
Break points saved·Dominant
78
14
Break points won·Slight edge
90
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Stephens S.[13]
Ostapenko J.[6]
7-656-1
Semi-finals
Ostapenko J.[6]
Collins D.
7-616-3
Stephens S.[13]
Azarenka V.
3-66-26-1
Quarter-finals
Collins D.
Williams V.[8]
6-26-3
Stephens S.[13]
Kerber A.[10]
6-16-2
Ostapenko J.[6]
Svitolina E.[4]
7-637-65
Azarenka V.
Pliskova K.[5]
7-56-3
R16
Pliskova K.[5]
Diyas Z.
6-22-1
Collins D.
Puig M.
3-66-46-2
Williams V.[8]
Konta J.[11]
5-76-16-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Barty A.[21]
7-56-4
Kerber A.[10]
Wang Y.
6-717-656-3
Stephens S.[13]
Muguruza G.[3]
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.[30]
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.[6]
Kvitova P.[9]
7-646-3
R32
Puig M.
Sakkari M.
6-37-5
Konta J.[11]
Mertens E.[22]
6-26-1
Williams V.[8]
Bertens K.[29]
5-76-37-5
Svitolina E.[4]
Saville D.[26]
4-66-06-1
Wang Y.
Riske Amritraj A.
4-66-37-64
Kerber A.[10]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
6-46-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Mchale C.
6-26-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Hsieh S.
6-41-67-64
Azarenka V.
Sevastova A.[20]
3-66-46-1
Radwanska A.[30]
Halep S.[1]
3-66-26-3
Stephens S.[13]
Niculescu M.
6-716-34-0
Ostapenko J.[6]
Haddad Maia B.
6-27-62
Barty A.[21]
Martic P.
6-46-3
Collins D.
Vekic D.
4-66-26-1
Diyas Z.
Witthoeft C.
4-67-56-0
Kvitova P.[9]
Kenin S.
3-66-26-4
R64
Azarenka V.
Keys M.[14]
7-652-0
Kerber A.[10]
Larsson J.
6-26-2
Puig M.
Wozniacki C.[2]
0-66-46-4
Sakkari M.
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-46-1
Vekic D.
Vesnina E.[24]
6-36-746-1
Collins D.
Vandeweghe C.[16]
6-31-66-1
Bertens K.[29]
Lepchenko V.
5-77-656-1
Svitolina E.[4]
Osaka N.
6-46-2
Saville D.[26]
Petkovic A.
7-636-4
Barty A.[21]
Liu C.
6-07-60
Kenin S.
Kasatkina D.[19]
3-66-26-2
Haddad Maia B.
Zhang S.[31]
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Garcia C.[7]
6-36-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
Sasnovich A.
6-23-66-2
Pliskova K.[5]
Makarova K.
7-57-5
Hsieh S.
Cirstea S.[32]
7-56-2
Diyas Z.
Kuznetsova S.[18]
6-16-3
Witthoeft C.
Goerges J.[12]
7-624-66-4
Sevastova A.[20]
Cornet A.
7-56-4
Radwanska A.[30]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-37-64
Halep S.[1]
Dodin O.
3-66-37-5
Kvitova P.[9]
Sabalenka A.
7-53-66-3
Konta J.[11]
Flipkens K.
6-46-3
Mchale C.
Strycova B.[25]
6-16-4
Wang Y.
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
7-56-3
Martic P.
Mladenovic K.[15]
3-66-46-2
Muguruza G.[3]
Anisimova A.
W/O
Mertens E.[22]
Pera B.
7-656-3
Ostapenko J.[6]
Babos T.
6-46-4
Williams V.[8]
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-56-4
Niculescu M.
Rybarikova M.[17]
6-36-3
Stephens S.[13]
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-3
R128
Puig M.
Stosur S.
6-36-4
Collins D.
Begu I.
6-16-1
Pera B.
Arruabarrena L.
7-56-4
Lepchenko V.
Golubic V.
6-45-77-5
Osaka N.
Williams S.
6-36-2
Petkovic A.
Hercog P.
6-26-0
Martic P.
Davis L.
6-17-5
Kenin S.
Voegele S.
6-46-4
Wang Y.
Vondrousova M.
6-24-67-60
Sasnovich A.
Pliskova K.
1-67-657-5
Larsson J.
Siniakova K.
4-67-657-5
Tomljanovic A.
Tsurenko L.
3-66-47-5
Anisimova A.
Wang Q.
6-31-66-2
Makarova K.
Bacsinszky T.
6-22-66-4
Hsieh S.
Boulter K.
6-47-5
Diyas Z.
Brady J.
7-57-68
Witthoeft C.
Maria T.
6-36-4
Cornet A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-27-5
Van Uytvanck A.
Bondarenko K.
6-737-56-1
Dodin O.
Cepede Royg V.
6-46-736-3
Niculescu M.
Putintseva Y.
6-26-4
Liu C.
Osuigwe W.
6-36-1
Babos T.
Barthel M.
7-656-3
Vekic D.
Giorgi C.
6-07-5
Mchale C.
Kanepi K.
1-3
Sabalenka A.
Brengle M.
6-16-4
Haddad Maia B.
Watson H.
7-636-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Linette M.
1-66-06-2
Azarenka V.
Bellis C.
6-36-0
Sakkari M.
Krunic A.
7-56-1
Flipkens K.
Buzarnescu M.
6-26-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Peterson R.
7-56-1