Liudmila Samsonova vs Monica Niculescu — Miami Qualifying Round 1
Miami · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#69WTA
1775ELO
1723Hard ELO
$722kYTD
$8.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
1 — 1
Sets
Retired
Monday, 22 March 2021
hard
Samsonova L.2-6 4-0
Niculescu M.
Samsonova L.
241
Niculescu M.
601
Liudmila Samsonova advanced when Monica Niculescu retired 2-6 4-0 in the Miami qualifying round 1.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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
Samsonova L.Niculescu M.
38
Serve
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5
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
55%
75%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
70%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.9
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
69
12
Break points saved·Dominant
93
14
Break points won·Slight edge
94
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
28
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
40
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
88
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Samsonova L.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw — qualifying
Q2
Baptiste H.
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Buzarnescu M.
Friedsam A.
2-67-647-5
Pironkova T.
Govortsova O.
6-06-3
Bolsova A.
Flipkens K.
6-46-3
Dodin O.
Zidansek T.
6-17-5
Samsonova L.
Gracheva V.
6-26-4
Stojanovic N.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-3
Danilovic O.
Ahn K.
7-646-3
Martincova T.
Dart H.
6-37-5
Kucova K.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-3
Zarazua R.
Hruncakova V.
6-31-0
Cocciaretto E.
Babos T.
2-66-36-3
Q1
Baptiste H.
Doi M.
1-66-07-66
Minnen G.
Arconada U.
6-46-4
Buzarnescu M.
Fernandez L.
6-46-2
Friedsam A.
Kung L.
5-76-16-4
Govortsova O.
Trevisan M.
4-66-17-64
Pironkova T.
Mcnally C.
7-607-64
Flipkens K.
Osuigwe W.
4-66-36-1
Bolsova A.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-3
Zidansek T.
Rodionova A.
6-36-0
Dodin O.
Bjorklund M.
6-26-1
Gracheva V.
Dabrowski G.
7-56-2
Samsonova L.
Niculescu M.
2-64-0
Stojanovic N.
Fruhvirtova L.
4-66-46-2
Mattek Sands B.
Errani S.
6-43-66-4
Danilovic O.
Paolini J.
6-726-16-4
Ahn K.
Di Lorenzo F.
6-16-4
Dart H.
Zhu L.
7-6104-66-2
Martincova T.
Tomova V.
6-46-1
Kucova K.
Wang Y.
7-56-2
Schmiedlova A.
Kawa K.
6-46-3
Hruncakova V.
Eala A.
4-66-46-2
Zarazua R.
Sharma A.
5-76-37-5
Babos T.
Dolehide C.
4-66-26-2
Cocciaretto E.
Liu C.
6-46-4