Monica Niculescu vs Sorana Cirstea — Iasi 10K Qualifying Round

Iasi 10K · ITF · Qualifying Round
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2004 ·
clay
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#19WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Niculescu M.
6-1 7-6
Cirstea S.
Niculescu M.
6772
Cirstea S.
1620

Monica Niculescu defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1 7-6 in the Iasi 10K qualifying round on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 5–4. Monica Niculescu narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Niculescu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

4–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-06MontrealR64hardSorana Cirstea3-6 6-4 6-4
2018-03-05Indian WellsR128hardSorana Cirstea6-2 6-3
2017-05-22NurnbergR32claySorana Cirstea6-4 1-0
2017-03-06Indian WellsR128hardMonica Niculescu4-6 6-3 6-1
2010-08-15MontrealQ16hardMonica Niculescu6-3 6-3
2009-10-19MoscowR32hardMonica Niculescu3-0
2009-06-15's-HertogenboschR32grassSorana Cirstea5-7 6-3 6-3
2008-10-12ZurichQ32hardMonica Niculescu6-4 6-4
2006-05-08Bucharest 2 10KSFclaySorana Cirstea3-6 6-4 7-5
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Statistics

This season
Niculescu M.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niculescu M.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
18
68
Break points saved·Dominant
7
33
Break points won·Even
93
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Niculescu M.Cirstea S.
Freshness·
—
75

Cirstea S.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw