Monica Niculescu vs Tara Iyer — Istanbul 25K Round of 32

Istanbul 25K · ITF · Round of 32

ROU

Monica Niculescu

38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 23 October 2006 · 00:00

hard

IND

Tara Iyer

38 yrs · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LLWLLLLWLL

Niculescu M.

7-6 6-4

Iyer T.

Niculescu M.

7⁷62

Iyer T.

6⁴40

Monica Niculescu defeated Tara Iyer 7-6 6-4 in the Istanbul 25K round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Match story: Monica Niculescu edged Tara Iyer in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Iyer T.

Iyer T.serving44% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season

Niculescu M.Iyer T.

1st serve in·Slight edge

78%

69%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

57%

48%

2nd serve points won·Clear edge

46%

28%

Service points won·Clear edge

54%

41%

Return points won·Clear edge

48%

31%

Break points saved·Clear edge

53%

38%

Aces / match·Even

0.6

0.0

Double faults / match·Slight edge

1.4

2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Serve vs return

This season

Niculescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Iyer T.

Iyer T.serving44% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Niculescu M.

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. Small sample — read as indicative. About