Monica Niculescu vs Katie Obrien — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009 ·
hard
Niculescu M.6-4 6-4
Obrien K.
Niculescu M.
662
Obrien K.
440
Monica Niculescu defeated Katie Obrien 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Niculescu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 128. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
2–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-07-13 | Prague | R32 | clay | Monica Niculescu | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2007-10-22 | Istanbul 25K | SF | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
38%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
45%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
6.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast