Samantha Stosur vs Monica Niculescu — Doha Quarter-final
Doha · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2012 ·
hard
Stosur S.6-2 2-6 6-3
Niculescu M.
Stosur S.
6262
Niculescu M.
2631
Samantha Stosur defeated Monica Niculescu 6-2 2-6 6-3 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Samantha Stosur came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Samantha Stosur extended the head-to-head to 7–0.
Key context
- Match story: Samantha Stosur closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–3.
Head to head
6–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-05 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Samantha Stosur | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2015-08-03 | Washington | QF | hard | Samantha Stosur | 4-0 |
| 2015-01-19 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Samantha Stosur | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2013-02-11 | Doha | R32 | hard | Samantha Stosur | 6-4 1-6 6-3 |
| 2009-08-03 | Los Angeles | R64 | hard | Samantha Stosur | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2009-07-27 | Stanford | R16 | hard | Samantha Stosur | 6-1 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
61%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
1.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
58
18
Break points saved·Dominant
64
7
Break points won·Clear edge
76
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
64
21
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
14
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast