Monica Niculescu vs Timea Babos — Monterrey Quarter-final
Monterrey · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 April 2013 ·
hard
Niculescu M.7-5 6-2
Babos T.
Niculescu M.
762
Babos T.
520
Monica Niculescu defeated Timea Babos 7-5 6-2 in the Monterrey quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Timea Babos came in defending the title. Monica Niculescu extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Monica Niculescu closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-23 | W100 Ilkley 1 | F | grass | Monica Niculescu | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 2016-02-08 | St. Petersburg | R16 | hard | Timea Babos | 4-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2016-01-04 | Shenzhen | R16 | hard | Timea Babos | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2013-02-25 | Florianopolis | QF | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.6
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
4.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
18
4
Break points saved·Slight edge
7
18
Break points won·Dominant
93
57
Deciding sets·Clear edge
21
5
Tiebreaks·Even
14
16
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast