Monica Niculescu vs Sorana Cirstea — Indian Wells Round of 128
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017 ·
hard
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Niculescu M.4-6 6-3 6-1
Cirstea S.
Niculescu M.
4662
Cirstea S.
6311
Monica Niculescu defeated Sorana Cirstea 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. 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 dropped the opening set before beating Sorana Cirstea 4–6 6–3 6–1.
Head to head
4–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-06 | Montreal | R64 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2018-03-05 | Indian Wells | R128 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2017-05-22 | Nurnberg | R32 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-4 1-0 |
| 2010-08-15 | Montreal | Q16 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2009-10-19 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 3-0 |
| 2009-06-15 | 's-Hertogenbosch | R32 | grass | Sorana Cirstea | 5-7 6-3 6-3 |
| 2008-10-12 | Zurich | Q32 | hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-05-08 | Bucharest 2 10K | SF | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 3-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2004-08-16 | Iasi 10K | QF | clay | Monica Niculescu | 6-1 7-6(2) |
Statistics
This season1st 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
47%
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 (185 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch 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 loadFreshness·
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75
Cirstea S.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast