R32 Qatar Open 2018

Monica Niculescu #92 def. Magdalena Rybarikova #18

6-7(6) 6-2 3-0 (ret.)

The match ended when Magdalena Rybarikova retired.

Monica Niculescu defeated Magdalena Rybarikova 6-7(6) 6-2 3-0 RET after Magdalena Rybarikova retired in the 2018 Qatar Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMonica NiculescuMagdalena Rybarikova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
12
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
80.2%70.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
52.3%47.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
43.8%34.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
28.6%43.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
50.6%43.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
56.2%71.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
56.2%49.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.5%46.5%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-6.1-12.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+12.9+6.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMonica NiculescuMagdalena Rybarikova
Country ROU SVK
Birth dateSep 25, 1987Oct 4, 1988
Age3029
Height168 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)9218
Ranking points (entering)7122,363
Elo (entering)1,7101,805
Current career W-L179–214188–209
Current career earnings$7,136,898$5,252,043
Pre-match H2H

Path

Monica Niculescu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Sharapova #414-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 2018R64
Andrea Petkovic #1066-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2018Q2
Risa Ozaki #1366-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2018Q1

Monica Niculescu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Caroline Wozniacki #15-7 1-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2018R16

Magdalena Rybarikova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fatma Al Nabhani #5206-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 14, 2018R64