SF Tashkent 2010

Elena Vesnina #72 def. Monica Niculescu #81

6-3 3-6 6-4

Elena Vesnina defeated Monica Niculescu 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the 2010 Tashkent semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena VesninaMonica Niculescu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
60
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.9%77.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.9%59.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
55.6%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.9%56.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%44.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.8%35.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.9%46.1%
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.
+8.8+0.2
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.
-0.2-8.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2010 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElena VesninaMonica Niculescu
Country RUS ROU
Birth dateAug 1, 1986Sep 25, 1987
Age2423
Height176 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7281
Ranking points (entering)885801
Elo (entering)1,7131,584
Current career W-L263–261179–214
Current career earnings$13,058,021$7,136,898
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elena Vesnina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Darya Kustova #1636-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 25, 2010QF
Olga Savchuk #1656-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 24, 2010R16
Lesia Tsurenko #1746-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 23, 2010R32

Elena Vesnina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alla Kudryavtseva #824-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2010F

Monica Niculescu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexandra Dulgheru #277-6(5) 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 25, 2010QF
Ekaterina Ivanova #1590-6 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 24, 2010R16
Zarina Diyas #2456-3 6-7(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 23, 2010R32