R16 Brussels 2012

Simona Halep #49 def. Monica Niculescu #34

6-1 6-1

Simona Halep defeated Monica Niculescu 6-1 6-1 in the 2012 Brussels round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSimona HalepMonica Niculescu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
01
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
01
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.2%86.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.7%45.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
71.4%14.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.2%41.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
58.5%29.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
64.0%36.0%
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.
+14.3-14.4
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.
+14.4-14.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSimona HalepMonica Niculescu
Country ROU ROU
Birth dateSep 27, 1991Sep 25, 1987
Age2024
Height168 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4934
Ranking points (entering)1,2051,715
Elo (entering)1,7241,663
Current career W-L449–201179–214
Current career earnings$40,236,618$7,136,898
Pre-match H2H
Simona Halep #49 0 0 Monica Niculescu #34

Path

Simona Halep's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jelena Jankovic #216-2 3-6 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 2012R32

Simona Halep's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominika Cibulkova #160-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2012QF

Monica Niculescu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sania Mirza #1926-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 2012R32