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Elizaveta Kulichkova #109 def. Monica Niculescu #40

6-4 2-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 21, 2016*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Elizaveta Kulichkova
Score6-4 2-6 6-4
Loser Monica Niculescu
StatElizaveta KulichkovaMonica Niculescu
Aces46
Double faults45
First serve %5965
First serve points won %6965
Second serve points won %3938
Break points saved %5071
Break points converted %2950
Service points won %5755
Return points won %4543
Total points won %5050

Pre-match Comparison

FieldElizaveta KulichkovaMonica Niculescu
Country RUS ROU
Birth dateApr 12, 1996Sep 25, 1987
Age1928
Height179168
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)10940
Ranking points (entering)6011,245
Elo (entering)1,5661,680
Career W-L17–28176–213
Career earnings$481,929$7,136,898
Pre-match H2H
Elizaveta Kulichkova 0 0 Monica Niculescu

Path

Elizaveta Kulichkova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 2016R128 Andrea Petkovic 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data

Elizaveta Kulichkova's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 2016R32 Carla Suárez Navarro 4-6 0-2 (ret.)LH2HMatch data

Monica Niculescu's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 2016R128 Teliana Pereira 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data