R64 Australian Open 2016

Elizaveta Kulichkova #109 def. Monica Niculescu #40

6-4 2-6 6-4

Elizaveta Kulichkova defeated Monica Niculescu 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the 2016 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElizaveta KulichkovaMonica Niculescu
Aces46
Double faults45
First serve %59.0%65.0%
First serve points won %69.0%65.0%
Second serve points won %39.0%38.0%
Break points saved %50.0%71.0%
Break points converted %29.0%50.0%
Service points won %57.0%55.0%
Return points won %45.0%43.0%
Total points won %50.0%50.0%
Match Serve++0.5-0.9
Match Return++0.9-0.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2016 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElizaveta KulichkovaMonica Niculescu
Country RUS ROU
Birth dateApr 12, 1996Sep 25, 1987
Age1928
Height179 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)10940
Ranking points (entering)6011,245
Elo (entering)1,5661,678
Current career W-L17–28179–214
Current career earnings$481,929$7,136,898
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elizaveta Kulichkova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrea Petkovic #257-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2016R128

Elizaveta Kulichkova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carla Suárez Navarro #114-6 0-2LH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2016R32

Monica Niculescu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Teliana Pereira #466-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2016R128