Monica Niculescu #40 def. Risa Ozaki #100

6-4 6-4

Monica Niculescu defeated Risa Ozaki 6-4 6-4 in the 2017 Hobart International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMonica NiculescuRisa Ozaki
Aces00
Double faults03
First serve %93.0%60.0%
First serve points won %58.0%62.0%
Second serve points won %20.0%33.0%
Break points saved %57.0%44.0%
Break points converted %56.0%43.0%
Service points won %55.0%51.0%
Return points won %49.0%45.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMonica NiculescuRisa Ozaki
Country ROU JPN
Birth dateSep 25, 1987Apr 10, 1994
Age2922
Height168 cm163 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)40100
Ranking points (entering)1,300652
Elo (entering)1,7661,566
Current career W-L179–21419–39
Current career earnings$7,136,898$728,333
Pre-match H2H
Monica Niculescu #40 0 0 Risa Ozaki #100

Path

Monica Niculescu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kirsten Flipkens #736-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2017R16
Jelena Jankovic #546-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 11, 2017R32

Monica Niculescu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lesia Tsurenko #61(w/o)WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 2017SF

Risa Ozaki's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lucie Safarova #622-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2017R16
Kurumi Nara #760-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 11, 2017R32