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Anna Blinkova #189 def. Monica Niculescu #32

6-2 4-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 18, 2017*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR128
Winner Anna Blinkova
Score6-2 4-6 6-4
Loser Monica Niculescu
StatAnna BlinkovaMonica Niculescu
Aces00
Double faults42
First serve %4279
First serve points won %6850
Second serve points won %5456
Break points saved %5060
Break points converted %4050
Service points won %6051
Return points won %4940
Total points won %5446

Pre-match Comparison

FieldAnna BlinkovaMonica Niculescu
Country RUS ROU
Birth dateSep 10, 1998Sep 25, 1987
Age1829
Height179168
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)18932
Ranking points (entering)2921,450
Elo (entering)1,5051,783
Career W-L103–155176–213
Career earnings$5,265,387$7,136,898
Pre-match H2H
Anna Blinkova 0 0 Monica Niculescu

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.