QF Taipei 2018

Sabine Lisicki #246 def. Monica Niculescu #99

4-6 6-4 6-4

Sabine Lisicki defeated Monica Niculescu 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the 2018 Taipei quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSabine LisickiMonica Niculescu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
30
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
83
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
51.5%86.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
52.9%47.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
37.5%41.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
43.8%64.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
45.5%46.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.7%56.2%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.1%54.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.8%50.2%
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.
-11.3-9.9
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.
+9.9+11.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSabine LisickiMonica Niculescu
Country GER ROU
Birth dateSep 22, 1989Sep 25, 1987
Age2830
Height178 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)24699
Ranking points (entering)227653
Elo (entering)1,6521,678
Current career W-L211–176179–214
Current career earnings$7,201,957$7,136,898
Pre-match H2H
Sabine Lisicki #246 2 3 Monica Niculescu #99

Path

Sabine Lisicki's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nao Hibino #936-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 2, 2018R16
Yuxuan Zhang #3606-3 1-6 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataFeb 1, 2018R32

Sabine Lisicki's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kateryna Baindl #855-7 4-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 3, 2018SF

Monica Niculescu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Zarina Diyas #576-0 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 2, 2018R16
Ons Jabeur #966-1 4-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataFeb 1, 2018R32