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Ekaterina Makarova #24 def. Monica Niculescu #63

5-7 7-6(3) 6-3

Match Information

Date Mar 5, 2014*
Tournament Indian Wells
Category WTA 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Ekaterina Makarova
Score5-7 7-6(3) 6-3
Loser Monica Niculescu
StatEkaterina MakarovaMonica Niculescu
Aces—2
Double faults—8
First serve %—68
First serve points won %—60
Second serve points won %—27
Break points saved %—62
Break points converted %—67
Service points won %—50
Return points won %—48
Total points won %—49

Pre-match Comparison

FieldEkaterina MakarovaMonica Niculescu
Country RUS ROU
Birth dateJun 7, 1988Sep 25, 1987
Age2526
Height180168
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2463
Ranking points (entering)2,065895
Elo (entering)1,9041,725
Career W-L248–222176–213
Career earnings$13,229,362$7,136,898
Pre-match H2H
Ekaterina Makarova 2 – 0 Monica Niculescu

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Path

Ekaterina Makarova's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Ekaterina Makarova's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 6, 2014R32 Dominika Cibulkova 4-6 5-7LH2HMatch data

Monica Niculescu's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 4, 2014R128 Marina Erakovic 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data