SF Bucharest 2015

Sara Errani #20 def. Monica Niculescu #41

5-7 6-1 6-2

Sara Errani defeated Monica Niculescu 5-7 6-1 6-2 in the 2015 Bucharest semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 18, 2015*
Tournament: Bucharest
Edition: 2015
Category: International → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Sara Errani	Monica Niculescu
Aces	0	4
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	91.0%	65.0%
First serve points won %	56.0%	45.0%
Second serve points won %	64.0%	50.0%
Break points saved %	73.0%	12.0%
Break points converted %	88.0%	27.0%
Service points won %	56.0%	47.0%
Return points won %	53.0%	44.0%
Total points won %	55.0%	45.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Sara Errani	Monica Niculescu
Country	ITA	ROU
Birth date	Apr 29, 1987	Sep 25, 1987
Age	28	27
Height	164 cm	168 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	20	41
Ranking points (entering)	2,145	1,205
Elo (entering)	1,800	1,702
Current career W-L	387–304	179–214
Current career earnings	$18,238,851	$7,136,898

Pre-match H2H

Sara Errani #20 2 – 0 Monica Niculescu #41

Path

Sara Errani's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Anna Tatishvili #134	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 2015	QF
Shahar Peer #121	7-6(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 2015	R16
Cagla Buyukakcay #145	6-2 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 2015	R32

Sara Errani's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #60	6-7(3) 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 19, 2015	F

Monica Niculescu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andreea Mitu #78	4-6 6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 2015	QF
Teliana Pereira #83	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 2015	R16
Ana Bogdan #204	6-2 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 2015	R32