R16 Shenzhen 2013

Monica Niculescu #58 def. Laura Robson #53

6-2 6-3

Monica Niculescu defeated Laura Robson 6-2 6-3 in the 2013 Shenzhen round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMonica NiculescuLaura Robson
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
30
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.1%59.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.1%67.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
64.3%38.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.2%55.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.2%30.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.7%43.3%
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.
+13.3-0.1
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.
+0.1-13.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2013 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMonica NiculescuLaura Robson
Country ROU GBR
Birth dateSep 25, 1987Jan 21, 1994
Age2518
Height168 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5853
Ranking points (entering)1,0351,131
Elo (entering)1,6491,668
Current career W-L179–21439–63
Current career earnings$7,136,898$1,605,607
Pre-match H2H
Monica Niculescu #58 0 0 Laura Robson #53

Path

Monica Niculescu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Saisai Zheng #1386-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 3, 2013R32

Monica Niculescu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yi Miao Zhou #1776-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 2013QF

Laura Robson's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Edina Gallovits Hall 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 3, 2013R32