R32 Linz Open 2012

Ana Ivanovic #12 def. Monica Niculescu #70

7-5 6-3

Ana Ivanovic defeated Monica Niculescu 7-5 6-3 in the 2012 Linz Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAna IvanovicMonica Niculescu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
31
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.8%71.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.6%61.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
65.0%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
74.5%57.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.1%25.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.4%42.6%
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.
+18.6+1.9
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.
-1.9-18.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAna IvanovicMonica Niculescu
Country SRB ROU
Birth dateNov 6, 1987Sep 25, 1987
Age2425
Height184 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1270
Ranking points (entering)3,035906
Elo (entering)1,8861,565
Current career W-L421–216179–214
Current career earnings$15,510,787$7,136,898
Pre-match H2H
Ana Ivanovic #12 0 0 Monica Niculescu #70

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