R16 Luxembourg 2016

Monica Niculescu #51 def. Francesca Schiavone #97

3-6 7-5 6-4

Monica Niculescu defeated Francesca Schiavone 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the 2016 Luxembourg second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMonica NiculescuFrancesca Schiavone
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
83.8%57.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
50.0%60.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.2%34.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%18.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
48.6%49.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
81.8%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.6%51.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.5%50.5%
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.
-7.7-6.9
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.
+6.9+7.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2016 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMonica NiculescuFrancesca Schiavone
Country ROU ITA
Birth dateSep 25, 1987Jun 23, 1980
Age2936
Height168 cm166 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5197
Ranking points (entering)1,160681
Elo (entering)1,7041,607
Current career W-L179–214445–370
Current career earnings$7,136,898$11,324,245
Pre-match H2H

Path

Monica Niculescu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kirsten Flipkens #636-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 19, 2016R32

Monica Niculescu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Caroline Wozniacki #17(w/o)WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2016QF

Francesca Schiavone's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Laura Siegemund #296-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 19, 2016R32