R16 Qatar Open 2014

Sara Errani #7 def. Monica Niculescu #54

2-6 7-5 6-1

Sara Errani defeated Monica Niculescu 2-6 7-5 6-1 in the 2014 Qatar Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSara ErraniMonica Niculescu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
01
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
81.1%61.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
54.5%60.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.6%36.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
54.5%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
54.7%51.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%45.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.8%45.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.9%48.1%
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.
-1.5-5.1
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.
+5.1+1.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2014 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSara ErraniMonica Niculescu
Country ITA ROU
Birth dateApr 29, 1987Sep 25, 1987
Age2626
Height164 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)754
Ranking points (entering)4,4251,080
Elo (entering)1,8461,718
Current career W-L387–304179–214
Current career earnings$18,238,851$7,136,898
Pre-match H2H
Sara Errani #7 1 0 Monica Niculescu #54

Path

Sara Errani's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Su-Wei Hsieh #996-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2014R32

Sara Errani's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Simona Halep #102-6 0-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 15, 2014QF

Monica Niculescu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #426-1 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2014R32
Fatma Al Nabhani #4586-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 2014R64