Kirsten Flipkens #31 def. Monica Niculescu #58

4-6 6-4 6-3

Kirsten Flipkens defeated Monica Niculescu 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 2013 Indian Wells Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKirsten FlipkensMonica Niculescu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
30
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
20
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.3%89.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.9%60.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.1%37.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
55.6%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.0%58.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%44.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.9%36.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.8%46.2%
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.
+8.1+2.2
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.
-2.2-8.1

* 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

FieldKirsten FlipkensMonica Niculescu
Country BEL ROU
Birth dateJan 10, 1986Sep 25, 1987
Age2725
Height165 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3158
Ranking points (entering)1,5141,085
Elo (entering)1,7591,731
Current career W-L200–221179–214
Current career earnings$6,240,599$7,136,898
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kirsten Flipkens's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Kirsten Flipkens's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #26-3 3-6 0-6LH2HMatch dataMar 10, 2013R32

Monica Niculescu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elina Svitolina #886-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2013R128