SF Luxembourg 2012

Monica Niculescu #70 def. Daniela Hantuchova #38

6-1 6-3

Monica Niculescu defeated Daniela Hantuchova 6-1 6-3 in the 2012 Luxembourg semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMonica NiculescuDaniela Hantuchova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
10
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.2%52.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.3%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%21.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.7%45.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
55.0%26.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
64.1%35.9%
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.
+17.7-10.9
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.
+10.9-17.7

* 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

FieldMonica NiculescuDaniela Hantuchova
Country ROU SVK
Birth dateSep 25, 1987Apr 23, 1983
Age2529
Height168 cm181 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7038
Ranking points (entering)9061,410
Elo (entering)1,6211,748
Current career W-L179–214461–365
Current career earnings$7,136,898$10,436,407
Pre-match H2H

Path

Monica Niculescu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lucie Hradecka #476-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 20, 2012QF
Julia Goerges #196-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 19, 2012R16
Romina Oprandi #597-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 18, 2012R32

Monica Niculescu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Venus Williams #412-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2012F

Daniela Hantuchova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lourdes Domínguez Lino #547-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 20, 2012QF
Kirsten Flipkens #586-4 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 19, 2012R16
Arantxa Rus #693-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 18, 2012R32