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

Date: Oct 20, 2012*
Tournament: Luxembourg
Edition: 2012
Category: International → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Monica Niculescu	Daniela Hantuchova
Aces	1	0
Double faults	0	3
First serve %	63	52
First serve points won %	83	67
Second serve points won %	57	21
Break points saved %	0	29
Break points converted %	71	100
Service points won %	74	45
Return points won %	55	26
Total points won %	64	36

Player Comparison

Field	Monica Niculescu	Daniela Hantuchova
Country	ROU	SVK
Birth date	Sep 25, 1987	Apr 23, 1983
Age	25	29
Height	168 cm	181 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	70	38
Ranking points (entering)	906	1,410
Elo (entering)	1,621	1,748
Current career W-L	179–214	461–365
Current career earnings	$7,136,898	$10,436,407

Pre-match H2H

Monica Niculescu #70 0 – 0 Daniela Hantuchova #38

Path

Monica Niculescu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lucie Hradecka #47	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 2012	QF
Julia Goerges #19	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 19, 2012	R16
Romina Oprandi #59	7-6(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 18, 2012	R32

Monica Niculescu's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Venus Williams #41	2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 2012	F

Daniela Hantuchova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lourdes Domínguez Lino #54	7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 20, 2012	QF
Kirsten Flipkens #58	6-4 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 19, 2012	R16
Arantxa Rus #69	3-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 18, 2012	R32