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Jelena Jankovic #3 def. Monica Niculescu #48

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Feb 19, 2009*
Tournament Dubai
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Jelena Jankovic
Score6-3 6-2
Loser Monica Niculescu
StatJelena JankovicMonica Niculescu
Aces10
Double faults01
First serve %5668
First serve points won %7162
Second serve points won %8240
Break points saved %—0
Break points converted %100—
Service points won %7655
Return points won %4524
Total points won %5941

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJelena JankovicMonica Niculescu
Country SRB ROU
Birth dateFeb 28, 1985Sep 25, 1987
Age2321
Height177168
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)348
Ranking points (entering)8,5801,244
Elo (entering)2,0601,568
Career W-L547–332176–213
Career earnings$19,089,259$7,136,898
Pre-match H2H
Jelena Jankovic 1 – 0 Monica Niculescu

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Path

Jelena Jankovic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Jelena Jankovic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 20, 2009R16 Kaia Kanepi 2-6 5-7LH2HMatch data

Monica Niculescu's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 18, 2009R64 Shuai Peng 3-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data