WTA 1000 · Round of 64 · Indian Wells
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Williams
💥 Big Hitter
Niculescu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 63% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,180 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Serena Williams here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Williams
0
Niculescu
Mar 23, 2015
Miami
H Hard · Round of 64
Mar 9, 2015
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 64
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Williams | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 0% | 0% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Aces / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 0% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| BP Converted % | 0% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Serena Williams and Monica Niculescu face off in the Round of 64 at Indian Wells on Hard.
Serena Williams leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Serena Williams is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Anett Kontaveit (Aug 29).
Monica Niculescu is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Aryna Sabalenka (Jun 28).
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