WTA 250 · Round of 32 · Hobart
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Niculescu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🛡️ The Spoiler archetype wins about 53% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 808 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Monica Niculescu here.
The Spoiler players often use strong court coverage and strong retrieval to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Stephens | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–4 | - |
| Avg odds | 3.74 | - |
| ROI % | -68.2% | - |
| Units P/L | -3.41u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Stephens
0
Niculescu
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Stephens | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.6% | 0% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 48.7% | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46.8% | 0% |
| Aces / Match | 0.8 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.3 | 0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.2% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 25.1% | 0% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 39.4% | 0% |
| BP Converted % | 49.1% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 40.1% | 0% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sloane Stephens and Monica Niculescu face off in the Round of 32 at Hobart on Hard.
Sloane Stephens leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Sloane Stephens is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Sara Bejlek (May 25).
Monica Niculescu is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Aryna Sabalenka (Jun 28).
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