WTA 1000 · Round of 128 · Indian Wells
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cirstea
💥 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 Sorana Cirstea 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.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cirstea | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 18–6 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.60 | - |
| ROI % | +89.3% | - |
| Units P/L | +21.43u | - |
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Cirstea
1
Niculescu
Aug 6, 2018
Montreal
H Hard · Round of 64
Mar 5, 2018
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 128
Mar 6, 2017
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 128
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Cirstea | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 57.4% | 0% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 70.6% | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 54.8% | 0% |
| Aces / Match | 3.1 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.3 | 0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 52.8% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 37.6% | 0% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 56.2% | 0% |
| BP Converted % | 55.9% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.8% | 0% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Sorana Cirstea and Monica Niculescu face off in the Round of 128 at Indian Wells on Hard.
Sorana Cirstea leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Sorana Cirstea is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Emma Raducanu (Jun 12).
Monica Niculescu is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Aryna Sabalenka (Jun 28).
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