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Monica Niculescu v Kirsten Flipkens: stats compared | Lineball
Niculescu wins on first serve in %. Flipkens’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2014: Niculescu 42 matches, Flipkens 48 matches.
Niculescu has the better first serve in %: 70.5 to Flipkens’s 57.5.
Flipkens averages 3.4 aces a match to Niculescu’s 1.0 — 3.5 times as many.
Niculescu averages 1.0 sets lost a match to Flipkens’ 1.3.
Niculescu ranks 7th of 88 in WTA Tour 2014 for first serve in %.
Winners’ edge: Niculescu’s team won 55%, Flipkens’s team won 46% of the matches they played.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.01 total · best 1#16 of 37Titlesper game–
70.5#7 of 88First serve in %57.5#72 of 88
59.6#71 of 88First-serve points won %64.9#29 of 88
52.7#65 of 88Break points saved %54.8#45 of 88
50.5★ #1 of 88Return points won %40.5#84 of 88
1.041 total · best 5#73 of 88Acesper game
Head to head
38 matches since 20135
Hard · 8 matchesNiculescu 3Flipkens 5
Last meetings
19 Feb 2018 · Budapest · Round of 32 · HardFlipkens won 6-3 7-5
11 Feb 2017 · Fed Cup WG2 R1: ROU vs BEL · Round robin · HardFlipkens won 6-3 6-4
9 Jan 2017 · Hobart · Round of 16 · HardNiculescu won 6-3 6-2
17 Oct 2016 · Luxembourg · Round of 32 · HardNiculescu won 6-4 6-2
6 Apr 2015 · Katowice · Round of 16 · HardFlipkens won 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4
9 Feb 2015 · Antwerp · Round of 32 · HardNiculescu won 6-3 6-2
4 Mar 2013 · Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardFlipkens won 4-6 6-4 6-3
7 Jan 2013 · Hobart · Quarterfinal · HardFlipkens won 2-6 6-4 6-0
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2014.
Niculescu––––––1–––
Flipkens–––––––––
3.4
165 total · best 11
#17 of 88
12.2514 total · best 19#6 of 88Games wonper game11.0526 total · best 18#50 of 88
54.5★ #2 of 88Break points converted %43.9#63 of 88
57.8#24 of 88Sets won %46.6#64 of 88
55.3#11 of 88Games won %48.6#67 of 88
0.01 total · best 1#41 of 56Finalsper game–
1.459 total · best 2#16 of 88Sets wonper game1.154 total · best 2#55 of 88
1.043 total · best 2#33 of 88Sets lostper game · lower is better1.362 total · best 2#74 of 88
9.9416 total · best 18#18 of 88Games lostper game · lower is better11.6557 total · best 18#80 of 88
0.28 total · best 1#63 of 88Tiebreaksper game0.314 total · best 2#18 of 88
2.5105 total · best 8#28 of 88Double faultsper game · lower is better3.0142 total · best 10#46 of 88