Arruabarrena v Niculescu
WTA Tour career
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Monica Niculescu takes it, 10–4 on categories
Niculescu wins on first serve in %. Arruabarrena’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Arruabarrena 223 matches, Niculescu 415 matches.
- Arruabarrena has 2 titles (one every 25 matches) to Niculescu’s 3 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Niculescu averages 1.5 double faults a match to Arruabarrena’s 2.2.
- Niculescu has the better first serve in %: 73.5 to Arruabarrena’s 64.4.
- Longevity: Niculescu has 415 matches across 18 seasons, Arruabarrena 223 in 11 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.03 total · best 1
- 64.4First serve in %73.5
- 60.3First-serve points won %56.3
- 53.6Break points saved %49.7
- 43.0Return points won %46.6
- 1.1220 total · best 6Acesper game0.8319 total · best 6
Head to head
45 matches
since 20111
since 20111
- Hard · 4 matchesArruabarrena 3Niculescu 1
- Clay · 1 matchArruabarrena 1Niculescu 0
- Finals · 1 matchArruabarrena 1Niculescu 0
Last meetings
- 9 Sept 2019 · Nanchang · Round of 32 · HardArruabarrena won 1-6 6-3 4-1
- 9 Oct 2017 · Linz · Round of 32 · HardArruabarrena won 1-6 6-1 2-0
- 19 Sept 2016 · Seoul · Final · HardArruabarrena won 6-0 2-6 6-0
- 3 Aug 2015 · Washington · Round of 32 · HardNiculescu won 7-5 6-4
- 4 Apr 2011 · Marbella · Round of 32 · ClayArruabarrena won 7-5 6-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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