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Monica Niculescu v Jelena Jankovic: stats compared | Lineball
Jankovic wins on titles. Niculescu’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Niculescu 415 matches, Jankovic 918 matches.
Jankovic has 15 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Niculescu’s 3 titles (one every 50 matches).
Jankovic averages 1.8 aces a match to Niculescu’s 0.8 — 2.3 times as many.
Niculescu averages 1.5 double faults a match to Jankovic’s 2.8.
Winners’ edge: Jankovic’s team won 62%, Niculescu’s team won 46% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Jankovic has 918 matches across 17 seasons, Niculescu 415 in 18 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles): 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.
0.03 total · best 1Titlesper game0.015 total · best 1
73.5First serve in %65.0
56.3First-serve points won %63.6
49.7Break points saved %55.5
46.6Return points won %46.5
0.8319 total · best 6Acesper game1.81,635 total · best 13
Head to head
38 matches since 20085
Hard · 7 matchesNiculescu 3Jankovic 4
Clay · 1 matchNiculescu 0Jankovic 1
Grand Slams · 2 matchesNiculescu 0Jankovic 2
Last meetings
9 Jan 2017 · Hobart · Round of 32 · HardNiculescu won 6-2 6-3
22 Feb 2016 · Doha · Round of 32 · HardNiculescu won 3-6 6-4 7-5
11 Feb 2013 · Doha · Round of 64 · HardNiculescu won 6-4 6-1
1 Oct 2012 · Beijing · Round of 32 · HardJankovic won 6-2 6-1
21 Mar 2011 · Miami · Round of 64 · HardJankovic won 6-3 6-1
18 Jan 2010 · Australian Open · Round of 128 · HardJankovic won 6-4 6-0
16 Feb 2009 · Dubai · Round of 32 · HardJankovic won 6-3 6-2
26 May 2008 · Roland Garros · Round of 128 · ClayJankovic won 7-6(3) 6-2
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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10.54,362 total · best 20
Games wonper game
11.810,792 total · best 20
48.0Break points converted %47.8
47.9Sets won %61.1
49.7Games won %54.7
0.08 total · best 1Finalsper game0.036 total · best 1
1.1461 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.41,283 total · best 2
1.2502 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.9816 total · best 2
10.64,410 total · best 19Games lostper game · lower is better9.78,940 total · best 21
0.267 total · best 2Tiebreaksper game0.2201 total · best 2
1.5624 total · best 8Double faultsper game · lower is better2.82,460 total · best 14
