Lisicki v Niculescu

WTA Tour career

Sabine LisickiGermany392 games · 2006–2023Most titlesMost first-serve points won %

Monica NiculescuRomania415 games · 2004–2021Most first serve in %Fewest double faults

Lineball analyst11–4

Sabine Lisicki takes it, 11–4 on categories

Lisicki wins on titles. Niculescu’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Lisicki 392 matches, Niculescu 415 matches.

Lisicki has 4 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Niculescu’s 3 titles (one every 50 matches).
Niculescu has the better first serve in %: 73.5 to Lisicki’s 56.2.
Lisicki has the better first-serve points won %: 68.6 to Niculescu’s 56.3.
Winners’ edge: Lisicki’s team won 55%, Niculescu’s team won 46% of the matches they played.
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.

0.04 total · best 1Titlesper game0.03 total · best 1
56.2First serve in %73.5
68.6First-serve points won %56.3
55.6Break points saved %49.7
43.6Return points won %46.6
4.81,878 total · best 27Acesper game0.8319 total · best 6

Head to head

36 matches
since 20103

Hard · 6 matchesLisicki 3Niculescu 3
Grand Slams · 1 matchLisicki 0Niculescu 1

Last meetings

29 Jan 2018 · Taipei · Quarterfinal · HardLisicki won 4-6 6-4 6-4
22 Feb 2016 · Doha · Round of 64 · HardNiculescu won 6-2 6-2
16 Feb 2015 · Dubai · Round of 64 · HardLisicki won 6-3 6-4
8 Sept 2014 · Hong Kong · Round of 32 · HardLisicki won 3-6 7-6(3) 6-1
13 Jan 2014 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardNiculescu won 2-6 6-2 6-2
9 Aug 2010 · Cincinnati · Round of 64 · HardNiculescu won 6-3 6-0

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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