Niculescu, Ruse - Birrell, Hsieh
02.10.2024, 08:10, Hong Kong 2 WTA, quarterfinal, hard
| Niculescu Monica | 2 : 0 (7-5, 6-2) |
Birrell Kimberly | ||
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148. | Doubles ranking | 107. | ![]() |
| 25. 9. 1987 | Birthdate | 29. 4. 1998 | ||
| 168 cm | Height | 170 cm | ||
| 63 kg | Weight | 62 kg | ||
| right | Plays | right | ||
| - | Turned pro | - | ||
| Ruse Elena Gabriela | Hsieh Su-Wei | |||
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116. | Doubles ranking | 12. | ![]() |
| 6. 11. 1997 | Birthdate | 4. 1. 1986 | ||
| 172 cm | Height | 169 cm | ||
| - | Weight | 57 kg | ||
| right | Plays | right | ||
| - | Turned pro | - | ||
No records for this pair.
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 17/8 | - | 6/2 | 4/2 | 7/3 | 0/1 |
| 2024 | 6/1 | - | 3/0 | 3/0 | - | 0/1 |
| 2022 | 1/4 | - | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/2 | - |
| 2021 | 8/2 | - | 3/1 | 1/1 | 4/0 | - |
| 2019 | 2/1 | - | - | - | 2/1 | - |
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 411/309 | 69/61 | 226/177 | 70/36 | 39/30 | 7/5 |
| 2025 | 9/19 | 0/4 | 8/13 | 0/1 | - | 1/1 |
| 2024 | 26/22 | 8/6 | 15/15 | 3/0 | - | 0/1 |
| 2023 | 28/24 | 7/6 | 11/13 | 6/2 | 3/2 | 1/1 |
| 2022 | 24/21 | 6/4 | 7/9 | 6/5 | 4/3 | 1/0 |
| 2021 | 29/16 | 2/3 | 10/8 | 12/4 | 5/1 | - |
| 2020 | 11/7 | 6/4 | 4/2 | 1/1 | - | - |
| 2019 | 21/12 | - | 14/8 | 1/1 | 5/2 | 1/1 |
| 2018 | 12/12 | - | 9/8 | 1/2 | 2/2 | - |
| 2017 | 24/17 | 1/2 | 10/10 | 7/2 | 5/2 | 1/1 |
| 2016 | 33/14 | 3/2 | 26/9 | 4/2 | 0/1 | - |
| 2015 | 28/18 | 1/3 | 16/11 | 8/1 | 2/3 | 1/0 |
| 2014 | 28/16 | 3/2 | 16/9 | 6/3 | 2/2 | 1/0 |
| 2013 | 13/17 | 4/3 | 6/9 | 0/3 | 3/2 | - |
| 2012 | 28/18 | 4/5 | 17/10 | 5/1 | 2/2 | - |
| 2011 | 16/20 | 4/4 | 10/13 | 1/1 | 1/2 | - |
| 2010 | 28/18 | 7/5 | 17/10 | 3/2 | 1/1 | - |
| 2009 | 27/20 | 7/3 | 15/13 | 3/2 | 2/2 | - |
| 2008 | 19/16 | 3/3 | 11/7 | 3/3 | 2/3 | - |
| 2007 | 7/2 | 3/2 | 4/0 | - | - | - |
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 171/102 | 98/55 | 31/21 | 26/18 | 16/6 | 0/2 |
| 2026 | 2/1 | - | - | 2/1 | - | - |
| 2025 | 10/6 | 2/1 | 6/4 | - | 2/1 | - |
| 2024 | 16/7 | 3/4 | 4/0 | 3/1 | 6/1 | 0/1 |
| 2023 | 16/9 | 5/3 | 9/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | - |
| 2022 | 7/9 | 5/2 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 1/2 | - |
| 2021 | 13/8 | 4/5 | 4/2 | 1/1 | 4/0 | - |
| 2020 | 8/4 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 8/0 | - | 0/1 |
| 2019 | 18/12 | 6/5 | 4/3 | 6/3 | 2/1 | - |
| 2018 | 15/10 | 13/7 | - | 2/3 | - | - |
| 2017 | 19/9 | 14/6 | 2/1 | 3/2 | - | - |
| 2016 | 29/14 | 29/11 | - | 0/3 | - | - |
| 2015 | 15/10 | 14/6 | 1/3 | 0/1 | - | - |
| 2013 | 3/1 | 3/1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 0/2 | 0/2 | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 77/86 | 7/9 | 63/69 | 2/3 | 4/5 | 1/0 |
| 2026 | 3/3 | - | 3/3 | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 5/5 | 0/1 | 2/2 | - | 3/2 | - |
| 2024 | 11/11 | - | 9/7 | 2/3 | 0/1 | - |
| 2023 | 9/8 | 1/1 | 7/6 | - | 0/1 | 1/0 |
| 2022 | 12/10 | 2/2 | 10/8 | - | - | - |
| 2021 | 0/1 | - | 0/1 | - | - | - |
| 2019 | 4/4 | 3/2 | 1/2 | - | - | - |
| 2018 | 5/12 | 1/3 | 4/9 | - | - | - |
| 2017 | 16/15 | - | 16/15 | - | - | - |
| 2016 | 5/4 | - | 5/3 | - | 0/1 | - |
| 2015 | 7/5 | - | 6/5 | - | 1/0 | - |
| 2014 | 0/3 | - | 0/3 | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 0/4 | - | 0/4 | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 0/1 | - | 0/1 | - | - | - |
| Year | Summary | Clay | Hard | Indoors | Grass | Not set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary: | 474/267 | 100/54 | 279/175 | 20/9 | 75/28 | 0/1 |
| 2026 | 7/1 | - | 7/1 | - | - | - |
| 2025 | 36/18 | 5/3 | 19/11 | 3/1 | 9/3 | - |
| 2024 | 32/17 | 9/4 | 13/8 | 1/2 | 9/2 | 0/1 |
| 2023 | 21/8 | 9/3 | 5/4 | - | 7/1 | - |
| 2021 | 27/12 | 4/4 | 15/7 | - | 8/1 | - |
| 2020 | 23/2 | 6/1 | 17/1 | - | - | - |
| 2019 | 36/15 | 8/2 | 15/11 | 3/2 | 10/0 | - |
| 2018 | 26/17 | 2/3 | 20/11 | - | 4/3 | - |
| 2017 | 27/10 | 5/2 | 14/6 | 8/0 | 0/2 | - |
| 2016 | 17/13 | 9/4 | 8/7 | 0/1 | 0/1 | - |
| 2015 | 19/15 | 5/3 | 11/11 | - | 3/1 | - |
| 2014 | 30/16 | 8/4 | 17/9 | 2/1 | 3/2 | - |
| 2013 | 41/16 | 6/2 | 25/12 | 2/1 | 8/1 | - |
| 2012 | 22/19 | 4/5 | 11/13 | - | 7/1 | - |
| 2011 | 18/17 | 5/5 | 13/10 | - | 0/2 | - |
| 2010 | 17/18 | 2/3 | 10/12 | - | 5/3 | - |
| 2009 | 28/12 | 11/3 | 17/8 | - | 0/1 | - |
| 2008 | 17/11 | 1/2 | 16/8 | - | 0/1 | - |
| 2007 | 20/10 | 1/1 | 17/8 | - | 2/1 | - |
| 2006 | 4/6 | - | 4/4 | - | 0/2 | - |
| 2005 | 1/8 | - | 0/7 | 1/1 | - | - |
| 2004 | 3/1 | - | 3/1 | - | - | - |
| 2002 | 2/3 | - | 2/3 | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 0/2 | - | 0/2 | - | - | - |
Head-to-head: 1 - 0
| Year | Tournament | Match | S | Surface | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hong Kong 2 WTA | Niculescu / Ruse | 2 | 7 | 6 | QF | ||||
| Birrell / Hsieh | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Betting odds
| Niculescu Monica Ruse Elena Gabriela |
Birrell Kimberly Hsieh Su-Wei |
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| 10Bet | 1.75
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2.00
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| 1xBet | 1.78
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2.04
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| bet-at-home | 1.73
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2.00
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| bet365 | 1.73
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2.00
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| Betfair | 1.44
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1.82
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| Betsafe | 1.74
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1.98
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| Betsson | 1.74
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1.98
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| Betway | 1.80
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2.00
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| bwin | 1.72 |
2.00 |
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| Coral | 1.73 |
2.00 |
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| Interwetten | 1.75
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1.95
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| Ladbrokes | 1.73 |
2.00 |
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| William Hill | 1.73
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2.00
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| Average odds | 1.72 |
1.98 |
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| Over/Under 2.5 sets | ||||||||||||
| Total | Over | Under | ||||||||||
| Betsafe | 2.5 | 2.65
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1.43 |
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| Betsson | 2.5 | 2.65
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1.43 |
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| Average odds | 2.5 | 2.65 |
1.43 |
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| Over/Under 18.5 games | ||||||||||||
| Total | Over | Under | ||||||||||
| Betsafe | 18.5 | 1.14 |
5.00 |
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| Betsson | 18.5 | 1.14 |
5.00 |
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| Average odds | 18.5 | 1.14 |
5.00 |
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| Over/Under 20.5 games | ||||||||||||
| Total | Over | Under | ||||||||||
| Betsafe | 20.5 | 1.60 |
2.20 |
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| Betsson | 20.5 | 1.60 |
2.20 |
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| Average odds | 20.5 | 1.60 |
2.20 |
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| Over/Under 22.5 games | ||||||||||||
| Total | Over | Under | ||||||||||
| Betsafe | 22.5 | 2.45 |
1.47 |
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| Betsson | 22.5 | 2.45 |
1.47 |
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| Average odds | 22.5 | 2.45 |
1.47 |
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| Asian Handicap -1.5 sets | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Handicap | Niculescu Monica Ruse Elena Gabriela |
Birrell Kimberly Hsieh Su-Wei |
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| bet-at-home | -1.5 | 2.65
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1.40
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| Average odds | -1.5 | 2.65 |
1.40 |
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| Correct Score 2:0 | |||||||||||
| Result | |||||||||||
| 10Bet | 2:0 | 2.75
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| bet-at-home | 2:0 | 2.65
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| bet365 | 2:0 | 3.00
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| Betway | 2:0 | 2.90
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| bwin | 2:0 | 2.65 |
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| Coral | 2:0 | 2.62 |
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| Ladbrokes | 2:0 | 2.62 |
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| William Hill | 2:0 | 2.75
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| Average odds | 2:0 | 2.74 |
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| Correct Score 2:1 | |||||||||||
| Result | |||||||||||
| 10Bet | 2:1 | 4.00
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| bet-at-home | 2:1 | 4.20
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| bet365 | 2:1 | 4.00
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| Betway | 2:1 | 4.00
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| bwin | 2:1 | 4.20 |
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| Coral | 2:1 | 4.20 |
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| Ladbrokes | 2:1 | 4.20 |
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| William Hill | 2:1 | 4.00
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| Average odds | 2:1 | 4.10 |
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| Correct Score 0:2 | |||||||||||
| Result | |||||||||||
| 10Bet | 0:2 | 3.40
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| bet-at-home | 0:2 | 3.25
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| bet365 | 0:2 | 3.50
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| Betway | 0:2 | 3.30
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| bwin | 0:2 | 3.30 |
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| Coral | 0:2 | 3.25 |
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| Ladbrokes | 0:2 | 3.25 |
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| William Hill | 0:2 | 3.50
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| Average odds | 0:2 | 3.34 |
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| Correct Score 1:2 | |||||||||||
| Result | |||||||||||
| 10Bet | 1:2 | 4.50
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| bet-at-home | 1:2 | 4.80
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| bet365 | 1:2 | 4.33
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| Betway | 1:2 | 4.00
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| bwin | 1:2 | 4.50 |
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| Coral | 1:2 | 4.40 |
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| Ladbrokes | 1:2 | 4.40 |
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| William Hill | 1:2 | 4.50
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| Average odds | 1:2 | 4.43 |
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