Niculescu M.

Monica NiculescuRomania33 at last matchright-handed

Niculescu M.: 176–212 in WTA tour-level matches from 2007 to 2021, 3 titles.

Head to head with another player

Record: 176–212
Win %: 45%
Titles: 3
Finals: 8
World ranking (Wimbledon 2021): 191
Best world ranking: 28

2021: 0–3, 0 titles.

Form by surface and at the Grand Slams

FromTo

Win % over the last 20 matches on each surface

Hard
Clay
Grass

Each point is the share of the last 20 played matches on that surface won (from the 10th match). The season grid below has the numbers.

At each Grand Slam

US Open 9–12 (43%) · Australian Open 8–13 (38%) · Wimbledon 8–13 (38%) · French Open 1–10 (9%)

Round reached at each Grand Slam by season
Season	AO	RG	W	USO
2021	·	·	R1	·
2020	R1	R1	·	·
2019	R1	·	R2	R1
2018	R1	·	R1	R1
2017	R1	R1	R1	R3
2016	R2	R1	R2	R3
2015	R1	R1	R4	R2
2014	R3	R2	R1	R2
2013	R1	R1	R1	R1
2012	R3	R1	R1	R1
2011	R3	R1	R2	R4
2010	R1	·	R2	R1
2009	R2	R1	R1	R1
2008	R1	R1	R2	R1

R1–R4 rounds, QF quarter-final, SF semi-final, F final, W champion. Tap a run for that draw and both finalists' paths.

Record by season and surface

Win-loss by season and surface
Season	Hard	Clay	Grass	Carpet
2021	0–2	·	0–1	·
2020	0–1	0–1	·	·
2019	7–8	·	1–2	·
2018	9–13	·	0–1	·
2017	10–13	0–4	1–2	·
2016	21–12	2–5	1–1	·
2015	9–13	4–4	7–4	·
2014	18–13	4–5	0–1	·
2013	20–15	2–4	0–2	·
2012	13–16	1–5	1–2	·
2011	17–9	3–4	1–2	·
2010	4–7	1–1	1–1	·
2009	6–13	3–6	0–2	1–1
2008	6–10	1–3	1–2	·
2007	0–1	·	·	·

Darker means a higher win %. Played matches only (no walkovers).

Latest matches

					Score
28 Jun 2021	Wimbledon Grand Slam1st Round	1st Round	Sabalenka A. (4)	Lost	6-1 6-4
15 Feb 2021	Phillip Island Trophy 2502nd Round	2nd Round	Teichmann J. (58)	Lost	6-2 6-2
1 Feb 2021	Gippsland Trophy 5001st Round	1st Round	Siegemund L. (51)	Lost	7-5 6-4
29 Sept 2020	French Open Grand Slam1st Round	1st Round	Collins D. (57)	Lost	2-6 6-2 6-1
21 Jan 2020	Australian Open Grand Slam1st Round	1st Round	Cornet A. (61)	Lost	5-7 6-1 6-0
16 Oct 2019	BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open 2502nd Round	2nd Round	Gasparyan M. (81)	Lost	6-2 7-5
15 Oct 2019	BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open 2501st Round	1st Round	Van Uytvanck A. (48)	Won	2-4 ret.
25 Sept 2019	Tashkent Open 2502nd Round	2nd Round	Van Uytvanck A. (61)	Lost	6-2 6-1
24 Sept 2019	Tashkent Open 2501st Round	1st Round	Abduraimova N. (552)	Won	6-1 7-5
9 Sept 2019	Jiangxi Women's Tennis Open 2501st Round	1st Round	Arruabarrena L. (177)	Lost	1-6 6-3 4-1 ret.
26 Aug 2019	US Open Grand Slam1st Round	1st Round	Yastremska D. (32)	Lost	6-4 1-6 6-2
4 Jul 2019	Wimbledon Grand Slam2nd Round	2nd Round	Mertens E. (21)	Lost	7-5 6-0
2 Jul 2019	Wimbledon Grand Slam1st Round	1st Round	Petkovic A. (69)	Won	2-6 6-2 7-5
12 Jun 2019	Nottingham Open 2501st Round	1st Round	Maria T. (56)	Lost	6-1 3-6 7-6
23 Mar 2019	Sony Ericsson Open Premier3rd Round	3rd Round	Wozniacki C. (13)	Lost	6-4 7-6

Most played opponents

Niculescu M. has played Wozniacki C. most often: 9 times, 0–9. Best record against a regular opponent: 4–1 v Rybarikova M.

197 different opponents

Niculescu M.'s record against each opponent
					Last 5
Wozniacki C.	9	0–9	0%	–	LLLLL	Sony Ericsson Open 2019	H2HHead to head
Jankovic J.	8	3–5	38%	–	WWWLL	Hobart International 2017	H2HHead to head
Flipkens K.	7	3–4	43%	–	LWWLW	Hungarian Ladies Open 2018	H2HHead to head
Stosur S.	7	0–7	0%	–	LLLLL	China Open 2015	H2HHead to head
Cirstea S.	6	2–4	33%	–	LLLWW	Rogers Cup 2018	H2HHead to head
Lisicki S.	6	3–3	50%	–	LWLLW	Taiwan Open 2018	H2HHead to head
Peng S.	6	3–3	50%	–	LWLWW	China Open 2017	H2HHead to head
Bacsinszky T.	6	3–3	50%	–	LLLWW	BNP Paribas Open 2017	H2HHead to head
Arruabarrena L.	5	1–4	20%	0–1	LLLWL	Jiangxi Women's Tennis Open 2019	H2HHead to head
Rybarikova M.	5	4–1	80%	–	WWLWW	Sony Ericsson Open 2018	H2HHead to head
Schiavone F.	5	1–4	20%	–	WLLLL	BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open 2016	H2HHead to head
Radwanska A.	5	1–4	20%	–	LLLWL	Rogers Cup 2016	H2HHead to head
Suarez Navarro C.	5	0–5	0%	–	LLLLL	Wuhan Open 2015	H2HHead to head
Azarenka V.	5	0–5	0%	0–1	LLLLL	Australian Open 2013	H2HHead to head
Stephens S.	4	1–3	25%	–	LLLW	Sony Ericsson Open 2018	H2HHead to head

Titles and finals


2017	–	Hobart International
2016	BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open	Korea Open
2015	–	Aegon Open
2014	Guangzhou Open	–
2013	Brasil Tennis Cup	–
2012	–	BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open
2011	–	BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open

By surface


Hard	140–146	49%	3
Clay	21–42	33%	0
Grass	14–23	38%	0
Carpet	1–1	50%	0

By level


Grand Slam	26–48	35%	0
1000	3–3	50%	0
Premier	45–72	38%	0
500	2–6	25%	0
250	100–83	55%	3

By season


2021	0–3	0%	0
2020	0–2	0%	0
2019	8–10	44%	0
2018	9–14	39%	0
2017	11–19	37%	0
2016	24–18	57%	1
2015	20–21	49%	0
2014	22–19	54%	1
2013	22–21	51%	1
2012	15–23	39%	0
2011	21–15	58%	0
2010	6–9	40%	0
2009	10–22	31%	0
2008	8–15	35%	0
2007	0–1	0%	0

Best wins by opponent's ranking


2 Oct 2011	Li N.	China Open Premier1st Round	6	1st Round	4.35
1 Oct 2017	Konta J.	China Open Premier1st Round	7	1st Round	4.10
15 Feb 2012	Zvonareva V.	Qatar Total Open Premier2nd Round	8	2nd Round	2.40
22 Oct 2016	Kvitova P.	BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open 250Final	11	The Final	4.70
14 Oct 2008	Chakvetadze A.	Zurich Open 5001st Round	12	1st Round	3.00

Biggest wins against the odds


14 Jun 2015	Radwanska A.	Aegon Open 250Semifinals	13	Semifinals	5.60
19 May 2009	Groenefeld A.L.	Internationaux de Strasbourg 2501st Round	50	1st Round	5.50
18 Oct 2012	Goerges J.	BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open 2502nd Round	19	2nd Round	4.94
22 Oct 2016	Kvitova P.	BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open 250Final	11	The Final	4.70
30 Sept 2012	Safarova L.	China Open Premier1st Round	18	1st Round	4.55

World rankings are the official ATP/WTA ranking at the start of each tournament (not the seeding). Odds are the winner's pre-match average market price (Bet365 or Pinnacle before 2010). Tour-level main draws. Data: tennis-data.co.uk. Player details: Wikidata (CC0).