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Monica Niculescu

ROU Age 38 168 cm / 5'6" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 2007–2021

Monica Niculescu represented Romania on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 28. In TennisDB's records, Monica Niculescu finished with a career record of 179–214 and 3 singles titles.

Peak ranking

28 (Feb 27, 2012)

Elo peak

1780 (72nd percentile)

Career record

179–214 (45.5%)

Career titles

Prize money

$7,136,898

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Monica Niculescu's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Katrina Scott #307	7-6(6) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 15, 2023	Q1 Q	Guadalajara Open	WTA 1000	Hard
Emily Webley-Smith	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 25, 2021	Q1 Q	Nur-Sultan	WTA 250	Hard
Aryna Sabalenka #4	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 2021*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Ana Konjuh #401	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 2021	Q1 Q	St. Petersburg	WTA 500	Hard
En-Shuo Liang #237	4-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 6, 2021	Q1 Q	Dubai Tennis Championships	WTA 1000	Hard

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

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Monica Niculescu's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Caroline Wozniacki	1	9	10	Mar 24, 2019	H2H
Jelena Jankovic	3	5	8	Jan 11, 2017	H2H
Kirsten Flipkens	3	4	7	Feb 22, 2018	H2H
Samantha Stosur	0	7	7	Oct 5, 2015	H2H
Sorana Cirstea	2	4	6	Aug 8, 2018	H2H

Titles (3)

Monica Niculescu titles by season and category
Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
2013	25	1	—	—	—	1	—	Florianopolis
2014	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	Guangzhou Open
2016	28	1	—	—	—	1	—	Luxembourg
Total		3	—	—	—	3	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Monica Niculescu Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
2016	Rio de Janeiro Olympics	Second Round	1	1	Svetlana Kuznetsova #10 def. Monica Niculescu #58 (w/o)	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Monica Niculescu career results by season
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2007	19	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	221	152
2008	20	WTA	8	15	23	34.8%	152	48
2009	21	WTA	10	22	32	31.3%	48	103
2010	22	WTA	6	9	15	40.0%	103	82
2011	23	WTA	21	15	36	58.3%	82	30
2012	24	WTA	15	23	38	39.5%	30	58
2013	25	WTA	22	21	43	51.2%	58	59
2014	26	WTA	22	19	41	53.7%	60	46
2015	27	WTA	20	21	41	48.8%	46	39
2016	28	Qualifying Q	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—
2016	28	WTA	26	19	45	57.8%	39	38
2017	29	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
2017	29	WTA	12	19	31	38.7%	38	77
2018	30	Qualifying Q	7	4	11	63.6%	—	—
2018	30	WTA	9	15	24	37.5%	79	99
2019	31	Qualifying Q	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—
2019	31	WTA	8	10	18	44.4%	88	118
2020	32	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
2020	32	WTA	0	2	2	0.0%	127	144
2021	33	Qualifying Q	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—
2021	33	WTA	0	3	3	0.0%	144	274
2023	35	Qualifying Q	1	0	1	100.0%	—	—
Career		—	179	214	393	45.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Monica Niculescu career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2007	19	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2008	20	WTA	6	10	16	37.5%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	8	15	23	34.8%
2009	21	WTA	6	13	19	31.6%	3	6	9	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	10	22	32	31.2%
2010	22	WTA	4	7	11	36.4%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	6	9	15	40.0%
2011	23	WTA	17	9	26	65.4%	3	4	7	42.9%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	21	15	36	58.3%
2012	24	WTA	12	15	27	44.4%	1	5	6	16.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	15	23	38	39.5%
2013	25	WTA	20	14	34	58.8%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	22	21	43	51.2%
2014	26	WTA	18	14	32	56.3%	4	4	8	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	22	19	41	53.7%
2015	27	WTA	10	14	24	41.7%	3	3	6	50.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	—	—	—	—	20	21	41	48.8%
2016	28	Qualifying Q	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%
2016	28	WTA	23	13	36	63.9%	2	5	7	28.6%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	26	19	45	57.8%
2017	29	Qualifying Q	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
2017	29	WTA	11	13	24	45.8%	0	4	4	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	12	19	31	38.7%
2018	30	Qualifying Q	7	4	11	63.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	4	11	63.6%
2018	30	WTA	9	14	23	39.1%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	9	15	24	37.5%
2019	31	Qualifying Q	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	8	62.5%
2019	31	WTA	7	8	15	46.7%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	8	10	18	44.4%
2020	32	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2020	32	WTA	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2021	33	Qualifying Q	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
2021	33	WTA	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
2023	35	Qualifying Q	1	0	1	100.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%
Career	—	—	143	148	291	49.1%	20	40	60	33.3%	14	23	37	37.8%	2	3	5	40.0%	179	214	393	45.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Monica Niculescu career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2007	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
2008	20	0	1	1	0.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	3	6	9	33.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	8	15	23	34.8%
2009	21	0	2	2	0.0%	0	6	6	0.0%	4	12	16	25.0%	5	1	6	83.3%	9	21	30	30.0%
2010	22	0	2	2	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	6	9	15	40.0%
2011	23	1	5	6	16.7%	3	3	6	50.0%	12	5	17	70.6%	5	2	7	71.4%	21	15	36	58.3%
2012	24	1	2	3	33.3%	2	7	9	22.2%	10	8	18	55.6%	2	5	7	28.6%	15	22	37	40.5%
2013	25	0	7	7	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	13	9	22	59.1%	7	1	8	87.5%	21	21	42	50.0%
2014	26	0	3	3	0.0%	2	6	8	25.0%	14	7	21	66.7%	5	3	8	62.5%	21	19	40	52.5%
2015	27	0	4	4	0.0%	1	9	10	10.0%	11	7	18	61.1%	8	1	9	88.9%	20	21	41	48.8%
2016	28	0	6	6	0.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	12	8	20	60.0%	9	3	12	75.0%	26	19	45	57.8%
2017	29	1	0	1	100.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	6	10	16	37.5%	3	4	7	42.9%	12	19	31	38.7%
2018	30	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	7	8	15	46.7%	0	4	4	0.0%	9	15	24	37.5%
2019	31	0	0	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	5	7	12	41.7%	1	1	2	50.0%	8	10	18	44.4%
2020	32	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
2021	33	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
Career		3	34	37	8.1%	23	56	79	29.1%	100	94	194	51.5%	50	28	78	64.1%	176	212	388	45.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 388/393 (98.7%) of Monica Niculescu's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Monica Niculescu performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2007	19	1/1	0.0	4.0	57.4%	45.2%	34.8%	25.0%	100.0%	40.7%	30.8%
2008	20	19/23	1.3	1.9	72.5%	54.5%	38.0%	41.9%	45.0%	49.9%	43.0%
2009	21	30/32	1.0	1.4	71.6%	55.9%	46.3%	44.0%	48.4%	52.8%	43.8%
2010	22	12/15	0.3	1.0	73.4%	53.0%	39.4%	47.7%	45.0%	49.3%	43.9%
2011	23	29/36	0.7	1.5	74.9%	55.3%	46.1%	44.2%	60.9%	52.3%	48.8%
2012	24	33/38	1.3	1.1	67.1%	58.0%	47.7%	51.8%	46.0%	54.3%	43.3%
2013	25	37/43	0.8	1.5	74.6%	59.2%	45.9%	47.0%	52.2%	55.3%	49.4%
2014	26	34/41	1.2	3.1	70.2%	60.8%	41.3%	50.8%	59.1%	55.0%	51.0%
2015	27	32/41	1.1	2.8	70.4%	60.4%	46.2%	47.8%	43.9%	55.9%	43.1%
2016	28	41/46	1.3	1.9	71.6%	57.0%	43.8%	43.2%	51.4%	53.4%	50.0%
2017	29	27/31	0.4	1.2	82.8%	52.1%	47.0%	51.7%	49.9%	51.2%	44.9%
2018	30	23/24	0.3	1.5	77.6%	55.6%	46.3%	46.4%	51.8%	53.0%	47.4%
2019	31	18/18	0.4	1.5	79.1%	56.5%	45.6%	37.0%	46.4%	54.6%	46.2%
2020	32	2/2	1.0	1.5	79.6%	49.7%	35.3%	49.4%	42.2%	46.7%	40.2%
2021	33	3/3	0.3	1.3	74.9%	47.5%	49.1%	46.0%	50.0%	46.5%	36.7%
Career		341/394	0.9	1.8	73.4%	56.9%	44.8%	46.4%	50.7%	53.3%	46.5%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 341/394 (86.5%) of Monica Niculescu's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Monica Niculescu advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2007	19	1491	98.2	-0.35	+1.13	0.519	36.6%	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	+0.05
2008	20	1543	120.1	-2.90	-0.19	0.859	46.3%	+10	-13	+47	34.6%	-1.12	4–6 (40%)	1–2 (33%)	99.8	+0.05
2009	21	1523	112.7	-2.66	-0.26	0.928	48.0%	+26	-22	—	34.7%	-1.10	3–7 (30%)	2–1 (67%)	—	+0.79
2010	22	1574	117.8	-2.83	+0.34	0.866	46.8%	-1	—	—	41.7%	-0.81	3–3 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	101.0	-0.32
2011	23	1758	133.3	-2.06	+3.84	1.021	50.5%	-10	-238	-215	53.8%	+0.41	7–3 (70%)	3–5 (38%)	103.5	+0.37
2012	24	1640	125.0	-1.30	-0.32	0.949	48.8%	+48	-164	-85	42.4%	-0.47	3–8 (27%)	6–1 (86%)	96.9	+0.44
2013	25	1635	132.6	-0.55	+4.14	1.104	52.3%	+66	-181	—	52.1%	+0.24	6–8 (43%)	4–2 (67%)	97.6	-0.53
2014	26	1688	140.2	-1.17	+5.03	1.133	53.0%	+7	-148	—	57.1%	+1.03	8–12 (40%)	2–6 (25%)	93.9	-0.85
2015	27	1677	131.5	-1.57	+1.81	0.978	49.6%	-20	-106	-62	50.0%	+0.03	10–10 (50%)	4–0 (100%)	105.1	-0.95
2016	28	1759	135.4	-1.87	+5.53	1.073	51.7%	+23	-229	—	56.0%	+0.42	8–6 (57%)	1–4 (20%)	100.6	+0.22
2017	29	1622	118.4	-3.66	+1.26	0.920	48.1%	+24	-137	-27	40.9%	-0.64	5–5 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	100.1	+0.21
2018	30	1591	133.1	-2.27	+2.61	1.010	50.2%	+6	—	—	39.6%	-0.48	3–5 (38%)	1–2 (33%)	—	-0.38
2019	31	1638	129.0	-1.03	+1.89	1.019	50.3%	+11	—	-43	46.2%	-0.05	3–4 (43%)	2–5 (29%)	98.8	-0.23
2020	32	1587	99.7	-1.05	+1.06	0.754	43.7%	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.34	0–2	—	—	-0.11
2021	33	1519	98.6	-2.42	-0.40	0.685	41.9%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.17	—	—	—	-0.37
2023	35	1531	101.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		1780	134.0	-1.87	+2.44	0.996	49.9%	+19	-140	-64	46.8%	-0.13	63–79 (44%)	30–32 (48%)	97.9	-0.41

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Monica Niculescu Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
2008	20	R128	R128	R64	R128	1–4 (20%)
2009	21	R64	R128	R128	R128	1–4 (20%)
2010	22	R128	—	R64	R128	1–3 (25%)
2011	23	R32	R128	R64	R16	6–4 (60%)
2012	24	R32	R128	R128	R128	2–4 (33%)
2013	25	R128	R128	R128	R128	0–4 (0%)
2014	26	R32	R64	R128	R64	4–4 (50%)
2015	27	R128	R128	R16	R64	4–4 (50%)
2016	28	R64	R128	R64	R32	4–4 (50%)
2017	29	R128	R128	R128	R32	2–4 (33%)
2018	30	R128	—	R128	R128	0–3 (0%)
2019	31	R128	—	R64	R128	1–3 (25%)
2020	32	R128	R128	—	—	0–2 (0%)
2021	33	—	—	R128	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		8–13 (38%)	1–10 (9%)	8–13 (38%)	9–12 (43%)	26–48 (35%)

WTA 1000

Monica Niculescu WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	BEI	CIN	DOH	DUB	IW	MAD	MIA	ITA	PAN	CAN	GUA	WUH	W-L Win %
2008	20	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	3–3 (50%)
2009	21	—	—	—	R32	R128	R64	R128	R64	—	R64	—	—	1–6 (14%)
2010	22	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2011	23	SF	R64	—	—	R64	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	—	6–5 (55%)
2012	24	R32	—	QF	—	R64	R64	R64	R64	R64	—	—	—	4–7 (36%)
2013	25	R32	R32	R32	—	R64	—	R128	R64	—	—	—	—	4–6 (40%)
2014	26	R64	—	R16	—	R64	R64	R128	—	—	—	—	—	3–5 (38%)
2015	27	R64	—	—	R64	R64	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	3–5 (38%)
2016	28	Q2	Q1	R16	—	R32	R64	R16	R64	—	R32	—	—	7–8 (47%)
2017	29	R32	Q1	—	—	R64	R64	R128	R64	—	—	—	R64	4–7 (36%)
2018	30	Q1	Q1	R16	—	R128	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	R64	9–8 (53%)
2019	31	Q1	—	—	Q2	Q1	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	3–4 (43%)
2021	33	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2023	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	1–0 (100%)
W-L		8–9 (47%)	2–6 (25%)	13–6 (68%)	2–4 (33%)	8–10 (44%)	0–6 (0%)	8–10 (44%)	1–6 (14%)	0–1 (0%)	2–5 (29%)	1–0 (100%)	4–4 (50%)	49–67 (42%)

WTA 500

Monica Niculescu WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ANT	DOH	DUB	EAS	MEL	PAR	SPB	POR	BAN	BAN	BIR	BRU	LOS	MOS	NEW	STA	ZUR	W-L Win %
2007	19	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2008	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	R16	—	R16	2–4 (33%)
2009	21	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	3–4 (43%)
2011	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	1–1 (50%)
2012	24	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	2–4 (33%)
2013	25	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–3 (0%)
2015	27	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	1–4 (20%)
2016	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
2017	29	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
2018	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2021	33	—	Q1	—	—	R64	—	Q1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–3 (0%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	1–3 (25%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	12–29 (29%)

WTA 250

Monica Niculescu WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ASB	BRI	BUC	CIN	EST	HER	HKG	KOR	WAS	BAK	BIE	BIR	BUD	COP	FLO	GUA	HOB	HUA	IST	JIA	KAT	LIN	LUX	MAR	MEM	MON	NOT	NUR	NUR	NÜR	OEI	PHI	PRA	QUE	SHE	STR	TAI	TAS	W-L Win %
2008	20	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	2–4 (33%)
2009	21	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	QF	5–8 (38%)
2010	22	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	SF	4–4 (50%)
2011	23	—	—	—	—	SF	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8–5 (62%)
2012	24	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	7–8 (47%)
2013	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	18–8 (69%)
2014	26	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	W	QF	—	R32	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	15–10 (60%)
2015	27	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	12–8 (60%)
2016	28	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	F	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	13–6 (68%)
2017	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	7–7 (50%)
2018	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	QF	—	7–7 (50%)
2019	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	Q1	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	9–6 (60%)
2020	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
2021	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	7–3 (70%)	0–1 (0%)	3–2 (60%)	1–3 (25%)	1–2 (33%)	4–1 (80%)	6–4 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	7–1 (88%)	7–2 (78%)	13–8 (62%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	1–5 (17%)	19–7 (73%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	4–2 (67%)	1–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	9–8 (53%)	3–2 (60%)	2–1 (67%)	8–5 (62%)	108–84 (56%)

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WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Feb 27, 2012

First Top 100

May 19, 2008

First Top 50

Nov 10, 2008

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Monica Niculescu ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2002	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	877	874	873	878	874
2003	15	864	854	836	533	533	528	525	582	467	467	457	460
2004	16	459	420	376	444	459	421	407	366	414	430	431	433
2005	17	432	559	563	461	334	354	353	313	306	273	270	271
2006	18	259	259	265	261	285	269	205	211	198	220	223	221
2007	19	202	206	202	208	213	203	203	219	225	201	163	152
2008	20	150	123	120	126	86	87	84	67	70	55	47	48
2009	21	51	51	52	55	58	62	72	76	78	84	102	103
2010	22	101	132	134	135	144	137	100	93	76	83	81	82
2011	23	68	64	63	59	44	46	58	68	58	29	30	30
2012	24	32	28	28	30	33	33	34	33	47	63	58	58
2013	25	58	75	52	49	49	49	46	42	44	55	59	59
2014	26	54	53	69	79	76	67	57	68	41	47	46	46
2015	27	49	62	70	61	67	48	39	41	47	46	39	39
2016	28	40	34	33	31	35	47	61	58	49	39	38	38
2017	29	35	43	45	47	54	51	59	57	65	100	77	—
2018	30	99	72	70	64	60	59	60	62	82	77	100	99
2019	31	100	130	138	128	142	113	102	105	107	105	117	118
2020	32	129	131	136	—	—	—	—	138	141	142	144	144
2021	33	144	147	152	174	176	191	214	216	223	257	269	274
2022	34	310	314	307	309	315	519	695	687	983	—	—	—
2023	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	922	933	951	952
2024	36	956	952	949	957	946	952	947	950	958	—	—	—

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Monica Niculescu's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Kateryna Volodko	UKR	29	1,802	2	328	138	190	42.1%	2003–2024	Match log
Alexandra Dulgheru	ROU	26	1,833	2	187	81	106	43.3%	2009–2021	Match log
Monica Puig	PUR	27	1,843	2	279	139	140	49.8%	2011–2022	Match log
Urszula Radwanska	POL	29	1,746	0	231	100	131	43.3%	2006–2021	Match log
Tsvetana Pironkova	BUL	31	1,774	1	398	172	226	43.2%	2005–2021	Match log
Yaroslava Shvedova	KAZ	25	1,753	1	320	143	177	44.7%	2005–2021	Match log
Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic	SRB	32	1,735	2	222	97	125	43.7%	2010–2018	Match log
Su-Wei Hsieh	TPE	23	1,880	3	329	153	176	46.5%	2001–2023	Match log
Bethanie Mattek-Sands	USA	30	1,779	0	303	132	171	43.6%	2001–2023	Match log
Laura Siegemund	GER	27	1,852	2	299	145	154	48.5%	2010–2026	Match log
Polona Hercog	SLO	35	1,767	3	384	170	214	44.3%	2007–2026	Match log
Christina Mchale	USA	24	1,803	1	377	167	210	44.3%	2009–2022	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Monica Niculescu?: Monica Niculescu is 38 years old, born on September 25, 1987.
Which country does Monica Niculescu represent?: Monica Niculescu represents Romania in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Monica Niculescu?: Monica Niculescu is 168 cm / 5'6".
Does Monica Niculescu use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Monica Niculescu uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Monica Niculescu left-handed or right-handed?: Monica Niculescu plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Monica Niculescu won?: Monica Niculescu has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Monica Niculescu won?: TennisDB does not group any of Monica Niculescu's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Monica Niculescu won?: Monica Niculescu has won 3 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Luxembourg in 2016.
What is Monica Niculescu's highest WTA ranking?: Monica Niculescu's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 28, first achieved on February 27, 2012.
What is Monica Niculescu's career win-loss record?: Monica Niculescu has a career WTA singles record of 179 wins and 214 losses (45.5%).
How much career prize money has Monica Niculescu earned?: Monica Niculescu has earned at least $7,136,898 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Monica Niculescu's career appear in TennisDB?: Monica Niculescu appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2007 through 2021.
On which surface does Monica Niculescu have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Monica Niculescu's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 49.1% (143–148).
Who has Monica Niculescu faced most often?: Monica Niculescu's most frequent opponent is Caroline Wozniacki, with a head-to-head record of 1–9 across 10 meetings.