H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Anna Blinkova vs Monica Niculescu H2H: 1-0

Anna Blinkova holds a 1–0 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Anna Blinkova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Anna Blinkova won the 2017 Australian Open first round 6-2 4-6 6-4.

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Anna Blinkova
Russia Age 28 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Anna Blinkova #104 7-5 6-4 Monica Niculescu #127 Match data Mar 4, 2019 Q1 Q Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Anna Blinkova #189 6-2 4-6 6-4 Monica Niculescu #32 Match data Jan 18, 2017* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Anna Blinkova #95 #35 1,300 1,799 102 157 39.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Monica Niculescu #958 #28 1,960 1,779 179 214 45.5% 0 0 0 0 3 3

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Anna Blinkova Monica Niculescu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2016 0–3 0.0% #195 1,503 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2017 2–7 22.2% #138 1,503 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2018 6–13 31.6% #95 1,584 0 0 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0
20 2019 13–14 48.1% #61 1,753 0 0 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0
21 2020 6–8 42.9% #61 1,684 0 0 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0
22 2021 4–17 19.0% #154 1,550 0 0 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0
23 2022 7–6 53.8% #73 1,733 0 1 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0
24 2023 26–24 52.0% #50 1,724 0 1 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0
25 2024 12–25 32.4% #77 1,671 0 1 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1
26 2025 21–22 48.8% #62 1,726 0 2 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2
27 2026 5–18 21.7% #95 1,700 0 2 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2
28 — — — — — — — 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3
30 — — — — — — — 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3
31 — — — — — — — 2019 8–10 44.4% #118 1,638 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,586 0 3
33 — — — — — — — 2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,519 0 3

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Anna Blinkova Monica Niculescu
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 2016 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2017 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2018 4 10 14 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2019 11 13 24 45.8% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2020 3 5 8 37.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2021 1 11 12 8.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2022 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2023 13 16 29 44.8% 8 5 13 61.5% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2024 8 14 22 36.4% 2 7 9 22.2% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2025 15 12 27 55.6% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2026 3 11 14 21.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 66 102 168 39.3% 22 36 58 37.9% 14 19 33 42.4% — — — — — 143 148 291 49.1% 20 40 60 33.3% 14 23 37 37.8% 2 3 5 40.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 237/260 of Anna Blinkova's and 341/394 of Monica Niculescu's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Anna Blinkova Monica Niculescu
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 2016 1/3 1.0 3.0 56.9% 51.7% 31.8% 40.0% 50.0% 43.1% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2017 9/9 2.6 5.2 51.8% 62.7% 39.3% 37.5% 38.7% 51.6% 36.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2018 19/19 2.3 6.7 58.7% 59.8% 43.9% 49.7% 43.5% 53.0% 43.1% 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8%
20 2019 27/27 2.1 5.3 63.8% 62.7% 43.6% 54.2% 50.9% 55.7% 44.9% 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0%
21 2020 14/14 3.6 6.2 60.2% 62.0% 39.0% 50.8% 53.0% 52.8% 45.3% 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8%
22 2021 20/21 2.8 5.7 56.9% 59.2% 37.8% 51.4% 51.8% 49.9% 38.0% 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9%
23 2022 13/14 3.8 4.3 59.2% 63.5% 41.2% 48.1% 46.7% 54.2% 41.9% 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8%
24 2023 50/50 3.1 4.7 58.0% 62.7% 44.9% 51.5% 47.7% 55.4% 42.5% 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3%
25 2024 37/37 1.7 4.9 62.3% 56.4% 39.3% 48.0% 43.8% 49.9% 43.4% 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4%
26 2025 24/43 1.4 3.1 61.2% 56.1% 43.6% 47.6% 47.3% 51.4% 44.1% 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0%
27 2026 23/23 1.1 3.6 61.6% 55.4% 40.3% 47.4% 43.2% 49.8% 41.5% 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 2/2 1.0 1.5 79.6% 49.7% 35.3% 49.4% 42.2% 46.7% 40.2%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 3/3 0.3 1.3 74.9% 47.5% 49.1% 46.0% 50.0% 46.5% 36.7%
Career — 237/260 2.3 4.8 59.9% 59.8% 41.8% 49.5% 46.9% 52.6% 42.5% — 341/394 0.9 1.8 73.4% 56.9% 44.8% 46.4% 50.7% 53.3% 46.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Anna Blinkova Monica Niculescu
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 2016 1504 107.2 -0.50 +0.65 0.737 42.5% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2017 1504 108.2 -2.38 -3.05 0.744 43.6% +47 — — 23.8% -2.09 2–1 (67%) — — -0.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2018 1585 118.0 -2.90 +0.08 0.917 48.0% -1 — +49 39.1% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 2–3 (40%) 94.4 +0.12 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05
20 2019 1754 132.9 -0.77 +1.22 1.013 50.3% -5 -205 — 50.7% -0.28 5–12 (29%) 4–5 (44%) 95.4 -0.86 2008 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
21 2020 1684 119.6 -2.34 +1.29 0.961 49.0% -20 -89 — 43.8% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 2–0 — -0.02 2009 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
22 2021 1550 108.9 -3.99 -3.08 0.760 44.4% -18 +45 +84 23.9% -1.94 3–3 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 101.0 +0.10 2010 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
23 2022 1733 116.2 -1.97 -0.55 0.914 48.2% -16 — — 48.3% -0.21 5–0 (100%) 2–2 (50%) 107.8 +0.68 2011 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
24 2023 1724 130.9 -0.86 -0.15 0.953 49.0% -37 +21 -64 51.4% -0.12 8–7 (53%) 5–2 (71%) 105.8 -0.88 2012 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
25 2024 1672 130.0 -5.07 +0.21 0.866 46.7% +53 -67 -6 35.4% -1.04 5–7 (42%) 3–5 (38%) 98.6 -1.32 2013 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
26 2025 1727 132.5 -3.75 +0.80 0.909 47.8% +15 -58 -117 49.5% -0.23 3–4 (43%) 6–2 (75%) 101.6 -0.45 2014 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
27 2026 1700 119.5 -4.29 -0.78 0.826 45.8% +1 -70 +4 30.4% -1.52 3–7 (30%) 2–2 (50%) 96.0 -0.22 2015 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
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 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
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 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
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1591 133.1 -2.27 +2.61 1.010 50.2% +6 — — 39.6% -0.48 3–5 (38%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.38
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 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
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1587 99.7 -1.05 +1.06 0.754 43.7% — — — 33.3% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1800 129.1 -2.76 -0.18 0.897 47.6% +1 -43 -21 41.8% -0.71 38–52 (42%) 28–23 (55%) 101.6 -1.43 — 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

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.