H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Barbora Strycova vs Monica Niculescu H2H: 3-2

Barbora Strycova holds a 3–2 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Barbora Strycova leads 2–1 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2016 US Open first round 6-3 6-7(3) 6-1.

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Barbora Strycova
CZE Age 40 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #58 6-3 6-7(3) 6-1 Barbora Strycova #21 Match data Aug 31, 2016* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Barbora Strycova #28 6-2 3-6 6-2 Monica Niculescu #49 Match data Jun 17, 2015* R64 Birmingham Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Barbora Strycova #29 4-6 6-4 6-2 Monica Niculescu #68 Match data Aug 28, 2014* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Barbora Strycova #64 6-3 6-4 Monica Niculescu #70 Match data Mar 18, 2014* R128 Miami Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Monica Niculescu #31 7-6(6) 6-3 Barbora Strycova #61 Match data Jun 21, 2012* R32 's Hertogenbosch International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass

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
Barbora Strycova #430 #16 2,295 1,888 288 300 49.0% 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 Barbora Strycova Monica Niculescu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2003 0–1 0.0% #142 1,485 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2004 14–16 46.7% #57 1,560 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2005 8–15 34.8% #137 1,488 0 0 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0
20 2006 0–1 0.0% #168 1,476 0 0 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0
21 2007 2–5 28.6% #151 1,455 0 0 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0
22 2008 5–9 35.7% #75 1,512 0 0 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0
23 2009 13–20 39.4% #66 1,523 0 0 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0
24 2010 16–22 42.1% #67 1,591 0 0 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0
25 2011 24–26 48.0% #44 1,631 0 1 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1
26 2012 13–21 38.2% #89 1,564 0 1 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2
27 2013 5–6 45.5% #94 1,583 0 1 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2
28 2014 29–23 55.8% #25 1,750 0 1 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3
29 2015 31–26 54.4% #42 1,710 0 1 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3
30 2016 36–24 60.0% #20 1,788 0 1 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3
31 2017 42–24 63.6% #23 1,869 0 2 2019 8–10 44.4% #118 1,638 0 3
32 2018 24–23 51.1% #33 1,766 0 2 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,586 0 3
33 2019 19–20 48.7% #33 1,714 0 2 2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,519 0 3
34 2020 5–9 35.7% #37 1,680 0 2 — — — — — — —
35 2021 0–2 0.0% #340 1,650 0 2 — — — — — — —
37 2023 2–7 22.2% #430 1,600 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Barbora Strycova 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 2003 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2004 9 10 19 47.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2005 2 8 10 20.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2006 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2007 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2008 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2009 5 8 13 38.5% 7 9 16 43.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2010 5 11 16 31.3% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2011 17 16 33 51.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2012 6 12 18 33.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2013 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
28 2014 19 14 33 57.6% 1 5 6 16.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2015 22 17 39 56.4% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2016 22 18 40 55.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2017 30 16 46 65.2% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2019 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2018 15 15 30 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 2019 5 12 17 29.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 2020 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 164 175 339 48.4% 77 86 163 47.2% 46 36 82 56.1% 1 3 4 25.0% — 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 485/587 of Barbora Strycova'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 Barbora Strycova 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 2003 1/1 1.0 4.0 57.3% 57.8% 53.7% 56.3% 35.3% 56.1% 42.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2004 5/30 1.0 4.4 54.2% 63.7% 41.8% 48.3% 52.7% 53.8% 45.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2005 3/23 2.3 3.7 55.5% 53.2% 40.0% 42.9% 55.6% 47.5% 37.9% 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0%
21 2007 3/7 1.0 3.7 67.6% 55.3% 40.0% 61.6% 52.8% 50.3% 39.7% 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8%
22 2008 13/14 1.5 1.6 70.6% 55.6% 41.6% 47.5% 42.6% 51.2% 42.5% 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9%
23 2009 24/33 1.0 2.1 68.2% 56.5% 46.4% 49.1% 49.5% 53.3% 41.7% 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8%
24 2010 36/38 1.5 1.9 66.1% 59.3% 47.9% 56.1% 43.5% 55.5% 43.7% 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3%
25 2011 46/50 1.6 1.7 65.6% 58.1% 45.4% 49.8% 53.5% 53.5% 44.3% 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4%
26 2012 30/34 2.2 2.6 63.3% 56.4% 41.9% 50.2% 51.0% 50.9% 42.0% 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0%
27 2013 7/11 2.4 2.7 65.0% 61.8% 45.8% 56.4% 54.5% 56.2% 41.1% 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1%
28 2014 42/52 2.4 2.7 60.7% 62.8% 46.2% 56.3% 47.1% 56.3% 41.1% 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0%
29 2015 45/57 2.2 2.6 62.8% 63.8% 49.0% 56.2% 50.8% 57.8% 43.0% 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9%
30 2016 55/60 2.4 2.2 66.8% 62.2% 48.0% 54.2% 52.3% 57.6% 45.7% 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4%
31 2017 66/66 2.2 2.1 65.7% 62.6% 47.3% 54.7% 53.0% 57.2% 46.7% 2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2%
32 2018 45/47 2.0 3.0 64.1% 64.4% 48.2% 55.6% 48.1% 58.6% 43.1% 2020 2/2 1.0 1.5 79.6% 49.7% 35.3% 49.4% 42.2% 46.7% 40.2%
33 2019 39/39 1.7 2.6 64.2% 62.6% 48.2% 52.2% 41.8% 57.3% 42.8% 2021 3/3 0.3 1.3 74.9% 47.5% 49.1% 46.0% 50.0% 46.5% 36.7%
34 2020 14/14 1.4 2.3 68.0% 55.7% 51.2% 49.2% 46.7% 54.0% 41.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 2/2 0.0 4.0 64.6% 54.0% 36.8% 33.9% 28.6% 47.0% 39.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 9/9 2.6 3.2 61.0% 59.1% 45.6% 48.4% 51.5% 53.9% 42.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 485/588 2.0 2.4 64.8% 60.9% 46.8% 53.3% 49.3% 55.8% 43.5% — 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 Barbora Strycova 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 2003 1486 99.7 -1.59 +0.58 0.975 49.7% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2004 1560 125.3 -0.39 +0.06 0.982 49.5% +6 +47 — 44.6% -0.23 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 102.3 +0.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2005 1488 101.4 -2.03 -2.32 0.722 43.0% -20 +118 — 38.9% -0.96 3–5 (38%) 2–1 (67%) 98.1 +1.31 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05
20 2006 1476 96.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.03 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 2007 1455 104.6 -1.82 -2.44 0.799 45.3% — +102 — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — +0.18 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 2008 1513 108.9 -1.54 +0.34 0.872 46.8% -67 +39 +49 31.0% -1.31 2–1 (67%) 0–3 (0%) 99.4 -0.68 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 2009 1523 111.3 -1.84 -2.43 0.894 47.3% -37 +41 +30 38.5% -0.94 8–4 (67%) 3–4 (43%) 105.8 -0.27 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 2010 1592 126.0 -0.57 -0.21 0.981 49.4% -74 +11 0 42.5% -0.22 6–5 (55%) 1–7 (13%) 99.2 -0.73 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 2011 1631 125.9 -1.85 +0.89 0.952 48.9% -4 -38 -72 45.6% -0.32 10–6 (63%) 7–7 (50%) 106.3 +0.05 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 2012 1564 122.3 -2.92 -0.52 0.856 46.3% 0 +80 — 39.0% -0.84 5–6 (45%) 4–6 (40%) 97.6 -1.01 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 2013 1584 113.7 -0.48 -1.63 0.938 48.6% -4 +37 — 44.0% -0.16 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — -0.06 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 2014 1750 131.4 +0.37 -1.53 0.940 48.6% -58 -180 +19 52.5% +0.01 11–5 (69%) 9–1 (90%) 113.9 -1.52 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 2015 1710 133.4 -0.27 +1.56 1.019 50.5% +15 -127 +9 52.8% +0.37 6–7 (46%) 4–12 (25%) 94.5 -0.44 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 2016 1788 148.3 +1.78 +2.95 1.078 51.5% -21 -76 +12 59.3% +0.56 10–8 (56%) 9–4 (69%) 106.8 -1.68 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 2017 1870 145.4 +1.20 +3.47 1.090 51.8% +2 -113 -62 59.7% +0.62 10–8 (56%) 8–3 (73%) 101.9 -1.07 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 2018 1766 138.7 +1.73 +0.59 1.042 50.7% -20 -44 +84 50.9% +0.05 6–8 (43%) 6–8 (43%) 93.8 +0.13 2020 1587 99.7 -1.05 +1.06 0.754 43.7% — — — 33.3% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11
33 2019 1715 131.2 +1.35 +0.33 1.004 50.0% -91 -3 +218 48.9% +0.07 7–5 (58%) 4–6 (40%) 101.4 -0.77 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37
34 2020 1680 123.1 -1.62 -0.90 0.894 47.8% -51 +11 — 34.4% -0.91 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 102.3 +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2021 1650 103.2 -2.95 -1.14 0.741 43.1% — — — 0.0% -3.25 — 0–1 — +0.07 2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2023 1600 110.3 -1.50 -0.90 0.921 48.4% — +75 +313 28.6% -1.00 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.9 +0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1889 135.3 -0.01 +0.73 0.985 49.6% -21 -6 +60 47.9% -0.12 94–77 (55%) 63–73 (46%) 103.4 -0.94 — 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.