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

Christina Mchale vs Monica Niculescu H2H: 2-1

Christina Mchale holds a 2–1 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Christina Mchale leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Christina Mchale won the 2016 Washington Open round of 64 6-3 6-4.

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Christina Mchale
United States Age 34 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Christina Mchale #63 6-3 6-4 Monica Niculescu #61 Match data Jul 20, 2016* R64 Washington Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Monica Niculescu #38 7-5 7-5 Christina Mchale #66 Match data Jan 13, 2016* R32 Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Christina Mchale #36 6-4 6-4 Monica Niculescu #35 Match data May 16, 2012* R64 Italian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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
Christina Mchale #319 #24 1,935 1,803 167 210 44.3% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Christina Mchale Monica Niculescu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2009 1–2 33.3% #231 1,499 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2010 8–9 47.1% #109 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2011 19–17 52.8% #43 1,718 0 0 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0
20 2012 21–21 50.0% #33 1,668 0 0 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0
21 2013 13–18 41.9% #66 1,633 0 0 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0
22 2014 20–21 48.8% #52 1,647 0 0 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0
23 2015 18–21 46.2% #63 1,623 0 0 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0
24 2016 25–22 53.2% #45 1,688 0 1 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0
25 2017 19–27 41.3% #64 1,682 0 1 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1
26 2018 8–17 32.0% #151 1,565 0 1 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2
27 2019 7–10 41.2% #88 1,651 0 1 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2
28 2020 6–8 42.9% #81 1,675 0 1 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3
29 2021 2–16 11.1% #159 1,526 0 1 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3
30 2022 0–1 0.0% #319 1,453 0 1 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 Christina Mchale 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 2009 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2010 6 7 13 46.2% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2011 13 12 25 52.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2012 13 11 24 54.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2013 9 10 19 47.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2014 13 14 27 48.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2015 9 11 20 45.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2016 17 13 30 56.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2017 16 18 34 47.1% 1 5 6 16.7% 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 2018 5 11 16 31.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2019 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
28 2020 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2021 1 7 8 12.5% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2022 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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 — 115 129 244 47.1% 34 51 85 40.0% 16 28 44 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — 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 352/378 of Christina Mchale'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 Christina Mchale 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 2009 3/3 3.0 2.3 59.2% 59.9% 39.0% 56.3% 41.3% 51.5% 45.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2010 16/17 2.8 1.8 61.7% 62.7% 41.5% 46.7% 42.5% 54.2% 41.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2011 35/36 2.8 3.0 60.8% 63.8% 46.4% 52.4% 41.9% 57.0% 43.0% 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8%
20 2012 40/42 2.7 2.3 64.6% 62.9% 45.5% 51.7% 44.6% 56.6% 41.7% 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0%
21 2013 26/31 2.2 3.4 62.0% 62.5% 45.8% 51.8% 46.8% 56.4% 42.1% 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8%
22 2014 40/41 2.5 4.3 59.8% 64.5% 43.8% 53.1% 46.4% 56.1% 43.8% 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9%
23 2015 30/39 2.3 3.0 62.9% 62.3% 47.3% 54.8% 44.4% 56.7% 37.6% 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8%
24 2016 44/48 2.9 3.8 59.8% 63.9% 43.4% 51.5% 50.6% 55.7% 45.2% 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3%
25 2017 43/46 2.7 4.3 60.5% 63.0% 43.1% 58.3% 52.1% 55.0% 44.6% 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4%
26 2018 25/25 1.5 4.9 60.6% 60.7% 38.8% 54.7% 50.5% 52.3% 42.1% 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0%
27 2019 17/17 1.4 3.5 63.6% 58.8% 41.6% 49.6% 48.0% 52.4% 46.3% 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1%
28 2020 14/14 1.4 3.4 64.7% 59.9% 44.8% 46.3% 46.8% 54.5% 41.6% 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0%
29 2021 18/18 1.6 3.4 63.9% 55.6% 39.5% 47.4% 47.3% 49.7% 41.6% 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9%
30 2022 1/1 0.0 2.0 68.9% 45.2% 35.7% 50.0% 16.7% 42.2% 34.7% 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 — 352/378 2.4 3.5 61.7% 62.3% 43.8% 52.5% 46.9% 55.1% 42.8% — 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 Christina Mchale 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 2009 1499 112.0 -1.43 -0.60 0.927 48.4% +20 — — 42.9% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2010 1558 114.8 -0.88 -1.14 0.895 47.6% +8 -2 — 38.2% -0.77 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +1.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2011 1718 138.4 +1.67 -0.12 0.999 49.9% -36 -92 -111 49.4% -0.19 6–5 (55%) 9–3 (75%) 105.5 -0.79 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05
20 2012 1669 131.2 +1.31 -0.92 0.962 49.2% +12 -8 -43 50.5% -0.06 10–9 (53%) 2–6 (25%) 98.5 +0.10 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 2013 1633 129.7 +0.29 -1.34 0.964 49.2% +46 -17 -42 45.9% -0.43 4–8 (33%) 4–2 (67%) 97.6 +0.57 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 2014 1648 128.3 +0.05 +0.06 0.998 49.9% +21 -20 -61 46.9% -0.16 9–9 (50%) 3–9 (25%) 95.2 -0.76 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 2015 1624 117.2 -1.05 -2.81 0.869 47.3% -8 -19 +3 48.2% -0.42 5–8 (38%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.01 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 2016 1689 132.8 -0.26 +1.86 1.022 50.6% -20 -71 +21 50.9% +0.02 13–9 (59%) 8–5 (62%) 105.3 -0.48 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 2017 1682 134.3 -0.73 +0.47 0.992 50.0% +22 -90 -13 45.4% -0.08 7–11 (39%) 2–12 (14%) 87.9 -0.74 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 2018 1565 113.9 -3.09 -1.16 0.882 47.4% +18 -24 — 33.9% -0.96 3–7 (30%) 3–4 (43%) 94.3 -0.53 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 2019 1652 124.8 -2.57 +1.92 0.974 49.2% +43 — — 39.0% -0.42 5–2 (71%) 0–2 — -0.25 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 2020 1675 129.3 -0.85 -0.02 0.915 48.3% +51 -150 — 45.5% -0.55 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.88 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 2021 1526 113.1 -3.71 -1.23 0.828 45.8% +71 -40 -50 25.6% -1.56 0–7 (0%) 5–2 (71%) 95.3 -0.33 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 2022 1453 96.2 +3.05 -2.38 0.600 38.3% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.08 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 2025 1428 103.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1804 132.0 -0.48 -0.28 0.953 49.0% +13 -42 -28 45.1% -0.35 67–80 (46%) 40–48 (45%) 94.6 -0.73 — 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.