H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Ekaterina Makarova vs Monica Niculescu H2H: 3-0

Ekaterina Makarova holds a 3–0 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Ekaterina Makarova leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ekaterina Makarova won the 2014 Indian Wells second round 5-7 7-6(3) 6-3.

RUS Age 38 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 0
3 main draw meetings
ROU Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 5, 2014* Indian Wells WTA 1000 R64 Hard Ekaterina Makarova #24 5-7 7-6(3) 6-3 Monica Niculescu #63 Match data
Jan 19, 2014* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Hard Ekaterina Makarova #22 6-4 6-4 Monica Niculescu #64 Match data
Jul 29, 2013 Washington WTA 250 QF Hard Ekaterina Makarova #27 1-0 (ret.) Monica Niculescu #46 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Ekaterina Makarova #1,000 #8 3,620 1,940 248 222 52.8% 0 0 0 2 1 3
Monica Niculescu #958 #28 1,960 1,807 176 213 45.2% 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 Ekaterina Makarova Monica Niculescu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2007 2–2 50.0% #110 1,536 0 0 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0
20 2008 17–20 45.9% #46 1,626 0 0 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,542 0 0
21 2009 19–22 46.3% #60 1,634 0 0 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0
22 2010 14–20 41.2% #49 1,662 0 1 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,573 0 0
23 2011 15–23 39.5% #53 1,604 0 1 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,755 0 0
24 2012 26–19 57.8% #20 1,757 0 1 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0
25 2013 24–18 57.1% #24 1,838 0 1 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,637 0 1
26 2014 39–21 65.0% #11 1,837 0 2 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,687 0 2
27 2015 26–16 61.9% #23 1,784 0 2 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,677 0 2
28 2016 23–18 56.1% #30 1,782 0 2 2016 25–17 59.5% #38 1,782 0 3
29 2017 27–21 56.2% #33 1,836 0 3 2017 10–19 34.5% #77 1,618 0 3
30 2018 16–19 45.7% #57 1,750 0 3 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,588 0 3
31 2019 0–3 0.0% #997 1,700 0 3 2019 8–11 42.1% #118 1,627 0 3
32 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,579 0 3
33 2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,514 0 3