H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 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 Open round of 64 5-7 7-6(3) 6-3.

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Ekaterina Makarova
RUS Age 38 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ekaterina Makarova #24 5-7 7-6(3) 6-3 Monica Niculescu #63 Match data Mar 8, 2014* R64 Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Ekaterina Makarova #22 6-4 6-4 Monica Niculescu #64 Match data Jan 19, 2014* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Ekaterina Makarova #27 1-0 (ret.) Monica Niculescu #46 Match data Jul 29, 2013 QF Washington Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

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
Ekaterina Makarova #1,000 #8 3,620 1,942 252 225 52.8% 0 0 0 1 2 3
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 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 1,543 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 1,663 0 1 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0
23 2011 15–23 39.5% #53 1,606 0 1 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 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 1,836 0 1 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1
26 2014 39–21 65.0% #11 1,840 0 2 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2
27 2015 26–16 61.9% #23 1,794 0 2 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2
28 2016 27–21 56.2% #30 1,776 0 2 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3
29 2017 27–21 56.2% #33 1,840 0 3 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3
30 2018 16–19 45.7% #57 1,756 0 3 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3
31 2019 0–3 0.0% #997 1,707 0 3 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 Ekaterina Makarova 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 %
19 2007 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2008 9 13 22 40.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2009 7 14 21 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 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 2010 6 14 20 30.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2011 9 15 24 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2012 17 12 29 58.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2013 17 11 28 60.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2014 30 15 45 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2015 18 9 27 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
28 2016 17 14 31 54.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2017 21 14 35 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2018 12 13 25 48.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2019 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 165 149 314 52.5% 45 46 91 49.5% 42 28 70 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — 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 442/477 of Ekaterina Makarova'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 Ekaterina Makarova 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%
19 2007 4/4 2.3 2.5 66.4% 54.5% 37.8% 48.4% 66.9% 48.3% 39.8% 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8%
20 2008 30/37 2.6 2.5 60.2% 62.5% 44.2% 40.5% 45.0% 55.1% 43.0% 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0%
21 2009 39/41 2.2 4.0 58.6% 64.0% 40.9% 48.2% 50.2% 54.2% 43.9% 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8%
22 2010 31/34 2.5 2.1 59.6% 59.5% 47.6% 57.5% 52.7% 54.8% 41.5% 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9%
23 2011 36/38 2.5 2.4 60.5% 64.0% 43.2% 47.4% 47.1% 55.6% 39.4% 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8%
24 2012 45/45 2.1 2.0 62.9% 64.9% 50.6% 55.1% 49.3% 59.5% 43.6% 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3%
25 2013 41/42 2.9 2.1 64.4% 66.3% 47.4% 57.6% 50.6% 59.3% 45.1% 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4%
26 2014 56/60 2.6 2.1 64.0% 65.1% 47.7% 59.9% 44.7% 58.9% 45.0% 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0%
27 2015 36/42 2.1 1.8 66.0% 65.8% 54.1% 55.9% 53.9% 61.6% 43.2% 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1%
28 2016 40/48 2.5 2.8 65.6% 65.1% 47.3% 58.4% 53.6% 59.0% 42.4% 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0%
29 2017 47/48 2.9 2.9 65.5% 64.2% 45.5% 52.2% 45.3% 57.7% 43.3% 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9%
30 2018 34/35 2.4 4.1 64.4% 63.8% 43.6% 56.6% 44.0% 56.6% 41.5% 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4%
31 2019 3/3 3.3 3.0 67.3% 61.0% 43.4% 52.0% 36.3% 55.6% 38.7% 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 — 442/477 2.5 2.6 63.2% 64.2% 46.6% 54.0% 48.7% 57.6% 43.0% — 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 Ekaterina Makarova 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
19 2007 1536 118.3 +1.82 -0.84 0.769 44.4% +21 — — 40.0% -1.10 2–0 — — -0.12 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05
20 2008 1626 124.1 -0.08 -0.65 0.958 48.7% -33 -52 +24 46.5% -0.34 6–6 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 102.4 -0.55 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 2009 1634 131.6 -1.02 +0.38 0.960 49.1% -45 +48 +32 47.4% -0.49 7–8 (47%) 7–0 (100%) 107.5 -0.92 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 2010 1663 122.5 -0.26 -1.13 0.918 48.3% -104 -64 +173 45.5% -0.53 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 98.1 -2.59 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 2011 1606 131.9 +0.66 -2.66 0.887 47.4% -47 +70 +141 40.9% -0.75 6–6 (50%) 3–6 (33%) 101.5 -1.38 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 2012 1758 146.6 +3.45 +1.31 1.076 51.4% -30 -80 +28 57.1% +0.51 4–6 (40%) 4–6 (40%) 96.8 -2.49 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 2013 1836 145.0 +3.78 +1.69 1.108 52.2% -22 -149 -40 59.3% +0.60 5–8 (38%) 3–6 (33%) 94.8 -1.08 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 2014 1841 150.2 +3.13 +1.93 1.095 51.8% +1 -157 +25 60.2% +0.56 11–2 (85%) 5–6 (45%) 106.8 -1.18 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 2015 1795 142.0 +3.14 +1.65 1.125 52.5% +49 -71 +5 64.8% +0.89 4–7 (36%) 5–1 (83%) 98.0 +1.69 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 1776 140.5 +2.86 -0.13 1.035 50.8% +17 -78 +71 55.0% +0.41 8–9 (47%) 3–2 (60%) 96.7 +0.36 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 1841 148.6 +1.78 +0.54 1.022 50.2% +18 -103 -20 52.7% +0.19 10–6 (63%) 6–6 (50%) 104.6 -2.16 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 1757 140.7 +0.52 -0.09 0.957 49.2% +11 -59 +62 45.8% -0.40 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 101.3 -2.54 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 1707 109.2 -2.16 -1.63 0.871 47.4% +6 — — 25.0% -1.00 0–2 0–1 — 0.00 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 — 1942 146.2 +1.78 +0.38 1.014 50.2% -11 -55 +51 52.5% +0.08 72–73 (50%) 49–43 (53%) 104.0 -2.73 — 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.