H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 04:32 UTC
Elise Mertens vs Monica Niculescu H2H: 4-0
Elise Mertens holds a 4–0 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Elise Mertens leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Elise Mertens won the 2019 Wimbledon second round 7-5 6-0.
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BEL
Age 30
Right-Handed
179 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4
–
0
4 main draw meetings
ROU
Age 38
Right-Handed
168 cm / 5'6"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2019* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R64 | Grass | Elise Mertens | 7-5 6-0 | Monica Niculescu | Match data |
| Jan 12, 2018* | Hobart | WTA 250 | QF | Hard | Elise Mertens | (w/o) | Monica Niculescu | Match data |
| Apr 13, 2017* | Biel | WTA 250 | R32 | Hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-2 | Monica Niculescu | Match data |
| Jan 15, 2017* | Hobart | WTA 250 | F | Hard | Elise Mertens | 6-3 6-1 | Monica Niculescu | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elise Mertens | #24 | #12 | 3,685 | 2,013 | 311 | 199 | 61.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 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 | Elise Mertens | Monica Niculescu | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2007 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #152 | 1,490 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2016 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #125 | 1,546 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 8–15 | 34.8% | #48 | 1,542 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2017 | 30–22 | 57.7% | #35 | 1,737 | 0 | 1 | 2009 | 10–22 | 31.2% | #103 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2018 | 43–19 | 69.4% | #12 | 1,821 | 0 | 4 | 2010 | 6–9 | 40.0% | #82 | 1,573 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2019 | 33–24 | 57.9% | #17 | 1,836 | 0 | 5 | 2011 | 21–15 | 58.3% | #30 | 1,755 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2020 | 32–13 | 71.1% | #20 | 1,934 | 0 | 5 | 2012 | 15–23 | 39.5% | #58 | 1,639 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2021 | 33–18 | 64.7% | #21 | 1,856 | 0 | 6 | 2013 | 22–21 | 51.2% | #59 | 1,637 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | 2022 | 28–21 | 57.1% | #29 | 1,795 | 0 | 7 | 2014 | 22–19 | 53.7% | #46 | 1,687 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | 2023 | 26–21 | 55.3% | #29 | 1,819 | 0 | 8 | 2015 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #39 | 1,677 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | 2024 | 27–25 | 51.9% | #34 | 1,788 | 0 | 8 | 2016 | 25–17 | 59.5% | #38 | 1,782 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | 2025 | 36–20 | 64.3% | #20 | 1,866 | 0 | 10 | 2017 | 10–19 | 34.5% | #77 | 1,618 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | 2026 | 20–13 | 60.6% | #24 | 1,908 | 0 | 10 | 2018 | 9–15 | 37.5% | #99 | 1,588 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |