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

Johanna Konta vs Monica Niculescu H2H: 1-2

Monica Niculescu holds a 2–1 lead over Johanna Konta in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Monica Niculescu leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2017 China Open first round 6-1 6-2.

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Johanna Konta
GBR Age 35 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #65 6-1 6-2 Johanna Konta #7 Match data Oct 1, 2017 R64 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Johanna Konta #23 6-2 6-2 Monica Niculescu #33 Match data Mar 30, 2016* R16 Miami Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Monica Niculescu #61 6-2 2-6 6-2 Johanna Konta #147 Match data Jun 13, 2015* QF Nottingham Open 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
Johanna Konta #113 #4 5,110 2,019 179 122 59.5% 0 1 0 2 1 4
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 Johanna Konta Monica Niculescu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0
20 2011 0–1 0.0% #308 1,494 0 0 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0
21 2012 2–3 40.0% #156 1,506 0 0 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0
22 2013 3–5 37.5% #114 1,505 0 0 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0
23 2014 2–8 20.0% #148 1,460 0 0 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0
24 2015 13–8 61.9% #48 1,695 0 0 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0
25 2016 46–23 66.7% #10 1,909 0 1 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1
26 2017 36–17 67.9% #9 1,857 0 3 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2
27 2018 26–24 52.0% #37 1,817 0 3 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2
28 2019 33–15 68.8% #12 1,929 0 3 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3
29 2020 8–9 47.1% #14 1,828 0 3 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3
30 2021 10–9 52.6% #113 1,820 0 4 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 Johanna Konta 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 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2011 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2012 2 2 4 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 2013 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2014 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2015 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2016 38 15 53 71.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2017 21 9 30 70.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 13 4 17 76.5% — — — — 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2018 17 16 33 51.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
28 2019 11 8 19 57.9% 15 4 19 78.9% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2020 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2021 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — 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 — 109 72 181 60.2% 24 24 48 50.0% 46 26 72 63.9% — — — — — 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 276/302 of Johanna Konta'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 Johanna Konta 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 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8%
20 2011 1/1 0.0 6.0 64.9% 57.1% 52.9% 45.5% 41.7% 55.7% 43.8% 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0%
21 2012 5/5 2.8 3.4 64.7% 63.2% 47.4% 55.5% 45.6% 57.5% 44.3% 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8%
22 2013 8/8 3.4 3.9 55.7% 68.5% 46.1% 48.8% 38.5% 58.3% 41.4% 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9%
23 2014 10/10 4.8 4.7 60.9% 65.0% 42.9% 49.1% 40.9% 56.8% 38.9% 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8%
24 2015 13/21 3.2 2.5 68.7% 68.4% 54.6% 56.3% 39.5% 64.3% 42.4% 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3%
25 2016 58/70 4.6 2.5 61.5% 69.0% 53.3% 59.0% 49.3% 63.0% 45.6% 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4%
26 2017 51/53 4.4 2.4 62.3% 70.1% 51.3% 57.9% 46.4% 63.0% 44.3% 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0%
27 2018 47/50 4.8 3.1 61.3% 69.1% 49.2% 61.8% 47.7% 61.3% 43.1% 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1%
28 2019 48/48 3.9 1.8 66.7% 68.3% 51.8% 65.4% 47.3% 62.7% 43.1% 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0%
29 2020 17/17 4.1 2.4 62.8% 72.3% 52.5% 61.1% 29.6% 64.7% 39.9% 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9%
30 2021 18/19 4.8 2.4 64.4% 67.0% 48.1% 55.1% 46.8% 60.2% 39.9% 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 — 276/302 4.3 2.6 63.0% 68.8% 51.0% 59.4% 45.6% 62.2% 43.2% — 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 Johanna Konta 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 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05
20 2011 1495 105.2 -3.70 +5.19 0.987 49.3% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.21 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 2012 1507 102.4 -0.74 -0.74 1.042 50.4% +26 — — 40.0% -0.80 0–2 1–0 — +0.06 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 2013 1505 104.2 +1.55 -1.52 0.991 49.6% +49 — +8 41.2% -0.41 0–1 — — +0.37 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 2014 1461 102.5 +0.14 -3.37 0.901 48.0% +28 — +83 30.4% -0.91 0–3 (0%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.42 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 2015 1696 133.9 +4.57 +1.53 1.188 53.1% -49 — -54 59.2% +0.59 4–5 (44%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -1.09 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 2016 1910 150.9 +5.83 +2.56 1.233 53.8% +17 -422 -216 66.0% +1.14 10–9 (53%) 12–2 (86%) 108.0 +1.13 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 2017 1857 150.3 +6.00 +1.48 1.198 53.3% +43 -355 +71 65.8% +1.10 9–9 (50%) 6–10 (38%) 95.2 -0.38 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 2018 1817 150.2 +4.37 +0.73 1.111 52.1% +26 -300 +80 54.5% +0.58 5–9 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 93.7 -0.82 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 2019 1929 148.1 +5.43 +0.52 1.156 52.9% -74 -89 +12 62.2% +0.99 12–3 (80%) 6–8 (43%) 109.0 -2.51 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 2020 1828 136.4 +4.38 -1.78 1.131 51.1% -18 -16 — 50.0% +0.16 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) 95.7 +0.30 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 2021 1821 131.5 +2.33 -1.69 1.003 50.1% -28 -46 +285 54.1% +0.30 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) 97.9 +0.58 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2020 150.1 +4.68 +0.72 1.142 52.4% +5 -193 +18 59.0% +0.73 44–47 (48%) 38–36 (51%) 98.3 -0.72 — 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.