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

Kristina Kucova vs Monica Niculescu H2H: 1-0

Kristina Kucova holds a 1–0 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Kristina Kucova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Kristina Kucova won the 2014 Katowice round of 32 6-1 6-1.

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Kristina Kucova
Slovak Republic Age 36 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kristina Kucova #146 6-1 6-1 Monica Niculescu #78 Match data Apr 10, 2014* R32 Katowice 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
Kristina Kucova #1,375 #71 899 1,697 40 68 37.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Kristina Kucova Monica Niculescu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2009 1–3 25.0% #112 1,479 0 0 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0
20 2010 0–3 0.0% #228 1,447 0 0 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0
21 2011 2–2 50.0% #209 1,485 0 0 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0
22 — — — — — — — 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0
23 2013 0–1 0.0% #147 1,472 0 0 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0
24 2014 4–3 57.1% #147 1,514 0 0 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0
25 2015 1–4 20.0% #146 1,490 0 0 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1
26 2016 12–9 57.1% #81 1,675 0 0 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2
27 2017 3–11 21.4% #245 1,567 0 0 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2
28 2018 2–5 28.6% #259 1,543 0 0 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3
29 2019 1–5 16.7% #175 1,543 0 0 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3
30 2020 0–1 0.0% #147 1,628 0 0 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3
31 2021 10–8 55.6% #97 1,624 0 0 2019 8–10 44.4% #118 1,638 0 3
32 2022 4–8 33.3% #268 1,560 0 0 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,586 0 3
33 2023 0–5 0.0% #507 1,496 0 0 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 Kristina Kucova 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 2009 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2011 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2013 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2014 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2015 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2016 6 5 11 54.5% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2017 1 3 4 25.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
28 2018 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2019 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2021 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — 2019 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2022 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 2023 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 16 34 50 32.0% 20 28 48 41.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 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 102/108 of Kristina Kucova'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 Kristina Kucova 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 2009 4/4 0.5 3.5 63.4% 53.3% 49.0% 36.3% 55.7% 51.8% 42.2% 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8%
20 2010 3/3 0.0 4.0 65.9% 49.5% 30.1% 36.1% 56.0% 42.2% 33.9% 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0%
21 2011 4/4 0.0 1.8 62.3% 52.3% 41.0% 45.8% 36.9% 48.1% 41.3% 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9%
23 2013 1/1 0.0 8.0 60.4% 55.7% 32.5% 25.0% 64.3% 46.5% 49.0% 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8%
24 2014 3/7 0.3 2.3 64.4% 61.5% 50.3% 34.4% 42.9% 56.7% 46.0% 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3%
25 2015 4/5 0.0 5.3 68.4% 57.0% 50.7% 57.3% 42.7% 55.1% 41.3% 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4%
26 2016 20/21 0.5 3.9 63.1% 58.5% 44.8% 49.6% 45.3% 52.8% 45.8% 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0%
27 2017 14/14 0.8 2.4 65.7% 51.7% 43.6% 42.7% 48.0% 48.3% 39.5% 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1%
28 2018 7/7 0.4 2.6 66.4% 53.5% 38.6% 42.0% 54.2% 48.8% 44.9% 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0%
29 2019 6/6 0.0 4.2 56.8% 54.3% 43.2% 51.3% 33.7% 50.0% 36.3% 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9%
30 2020 1/1 0.0 5.0 53.4% 45.2% 44.4% 44.4% 18.2% 44.8% 39.4% 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4%
31 2021 18/18 0.3 3.3 63.4% 62.0% 46.9% 46.5% 48.6% 56.6% 44.1% 2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2%
32 2022 12/12 0.8 3.4 68.2% 57.9% 38.7% 43.8% 40.4% 52.1% 40.5% 2020 2/2 1.0 1.5 79.6% 49.7% 35.3% 49.4% 42.2% 46.7% 40.2%
33 2023 5/5 0.6 4.6 60.1% 54.3% 34.6% 46.1% 36.2% 46.8% 35.5% 2021 3/3 0.3 1.3 74.9% 47.5% 49.1% 46.0% 50.0% 46.5% 36.7%
Career — 102/108 0.4 3.4 64.0% 56.5% 43.1% 45.3% 45.3% 51.6% 42.0% — 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 Kristina Kucova 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 2009 1480 100.8 -2.45 -1.32 0.875 46.9% — — — 22.2% -1.11 1–0 0–2 — +0.33 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05
20 2010 1447 97.3 -2.20 -1.19 0.587 38.4% — — — 0.0% -3.83 — — — +0.09 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 2011 1485 109.5 -1.91 +0.52 0.796 44.8% +42 — — 57.1% +0.29 1–0 1–0 — -0.22 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 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 2013 1472 100.2 -1.44 -3.90 0.916 47.7% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — +0.05 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 2014 1515 114.8 +1.12 -0.31 1.062 51.2% -9 +53 — 56.3% +0.31 1–1 0–1 — +0.23 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 2015 1490 105.8 -1.50 +0.60 0.919 48.3% — +35 — 35.7% -0.93 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.16 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 2016 1676 125.2 -2.13 +1.39 0.970 49.6% -47 -40 — 52.0% -0.10 7–2 (78%) 1–4 (20%) 106.7 -0.02 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 2017 1567 106.6 -4.42 -2.38 0.765 43.8% +37 +13 -25 30.0% -1.50 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.09 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 2018 1544 107.0 -1.75 +0.58 0.878 46.9% +47 -42 — 26.7% -1.47 1–0 0–1 — -0.09 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 2019 1544 115.2 -2.55 -2.28 0.726 43.4% — -57 — 20.0% -2.20 — 0–1 — -0.35 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 2020 1629 99.0 -1.17 +0.49 0.714 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.03 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 2021 1625 124.4 -0.01 +0.98 1.015 50.1% -47 +108 — 52.4% +0.02 4–2 (67%) 5–2 (71%) 103.9 +0.65 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 2022 1561 112.8 -3.79 -3.02 0.846 46.3% -8 +74 — 37.0% -0.63 1–2 (33%) 0–4 (0%) 95.6 +0.58 2020 1587 99.7 -1.05 +1.06 0.754 43.7% — — — 33.3% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11
33 2023 1496 97.5 -3.95 -3.42 0.666 41.1% +3 — — 0.0% -3.30 — 0–1 — +0.24 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1698 119.0 -2.22 -0.58 0.868 46.8% -11 +22 -25 39.0% -0.79 18–14 (56%) 9–19 (32%) 99.2 +1.18 — 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.