H2H data updated: 2026-08-31 00:00 UTC

Monica Niculescu vs Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik H2H: 1-0

Monica Niculescu holds a 1–0 lead over Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Monica Niculescu leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2013 Luxembourg round of 32 7-5 6-4.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik
Romania Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

WinnerScoreLoserMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #43 7-5 6-4 Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik #67 Match data Oct 17, 2013* R32 Luxembourg 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
Monica Niculescu #958 #28 1,960 1,779 179 214 45.5% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik #1,168 #59 972 1,603 36 62 36.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.

Monica Niculescu Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 2011 1–1 50.0% #109 1,502 0 0
2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 2012 10–18 35.7% #90 1,492 0 0
2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2013 16–18 47.1% #61 1,560 0 0
2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2014 3–17 15.0% #236 1,419 0 0
2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2017 5–3 62.5% #157 1,549 0 0
2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2018 0–1 0.0% #263 1,558 0 0
2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2019 0–1 0.0% #269 1,522 0 0
2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2021 0–1 0.0% #208 1,540 0 0
2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2022 1–2 33.3% #178 1,567 0 0
2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 — — — — — — —
2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 — — — — — — —
2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3 — — — — — — —
2019 8–10 44.4% #118 1,638 0 3 — — — — — — —
2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,586 0 3 — — — — — — —
2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,519 0 3 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Monica Niculescu Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik
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 %
2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2012 6 7 13 46.2% 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2013 6 8 14 42.9% 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 0 7 7 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2017 — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — —
2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2018 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2019 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2021 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2022 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2019 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 143 148 291 49.1% 20 40 60 33.3% 14 23 37 37.8% 2 3 5 40.0% Career 16 25 41 39.0% 19 31 50 38.0% 1 6 7 14.3% — — — —

Performance Progression by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 341/394 of Monica Niculescu's and 94/98 of Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik'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.

Monica Niculescu Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik
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%
2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8% 2011 2/2 0.5 1.5 65.9% 61.2% 51.5% 70.0% 57.5% 57.5% 44.7%
2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0% 2012 26/28 0.7 5.2 65.9% 55.5% 39.2% 45.1% 44.7% 50.0% 39.3%
2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8% 2013 33/34 0.9 4.9 65.9% 56.9% 42.7% 47.8% 49.8% 52.1% 47.2%
2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% 2014 19/20 1.0 7.5 64.8% 55.6% 37.3% 48.2% 40.3% 49.3% 41.5%
2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2017 8/8 0.3 3.3 71.8% 55.2% 36.3% 41.7% 64.5% 49.8% 51.5%
2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2018 1/1 1.0 6.0 75.4% 42.9% 31.3% 46.2% 50.0% 40.0% 45.8%
2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2019 1/1 1.0 2.0 80.0% 62.5% 40.0% 25.0% 0.0% 58.0% 25.9%
2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2021 1/1 1.0 9.0 70.9% 51.3% 53.1% 56.3% 40.0% 51.8% 44.0%
2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2022 3/3 0.0 5.3 70.8% 50.2% 28.1% 37.4% 40.2% 43.7% 39.7%
2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2020 2/2 1.0 1.5 79.6% 49.7% 35.3% 49.4% 42.2% 46.7% 40.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2021 3/3 0.3 1.3 74.9% 47.5% 49.1% 46.0% 50.0% 46.5% 36.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career 341/394 0.9 1.8 73.4% 56.9% 44.8% 46.4% 50.7% 53.3% 46.5% Career 94/98 0.8 5.3 66.7% 55.8% 39.8% 46.6% 46.9% 50.6% 43.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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.

Monica Niculescu Alexandra Cadantu-Ignatik
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Schedule
2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — +0.05 2011 1502 100.7 -1.24 -0.76 1.050 51.5% — — — 50.0% +0.50 — — +0.23
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%) +0.05 2012 1492 99.7 -4.00 -3.58 0.787 44.8% +26 +59 +60 35.4% -1.34 6–3 (67%) 2–1 (67%) +0.17
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 2013 1561 118.9 -2.98 +1.84 0.987 49.7% -28 +38 — 44.0% -0.17 6–3 (67%) 1–5 (17%) +0.82
2010 1574 117.8 -2.83 +0.34 0.866 46.8% -1 — — 41.7% -0.81 3–3 (50%) 1–2 (33%) -0.32 2014 1420 97.6 -4.70 -1.81 0.819 45.5% +64 +60 — 21.4% -1.81 1–3 (25%) 0–3 (0%) +0.41
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%) +0.37 2016 1420 99.0 — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) +0.44 2017 1549 106.6 -2.18 +3.77 1.027 50.8% — +36 — 71.4% +1.57 2–0 — +0.60
2013 1635 132.6 -0.55 +4.14 1.104 52.3% +66 -181 — 52.1% +0.24 6–8 (43%) 4–2 (67%) -0.53 2018 1559 107.5 +0.26 +0.68 0.763 42.7% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — -0.04
2014 1688 140.2 -1.17 +5.03 1.133 53.0% +7 -148 — 57.1% +1.03 8–12 (40%) 2–6 (25%) -0.85 2019 1523 92.4 -3.77 +2.34 0.616 40.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — -0.05
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%) -0.95 2020 1524 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2016 1759 135.4 -1.87 +5.53 1.073 51.7% +23 -229 — 56.0% +0.42 8–6 (57%) 1–4 (20%) +0.22 2021 1540 106.7 -2.72 -0.06 0.913 48.1% — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — +0.10
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%) +0.21 2022 1567 105.5 -2.34 -1.20 0.706 41.7% — +25 — 28.6% -2.00 1–0 — +0.02
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 2023 1547 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2019 1638 129.0 -1.03 +1.89 1.019 50.3% +11 — -43 46.2% -0.05 3–4 (43%) 2–5 (29%) -0.23 2024 1533 95.6 — — — — — — — — — — — —
2020 1587 99.7 -1.05 +1.06 0.754 43.7% — — — 33.3% -2.34 0–2 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — -0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1780 134.0 -1.87 +2.44 0.996 49.9% +19 -140 -64 46.8% -0.13 63–79 (44%) 30–32 (48%) -0.41 Career 1603 107.4 -3.46 -0.41 0.884 47.2% +17 +45 +60 37.4% -0.85 16–10 (62%) 3–9 (25%) +2.31

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.