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Monica Niculescu vs Ana Ivanovic H2H: 0-1

Ana Ivanovic holds a 1–0 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ana Ivanovic leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ana Ivanovic won the 2012 Linz Open round of 32 7-5 6-3.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Ana Ivanovic
SRB Age 38 Right-Handed 184 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ana Ivanovic #12 7-5 6-3 Monica Niculescu #70 Match data Oct 11, 2012* R32 Linz 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
Monica Niculescu #958 #28 1,960 1,779 179 214 45.5% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Ana Ivanovic #63 #1 6,912 2,118 421 216 66.1% 1 3 2 5 4 15

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 Monica Niculescu Ana Ivanovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2004 3–4 42.9% #101 1,542 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2005 32–14 69.6% #16 1,849 0 1
18 — — — — — — — 2006 36–18 66.7% #14 1,894 0 2
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 2007 49–17 74.2% #4 2,037 0 5
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 2008 38–16 70.4% #5 1,986 1 8
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2009 22–14 61.1% #21 1,827 1 8
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2010 33–18 64.7% #17 1,939 1 10
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2011 32–20 61.5% #22 1,871 1 11
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2012 35–19 64.8% #13 1,874 1 11
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2013 38–23 62.3% #16 1,856 1 11
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2014 59–18 76.6% #5 2,048 1 15
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2015 29–19 60.4% #16 1,855 1 15
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 2016 15–16 48.4% #63 1,684 1 15
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 — — — — — — —
30 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 Monica Niculescu Ana Ivanovic
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 21 9 30 70.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 26 12 38 68.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 23 11 34 67.6% 16 3 19 84.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 26 13 39 66.7% 10 2 12 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
21 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2009 15 10 25 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2010 27 12 39 69.2% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2011 25 13 38 65.8% 1 4 5 20.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
24 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2012 24 13 37 64.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2013 28 17 45 62.2% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2014 39 13 52 75.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 7 1 8 87.5% — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2015 21 13 34 61.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2016 8 10 18 44.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 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 — 143 148 291 49.1% 20 40 60 33.3% 14 23 37 37.8% 2 3 5 40.0% — 286 148 434 65.9% 89 43 132 67.4% 41 23 64 64.1% 5 2 7 71.4%

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 341/394 of Monica Niculescu's and 517/630 of Ana Ivanovic'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 Monica Niculescu Ana Ivanovic
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 12/46 1.7 3.0 55.7% 67.6% 52.9% 52.0% 42.8% 60.8% 46.7%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 37/54 3.8 3.2 55.5% 69.0% 49.2% 60.6% 50.1% 60.3% 47.0%
19 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8% 2007 62/66 4.2 3.1 57.2% 71.1% 49.0% 53.4% 51.4% 61.6% 46.6%
20 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0% 2008 47/54 3.5 3.4 62.3% 67.9% 49.5% 57.8% 49.4% 60.9% 46.3%
21 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8% 2009 32/36 3.2 4.6 60.8% 65.9% 49.8% 59.1% 53.4% 59.2% 45.1%
22 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% 2010 48/51 3.7 4.5 59.0% 70.2% 44.2% 49.7% 50.1% 59.9% 46.0%
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2011 45/52 4.2 5.0 54.6% 71.9% 48.1% 59.4% 50.6% 60.9% 48.2%
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2012 47/54 3.2 3.7 55.8% 69.3% 47.9% 51.3% 48.8% 59.9% 46.2%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2013 52/61 3.9 4.4 57.7% 67.2% 49.3% 55.8% 52.6% 59.7% 48.3%
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2014 71/77 3.3 3.1 60.6% 67.9% 49.8% 57.6% 51.0% 60.8% 48.4%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2015 35/48 4.1 5.0 62.1% 68.3% 47.4% 54.4% 46.4% 60.3% 44.5%
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% 2016 29/31 2.7 4.2 59.8% 67.3% 42.7% 49.4% 48.5% 57.4% 45.0%
29 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 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 — 341/394 0.9 1.8 73.4% 56.9% 44.8% 46.4% 50.7% 53.3% 46.5% — 517/637 3.6 3.9 58.5% 68.8% 48.2% 55.3% 50.2% 60.3% 46.8%

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 Monica Niculescu Ana Ivanovic
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1543 117.4 — — — — +32 — — 41.2% -0.12 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 100.3 -0.54
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1850 150.3 +3.23 +2.55 1.191 52.9% -43 -122 -247 65.7% +0.96 8–3 (73%) 8–1 (89%) 112.3 +0.56
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1895 151.5 +3.56 +2.92 1.182 53.4% -15 -151 -172 64.3% +1.14 7–4 (64%) 5–6 (45%) 99.8 -0.58
19 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 2007 2038 159.0 +5.55 +4.04 1.216 54.1% -62 -22 -172 65.5% +1.17 15–3 (83%) 5–2 (71%) 112.5 -2.51
20 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 2008 1987 164.1 +5.49 +3.02 1.186 53.6% -11 +74 -137 67.2% +1.20 12–10 (55%) 7–3 (70%) 100.5 -1.28
21 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 2009 1828 136.0 +3.01 +1.86 1.108 52.3% -1 +191 +29 60.0% +0.80 6–6 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 93.3 +1.32
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 2010 1940 156.0 +3.95 +2.72 1.147 52.9% +4 +25 -134 64.2% +1.10 5–4 (56%) 9–5 (64%) 102.7 -2.94
23 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 2011 1872 151.9 +4.17 +3.67 1.234 54.3% +36 -19 -25 62.9% +1.43 1–8 (11%) 3–10 (23%) 83.3 +1.25
24 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 2012 1875 149.9 +3.85 +3.01 1.152 52.8% +9 +6 +7 63.4% +0.95 5–5 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 97.2 -0.65
25 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 2013 1856 156.8 +3.94 +4.03 1.197 54.0% +6 +62 -26 61.7% +1.14 8–13 (38%) 5–8 (38%) 91.3 -0.64
26 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 2014 2048 165.8 +4.88 +5.41 1.235 54.6% -22 -45 -121 73.1% +1.51 13–8 (62%) 12–3 (80%) 108.8 -3.79
27 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 2015 1855 147.0 +1.43 +3.09 1.121 52.3% +30 +80 -4 59.5% +0.82 7–12 (37%) 6–7 (46%) 89.9 +1.19
28 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 2016 1684 127.0 +0.89 +1.59 1.057 51.3% +67 +187 +113 50.0% +0.20 3–5 (38%) 4–3 (57%) 94.0 +1.36
29 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 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 — 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 — 2119 159.9 +3.97 +3.43 1.177 53.5% -3 +13 -76 63.8% +1.08 92–82 (53%) 73–62 (54%) 97.3 -1.15

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.