H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
Monica Niculescu vs Anabel Medina Garrigues H2H: 2-1
Monica Niculescu holds a 2–1 lead over Anabel Medina Garrigues in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Monica Niculescu leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Anabel Medina Garrigues leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2013 Florianopolis third round 5-7 7-6(7) 6-1.
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ROU
Age 38
Right-Handed
168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2
–
1
3 main draw meetings
ESP
Age 43
Right-Handed
169 cm / 5'7"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2013* | Florianopolis | WTA 250 | R32 | Hard | Monica Niculescu | 5-7 7-6(7) 6-1 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Match data |
| Oct 21, 2011* | Luxembourg | WTA 250 | R16 | Hard | Monica Niculescu | 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Match data |
| Apr 30, 2011* | Estoril | WTA 250 | SF | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6-1 6-3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monica Niculescu | #958 | #28 | 1,960 | 1,807 | 176 | 213 | 45.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Anabel Medina Garrigues | #741 | #16 | 2,505 | 1,852 | 310 | 275 | 53.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
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 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2000 | 2–5 | 28.6% | #109 | 1,494 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2001 | 16–20 | 44.4% | #66 | 1,563 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 2007 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #152 | 1,490 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 9–3 | 75.0% | #116 | 1,687 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 2008 | 8–15 | 34.8% | #48 | 1,542 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 13–12 | 52.0% | #71 | 1,613 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 2009 | 10–22 | 31.2% | #103 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 25–22 | 53.2% | #39 | 1,716 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 2010 | 6–9 | 40.0% | #82 | 1,573 | 0 | 0 | 2005 | 28–23 | 54.9% | #33 | 1,747 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | 2011 | 21–15 | 58.3% | #30 | 1,755 | 0 | 0 | 2006 | 34–24 | 58.6% | #27 | 1,690 | 0 | 6 |
| 24 | 2012 | 15–23 | 39.5% | #58 | 1,639 | 0 | 0 | 2007 | 25–22 | 53.2% | #34 | 1,694 | 0 | 7 |
| 25 | 2013 | 22–21 | 51.2% | #59 | 1,637 | 0 | 1 | 2008 | 41–24 | 63.1% | #22 | 1,833 | 0 | 8 |
| 26 | 2014 | 22–19 | 53.7% | #46 | 1,687 | 0 | 2 | 2009 | 33–26 | 55.9% | #27 | 1,683 | 0 | 9 |
| 27 | 2015 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #39 | 1,677 | 0 | 2 | 2010 | 18–25 | 41.9% | #71 | 1,565 | 0 | 9 |
| 28 | 2016 | 25–17 | 59.5% | #38 | 1,782 | 0 | 3 | 2011 | 35–21 | 62.5% | #27 | 1,774 | 0 | 11 |
| 29 | 2017 | 10–19 | 34.5% | #77 | 1,618 | 0 | 3 | 2012 | 23–25 | 47.9% | #50 | 1,629 | 0 | 11 |
| 30 | 2018 | 9–15 | 37.5% | #99 | 1,588 | 0 | 3 | 2013 | 8–19 | 29.6% | #100 | 1,553 | 0 | 11 |
| 31 | 2019 | 8–11 | 42.1% | #118 | 1,627 | 0 | 3 | 2014 | 0–4 | 0.0% | #452 | 1,501 | 0 | 11 |
| 32 | 2020 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #144 | 1,579 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2021 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #274 | 1,514 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |