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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 round of 32 5-7 7-6(7) 6-1.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Anabel Medina Garrigues
ESP Age 44 Right-Handed 169 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #75 5-7 7-6(7) 6-1 Anabel Medina Garrigues #61 Match data Feb 28, 2013* R32 Florianopolis International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Monica Niculescu #34 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1 Anabel Medina Garrigues #28 Match data Oct 21, 2011* R16 Luxembourg International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Anabel Medina Garrigues #61 6-1 6-3 Monica Niculescu #59 Match data Apr 30, 2011* SF Estoril International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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
Anabel Medina Garrigues #741 #16 2,505 1,834 310 278 52.7% 0 0 0 0 11 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
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2000 2–5 28.6% #109 1,495 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2001 16–20 44.4% #66 1,562 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 1,543 0 0 2003 13–12 52.0% #71 1,613 0 1
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2004 25–23 52.1% #39 1,708 0 2
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2005 28–23 54.9% #33 1,744 0 4
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2006 34–24 58.6% #27 1,689 0 6
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2007 25–22 53.2% #34 1,682 0 7
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2008 41–25 62.1% #22 1,819 0 8
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2009 33–26 55.9% #27 1,683 0 9
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2010 18–25 41.9% #71 1,567 0 9
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 2011 35–21 62.5% #27 1,783 0 11
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 2012 23–26 46.9% #50 1,618 0 11
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3 2013 8–19 29.6% #100 1,541 0 11
31 2019 8–10 44.4% #118 1,638 0 3 2014 0–4 0.0% #452 1,491 0 11
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 Anabel Medina Garrigues
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 2 6 8 25.0% 14 12 26 53.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2003 1 2 3 33.3% 12 10 22 54.5% — — — — — — — —
21 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2004 12 12 24 50.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2005 12 15 27 44.4% 15 5 20 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2006 14 14 28 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2007 9 14 23 39.1% 15 5 20 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 21 15 36 58.3% 18 7 25 72.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 19 18 37 51.4% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2010 4 13 17 23.5% 14 10 24 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 12 12 24 50.0% 23 8 31 74.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2012 8 13 21 38.1% 13 9 22 59.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2013 2 8 10 20.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2019 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2014 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 125 149 274 45.6% 168 99 267 62.9% 15 21 36 41.7% 2 9 11 18.2%

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 326/508 of Anabel Medina Garrigues'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 Anabel Medina Garrigues
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 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8% 2004 6/48 1.8 0.7 78.0% 58.3% 59.5% 62.0% 59.9% 58.6% 46.3%
22 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% 2005 5/51 2.2 1.8 64.4% 56.8% 36.3% 52.9% 45.1% 49.6% 48.6%
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2006 24/58 0.8 1.8 61.8% 56.1% 49.6% 49.2% 58.3% 53.5% 44.6%
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2007 42/47 1.2 1.7 62.3% 63.3% 47.4% 49.5% 51.9% 57.3% 44.3%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2008 51/66 1.1 1.0 67.2% 61.0% 52.7% 53.2% 53.7% 58.3% 47.3%
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2009 47/59 1.1 1.7 65.4% 63.4% 45.4% 46.8% 51.9% 56.9% 46.0%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2010 40/43 1.1 1.8 63.9% 59.5% 46.7% 50.2% 45.9% 54.8% 46.0%
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% 2011 44/56 0.7 1.0 66.7% 62.3% 49.9% 48.2% 55.5% 58.3% 49.6%
29 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% 2012 46/49 1.5 1.3 64.2% 60.7% 46.8% 54.9% 42.5% 55.9% 42.8%
30 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4% 2013 19/27 1.9 2.3 63.2% 61.4% 43.9% 45.3% 45.3% 55.3% 44.7%
31 2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2% 2014 2/4 0.5 2.0 65.9% 56.8% 23.0% 63.9% 25.0% 45.3% 36.3%
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% — 326/588 1.2 1.5 64.9% 61.1% 48.0% 50.5% 50.6% 56.5% 45.8%

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 Anabel Medina Garrigues
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1495 109.4 — — — — — +46 — 37.5% -0.88 0–2 0–1 — -0.45
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1563 117.3 — — — — -85 +93 — 48.8% +0.08 4–10 (29%) 2–5 (29%) 93.0 +0.66
19 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 2002 1688 129.0 — — — — -48 — — 75.0% +1.87 2–0 0–1 — +0.26
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 2003 1613 108.3 — — — — 0 +20 — 49.2% +0.02 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 102.6 +1.71
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 2004 1708 129.8 +1.41 +0.60 1.118 51.8% -57 +9 -121 53.7% +0.07 6–8 (43%) 2–3 (40%) 98.9 -1.46
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 2005 1745 135.2 -1.51 +1.69 0.965 49.2% -99 +158 -209 53.6% +0.26 6–6 (50%) 5–9 (36%) 98.7 -2.02
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 2006 1689 128.8 -1.72 -0.23 0.958 49.1% -75 +209 -104 55.6% +0.38 13–6 (68%) 4–3 (57%) 104.3 +2.64
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 2007 1682 135.1 +0.95 +0.79 1.039 50.5% -106 +315 — 53.6% +0.32 7–11 (39%) 8–3 (73%) 98.9 +0.01
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 2008 1820 137.4 +2.98 +3.19 1.133 52.6% -59 +96 -278 58.5% +0.61 11–11 (50%) 8–9 (47%) 97.9 -0.46
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 2009 1684 126.3 +0.93 +1.02 1.069 51.3% -23 +170 -48 52.7% +0.20 11–6 (65%) 5–2 (71%) 104.7 +2.67
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 2010 1568 122.5 -1.00 +1.31 1.018 50.4% -21 +188 — 44.7% -0.10 4–8 (33%) 0–4 (0%) 91.6 +0.63
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 2011 1783 138.0 +2.59 +4.74 1.189 53.8% -112 +101 — 61.8% +0.86 2–8 (20%) 6–7 (46%) 94.4 -1.92
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 2012 1619 120.1 +0.13 -0.99 0.970 49.5% -31 +157 -55 49.1% +0.03 5–9 (36%) 9–4 (69%) 97.5 +1.56
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 2013 1542 118.6 -0.14 +0.99 1.001 49.5% -27 +153 -29 38.7% -0.87 2–10 (17%) 2–2 (50%) 91.4 -1.16
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 2014 1491 90.1 -2.24 -1.41 0.663 41.1% — — — 11.1% -3.22 0–1 — — +0.24
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 — 1834 132.6 +0.82 +1.48 1.053 51.0% -62 +135 -114 52.6% +0.21 79–99 (44%) 54–55 (50%) 94.1 +0.50

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.