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

Monica Niculescu vs Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic H2H: 2-1

Monica Niculescu holds a 2–1 lead over Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Monica Niculescu leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2014 Guangzhou Open round of 32 6-2 6-2.

Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2 1
3 main-draw meetings
SRB Age 34 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #60 6-2 6-2 Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic #39 Match data Sep 18, 2014* R32 Guangzhou Open International modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic #106 6-7(6) 6-4 6-1 Monica Niculescu #29 Match data Apr 13, 2012* R16 Copenhagen International modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Monica Niculescu #63 6-1 7-6(2) Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic #52 Match data Mar 22, 2011* R128 Miami Open Premier Mandatory modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic #546 #32 1,485 1,735 97 125 43.7% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2010 6–12 33.3% #80 1,530 0 0
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 2011 14–26 35.0% #73 1,547 0 0
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 2012 17–17 50.0% #56 1,617 0 1
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2013 23–18 56.1% #36 1,725 0 2
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2014 20–26 43.5% #57 1,614 0 2
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2015 17–21 44.7% #79 1,619 0 2
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2016 0–4 0.0% #725 1,555 0 2
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2018 0–1 0.0% #546 1,517 0 2
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3
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 Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic
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 %
18 2010 4 8 12 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2007 0 1 1 0.0% 2011 11 19 30 36.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2012 15 13 28 53.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2013 17 11 28 60.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0%
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2014 16 16 32 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 2015 13 14 27 48.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0%
24 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2016 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2018 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 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% 76 85 161 47.2% 12 24 36 33.3% 9 15 24 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 341/394 of Monica Niculescu's and 199/222 of Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic'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 Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic
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%
18 —/— 2010 17/18 1.3 2.6 65.7% 56.8% 37.9% 47.3% 48.4% 50.8% 41.4%
19 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8% 2011 39/40 1.8 3.2 65.6% 58.8% 42.3% 49.4% 43.9% 53.2% 43.1%
20 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0% 2012 31/34 1.7 4.1 64.2% 58.4% 41.2% 46.6% 51.7% 52.1% 45.3%
21 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8% 2013 37/41 1.5 4.6 63.1% 62.1% 45.1% 51.8% 54.8% 55.9% 44.0%
22 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% 2014 45/46 2.3 4.6 60.9% 62.5% 41.5% 46.4% 38.7% 54.1% 41.5%
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2015 25/38 1.8 4.0 64.7% 59.1% 43.8% 47.5% 51.8% 53.4% 41.9%
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2016 4/4 1.0 2.5 61.2% 44.4% 24.4% 33.9% 16.7% 36.6% 32.7%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% —/—
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2018 1/1 3.0 4.0 63.2% 48.8% 36.0% 33.3% 66.7% 44.1% 34.9%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% —/—
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% —/—
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% 199/222 1.8 4.0 63.7% 59.7% 41.9% 47.9% 46.9% 53.2% 42.7%

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 Bojana Jovanovski Petrovic
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
18 2010 1531 114.5 -2.51 -1.59 0.841 46.2% +13 -17 32.5% -1.22 3–1 (75%) -0.04
19 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% 0.0% -4.50 +0.05 2011 1547 128.9 -1.89 -0.36 0.921 48.2% +6 -18 +15 37.1% -1.03 4–7 (36%) 4–7 (36%) 97.3 -1.36
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 2012 1618 120.6 -2.69 +0.80 0.946 48.6% +12 -75 -38 45.3% -0.29 7–4 (64%) 2–4 (33%) 103.0 +0.73
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 2013 1726 131.6 +0.33 +0.31 0.998 50.1% +11 -145 -164 55.2% +0.22 7–7 (50%) 7–2 (78%) 102.6 -0.10
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 2014 1614 113.7 -1.74 -2.06 0.905 47.9% +21 -83 -23 40.0% -0.72 14–4 (78%) 2–6 (25%) 105.8 +0.57
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 2015 1620 111.9 -3.72 +0.36 0.900 47.8% +1 -82 -66 39.1% -0.66 11–2 (85%) 3–7 (30%) 107.3 -0.12
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 2016 1555 84.5 -4.79 -2.24 0.516 35.1% -2 0.0% -4.88 -0.31
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
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 2018 1518 94.6 +0.08 -0.64 0.624 40.5% 0.0% -4.00 -0.07
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
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
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 1736 122.2 -1.90 -0.49 0.912 48.0% +11 -76 -64 41.6% -0.64 46–25 (65%) 18–26 (41%) 107.3 -0.32

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.