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

Monica Niculescu vs Dominika Cibulkova H2H: 0-2

Dominika Cibulkova holds a 2–0 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Dominika Cibulkova leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dominika Cibulkova won the 2018 Wuhan Open first round 6-4 6-3.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Dominika Cibulkova
SVK Age 37 Right-Handed 161 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dominika Cibulkova #31 6-4 6-3 Monica Niculescu #82 Match data Sep 25, 2018* R64 Wuhan Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Dominika Cibulkova #31 6-4 6-3 Monica Niculescu #83 Match data Jul 23, 2008* R64 Los Angeles Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Dominika Cibulkova #315 #4 5,245 1,964 368 265 58.1% 0 0 1 4 3 8

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 Dominika Cibulkova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2006 2–2 50.0% #153 1,506 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2007 17–17 50.0% #51 1,605 0 0
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 2008 36–26 58.1% #19 1,843 0 0
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 2009 20–17 54.1% #28 1,735 0 0
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2010 30–24 55.6% #31 1,753 0 0
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2011 41–21 66.1% #18 1,894 0 1
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2012 34–26 56.7% #15 1,790 0 2
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2013 27–23 54.0% #23 1,734 0 3
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2014 33–22 60.0% #10 1,719 0 4
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2015 19–16 54.3% #38 1,756 0 4
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2016 53–21 71.6% #5 1,951 0 8
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 2017 26–22 54.2% #26 1,778 0 8
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 2018 28–19 59.6% #25 1,872 0 8
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3 2019 2–9 18.2% #315 1,755 0 8
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 Dominika Cibulkova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 10 12 22 45.5% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — — — — —
19 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 27 18 45 60.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 7 10 17 41.2% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2010 18 18 36 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 29 15 44 65.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2 1 3 66.7%
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2012 19 17 36 52.8% 13 6 19 68.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
24 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2013 19 15 34 55.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 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% 2014 29 17 46 63.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2015 17 14 31 54.8% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2016 37 17 54 68.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2017 22 15 37 59.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2018 18 11 29 62.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
30 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2019 1 5 6 16.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 254 185 439 57.9% 72 53 125 57.6% 39 24 63 61.9% 3 3 6 50.0%

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 558/630 of Dominika Cibulkova'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 Dominika Cibulkova
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 23/34 0.3 3.9 62.2% 56.6% 46.2% 51.0% 47.4% 52.3% 45.7%
19 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8% 2008 56/62 0.8 2.7 68.4% 60.8% 48.3% 54.4% 46.5% 56.7% 46.6%
20 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0% 2009 36/37 0.6 3.3 67.4% 60.0% 49.3% 52.6% 53.6% 56.4% 46.9%
21 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8% 2010 50/54 1.1 3.7 63.2% 60.8% 46.2% 53.9% 50.9% 55.6% 43.9%
22 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% 2011 53/62 1.1 4.2 56.1% 64.9% 46.5% 54.6% 53.9% 56.8% 48.0%
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2012 52/60 1.5 4.2 54.2% 66.3% 45.8% 50.4% 53.3% 56.4% 48.0%
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2013 45/50 0.9 4.8 60.8% 61.9% 44.4% 53.5% 44.6% 55.1% 45.9%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2014 51/55 0.8 4.3 66.5% 62.6% 45.5% 57.1% 50.5% 57.0% 47.7%
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2015 24/35 1.0 4.1 67.0% 61.0% 48.2% 53.0% 43.9% 56.6% 43.0%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2016 67/74 1.0 3.2 66.4% 62.7% 47.5% 54.7% 50.3% 57.8% 48.0%
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% 2017 46/48 0.8 2.9 66.1% 62.2% 48.0% 55.2% 49.2% 57.4% 45.5%
29 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% 2018 45/48 1.1 3.9 65.2% 63.3% 48.4% 55.6% 48.6% 58.1% 44.3%
30 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4% 2019 10/11 0.9 4.5 66.1% 58.8% 45.1% 54.3% 40.4% 54.2% 38.4%
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% — 558/634 0.9 3.7 63.5% 62.2% 46.9% 54.0% 49.6% 56.5% 46.2%

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 Dominika Cibulkova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1506 100.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.20 2–0 1–1 — +0.22
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1606 123.4 -2.75 +1.36 0.957 49.0% -43 +45 — 48.7% +0.04 6–4 (60%) 4–6 (40%) 103.8 +0.03
19 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 2008 1844 155.6 +2.09 +2.87 1.075 51.6% -8 -147 — 59.4% +0.56 10–9 (53%) 8–3 (73%) 108.8 -3.69
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 2009 1735 137.2 +0.81 +1.93 1.075 51.5% -29 +84 -128 59.0% +0.64 4–6 (40%) 4–4 (50%) 97.6 +0.20
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 2010 1754 142.7 +0.27 +0.68 0.989 49.8% -26 +62 -79 54.4% +0.28 9–8 (53%) 8–2 (80%) 105.0 +0.39
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 2011 1894 146.9 +1.53 +4.23 1.113 52.5% -32 -107 -88 61.0% +0.76 15–7 (68%) 9–5 (64%) 108.0 -1.26
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 2012 1791 146.5 +0.57 +4.09 1.101 52.3% -2 +69 -30 59.1% +0.78 6–11 (35%) 10–4 (71%) 97.7 +0.95
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 2013 1735 139.1 +0.40 +2.51 1.022 50.5% +15 +39 +28 51.7% +0.30 11–7 (61%) 6–7 (46%) 98.9 +0.89
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 2014 1719 152.6 +1.29 +4.23 1.109 52.3% +50 +17 +28 59.8% +0.75 9–9 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 96.4 -0.25
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 2015 1757 143.5 -0.51 +1.77 0.989 49.9% +26 — -24 50.6% +0.07 8–5 (62%) 6–4 (60%) 105.0 -0.11
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 2016 1952 148.1 +2.12 +4.65 1.136 52.9% -29 -154 -64 65.1% +0.91 19–10 (66%) 9–6 (60%) 108.8 -1.07
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 2017 1778 142.2 +1.03 +1.88 1.067 51.5% +59 -13 +40 55.3% +0.37 9–11 (45%) 5–5 (50%) 93.4 +2.63
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 2018 1872 145.7 +1.54 +1.61 1.058 51.3% +3 -108 -24 58.3% +0.53 7–7 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 101.4 -0.82
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 2019 1755 115.9 -0.72 -0.79 0.839 46.7% +34 -72 — 29.6% -1.19 1–4 (20%) 0–1 — -0.69
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 — 1964 150.3 +0.95 +2.81 1.063 51.4% 0 -11 -38 57.0% +0.50 116–98 (54%) 83–60 (58%) 107.2 -0.41

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.