H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
Monica Niculescu vs Francesca Schiavone H2H: 1-4
Francesca Schiavone holds a 4–1 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Francesca Schiavone leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2016 Luxembourg fourth round 3-6 7-5 6-4.
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ROU
Age 38
Right-Handed
168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1
–
4
5 main draw meetings
ITA
Age 46
Right-Handed
166 cm / 5'5"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2016* | Luxembourg | WTA 250 | R16 | Hard | Monica Niculescu | 3-6 7-5 6-4 | Francesca Schiavone | Match data |
| Apr 26, 2012* | Stuttgart | WTA 500 | R32 | Clay | Francesca Schiavone | 6-3 7-5 | Monica Niculescu | Match data |
| Aug 26, 2011* | New Haven | WTA 500 | R16 | Hard | Francesca Schiavone | 6-2 6-1 | Monica Niculescu | Match data |
| Jan 23, 2011* | Australian Open | Grand Slam | R32 | Hard | Francesca Schiavone | 6-0 7-6(2) | Monica Niculescu | Match data |
| Oct 23, 2009* | Moscow | WTA 500 | R16 | Hard | Francesca Schiavone | 6-2 7-5 | 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 |
| Francesca Schiavone | #486 | #4 | 5,246 | 1,984 | 439 | 367 | 54.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 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 | Francesca Schiavone | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 19 | 2007 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #152 | 1,490 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #200 | 1,494 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2008 | 8–15 | 34.8% | #48 | 1,542 | 0 | 0 | 2000 | 7–4 | 63.6% | #80 | 1,577 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2009 | 10–22 | 31.2% | #103 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 | 2001 | 26–22 | 54.2% | #31 | 1,657 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2010 | 6–9 | 40.0% | #82 | 1,573 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 20–22 | 47.6% | #41 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2011 | 21–15 | 58.3% | #30 | 1,755 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 32–23 | 58.2% | #20 | 1,803 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2012 | 15–23 | 39.5% | #58 | 1,639 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #19 | 1,822 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2013 | 22–21 | 51.2% | #59 | 1,637 | 0 | 1 | 2005 | 39–21 | 65.0% | #13 | 1,952 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 2014 | 22–19 | 53.7% | #46 | 1,687 | 0 | 2 | 2006 | 35–23 | 60.3% | #15 | 1,802 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 2015 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #39 | 1,677 | 0 | 2 | 2007 | 27–22 | 55.1% | #24 | 1,835 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 2016 | 25–17 | 59.5% | #38 | 1,782 | 0 | 3 | 2008 | 22–21 | 51.2% | #30 | 1,757 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | 2017 | 10–19 | 34.5% | #77 | 1,618 | 0 | 3 | 2009 | 35–25 | 58.3% | #17 | 1,837 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | 2018 | 9–15 | 37.5% | #99 | 1,588 | 0 | 3 | 2010 | 38–21 | 64.4% | #7 | 1,898 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | 2019 | 8–11 | 42.1% | #118 | 1,627 | 0 | 3 | 2011 | 34–21 | 61.8% | #11 | 1,819 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | 2020 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #144 | 1,579 | 0 | 3 | 2012 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #35 | 1,687 | 1 | 5 |
| 33 | 2021 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #274 | 1,514 | 0 | 3 | 2013 | 25–24 | 51.0% | #39 | 1,722 | 1 | 6 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 14–25 | 35.9% | #78 | 1,619 | 1 | 6 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 9–17 | 34.6% | #114 | 1,562 | 1 | 6 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | 13–13 | 50.0% | #103 | 1,594 | 1 | 7 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 11–14 | 44.0% | #91 | 1,619 | 1 | 8 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2018 | 0–5 | 0.0% | #486 | 1,501 | 1 | 8 |