H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 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 second round 3-6 7-5 6-4.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main-draw meetings
Francesca Schiavone
ITA Age 46 Right-Handed 166 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #51 3-6 7-5 6-4 Francesca Schiavone #97 Match data Oct 20, 2016* R16 Luxembourg International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Francesca Schiavone #11 6-3 7-5 Monica Niculescu #29 Match data Apr 26, 2012* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Francesca Schiavone #8 6-2 6-1 Monica Niculescu #70 Match data Aug 26, 2011* R16 New Haven Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Francesca Schiavone #7 6-0 7-6(2) Monica Niculescu #85 Match data Jan 23, 2011* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Francesca Schiavone #24 6-2 7-5 Monica Niculescu #84 Match data Oct 23, 2009* R16 Moscow Premier → 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
Francesca Schiavone #486 #4 5,246 1,965 445 370 54.6% 1 0 0 1 6 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
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
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 1,543 0 0 2000 7–4 63.6% #80 1,576 0 0
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2001 26–22 54.2% #31 1,656 0 0
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2002 20–22 47.6% #41 1,691 0 0
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2003 32–23 58.2% #20 1,803 0 0
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2004 35–23 60.3% #19 1,839 0 0
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2005 39–21 65.0% #13 1,957 0 0
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2006 35–23 60.3% #15 1,800 0 0
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2007 27–22 55.1% #24 1,836 0 1
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 2008 24–22 52.2% #30 1,774 0 1
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 2009 35–25 58.3% #17 1,828 0 2
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3 2010 38–21 64.4% #7 1,901 1 4
31 2019 8–10 44.4% #118 1,638 0 3 2011 34–21 61.8% #11 1,811 1 4
32 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,586 0 3 2012 21–22 48.8% #35 1,684 1 5
33 2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,519 0 3 2013 25–24 51.0% #39 1,724 1 6
34 — — — — — — — 2014 14–25 35.9% #78 1,620 1 6
35 — — — — — — — 2015 9–17 34.6% #114 1,562 1 6
36 — — — — — — — 2016 13–13 50.0% #103 1,595 1 7
37 — — — — — — — 2017 11–14 44.0% #91 1,619 1 8
38 — — — — — — — 2018 0–5 0.0% #486 1,501 1 8

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 Francesca Schiavone
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 %
19 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2000 6 2 8 75.0% 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% 2001 6 7 13 46.2% 15 10 25 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2002 11 11 22 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2003 22 14 36 61.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
24 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2004 20 15 35 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2005 27 15 42 64.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 20 15 35 57.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2007 14 13 27 51.9% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2008 19 17 36 52.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 17 14 31 54.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 22 15 37 59.5% 15 3 18 83.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 2019 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2011 18 14 32 56.3% 13 5 18 72.2% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
32 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2012 7 13 20 35.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
33 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2013 10 14 24 41.7% 12 7 19 63.2% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 10 16 26 38.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 6 10 16 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 6 8 14 42.9% 6 3 9 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 0 8 8 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 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% — 241 222 463 52.1% 147 91 238 61.8% 39 42 81 48.1% 18 15 33 54.5%

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 516/714 of Francesca Schiavone'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 Francesca Schiavone
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2003 10/55 2.4 3.0 50.8% 65.9% 49.0% 54.3% 53.1% 57.1% 45.1%
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2004 8/58 3.3 2.4 48.7% 69.7% 46.9% 67.2% 65.9% 58.0% 42.7%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2005 13/60 3.8 3.3 54.1% 67.9% 48.8% 53.2% 47.0% 58.5% 42.8%
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2006 42/58 2.9 4.0 53.0% 70.3% 49.7% 55.6% 46.2% 60.4% 46.4%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2007 45/49 2.5 5.0 52.4% 67.8% 45.9% 57.6% 45.9% 57.3% 43.2%
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% 2008 38/46 2.2 3.9 52.0% 66.6% 46.0% 50.7% 47.9% 56.5% 43.4%
29 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% 2009 55/60 2.5 3.9 54.7% 67.4% 47.5% 51.6% 50.5% 58.4% 45.2%
30 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4% 2010 54/59 1.9 3.5 57.5% 65.7% 49.4% 57.4% 50.9% 58.8% 46.4%
31 2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2% 2011 51/55 2.8 4.8 54.2% 68.4% 46.3% 48.7% 44.7% 58.2% 43.8%
32 2020 2/2 1.0 1.5 79.6% 49.7% 35.3% 49.4% 42.2% 46.7% 40.2% 2012 39/43 2.4 5.5 51.1% 65.0% 47.0% 51.3% 42.6% 56.0% 41.6%
33 2021 3/3 0.3 1.3 74.9% 47.5% 49.1% 46.0% 50.0% 46.5% 36.7% 2013 47/49 2.4 5.9 53.6% 63.5% 44.8% 52.1% 51.5% 54.7% 43.0%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 36/39 3.1 3.6 55.5% 65.1% 47.8% 53.8% 48.8% 57.3% 42.5%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 22/26 2.1 4.2 55.3% 61.7% 49.2% 48.0% 45.8% 56.1% 42.0%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 26/27 1.8 5.2 52.7% 64.1% 42.5% 39.1% 50.0% 53.8% 45.6%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 25/25 2.0 4.3 56.5% 64.3% 46.8% 53.8% 46.2% 57.0% 42.1%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 5/5 2.2 7.0 53.1% 61.4% 44.1% 55.5% 29.7% 53.1% 37.5%
Career — 341/394 0.9 1.8 73.4% 56.9% 44.8% 46.4% 50.7% 53.3% 46.5% — 516/816 2.5 4.4 53.9% 66.2% 47.0% 52.6% 48.0% 57.3% 43.9%

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 Francesca Schiavone
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
19 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 1999 1495 105.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.10
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 2000 1577 111.6 — — — — +27 -58 — 61.5% +0.77 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +1.07
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 2001 1656 124.9 — — — — -51 +25 -48 52.3% +0.07 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 101.6 +0.44
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 2002 1692 130.7 — — — — -56 -1 -76 45.5% -0.20 10–5 (67%) 6–8 (43%) 104.9 +0.48
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 2003 1804 145.2 +1.14 +1.01 1.051 51.1% +5 -111 -146 54.6% +0.26 10–3 (77%) 4–4 (50%) 107.0 -0.09
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 2004 1840 144.5 +1.62 -0.20 1.017 50.9% -13 -40 -204 56.1% +0.32 12–4 (75%) 11–7 (61%) 107.4 +0.09
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 2005 1958 157.0 +1.87 +0.33 1.031 50.8% +6 -125 — 61.4% +0.83 11–7 (61%) 9–5 (64%) 105.0 -2.53
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 2006 1800 149.9 +4.22 +2.51 1.172 53.2% -2 +102 -135 59.0% +1.00 8–6 (57%) 3–4 (43%) 99.5 +0.44
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 2007 1836 133.7 +1.60 -0.02 1.013 50.4% -7 +41 -168 50.5% -0.15 8–7 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 101.6 -0.91
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 2008 1774 149.6 +1.76 +0.31 0.997 50.0% +15 +71 -153 53.4% +0.36 4–9 (31%) 6–4 (60%) 95.1 -2.68
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 2009 1829 141.0 +2.94 +1.36 1.088 51.6% -32 -4 -42 55.6% +0.59 8–6 (57%) 5–9 (36%) 99.4 -0.75
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 2010 1901 156.3 +3.15 +2.63 1.128 52.6% -46 +83 — 62.5% +0.98 6–6 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 99.5 -0.28
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 2011 1811 143.2 +2.98 +0.45 1.049 51.1% -43 +181 -71 58.3% +0.59 11–10 (52%) 6–8 (43%) 98.0 +2.37
32 2020 1587 99.7 -1.05 +1.06 0.754 43.7% — — — 33.3% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11 2012 1685 125.9 +0.25 -1.18 0.947 49.0% -45 +232 +102 48.9% -0.11 7–5 (58%) 4–2 (67%) 101.5 +0.43
33 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37 2013 1724 139.3 0.00 -0.13 0.949 48.7% -23 +111 +43 49.1% -0.12 11–9 (55%) 11–9 (55%) 103.8 -3.10
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1621 131.4 +0.79 -0.71 0.996 50.0% -4 +144 +100 38.9% -0.30 5–9 (36%) 2–5 (29%) 93.1 -1.85
35 2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1562 117.6 -1.24 -0.38 0.957 48.9% +24 +121 — 37.3% -0.73 3–4 (43%) 3–5 (38%) 97.9 -0.20
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1596 117.3 -1.53 +0.62 0.987 49.7% -20 +130 +36 53.6% +0.07 4–4 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 101.4 +0.46
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1619 116.3 +0.12 -0.86 0.980 49.6% -110 +194 -13 45.5% -0.13 2–3 (40%) 0–4 (0%) 95.5 +0.33
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1502 100.1 -2.95 -1.92 0.801 45.1% — +232 — 16.7% -2.58 0–2 2–2 (50%) — -0.10
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 — 1966 145.3 +1.57 +0.52 1.028 50.6% -17 +67 -42 52.9% +0.26 130–106 (55%) 88–91 (49%) 101.3 -0.80

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.