H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 14:15 UTC

Monica Niculescu vs Jelena Jankovic H2H: 3-5

Jelena Jankovic holds a 5–3 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Jelena Jankovic leads 4–3 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2017 Hobart third round 6-2 6-3.

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Monica Niculescu
ROU Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
3 – 5
8 main draw meetings
Jelena Jankovic
SRB Age 41 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 12, 2017* Hobart WTA 250 R32 Hard Monica Niculescu #40 6-2 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #54 Match data
Feb 24, 2016* Doha WTA 1000 R32 Hard Monica Niculescu #37 3-6 6-4 7-5 Jelena Jankovic #20 Match data
Feb 13, 2013* Doha WTA 1000 R64 Hard Monica Niculescu #60 6-4 6-1 Jelena Jankovic #25 Match data
Oct 4, 2012* Beijing WTA 1000 R32 Hard Jelena Jankovic #26 6-2 6-1 Monica Niculescu #44 Match data
Mar 23, 2011* Miami WTA 1000 R64 Hard Jelena Jankovic #7 6-3 6-1 Monica Niculescu #63 Match data
Jan 20, 2010* Australian Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Jelena Jankovic #8 6-4 6-0 Monica Niculescu #101 Match data
Feb 19, 2009* Dubai WTA 1000 R32 Hard Jelena Jankovic #3 6-3 6-2 Monica Niculescu #48 Match data
May 27, 2008* Roland Garros Grand Slam R128 Clay Jelena Jankovic #3 7-6(3) 6-2 Monica Niculescu #86 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
Jelena Jankovic #970 #1 9,200 2,132 547 332 62.2% 0 6 0 3 6 15

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 Jelena Jankovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2001 1–1 50.0% #364 1,512 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2002 2–4 33.3% #196 1,528 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2003 4–9 30.8% #85 1,505 0 0
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 2004 27–25 51.9% #28 1,754 0 1
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,542 0 0 2005 36–29 55.4% #22 1,732 0 1
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2006 45–28 61.6% #12 1,915 0 1
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,573 0 0 2007 73–26 73.7% #3 1,966 0 5
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,755 0 0 2008 63–18 77.8% #1 2,087 0 9
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2009 42–19 68.9% #8 1,948 0 11
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,637 0 1 2010 35–22 61.4% #8 1,794 0 12
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,687 0 2 2011 38–22 63.3% #14 1,804 0 12
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,677 0 2 2012 31–27 53.4% #22 1,737 0 12
28 2016 25–17 59.5% #38 1,782 0 3 2013 46–21 68.7% #8 1,918 0 13
29 2017 10–19 34.5% #77 1,618 0 3 2014 38–22 63.3% #15 1,795 0 13
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,588 0 3 2015 39–21 65.0% #21 1,851 0 15
31 2019 8–11 42.1% #118 1,627 0 3 2016 21–19 52.5% #54 1,738 0 15
32 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,579 0 3 2017 6–19 24.0% #158 1,576 0 15
33 2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,514 0 3 — — — — — — —