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Monica Niculescu vs Jill Craybas H2H: 1-0

Monica Niculescu holds a 1–0 lead over Jill Craybas in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Monica Niculescu leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2008 Italian Open round of 64 6-4 3-6 6-4.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Jill Craybas
USA Age 52 Right-Handed 160 cm / 5'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #111 6-4 3-6 6-4 Jill Craybas #63 Match data May 14, 2008* R64 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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
Jill Craybas #336 #39 974 1,693 161 257 38.5% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Jill Craybas
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 1996 0–1 0.0% — 1,488 0 0
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 1998 0–1 0.0% #154 1,473 0 0
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 1999 0–4 0.0% #175 1,445 0 0
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2000 1–2 33.3% #145 1,449 0 0
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2001 8–17 32.0% #98 1,479 0 0
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2002 19–15 55.9% #57 1,652 0 1
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 2003 16–22 42.1% #99 1,568 0 1
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 2004 12–21 36.4% #59 1,496 0 1
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3 2005 19–23 45.2% #48 1,612 0 1
31 2019 8–10 44.4% #118 1,638 0 3 2006 18–25 41.9% #70 1,567 0 1
32 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,586 0 3 2007 12–27 30.8% #79 1,472 0 1
33 2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,519 0 3 2008 22–26 45.8% #64 1,571 0 1
34 — — — — — — — 2009 12–21 36.4% #76 1,590 0 1
35 — — — — — — — 2010 12–23 34.3% #98 1,546 0 1
36 — — — — — — — 2011 6–20 23.1% #150 1,442 0 1
37 — — — — — — — 2012 3–7 30.0% #189 1,448 0 1
38 — — — — — — — 2013 1–2 33.3% #336 1,451 0 1

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 Jill Craybas
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1999 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% 2000 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2001 5 8 13 38.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2002 12 8 20 60.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2003 11 14 25 44.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2004 10 14 24 41.7% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
30 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2005 10 15 25 40.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
31 2019 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2006 13 15 28 46.4% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 9 17 26 34.6% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
33 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 14 15 29 48.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 9 12 21 42.9% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 6 13 19 31.6% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 3 11 14 21.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1 2 3 33.3% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 143 148 291 49.1% 20 40 60 33.3% 14 23 37 37.8% 2 3 5 40.0% — 104 152 256 40.6% 44 77 121 36.4% 12 22 34 35.3% 1 6 7 14.3%

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 212/350 of Jill Craybas'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 Jill Craybas
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% 2003 3/38 0.3 3.0 64.3% 52.0% 37.3% 34.9% 52.8% 47.1% 35.2%
29 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% 2004 6/33 0.2 2.2 63.7% 60.8% 46.8% 53.4% 42.0% 55.7% 45.5%
30 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4% 2005 7/42 0.6 3.1 66.5% 54.8% 41.1% 49.7% 52.7% 50.1% 46.6%
31 2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2% 2006 24/43 1.1 3.0 63.8% 58.5% 43.9% 52.8% 54.0% 53.3% 45.2%
32 2020 2/2 1.0 1.5 79.6% 49.7% 35.3% 49.4% 42.2% 46.7% 40.2% 2007 29/39 1.1 2.6 62.4% 54.5% 45.8% 48.4% 50.3% 51.3% 42.8%
33 2021 3/3 0.3 1.3 74.9% 47.5% 49.1% 46.0% 50.0% 46.5% 36.7% 2008 40/48 0.8 3.3 66.3% 58.5% 43.8% 50.7% 47.2% 53.7% 46.8%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 31/33 0.5 3.7 62.0% 58.5% 41.9% 45.7% 48.8% 52.3% 43.6%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 34/35 1.1 2.9 64.2% 58.1% 40.4% 43.9% 50.1% 52.0% 41.2%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 25/26 0.7 2.8 62.7% 56.2% 40.4% 52.8% 38.8% 50.4% 38.8%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 10/10 0.5 3.1 65.4% 54.2% 35.3% 44.1% 56.6% 47.6% 41.2%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 3/3 0.7 3.3 63.5% 49.9% 34.0% 44.0% 42.9% 44.5% 41.0%
Career — 341/394 0.9 1.8 73.4% 56.9% 44.8% 46.4% 50.7% 53.3% 46.5% — 212/418 0.8 3.1 63.9% 57.2% 42.2% 48.5% 48.6% 51.9% 43.2%

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 Jill Craybas
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1996 1488 98.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.11
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1998 1473 98.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — +0.19
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 1999 1445 107.1 — — — — +24 — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–2 — -0.12
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 2000 1450 103.4 — — — — +23 — — 42.9% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.02
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 2001 1479 110.7 — — — — +12 -6 — 36.2% -0.76 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) 95.6 +0.19
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 2002 1653 112.4 — — — — -22 -155 -43 47.4% -0.45 10–4 (71%) 3–1 (75%) 110.1 +0.70
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 2003 1568 113.2 -2.11 -2.34 0.665 41.6% +3 -51 +44 41.7% -0.71 5–7 (42%) 6–4 (60%) 99.2 +1.02
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 2004 1496 110.5 +0.38 -0.09 1.027 50.9% +36 -67 +114 36.4% -0.95 7–6 (54%) 5–6 (45%) 99.3 +1.31
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 2005 1613 122.1 -2.41 +0.28 0.934 48.6% -42 -142 +91 47.6% -0.21 8–11 (42%) 3–4 (43%) 100.0 -0.12
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 2006 1568 125.6 -2.28 +0.59 0.968 49.4% +22 -85 +99 43.4% -0.28 6–9 (40%) 3–4 (43%) 96.1 +0.78
32 2020 1587 99.7 -1.05 +1.06 0.754 43.7% — — — 33.3% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11 2007 1472 114.0 -3.51 -1.24 0.880 47.3% +42 -2 +117 36.0% -1.19 3–8 (27%) 4–5 (44%) 95.0 -1.20
33 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37 2008 1571 125.0 -1.47 +1.80 1.013 50.2% +18 -32 — 47.7% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 7–8 (47%) 97.9 +0.82
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1591 120.2 -2.51 -0.54 0.914 48.2% +29 -121 — 39.5% -0.76 4–6 (40%) 2–3 (40%) 97.8 -0.89
35 2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1546 110.5 -3.17 -1.80 0.858 46.7% +33 -58 -16 34.6% -1.23 5–5 (50%) 4–0 (100%) — +0.09
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1442 107.4 -4.00 -4.02 0.783 44.8% +81 0 — 30.0% -1.53 2–6 (25%) 0–1 — +0.38
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1449 101.1 -4.12 -1.62 0.786 44.7% +63 +2 — 38.1% -1.71 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 101.9 +0.05
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1451 96.4 -3.73 -1.77 0.738 42.8% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.02
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 — 1694 119.3 -2.71 -0.73 0.898 47.7% +18 -60 +55 40.2% -0.73 58–79 (42%) 41–43 (49%) 96.8 +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.