H2H data updated: 2026-09-23 00:00 UTC

Monica Niculescu vs Kimiko Date H2H: 1-1

Monica Niculescu and Kimiko Date are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2013 Monterrey Open round of 32 6-2 2-1 RET.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Kimiko Date
JPN Age 55 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #51 6-2 2-1 (ret.) Kimiko Date #73 Match data Apr 4, 2013* R32 Monterrey Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Kimiko Date #54 7-6(4) 4-6 6-2 Monica Niculescu #92 Match data Aug 18, 2010* R64 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Kimiko Date #1,191 #4 1,280 2,092 245 190 56.3% 0 1 0 2 5 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 Kimiko Date
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1989 6–5 54.5% #119 1,563 0 0
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 1990 10–7 58.8% #79 1,665 0 0
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 1991 12–11 52.2% #32 1,724 0 0
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 1992 27–14 65.9% #21 1,853 0 1
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 1993 25–11 69.4% #13 1,947 0 2
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 1994 32–12 72.7% #9 1,985 0 4
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 1995 39–12 76.5% #4 2,029 0 5
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 1996 34–14 70.8% #8 2,077 0 7
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 — — — — — — —
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 — — — — — — —
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 — — — — — — —
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3 — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — 2008 0–1 0.0% #189 2,048 0 7
38 — — — — — — — 2009 6–11 35.3% #69 1,845 0 8
39 — — — — — — — 2010 19–18 51.4% #51 1,823 0 8
40 — — — — — — — 2011 7–24 22.6% #87 1,570 0 8
41 — — — — — — — 2012 2–14 12.5% #99 1,456 0 8
42 — — — — — — — 2013 12–15 44.4% #75 1,576 0 8
43 — — — — — — — 2014 11–14 44.0% #90 1,597 0 8
44 — — — — — — — 2015 3–6 33.3% #182 1,573 0 8
46 — — — — — — — 2017 0–1 0.0% #1191 1,564 0 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 Kimiko Date
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
19 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1991 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1992 15 6 21 71.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7%
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1993 18 6 24 75.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1994 26 5 31 83.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 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% 1995 16 6 22 72.7% 11 3 14 78.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 6 1 7 85.7%
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1996 25 8 33 75.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 17 15 32 53.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 4 16 20 20.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 2 11 13 15.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 10 12 22 45.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 8 11 19 42.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 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% — 170 127 297 57.2% 24 27 51 47.1% 31 24 55 56.4% 20 12 32 62.5%

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 Kimiko Date
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1563 118.2 — — — — -9 — +53 48.0% +0.24 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — +1.20
19 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 1990 1665 128.2 — — — — -15 — — 57.1% +0.40 1–0 3–2 (60%) — -0.03
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 1991 1725 132.7 — — — — -22 — -81 52.7% +0.15 4–5 (44%) 3–1 (75%) 100.6 +0.73
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 1992 1854 155.6 — — — — +53 -237 -209 60.9% +0.92 8–2 (80%) 1–5 (17%) 104.6 -0.72
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 1993 1948 158.1 — — — — +75 -344 — 62.8% +1.00 7–1 (88%) 4–3 (57%) 105.3 -0.46
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 1994 1985 161.2 — — — — +87 -347 -333 67.0% +1.34 10–7 (59%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 -0.33
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 1995 2030 160.2 — — — — +41 -192 -291 71.6% +1.43 11–5 (69%) 6–1 (86%) 104.6 -2.22
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 1996 2077 165.2 — — — — +20 -248 -187 65.8% +1.32 11–9 (55%) 1–5 (17%) 97.0 -0.42
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 2049 101.3 +0.44 -0.26 0.663 40.6% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.05
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1845 123.3 -0.97 +0.28 0.931 48.6% +25 — — 44.4% -0.38 3–8 (27%) 2–3 (40%) 87.7 -0.84
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1823 145.4 -0.25 +1.83 0.998 49.9% +18 -46 — 51.8% -0.11 11–8 (58%) 9–2 (82%) 107.5 -3.09
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1571 117.6 -2.22 +0.23 0.876 46.9% +27 +117 +226 27.3% -1.21 0–4 (0%) 3–10 (23%) 88.8 -2.48
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1457 113.8 -2.85 -1.69 0.875 47.1% +33 — — 20.0% -1.63 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.10
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1576 135.2 -1.65 +2.04 0.997 50.0% +7 — +183 46.4% +0.04 2–4 (33%) 0–7 (0%) 93.6 -0.50
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1597 125.2 -1.57 -0.21 0.942 48.7% -18 — +178 50.8% -0.15 5–8 (38%) 5–4 (56%) 97.7 -0.26
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1574 113.0 -2.60 -0.62 0.817 46.3% -2 — — 35.0% -0.65 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.05
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1564 90.3 +0.60 +0.07 0.246 20.3% — — — 0.0% -6.00 — — — -0.16
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 — 2093 154.4 -1.51 +0.62 0.928 48.3% +30 -185 -61 55.2% +0.45 77–65 (54%) 42–48 (47%) 95.3 -2.24

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.