H2H data updated: 2026-08-08 02:15 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 third round 6-2 2-1 RET.
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ROU
Age 38
Right-Handed
168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1
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2 main draw meetings
JPN
Age 55
Right-Handed
163 cm / 5'4"
H2H Match Log
| Winner | Score | Loser | Match Data | Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monica Niculescu | 6-2 2-1 (ret.) | Kimiko Date | Match data | Apr 4, 2013* | Monterrey | WTA 500 | R32 | Hard |
| Kimiko Date | 7-6(4) 4-6 6-2 | Monica Niculescu | Match data | Aug 18, 2010* | Canadian Open | WTA 1000 | R64 | Hard |
* 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 | 1,779 | 177 | 214 | 45.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Kimiko Date | #1,191 | #4 | 1,280 | 2,091 | 245 | 190 | 56.3% | 0 | 1 | 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 | Kimiko Date | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 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 | 1,725 | 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 | 1,948 | 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 | 2,028 | 0 | 5 |
| 25 | 2013 | 22–21 | 51.2% | #59 | 1,635 | 0 | 1 | 1996 | 34–14 | 70.8% | #8 | 2,076 | 0 | 7 |
| 26 | 2014 | 22–19 | 53.7% | #46 | 1,687 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 2015 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #39 | 1,677 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2016 | 26–18 | 59.1% | #38 | 1,765 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2017 | 10–19 | 34.5% | #77 | 1,609 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2018 | 9–15 | 37.5% | #99 | 1,590 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2019 | 8–11 | 42.1% | #118 | 1,628 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2020 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #144 | 1,580 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2021 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #274 | 1,514 | 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 | 1,598 | 0 | 8 |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 3–6 | 33.3% | #182 | 1,574 | 0 | 8 |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #1191 | 1,564 | 0 | 8 |