H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
Monica Niculescu vs Lara Arruabarrena H2H: 1-4
Lara Arruabarrena holds a 4–1 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Lara Arruabarrena leads 3–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Lara Arruabarrena won the 2019 Nanchang third round 1-6 6-3 4-1 RET.
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ROU
Age 38
Right-Handed
168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1
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4
5 main draw meetings
ESP
Age 34
Right-Handed
166 cm / 5'5"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2019* | Nanchang | WTA 250 | R32 | Hard | Lara Arruabarrena | 1-6 6-3 4-1 (ret.) | Monica Niculescu | Match data |
| Oct 12, 2017* | Linz | WTA 500 | R32 | Hard | Lara Arruabarrena | 1-6 6-1 2-0 (ret.) | Monica Niculescu | Match data |
| Sep 25, 2016* | Seoul | WTA 250 | F | Hard | Lara Arruabarrena | 6-0 2-6 6-0 | Monica Niculescu | Match data |
| Aug 6, 2015* | Washington | WTA 500 | R32 | Hard | Monica Niculescu | 7-5 6-4 | Lara Arruabarrena | Match data |
| Apr 7, 2011* | Marbella | WTA 250 | R32 | Clay | Lara Arruabarrena | 7-5 6-4 | Monica Niculescu | 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 |
| Lara Arruabarrena | #1,062 | #52 | 1,083 | 1,722 | 99 | 120 | 45.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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 | Lara Arruabarrena | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 19 | 2007 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #152 | 1,490 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | 3–2 | 60.0% | #170 | 1,534 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2008 | 8–15 | 34.8% | #48 | 1,542 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | 8–7 | 53.3% | #79 | 1,598 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 2009 | 10–22 | 31.2% | #103 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | 8–11 | 42.1% | #102 | 1,605 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 2010 | 6–9 | 40.0% | #82 | 1,573 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | 10–11 | 47.6% | #88 | 1,609 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 2011 | 21–15 | 58.3% | #30 | 1,755 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | 15–17 | 46.9% | #86 | 1,615 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 2012 | 15–23 | 39.5% | #58 | 1,639 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | 17–15 | 53.1% | #66 | 1,678 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | 2013 | 22–21 | 51.2% | #59 | 1,637 | 0 | 1 | 2017 | 14–19 | 42.4% | #84 | 1,625 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | 2014 | 22–19 | 53.7% | #46 | 1,687 | 0 | 2 | 2018 | 13–19 | 40.6% | #82 | 1,573 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | 2015 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #39 | 1,677 | 0 | 2 | 2019 | 8–13 | 38.1% | #155 | 1,536 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | 2016 | 25–17 | 59.5% | #38 | 1,782 | 0 | 3 | 2020 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #165 | 1,543 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | 2017 | 10–19 | 34.5% | #77 | 1,618 | 0 | 3 | 2021 | 3–5 | 37.5% | #220 | 1,508 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | 2018 | 9–15 | 37.5% | #99 | 1,588 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2019 | 8–11 | 42.1% | #118 | 1,627 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2020 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #144 | 1,579 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2021 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #274 | 1,514 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |