H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Monica Niculescu vs Magdalena Rybarikova H2H: 4-1

Monica Niculescu holds a 4–1 lead over Magdalena Rybarikova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Monica Niculescu leads 3–0 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2018 Miami Open second round 6-3 6-3.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main-draw meetings
Magdalena Rybarikova
Slovak Republic Age 37 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #70 6-3 6-3 Magdalena Rybarikova #18 Match data Mar 23, 2018* R64 Miami Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Monica Niculescu #92 6-7(6) 6-2 3-0 (ret.) Magdalena Rybarikova #18 Match data Feb 15, 2018* R32 Qatar Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Magdalena Rybarikova #87 6-4 6-1 Monica Niculescu #51 Match data Jul 5, 2017* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Monica Niculescu #60 6-2 6-0 Magdalena Rybarikova #33 Match data Jan 9, 2014* R32 Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Monica Niculescu #87 1-6 6-3 6-4 Magdalena Rybarikova #114 Match data Jun 25, 2008* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Magdalena Rybarikova #199 #17 2,405 1,816 188 209 47.4% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Magdalena Rybarikova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2006 2–2 50.0% #342 1,515 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2007 0–2 0.0% #231 1,491 0 0
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 2008 9–9 50.0% #59 1,567 0 0
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 2009 27–26 50.9% #44 1,694 0 1
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2010 12–21 36.4% #106 1,583 0 1
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2011 14–14 50.0% #71 1,607 0 2
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2012 13–16 44.8% #62 1,604 0 3
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2013 29–22 56.9% #37 1,739 0 4
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2014 20–26 43.5% #50 1,691 0 4
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2015 16–22 42.1% #80 1,608 0 4
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2016 6–7 46.2% #154 1,656 0 4
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 2017 19–11 63.3% #20 1,793 0 4
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 2018 16–22 42.1% #48 1,668 0 4
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3 2019 5–9 35.7% #176 1,604 0 4
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 — — — — — — —

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 Magdalena Rybarikova
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 5 3 8 62.5% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 17 18 35 48.6% 4 7 11 36.4% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
21 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2010 6 11 17 35.3% 3 7 10 30.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 10 8 18 55.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2012 11 11 22 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 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% 2013 22 14 36 61.1% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2014 15 18 33 45.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2015 10 16 26 38.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2016 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2017 10 8 18 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2018 8 14 22 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — —
30 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2019 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 143 148 291 49.1% 20 40 60 33.3% 14 23 37 37.8% 2 3 5 40.0% — 123 132 255 48.2% 25 47 72 34.7% 39 28 67 58.2% 1 2 3 33.3%

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 363/393 of Magdalena Rybarikova'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 Magdalena Rybarikova
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%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 2/2 3.0 5.5 59.1% 56.0% 30.9% 60.0% 41.7% 45.3% 40.5%
19 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8% 2008 13/18 3.4 3.6 60.5% 66.1% 46.3% 55.9% 60.8% 58.4% 45.3%
20 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0% 2009 46/53 3.7 4.0 58.8% 64.9% 43.5% 52.9% 49.3% 56.0% 42.7%
21 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8% 2010 32/33 4.3 2.7 59.0% 64.9% 43.4% 44.4% 43.2% 55.9% 40.8%
22 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% 2011 27/28 4.6 3.7 53.1% 69.6% 48.3% 57.0% 42.5% 59.5% 42.1%
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2012 25/29 3.6 2.3 53.9% 66.3% 42.2% 52.5% 55.8% 55.1% 44.3%
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2013 49/51 2.9 3.1 56.7% 65.1% 42.5% 51.1% 49.4% 55.1% 44.6%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2014 45/46 3.1 2.3 58.8% 62.6% 46.3% 55.1% 42.7% 55.9% 41.1%
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2015 31/38 3.4 2.6 60.4% 64.8% 48.5% 49.4% 50.0% 58.7% 40.5%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2016 12/13 4.6 3.8 54.2% 63.0% 40.9% 57.0% 47.0% 52.9% 40.3%
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% 2017 30/30 3.8 2.1 57.2% 66.5% 44.9% 55.5% 51.5% 57.4% 44.2%
29 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% 2018 37/38 3.3 2.4 57.2% 66.1% 46.5% 52.9% 48.3% 57.6% 42.3%
30 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4% 2019 14/14 3.4 2.6 57.1% 63.4% 45.2% 55.4% 43.0% 55.7% 35.2%
31 2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2020 2/2 1.0 1.5 79.6% 49.7% 35.3% 49.4% 42.2% 46.7% 40.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 3/3 0.3 1.3 74.9% 47.5% 49.1% 46.0% 50.0% 46.5% 36.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 341/394 0.9 1.8 73.4% 56.9% 44.8% 46.4% 50.7% 53.3% 46.5% — 363/397 3.6 2.9 57.5% 65.2% 44.8% 52.7% 48.1% 56.5% 42.3%

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 Magdalena Rybarikova
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1515 103.4 — — — — — +33 — 50.0% +0.30 1–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.12
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1491 95.9 -3.33 -1.31 0.740 43.2% — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — -0.10
19 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 2008 1568 122.6 +0.91 -0.05 1.089 51.6% -13 +17 — 55.9% +0.79 1–1 1–4 (20%) — +0.60
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 2009 1694 132.9 +0.77 -0.53 0.971 49.4% -18 -136 +36 48.0% -0.26 13–8 (62%) 7–5 (58%) 107.5 -0.63
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 2010 1583 120.0 +0.50 -2.50 0.926 48.2% +35 -79 +136 38.7% -0.72 4–7 (36%) 3–6 (33%) 92.3 -1.41
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 2011 1608 121.7 +2.01 -1.24 1.040 50.8% +32 -135 +113 52.5% +0.49 6–5 (55%) 1–5 (17%) 96.8 +0.48
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 2012 1604 117.5 -0.46 -0.72 0.986 49.9% +27 -127 — 47.5% -0.26 4–3 (57%) 3–3 (50%) 100.5 +0.36
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 2013 1739 135.3 -0.28 +0.80 0.993 50.0% +32 -307 -38 55.9% +0.32 11–6 (65%) 7–7 (50%) 105.7 +0.82
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 2014 1691 127.1 +0.14 -1.62 0.932 48.4% +14 -239 +3 45.4% -0.52 7–8 (47%) 1–3 (25%) 97.4 -1.04
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 2015 1609 119.9 +0.16 -0.43 0.980 49.6% -9 -135 +81 40.5% -0.61 5–4 (56%) 3–9 (25%) 97.9 +0.28
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 2016 1657 123.3 -1.07 -1.08 0.856 47.0% +10 — -5 46.2% -0.73 4–2 (67%) 1–0 — -0.81
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 2017 1794 139.4 +1.44 +1.79 1.038 51.1% -39 — +22 60.0% +0.44 5–1 (83%) 5–4 (56%) 106.1 -1.73
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 2018 1668 129.9 +1.21 -0.59 0.998 49.6% -31 -170 +141 46.3% -0.15 5–7 (42%) 2–2 (50%) 98.8 +0.32
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 2019 1605 113.4 -1.48 -4.35 0.794 45.6% +54 — +173 36.7% -1.17 3–1 (75%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.23
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1816 132.8 +0.42 -0.68 0.971 49.4% +7 -121 +61 47.9% -0.18 69–54 (56%) 38–51 (43%) 100.2 -0.69

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.