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

Monica Niculescu vs Mandy Minella H2H: 1-0

Monica Niculescu holds a 1–0 lead over Mandy Minella in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Monica Niculescu leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2013 Hobart International round of 32 6-4 6-3.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Mandy Minella
Luxembourg Age 40 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #54 6-4 6-3 Mandy Minella #77 Match data Jan 10, 2013* R32 Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Mandy Minella #787 #66 955 1,646 58 100 36.7% 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 Mandy Minella
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 2005 0–2 0.0% #249 1,477 0 0
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2008 0–1 0.0% #330 1,474 0 0
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2009 0–1 0.0% #243 1,465 0 0
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2010 2–2 50.0% #136 1,504 0 0
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2011 2–6 25.0% #110 1,472 0 0
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2012 11–14 44.0% #77 1,515 0 0
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2013 12–18 40.0% #106 1,530 0 0
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 2014 1–5 16.7% #181 1,496 0 0
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 2015 1–5 16.7% #168 1,449 0 0
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3 2016 8–7 53.3% #105 1,557 0 1
31 2019 8–10 44.4% #118 1,638 0 3 2017 9–13 40.9% #143 1,576 0 1
32 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,586 0 3 2018 7–7 50.0% #103 1,615 0 1
33 2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,519 0 3 2019 3–11 21.4% #141 1,548 0 1
34 — — — — — — — 2020 0–1 0.0% #170 1,535 0 1
35 — — — — — — — 2021 2–7 22.2% #262 1,537 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 Mandy Minella
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 0 2 2 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 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% 2010 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2011 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 7 6 13 53.8% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2013 4 9 13 30.8% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2014 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2015 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2016 1 5 6 16.7% 6 1 7 85.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 2019 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2017 6 7 13 46.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
32 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2018 3 3 6 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — —
33 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2019 0 3 3 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 143 148 291 49.1% 20 40 60 33.3% 14 23 37 37.8% 2 3 5 40.0% — 27 55 82 32.9% 30 37 67 44.8% 1 8 9 11.1% — — — —

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 144/156 of Mandy Minella'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 Mandy Minella
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% 2008 1/1 1.0 3.0 56.6% 43.3% 34.8% 45.5% 100.0% 39.6% 17.2%
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2009 1/1 1.0 4.0 54.3% 56.0% 45.2% 27.3% 50.0% 51.1% 46.7%
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2010 4/4 0.3 3.5 61.3% 63.2% 47.1% 58.6% 26.0% 57.1% 41.4%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2011 6/8 2.2 3.2 56.2% 63.3% 39.8% 58.7% 52.7% 52.9% 38.1%
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2012 24/25 1.7 3.1 60.8% 57.7% 41.7% 55.6% 49.8% 51.6% 41.9%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2013 25/30 2.3 2.3 61.6% 61.4% 45.2% 47.9% 50.5% 55.0% 42.2%
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% 2014 4/6 3.3 3.3 59.6% 59.0% 46.7% 53.7% 55.3% 54.5% 42.7%
29 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% 2015 4/6 1.0 1.5 75.9% 52.7% 50.0% 42.1% 44.0% 52.2% 43.0%
30 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4% 2016 15/15 2.1 2.9 63.0% 62.2% 46.3% 52.9% 50.1% 56.2% 43.4%
31 2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2% 2017 22/22 2.9 1.7 61.2% 61.3% 43.0% 50.3% 53.3% 54.0% 39.7%
32 2020 2/2 1.0 1.5 79.6% 49.7% 35.3% 49.4% 42.2% 46.7% 40.2% 2018 14/14 1.9 1.8 64.2% 60.6% 46.1% 59.5% 53.6% 55.3% 43.7%
33 2021 3/3 0.3 1.3 74.9% 47.5% 49.1% 46.0% 50.0% 46.5% 36.7% 2019 14/14 1.9 2.1 66.3% 58.8% 46.3% 42.2% 40.4% 54.7% 39.4%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 1/1 14.0 2.0 56.1% 78.3% 36.1% 80.0% 0.0% 59.8% 32.4%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 9/9 4.9 1.8 59.9% 55.3% 41.5% 39.1% 53.5% 49.9% 43.6%
Career — 341/394 0.9 1.8 73.4% 56.9% 44.8% 46.4% 50.7% 53.3% 46.5% — 144/158 2.3 2.4 62.1% 59.9% 44.2% 50.9% 49.6% 53.9% 41.5%

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 Mandy Minella
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 2005 1477 97.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — -0.08
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2008 1474 104.0 +0.43 -0.56 0.286 31.7% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.25
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 2009 1466 100.5 +0.41 -1.66 0.954 48.7% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.07
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 2010 1504 115.0 +0.56 +1.62 0.965 49.2% +11 — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — -0.16
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 2011 1473 100.2 -1.79 -2.50 0.809 46.5% +18 — — 33.3% -1.24 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.53
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 2012 1515 104.1 -2.82 -1.73 0.865 47.1% +13 +39 — 41.7% -0.78 7–3 (70%) 2–4 (33%) 103.3 +1.92
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 2013 1530 114.7 -0.44 -1.67 0.939 48.7% -27 +47 — 40.3% -0.65 7–5 (58%) 3–4 (43%) 104.1 +0.65
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 2014 1497 105.8 -1.89 -0.14 0.938 48.7% -22 — — 23.1% -1.46 0–1 — — -0.11
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 2015 1449 99.2 -1.50 -0.06 0.898 47.4% — +69 — 26.7% -1.27 1–2 (33%) — — +0.30
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 2016 1557 110.4 -0.20 -0.12 0.990 50.0% -122 +110 — 51.6% -0.06 3–4 (43%) 3–2 (60%) 101.8 -0.48
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 2017 1577 112.5 -1.48 -2.69 0.863 47.2% -14 +86 -35 43.1% -0.90 3–4 (43%) 4–0 (100%) 104.7 +0.14
32 2020 1587 99.7 -1.05 +1.06 0.754 43.7% — — — 33.3% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11 2018 1616 112.5 -0.68 -0.84 0.978 49.8% -45 +52 — 46.4% -0.18 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.14
33 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37 2019 1549 114.7 -0.94 -2.06 0.869 47.0% -39 +79 — 32.4% -1.03 1–5 (17%) 2–2 (50%) 96.0 -0.47
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1536 101.2 -3.10 +0.34 0.804 47.3% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.06
35 2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1537 108.6 -3.18 -1.37 0.870 46.8% -39 +69 — 29.4% -1.06 0–1 0–1 — +0.05
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1500 100.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1646 113.9 -1.32 -1.45 0.899 47.9% -22 +64 -35 38.8% -0.81 25–30 (45%) 16–16 (50%) 102.2 +1.20

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.