H2H data updated: 2026-07-20 02:15 UTC
Monica Niculescu vs Maria Sharapova H2H: 1-0
Monica Niculescu holds a 1–0 lead over Maria Sharapova 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 2018 Doha second round 4-6 6-4 6-3.
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ROU
Age 38
Right-Handed
168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1
–
0
1 main draw meetings
RUS
Age 39
Right-Handed
188 cm / 6'2"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2018* | Doha | WTA 1000 | R64 | Hard | Monica Niculescu | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | Maria Sharapova | 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 |
| Maria Sharapova | #373 | #1 | 10,690 | 2,238 | 596 | 174 | 77.4% | 5 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 36 |
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 | Maria Sharapova | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2002 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #188 | 1,503 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2003 | 24–12 | 66.7% | #32 | 1,779 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2004 | 55–16 | 77.5% | #4 | 2,063 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2005 | 53–13 | 80.3% | #4 | 2,068 | 1 | 10 |
| 19 | 2007 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #152 | 1,490 | 0 | 0 | 2006 | 59–10 | 85.5% | #2 | 2,210 | 2 | 15 |
| 20 | 2008 | 8–15 | 34.8% | #48 | 1,542 | 0 | 0 | 2007 | 40–12 | 76.9% | #5 | 2,113 | 2 | 16 |
| 21 | 2009 | 10–22 | 31.2% | #103 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 31–6 | 83.8% | #9 | 2,098 | 3 | 19 |
| 22 | 2010 | 6–9 | 40.0% | #82 | 1,573 | 0 | 0 | 2009 | 31–9 | 77.5% | #14 | 2,050 | 3 | 20 |
| 23 | 2011 | 21–15 | 58.3% | #30 | 1,755 | 0 | 0 | 2010 | 33–11 | 75.0% | #18 | 1,981 | 3 | 22 |
| 24 | 2012 | 15–23 | 39.5% | #58 | 1,639 | 0 | 0 | 2011 | 43–13 | 76.8% | #4 | 1,993 | 3 | 24 |
| 25 | 2013 | 22–21 | 51.2% | #59 | 1,637 | 0 | 1 | 2012 | 55–10 | 84.6% | #2 | 2,155 | 4 | 27 |
| 26 | 2014 | 22–19 | 53.7% | #46 | 1,687 | 0 | 2 | 2013 | 37–8 | 82.2% | #4 | 2,136 | 4 | 29 |
| 27 | 2015 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #39 | 1,677 | 0 | 2 | 2014 | 50–13 | 79.4% | #2 | 2,093 | 5 | 33 |
| 28 | 2016 | 25–17 | 59.5% | #38 | 1,782 | 0 | 3 | 2015 | 35–10 | 77.8% | #4 | 2,044 | 5 | 35 |
| 29 | 2017 | 10–19 | 34.5% | #77 | 1,618 | 0 | 3 | 2016 | 4–1 | 80.0% | #91 | 2,049 | 5 | 35 |
| 30 | 2018 | 9–15 | 37.5% | #99 | 1,588 | 0 | 3 | 2017 | 16–7 | 69.6% | #61 | 1,976 | 5 | 36 |
| 31 | 2019 | 8–11 | 42.1% | #118 | 1,627 | 0 | 3 | 2018 | 21–11 | 65.6% | #29 | 1,929 | 5 | 36 |
| 32 | 2020 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #144 | 1,579 | 0 | 3 | 2019 | 8–8 | 50.0% | #133 | 1,858 | 5 | 36 |
| 33 | 2021 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #274 | 1,514 | 0 | 3 | 2020 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #373 | 1,820 | 5 | 36 |