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

Monica Niculescu vs Marina Erakovic H2H: 2-0

Monica Niculescu holds a 2–0 lead over Marina Erakovic in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Monica Niculescu leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2014 Indian Wells Open round of 128 6-2 6-2.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Marina Erakovic
New Zealand Age 38 Right-Handed 174 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #63 6-2 6-2 Marina Erakovic #62 Match data Mar 7, 2014* R128 Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Monica Niculescu #49 6-7(7) 6-3 7-6(5) Marina Erakovic #91 Match data May 23, 2013* R32 Strasbourg Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

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
Marina Erakovic #827 #39 1,392 1,695 104 133 43.9% 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 Marina Erakovic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2005 1–1 50.0% #213 1,498 0 0
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 2007 1–5 16.7% #153 1,457 0 0
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 2008 16–17 48.5% #66 1,517 0 0
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2009 4–7 36.4% #227 1,514 0 0
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2010 2–7 22.2% #333 1,480 0 0
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2011 11–8 57.9% #61 1,627 0 0
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2012 19–21 47.5% #66 1,583 0 0
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2013 20–16 55.6% #46 1,669 0 1
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2014 12–20 37.5% #76 1,607 0 1
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2015 7–14 33.3% #135 1,542 0 1
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 2016 10–8 55.6% #106 1,620 0 1
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 2017 1–9 10.0% #197 1,547 0 1
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3 — — — — — — —
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 Marina Erakovic
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 8 11 19 42.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
21 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2009 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2010 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2011 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
24 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2012 9 10 19 47.4% 7 7 14 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2013 13 10 23 56.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2014 10 13 23 43.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2015 5 6 11 45.5% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2016 1 3 4 25.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2017 1 6 7 14.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 60 83 143 42.0% 20 28 48 41.7% 24 21 45 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 219/235 of Marina Erakovic'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 Marina Erakovic
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% 2007 5/6 2.4 3.6 56.9% 62.4% 42.7% 39.4% 61.3% 54.4% 41.8%
20 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0% 2008 29/33 5.4 3.4 58.8% 68.1% 47.4% 54.2% 45.7% 59.3% 40.8%
21 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8% 2009 11/11 3.8 4.9 57.0% 64.8% 38.5% 56.9% 55.6% 53.7% 40.2%
22 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% 2010 9/9 4.7 4.1 61.1% 62.6% 41.2% 53.6% 51.8% 54.2% 37.6%
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2011 18/19 4.4 3.1 63.9% 65.5% 44.4% 59.2% 39.3% 58.1% 42.5%
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2012 38/40 3.8 3.4 54.4% 68.8% 46.5% 53.9% 42.7% 58.3% 42.6%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2013 29/36 4.2 4.9 57.0% 70.7% 45.0% 51.7% 47.3% 59.7% 44.4%
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2014 31/32 2.8 3.8 60.3% 65.6% 42.5% 49.3% 46.9% 56.3% 41.9%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2015 21/21 3.8 3.6 61.0% 66.3% 50.9% 53.1% 41.0% 60.4% 38.0%
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% 2016 18/18 2.3 4.4 64.7% 61.7% 44.5% 51.8% 50.1% 56.1% 43.0%
29 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% 2017 10/10 2.0 5.6 57.0% 65.1% 39.1% 48.2% 43.8% 54.1% 36.1%
30 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 219/237 3.8 3.9 59.0% 66.6% 44.9% 52.7% 46.0% 57.7% 41.4%

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 Marina Erakovic
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1498 95.1 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.00 1–0 — — +0.29
19 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 2007 1457 98.0 -0.61 -2.50 0.916 48.2% +5 — — 21.4% -1.36 1–1 — — +0.10
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 2008 1518 119.1 +1.94 -2.96 1.003 49.8% -43 +12 +208 48.7% -0.08 6–6 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 99.1 +1.05
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 2009 1514 108.9 -1.10 -1.98 0.869 47.5% -38 — — 42.3% -0.92 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.07
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 2010 1480 102.7 -1.18 -3.79 0.820 45.9% -44 — +254 25.0% -1.70 1–1 0–3 (0%) — -0.06
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 2011 1627 118.5 +1.72 -1.34 1.015 50.1% -74 — +125 55.3% +0.02 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +0.24
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 2012 1584 114.0 +1.58 -1.34 1.023 50.5% -11 -33 +124 44.0% -0.37 9–6 (60%) 5–3 (63%) 104.2 +1.89
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 2013 1670 123.7 +2.86 -0.04 1.101 51.9% -29 -101 +64 53.0% +0.21 7–7 (50%) 10–4 (71%) 106.7 +0.26
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 2014 1608 123.2 -0.48 -1.04 0.958 49.3% +12 -33 +39 40.8% -0.31 4–5 (44%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.33
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 2015 1542 117.9 +1.24 -2.64 0.961 48.9% +77 -39 +69 44.7% -0.23 2–7 (22%) 2–3 (40%) 95.1 -0.36
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 2016 1620 110.9 +0.21 -1.18 0.978 49.7% -22 +11 +15 48.7% -0.26 4–3 (57%) 5–4 (56%) 102.4 +0.55
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 2017 1548 105.9 -0.90 -2.01 0.788 45.4% +27 — — 15.8% -1.84 0–1 0–3 (0%) — -0.44
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1696 119.6 +0.96 -1.64 0.979 49.6% -14 -29 +123 44.6% -0.34 41–44 (48%) 31–29 (52%) 102.9 +1.32

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.