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

Monica Niculescu vs Meghann Shaughnessy H2H: 1-0

Monica Niculescu holds a 1–0 lead over Meghann Shaughnessy 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 2009 Bank of the West Classic first round 6-1 6-0.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Meghann Shaughnessy
USA Age 47 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #72 6-1 6-0 Meghann Shaughnessy Match data Jul 30, 2009* R32 Bank of the West Classic Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Meghann Shaughnessy #1,104 #11 1,949 1,903 233 233 50.0% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Meghann Shaughnessy
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1996 3–4 42.9% #165 1,511 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1997 0–1 0.0% #198 1,499 0 0
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 1998 8–9 47.1% #69 1,544 0 0
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 1999 10–22 31.2% #99 1,438 0 0
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2000 23–20 53.5% #38 1,651 0 1
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2001 45–25 64.3% #12 1,832 0 2
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2002 29–27 51.8% #30 1,738 0 2
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2003 32–23 58.2% #17 1,729 0 3
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2004 20–22 47.6% #40 1,662 0 3
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2005 17–25 40.5% #66 1,566 0 3
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2006 27–20 57.4% #37 1,709 0 5
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 2007 18–22 45.0% #52 1,666 0 6
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 2008 0–5 0.0% #836 1,579 0 6
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3 2009 1–8 11.1% #590 1,533 0 6
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 Meghann Shaughnessy
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 4 5 9 44.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1999 2 7 9 22.2% 5 11 16 31.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2000 15 10 25 60.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2001 18 14 32 56.3% 15 7 22 68.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 2 9 77.8%
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2002 16 15 31 51.6% 6 7 13 46.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
24 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2003 26 13 39 66.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 14 16 30 46.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2005 9 15 24 37.5% 4 7 11 36.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2006 14 13 27 51.9% 12 6 18 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2007 7 13 20 35.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 1 8 9 11.1% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 126 133 259 48.6% 74 67 141 52.5% 20 19 39 51.3% 13 14 27 48.1%

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 94/240 of Meghann Shaughnessy'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 Meghann Shaughnessy
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2003 8/55 5.0 4.4 51.4% 71.2% 47.2% 53.9% 49.8% 59.4% 40.4%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2004 6/42 6.5 6.7 50.5% 72.4% 42.1% 59.3% 38.6% 57.5% 39.3%
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2005 11/42 9.1 4.0 54.9% 77.0% 49.1% 57.4% 45.9% 64.4% 39.2%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2006 21/47 4.4 5.3 55.4% 68.5% 45.4% 54.3% 38.1% 57.9% 39.9%
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% 2007 34/40 4.5 3.9 54.5% 70.0% 45.4% 56.8% 37.8% 58.6% 39.4%
29 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% 2008 5/5 3.0 3.0 54.3% 56.9% 45.0% 58.1% 50.8% 51.2% 37.7%
30 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4% 2009 9/9 5.1 2.6 46.3% 64.4% 45.7% 49.6% 31.2% 54.0% 33.6%
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% — 94/466 5.2 4.2 53.4% 69.5% 45.8% 55.6% 39.9% 58.3% 38.9%

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 Meghann Shaughnessy
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 1512 107.9 — — — — +9 +65 — 47.1% 0.00 1–2 (33%) — — +0.72
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1499 96.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 — — +0.03
19 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 1998 1544 115.4 — — — — -48 +81 — 46.2% -0.03 3–2 (60%) 0–2 — +0.65
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 1999 1439 99.7 — — — — +16 +55 +130 36.5% -0.77 3–7 (30%) 3–5 (38%) 93.7 +2.27
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 2000 1652 133.2 — — — — -10 -80 -108 54.2% +0.11 4–6 (40%) 7–6 (54%) 102.1 +0.56
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 2001 1832 151.0 — — — — -45 -52 -141 59.9% +0.71 15–6 (71%) 15–11 (58%) 110.5 +1.29
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 2002 1738 139.5 — — — — +19 -30 -36 51.6% +0.17 9–9 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 94.1 +0.83
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 2003 1730 144.7 +2.14 -0.89 0.995 50.1% +45 -9 — 57.6% +0.54 9–8 (53%) 7–10 (41%) 96.1 +1.17
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 2004 1662 135.5 +1.00 -1.59 0.925 48.6% +19 +57 -22 50.0% +0.18 5–7 (42%) 5–8 (38%) 96.1 +1.24
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 2005 1566 122.3 +4.57 -2.35 1.103 51.7% +20 +69 +81 44.8% -0.34 4–9 (31%) 7–6 (54%) 94.8 +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 2006 1709 130.5 +1.38 -2.93 0.947 48.9% -49 +14 — 55.0% +0.25 9–6 (60%) 4–1 (80%) 107.6 -1.20
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 2007 1666 128.5 +1.99 -3.46 0.952 49.3% -76 +156 -17 47.7% -0.09 4–6 (40%) 3–6 (33%) 96.4 +0.26
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 2008 1580 93.2 -2.35 -2.24 0.773 45.3% — +131 — 14.3% -2.86 0–1 — — -0.09
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 2009 1534 114.6 -0.18 -4.49 0.730 44.3% -22 — — 23.8% -2.14 0–3 (0%) — — -0.71
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 — 1904 137.9 +1.67 -2.91 0.933 48.8% -6 +25 -17 50.9% +0.08 66–73 (47%) 56–61 (48%) 95.9 +1.59

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.