H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Monica Niculescu vs Mona Barthel H2H: 1-3

Mona Barthel holds a 3–1 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Mona Barthel leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Mona Barthel won the 2018 Australian Open first round 6-4 7-5.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 3
4 main-draw meetings
Mona Barthel
Germany Age 36 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mona Barthel #53 6-4 7-5 Monica Niculescu #99 Match data Jan 17, 2018* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Mona Barthel #46 0-6 7-5 6-3 Monica Niculescu #47 Match data Oct 17, 2014* R16 Luxembourg International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Monica Niculescu #60 7-6(5) 6-1 Mona Barthel #35 Match data Jan 10, 2014* R16 Hobart International International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Mona Barthel #33 6-3 4-6 7-5 Monica Niculescu #49 Match data Jun 26, 2013* 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
Mona Barthel #205 #23 1,762 1,840 151 182 45.3% 0 0 0 1 3 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 Mona Barthel
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 2010 0–1 0.0% #195 1,493 0 0
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 2011 5–6 45.5% #69 1,552 0 0
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2012 29–24 54.7% #39 1,682 0 1
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2013 24–22 52.2% #34 1,646 0 2
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2014 23–23 50.0% #42 1,713 0 3
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2015 24–26 48.0% #45 1,670 0 3
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2016 6–13 31.6% #158 1,560 0 3
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2017 17–18 48.6% #48 1,602 0 4
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2018 14–20 41.2% #77 1,625 0 4
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 2019 6–13 31.6% #183 1,549 0 4
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 — — — — — — —
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3 2021 3–12 20.0% #275 1,457 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 2024 0–2 0.0% #171 1,525 0 4
35 — — — — — — — 2026 0–2 0.0% #205 1,556 0 4

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 Mona Barthel
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2011 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2012 21 14 35 60.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2013 16 14 30 53.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 0 5 100.0%
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2014 11 14 25 44.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 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% 2015 18 16 34 52.9% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 4 8 12 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2017 6 9 15 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2018 8 12 20 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2019 5 5 10 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2021 3 8 11 27.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 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% — — — — 2024 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 0 1 1 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% — 96 104 200 48.0% 38 51 89 42.7% 10 25 35 28.6% 7 2 9 77.8%

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 309/334 of Mona Barthel'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 Mona Barthel
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% 2010 1/1 6.0 2.0 64.3% 66.7% 52.0% 60.0% 0.0% 61.4% 31.3%
20 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0% 2011 11/11 2.1 4.2 61.8% 63.6% 38.0% 50.5% 45.8% 53.6% 43.1%
21 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8% 2012 50/53 4.2 5.7 53.8% 70.4% 46.7% 53.9% 50.1% 59.2% 46.4%
22 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% 2013 46/46 3.3 3.4 61.5% 66.4% 45.6% 56.9% 46.0% 58.5% 43.7%
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2014 43/46 2.5 4.0 61.4% 64.9% 45.0% 55.3% 46.4% 57.1% 43.0%
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2015 35/50 3.5 3.7 59.3% 64.0% 49.5% 47.1% 42.6% 58.1% 41.4%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2016 18/20 3.8 5.6 55.2% 66.7% 43.9% 50.0% 46.3% 56.8% 39.4%
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2017 34/35 4.1 5.1 61.2% 65.8% 43.6% 53.5% 46.5% 56.9% 42.2%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2018 34/34 5.0 6.3 57.7% 66.0% 43.3% 56.9% 45.8% 56.3% 39.8%
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% 2019 19/19 4.1 6.3 57.6% 67.5% 41.5% 48.3% 42.4% 56.3% 38.3%
29 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4% 2021 14/15 5.4 6.3 53.6% 68.6% 42.3% 49.5% 37.8% 56.5% 37.1%
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% 2024 2/2 2.5 10.0 51.7% 54.0% 44.0% 14.3% 32.5% 49.3% 42.7%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 2/2 1.0 7.5 59.7% 62.5% 38.1% 53.3% 30.6% 52.6% 43.5%
Career — 341/394 0.9 1.8 73.4% 56.9% 44.8% 46.4% 50.7% 53.3% 46.5% — 309/334 3.8 4.9 58.5% 66.4% 44.9% 52.9% 45.4% 57.4% 42.2%

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 Mona Barthel
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 2010 1493 100.8 +1.29 +0.85 0.810 47.0% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.14
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 2011 1552 119.1 -0.55 -0.55 0.929 48.7% +28 -19 — 45.8% -0.46 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.58
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 2012 1682 144.4 +3.00 +2.35 1.139 52.8% +34 -50 -166 57.8% +0.69 3–11 (21%) 10–12 (45%) 92.9 -2.53
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 2013 1646 138.9 +2.09 +0.25 1.053 51.1% +80 -90 -184 53.4% +0.41 6–7 (46%) 6–7 (46%) 97.5 -0.66
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 2014 1713 124.3 +1.01 -0.81 1.002 50.2% -62 -24 -158 50.5% -0.09 5–6 (45%) 6–4 (60%) 101.5 -0.80
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 2015 1671 128.2 -0.49 -0.40 0.986 49.6% +10 -45 — 51.7% +0.24 10–14 (42%) 10–10 (50%) 96.5 +2.15
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 2016 1561 109.3 +0.53 -2.53 0.913 48.2% +29 +35 -55 37.8% -0.73 1–4 (20%) 2–1 (67%) 96.5 -0.82
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 2017 1602 121.9 +0.49 -0.40 0.977 49.6% -11 +63 -97 48.8% -0.34 6–8 (43%) 6–2 (75%) 100.9 -0.52
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 2018 1625 120.7 -0.13 -2.87 0.910 48.2% +7 -36 -60 42.2% -0.52 8–7 (53%) 3–4 (43%) 102.3 -0.60
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 2019 1550 122.1 -0.64 -2.56 0.876 47.5% +130 -29 — 32.6% -1.02 5–3 (63%) 2–3 (40%) 103.3 -0.70
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 2020 1535 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2021 1457 106.9 -0.29 -3.24 0.854 46.7% +105 — — 26.5% -1.44 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 96.4 +0.65
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 2023 1420 94.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37 2024 1525 110.3 -2.16 -0.17 0.843 45.9% — — — 20.0% -1.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.02
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1576 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1556 106.9 +0.24 -2.27 0.918 47.9% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–2 — -0.20
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 — 1841 131.0 +0.87 -0.58 0.990 49.8% +28 -20 -126 47.5% -0.11 46–65 (41%) 47–51 (48%) 95.2 -1.43

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.