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

Monica Niculescu vs Nicole Gibbs

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for Monica Niculescu vs Nicole Gibbs.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
0 – 0
0 main-draw meetings
Nicole Gibbs
United States Age 33 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicole Gibbs #126 6-3 6-3 Monica Niculescu #118 Match data Jan 4, 2020 Q1 Q Shenzhen International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Nicole Gibbs #175 #68 946 1,690 33 59 35.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Nicole Gibbs
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 2012 2–4 33.3% #222 1,504 0 0
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 2013 1–2 33.3% #185 1,509 0 0
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2014 5–6 45.5% #96 1,546 0 0
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2015 4–11 26.7% #109 1,504 0 0
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2016 12–15 44.4% #89 1,579 0 0
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2017 7–12 36.8% #109 1,545 0 0
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2018 1–6 14.3% #123 1,512 0 0
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2019 1–2 33.3% #126 1,579 0 0
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2020 0–1 0.0% #172 1,573 0 0
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 — — — — — — —
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 — — — — — — —
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 Nicole Gibbs
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2013 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% 2014 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2015 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2016 11 12 23 47.8% 1 2 3 33.3% 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% 2017 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2018 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2019 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 31 47 78 39.7% 2 9 11 18.2% 0 3 3 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 83/94 of Nicole Gibbs'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 Nicole Gibbs
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% 2012 6/6 0.7 2.3 56.5% 54.1% 41.4% 46.9% 35.9% 48.3% 39.5%
20 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0% 2013 3/3 1.0 3.7 57.4% 53.7% 40.6% 46.8% 39.6% 48.2% 45.0%
21 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8% 2014 9/11 1.1 4.7 55.4% 61.2% 46.0% 53.0% 53.3% 54.7% 37.3%
22 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% 2015 11/15 1.1 5.0 55.5% 58.8% 49.3% 51.0% 46.2% 54.6% 43.3%
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2016 25/29 1.3 3.1 61.3% 63.6% 43.8% 50.2% 48.1% 55.9% 44.7%
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2017 18/19 1.1 3.3 60.2% 58.8% 42.9% 52.5% 38.7% 52.3% 40.6%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2018 7/7 0.1 2.4 59.6% 59.6% 41.8% 40.3% 37.7% 52.4% 35.7%
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2019 3/3 0.7 3.0 59.6% 56.6% 40.1% 59.7% 34.7% 50.1% 44.6%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2020 1/1 6.0 2.0 60.4% 70.3% 50.0% 62.5% 40.0% 62.3% 33.3%
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
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% — 83/94 1.1 3.4 58.9% 60.1% 44.0% 50.4% 43.7% 53.6% 41.6%

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 Nicole Gibbs
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 2012 1505 109.0 -2.02 +0.08 0.764 44.2% +11 — — 30.8% -1.92 1–0 — — +0.35
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 2013 1509 106.7 -1.19 -0.03 0.868 46.6% +9 — — 42.9% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.09
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 2014 1547 108.6 -2.13 -2.66 0.824 46.3% +25 — — 44.4% -0.93 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — +0.29
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 2015 1504 106.2 -2.08 +0.98 0.955 49.1% +51 -19 — 30.3% -1.06 1–2 (33%) 0–5 (0%) 94.8 +0.39
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 2016 1579 124.9 -0.86 +1.29 1.013 50.2% +27 -135 — 45.8% -0.20 2–5 (29%) 0–1 — +0.37
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 2017 1546 114.2 -2.56 -1.08 0.851 46.5% +3 — — 37.2% -1.12 3–4 (43%) 3–0 (100%) — +0.04
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 2018 1513 110.7 +0.08 -2.80 0.750 44.4% +14 — — 20.0% -2.00 0–1 0–1 — -0.28
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 2019 1579 116.8 +0.94 +1.74 0.894 47.3% +1 — — 42.9% -0.71 0–1 — — -0.37
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 2020 1573 109.7 -1.74 +0.55 0.883 48.1% — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.13
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1690 120.8 -1.49 -0.17 0.895 47.6% +20 -69 — 38.2% -0.92 10–17 (37%) 5–8 (38%) 92.7 +1.11

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.