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

Monica Niculescu vs Olga Govortsova H2H: 1-0

Monica Niculescu holds a 1–0 lead over Olga Govortsova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Monica Niculescu leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2015 Nottingham Open second round 2-6 7-5 7-5.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Olga Govortsova
Belarus Age 38 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #61 2-6 7-5 7-5 Olga Govortsova #127 Match data Jun 12, 2015* R16 Nottingham Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 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
Olga Govortsova #1,276 #35 1,510 1,705 123 187 39.7% 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 Olga Govortsova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2006 0–1 0.0% #337 1,485 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2007 14–12 53.8% #48 1,595 0 0
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 2008 21–26 44.7% #47 1,600 0 0
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 2009 26–24 52.0% #50 1,694 0 0
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2010 13–27 32.5% #75 1,605 0 0
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2011 6–19 24.0% #111 1,469 0 0
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2012 12–19 38.7% #57 1,550 0 0
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2013 12–14 46.2% #93 1,625 0 0
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2014 5–12 29.4% #149 1,547 0 0
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2015 7–11 38.9% #71 1,550 0 0
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2016 2–11 15.4% #170 1,509 0 0
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 2017 1–1 50.0% #320 1,511 0 0
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 2018 1–1 50.0% #393 1,496 0 0
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3 2019 0–1 0.0% #192 1,451 0 0
31 2019 8–10 44.4% #118 1,638 0 3 2020 3–3 50.0% #134 1,547 0 0
32 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,586 0 3 2021 0–5 0.0% #139 1,510 0 0
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 Olga Govortsova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 12 9 21 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
19 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 12 16 28 42.9% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 17 15 32 53.1% 5 6 11 45.5% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
21 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2010 7 16 23 30.4% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 4 11 15 26.7% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2012 8 9 17 47.1% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2013 10 9 19 52.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 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% 2014 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2015 2 5 7 28.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2016 2 6 8 25.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2017 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2018 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2019 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2019 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2020 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2021 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 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% — 83 111 194 42.8% 27 51 78 34.6% 13 23 36 36.1% 0 2 2 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 269/310 of Olga Govortsova'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 Olga Govortsova
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%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 15/26 1.6 4.7 61.4% 59.5% 45.0% 51.0% 46.0% 53.8% 43.9%
19 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8% 2008 39/47 1.3 3.0 64.5% 56.7% 40.9% 47.8% 47.8% 51.2% 43.5%
20 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0% 2009 44/50 1.3 3.5 63.1% 61.9% 43.9% 48.2% 50.5% 55.1% 44.8%
21 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8% 2010 34/40 1.7 5.6 59.3% 60.8% 41.0% 48.9% 49.1% 52.9% 43.2%
22 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% 2011 25/25 1.2 5.0 60.1% 60.2% 40.7% 39.6% 46.0% 52.6% 40.5%
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2012 28/31 1.2 4.8 63.1% 56.2% 39.4% 44.0% 49.3% 49.9% 45.6%
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2013 24/26 1.2 3.9 62.8% 60.0% 46.0% 51.8% 55.0% 54.9% 42.7%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2014 15/17 2.1 3.1 65.0% 59.3% 42.7% 48.3% 53.0% 53.2% 37.6%
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2015 16/18 1.3 3.4 67.7% 63.6% 52.1% 54.0% 46.2% 59.3% 43.1%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2016 13/14 1.5 2.9 64.4% 56.4% 39.4% 44.8% 47.9% 50.7% 39.8%
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% 2017 2/2 1.0 2.0 58.7% 52.4% 56.6% 44.0% 38.9% 53.9% 37.4%
29 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% 2018 2/2 2.0 2.0 68.3% 62.5% 35.7% 44.4% 21.4% 53.9% 42.7%
30 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4% 2019 1/1 0.0 7.0 71.8% 51.0% 35.0% 45.5% 100.0% 46.5% 34.6%
31 2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2% 2020 6/6 0.5 2.8 76.4% 63.5% 38.6% 56.0% 45.7% 58.1% 44.5%
32 2020 2/2 1.0 1.5 79.6% 49.7% 35.3% 49.4% 42.2% 46.7% 40.2% 2021 5/5 0.4 2.8 70.0% 51.1% 40.8% 40.0% 41.6% 47.7% 37.5%
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% — 269/311 1.4 4.0 63.3% 59.4% 42.6% 47.6% 48.9% 53.2% 42.8%

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 Olga Govortsova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1486 100.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.05
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1596 113.8 -1.04 -0.46 0.949 48.9% -3 — +32 46.6% -0.26 7–1 (88%) 2–4 (33%) 105.9 +1.26
19 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 2008 1600 121.7 -3.46 -0.33 0.890 47.4% -15 +21 -17 44.0% -0.54 6–6 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 +0.48
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 2009 1694 125.9 -0.31 +0.29 0.996 49.9% -20 -76 -58 49.6% +0.25 10–5 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 101.9 +1.52
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 2010 1605 134.1 -1.47 +0.07 0.916 48.1% +8 +15 -51 42.5% -0.38 2–11 (15%) 3–2 (60%) 91.8 -0.74
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 2011 1469 105.4 -2.38 -3.31 0.855 46.7% +29 +80 +60 35.6% -0.73 4–9 (31%) 1–4 (20%) 92.9 +0.44
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 2012 1551 115.4 -4.12 +0.70 0.910 47.8% +6 -34 -1 44.1% -0.49 4–8 (33%) 1–4 (20%) 95.5 -0.18
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 2013 1625 125.2 -0.28 -0.80 0.946 49.0% +19 -115 — 48.4% -0.09 5–7 (42%) 2–5 (29%) 98.7 -0.45
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 2014 1548 106.1 -1.84 -3.57 0.803 45.5% +42 — — 31.4% -1.20 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.12
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 2015 1550 115.6 +0.31 +0.73 1.057 50.7% +5 -114 +12 48.8% +0.07 3–6 (33%) 4–2 (67%) 99.2 +0.91
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 2016 1509 98.4 -2.57 -1.71 0.807 45.0% +17 -129 — 23.3% -1.67 1–3 (25%) 0–2 — -0.77
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 2017 1511 100.1 -0.18 -1.58 0.810 46.5% — — — 50.0% -0.75 — — — +0.23
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 2018 1496 104.8 -1.66 +0.46 0.927 48.4% — — — 50.0% -0.75 — — — -0.16
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 2019 1452 96.7 -4.05 -2.91 0.647 41.5% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.08
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 2020 1547 120.6 -0.02 +0.59 1.063 51.1% +23 — — 50.0% +0.36 1–1 1–0 — +0.41
32 2020 1587 99.7 -1.05 +1.06 0.754 43.7% — — — 33.3% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11 2021 1510 98.7 -4.28 -3.09 0.718 42.9% — -93 — 16.7% -2.17 0–2 — — +0.13
33 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37 2022 1464 93.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1706 121.6 -1.79 -0.63 0.915 48.0% +4 -29 -8 43.0% -0.40 45–61 (42%) 22–38 (37%) 91.4 +1.07

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.