H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Monica Niculescu vs Petra Kvitova H2H: 1-2

Petra Kvitova holds a 2–1 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Petra Kvitova leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2016 Luxembourg final 6-4 6-0.

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Monica Niculescu
ROU Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Petra Kvitova
CZE Age 36 Left-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 22, 2016* Luxembourg WTA 250 F Hard Monica Niculescu #51 6-4 6-0 Petra Kvitova #11 Match data
Apr 22, 2016* Stuttgart WTA 500 R16 Clay Petra Kvitova #7 2-6 7-6(5) 6-2 Monica Niculescu #31 Match data
Jun 20, 2013* Eastbourne WTA 500 R32 Grass Petra Kvitova #8 6-4 6-1 Monica Niculescu #49 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Monica Niculescu #958 #28 1,960 1,807 176 213 45.2% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Petra Kvitova #450 #2 7,690 2,073 501 258 66.0% 2 10 2 14 3 31

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 Petra Kvitova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2007 0–1 0.0% #150 1,485 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2008 13–14 48.1% #50 1,607 0 0
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 2009 18–16 52.9% #61 1,700 0 1
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,542 0 0 2010 17–20 45.9% #34 1,699 0 1
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2011 50–11 82.0% #2 2,058 1 7
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,573 0 0 2012 38–15 71.7% #8 1,961 1 9
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,755 0 0 2013 49–22 69.0% #6 1,966 1 11
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2014 41–17 70.7% #4 1,989 2 14
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,637 0 1 2015 35–16 68.6% #6 1,907 2 17
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,687 0 2 2016 41–19 68.3% #11 1,966 2 19
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,677 0 2 2017 18–10 64.3% #29 1,894 2 20
28 2016 25–17 59.5% #38 1,782 0 3 2018 42–17 71.2% #7 1,887 2 25
29 2017 10–19 34.5% #77 1,618 0 3 2019 33–16 67.3% #7 1,897 2 27
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,588 0 3 2020 20–7 74.1% #8 1,947 2 27
31 2019 8–11 42.1% #118 1,627 0 3 2021 28–17 62.2% #17 1,881 2 28
32 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,579 0 3 2022 28–19 59.6% #16 1,920 2 29
33 2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,514 0 3 2023 29–13 69.0% #14 1,931 2 31
35 — — — — — — — 2025 1–8 11.1% — 1,773 2 31