H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 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
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Petra Kvitova
Czech Republic Age 36 Left-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #51 6-4 6-0 Petra Kvitova #11 Match data Oct 22, 2016* F Luxembourg International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Petra Kvitova #7 2-6 7-6(5) 6-2 Monica Niculescu #31 Match data Apr 22, 2016* R16 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Petra Kvitova #8 6-4 6-1 Monica Niculescu #49 Match data Jun 20, 2013* R32 Eastbourne Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Petra Kvitova #450 #2 7,690 2,074 515 262 66.3% 2 9 2 14 4 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 1,702 0 1
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 2010 17–20 45.9% #34 1,701 0 1
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2011 50–11 82.0% #2 2,059 1 7
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2012 41–16 71.9% #8 1,960 1 9
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2013 49–22 69.0% #6 1,962 1 11
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2014 41–17 70.7% #4 1,982 2 14
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2015 35–16 68.6% #6 1,908 2 17
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2016 46–20 69.7% #11 1,990 2 19
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2017 18–10 64.3% #29 1,902 2 20
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 2018 43–18 70.5% #7 1,896 2 25
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 2019 37–16 69.8% #7 1,914 2 27
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3 2020 20–7 74.1% #8 1,964 2 27
31 2019 8–10 44.4% #118 1,638 0 3 2021 29–18 61.7% #17 1,888 2 28
32 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,586 0 3 2022 28–19 59.6% #16 1,913 2 29
33 2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,519 0 3 2023 29–13 69.0% #14 1,923 2 31
35 — — — — — — — 2025 1–8 11.1% — 1,767 2 31

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 Petra Kvitova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 6 7 13 46.2% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 15 9 24 62.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2010 11 14 25 44.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
21 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2011 25 9 34 73.5% 9 1 10 90.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 5 0 5 100.0%
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2012 24 9 33 72.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — —
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2013 33 14 47 70.2% 10 5 15 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2014 26 12 38 68.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2015 22 12 34 64.7% 11 3 14 78.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2016 36 13 49 73.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2017 11 8 19 57.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — —
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2018 24 13 37 64.9% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2019 26 13 39 66.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
30 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2020 15 6 21 71.4% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — —
31 2019 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2021 18 11 29 62.1% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
32 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2022 20 13 33 60.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
33 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2023 21 10 31 67.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
Career — 143 148 291 49.1% 20 40 60 33.3% 14 23 37 37.8% 2 3 5 40.0% — 333 178 511 65.2% 100 54 154 64.9% 75 27 102 73.5% 7 3 10 70.0%

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 700/776 of Petra Kvitova'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 Petra Kvitova
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 24/27 3.0 5.3 63.7% 63.6% 47.7% 46.7% 53.6% 57.6% 45.7%
19 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8% 2009 30/34 1.8 5.1 59.8% 60.5% 45.4% 55.0% 48.3% 54.5% 47.3%
20 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0% 2010 35/37 2.8 4.7 62.7% 64.0% 44.8% 52.6% 50.6% 56.9% 42.7%
21 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8% 2011 56/61 3.8 3.5 61.7% 69.6% 52.2% 58.0% 49.5% 62.8% 45.6%
22 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% 2012 51/57 3.5 3.5 63.9% 69.6% 51.7% 55.0% 48.8% 63.1% 47.0%
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2013 68/71 3.6 5.2 62.7% 64.2% 47.5% 58.9% 51.8% 57.9% 44.3%
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2014 52/58 4.9 4.1 62.0% 71.2% 51.8% 54.1% 46.7% 63.8% 45.2%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2015 38/51 4.2 3.6 63.4% 73.6% 54.7% 56.3% 49.5% 66.5% 42.6%
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2016 57/66 3.8 4.2 61.7% 70.6% 50.9% 56.2% 49.0% 62.8% 45.5%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2017 28/28 5.6 5.9 58.0% 74.6% 47.5% 51.2% 46.1% 63.3% 43.9%
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% 2018 55/61 4.4 5.7 59.9% 70.0% 49.7% 60.8% 50.3% 61.8% 45.9%
29 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% 2019 45/53 4.9 4.2 61.9% 71.7% 52.0% 60.5% 44.4% 64.4% 44.3%
30 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4% 2020 26/27 4.8 4.2 63.5% 69.7% 53.3% 54.9% 46.8% 63.5% 46.3%
31 2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2% 2021 42/47 4.5 3.9 64.0% 68.8% 49.7% 62.5% 46.2% 61.9% 44.3%
32 2020 2/2 1.0 1.5 79.6% 49.7% 35.3% 49.4% 42.2% 46.7% 40.2% 2022 46/47 5.1 4.9 63.0% 68.6% 47.4% 61.8% 52.7% 60.6% 41.6%
33 2021 3/3 0.3 1.3 74.9% 47.5% 49.1% 46.0% 50.0% 46.5% 36.7% 2023 40/42 5.3 5.5 62.7% 70.6% 47.6% 53.6% 50.3% 61.8% 43.1%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 7/9 3.1 6.0 63.8% 55.9% 35.9% 46.9% 56.2% 48.7% 36.5%
Career — 341/394 0.9 1.8 73.4% 56.9% 44.8% 46.4% 50.7% 53.3% 46.5% — 700/777 4.1 4.6 62.2% 68.8% 49.6% 56.7% 49.2% 61.5% 44.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Petra Kvitova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1485 98.5 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.05
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1608 130.9 +1.66 +1.28 1.077 51.5% -18 +7 — 50.0% +0.12 5–7 (42%) 3–4 (43%) — -0.04
19 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 2009 1703 133.5 -0.27 +2.91 1.039 50.9% +7 -102 — 48.6% +0.10 4–2 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.83
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%) — +0.05 2010 1702 137.8 +1.40 +0.05 0.989 49.8% -21 -143 -22 45.0% -0.47 4–5 (44%) 6–4 (60%) — -2.15
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 2011 2060 158.0 +7.08 +2.42 1.227 54.1% -93 -295 -101 74.3% +1.54 13–5 (72%) 13–7 (65%) — -3.06
22 2010 1574 117.8 -2.83 +0.34 0.866 46.8% -1 — — 41.7% -0.81 3–3 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.32 2012 1960 153.8 +6.34 +3.52 1.273 54.6% +3 -103 -2 66.4% +1.26 12–7 (63%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.48
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%) — +0.37 2013 1963 151.5 +2.63 +1.47 1.052 51.1% +38 -108 +7 61.3% +0.64 23–12 (66%) 9–7 (56%) — +2.65
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%) — +0.44 2014 1982 155.2 +6.82 +2.91 1.250 54.4% -16 -166 +99 66.9% +1.31 10–7 (59%) 10–4 (71%) — +2.20
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%) — -0.53 2015 1908 152.2 +7.08 +1.73 1.269 54.3% -11 -15 +115 64.4% +1.07 10–8 (56%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.55
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%) — -0.85 2016 1990 155.9 +6.43 +2.58 1.224 54.2% +26 -112 -49 67.1% +1.38 11–9 (55%) 7–6 (54%) — -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%) — -0.95 2017 1903 140.4 +4.93 +1.35 1.195 53.1% +28 — +99 63.9% +0.87 2–5 (29%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.22
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%) — +0.22 2018 1896 151.5 +4.70 +3.13 1.203 53.8% -27 +81 +127 64.7% +1.07 16–6 (73%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.40
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%) — +0.21 2019 1914 163.0 +6.74 +2.67 1.245 54.0% -18 +139 +129 68.6% +1.29 8–9 (47%) 9–6 (60%) — -0.06
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 2020 1965 151.9 +5.00 +3.29 1.269 54.5% -21 +92 — 70.5% +1.49 6–3 (67%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.33
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%) — -0.23 2021 1889 149.5 +4.60 +1.74 1.160 53.1% +19 +158 +227 63.1% +0.98 8–9 (47%) 6–6 (50%) — +1.06
32 2020 1587 99.7 -1.05 +1.06 0.754 43.7% — — — 33.3% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11 2022 1913 149.9 +3.47 -0.04 1.055 51.1% +11 +3 +252 57.3% +0.48 10–5 (67%) 11–8 (58%) — -0.28
33 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37 2023 1924 152.8 +4.16 +0.64 1.127 52.2% +25 — +314 64.4% +0.86 6–4 (60%) 11–6 (65%) — +0.31
35 2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1768 106.1 -3.70 -3.58 0.711 43.0% +76 +18 — 27.3% -1.50 0–4 (0%) — — +0.07
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 — 2074 157.9 +4.70 +1.98 1.158 52.9% -3 -35 +84 62.9% +0.91 148–108 (58%) 112–84 (57%) 101.7 +0.27

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.