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

Monica Niculescu vs Rebecca Peterson H2H: 1-0

Monica Niculescu holds a 1–0 lead over Rebecca Peterson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Monica Niculescu leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2015 Guangzhou Open second round 6-3 6-2.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Rebecca Peterson
Sweden Age 31 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #49 6-3 6-2 Rebecca Peterson #147 Match data Sep 24, 2015* R16 Guangzhou Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

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
Rebecca Peterson #573 #43 1,332 1,861 80 95 45.7% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Rebecca Peterson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2012 0–1 0.0% — 1,488 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2013 0–1 0.0% #263 1,484 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2014 1–2 33.3% #230 1,489 0 0
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 2015 3–4 42.9% #131 1,505 0 0
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 2016 3–6 33.3% #146 1,505 0 0
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2017 2–3 40.0% #174 1,550 0 0
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2018 10–11 47.6% #63 1,693 0 0
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2019 25–18 58.1% #44 1,861 0 2
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2020 3–10 23.1% #55 1,697 0 2
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2021 18–18 50.0% #88 1,699 0 2
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2022 7–14 33.3% #119 1,659 0 2
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2023 8–7 53.3% #127 1,647 0 2
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 Rebecca Peterson
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2016 2 2 4 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2017 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2018 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2019 17 9 26 65.4% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
24 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2020 2 6 8 25.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2021 15 13 28 53.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2022 4 8 12 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2023 7 3 10 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 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% — 58 51 109 53.2% 18 34 52 34.6% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — —

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 168/174 of Rebecca Peterson'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 Rebecca Peterson
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 1/1 1.0 3.0 64.3% 41.7% 40.0% 45.5% 66.7% 41.1% 42.2%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 3/3 0.7 4.0 64.5% 51.3% 36.8% 49.5% 42.5% 46.3% 44.1%
19 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8% 2015 5/7 0.8 4.8 70.0% 57.3% 48.6% 36.8% 50.3% 55.0% 41.0%
20 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0% 2016 9/9 1.6 3.6 68.4% 61.4% 41.7% 48.7% 51.7% 55.4% 40.7%
21 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8% 2017 5/5 2.2 3.2 64.2% 63.6% 48.6% 73.1% 59.8% 58.0% 42.1%
22 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% 2018 21/21 3.6 3.7 63.7% 62.9% 41.3% 57.6% 50.4% 55.0% 43.1%
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2019 42/43 2.2 2.8 67.1% 61.9% 50.4% 57.2% 44.5% 58.0% 43.3%
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2020 13/13 1.5 2.8 66.5% 55.9% 44.5% 36.8% 30.4% 51.8% 39.5%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2021 34/36 2.3 3.4 65.5% 62.2% 47.7% 52.4% 47.4% 57.1% 41.3%
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2022 20/21 1.9 3.7 63.7% 61.1% 42.5% 45.1% 45.0% 54.0% 39.8%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2023 15/15 2.1 4.1 65.3% 64.3% 40.5% 53.5% 51.5% 55.9% 45.3%
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% — 168/175 2.2 3.4 65.7% 61.3% 45.5% 52.1% 46.5% 55.8% 42.1%

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 Rebecca Peterson
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1488 95.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.02
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1485 102.5 +3.18 +1.91 0.716 41.7% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.28
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1490 101.8 -1.67 +0.24 0.821 45.5% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.10
19 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 2015 1505 104.6 -0.71 -1.19 0.911 47.7% — -1 — 37.5% -1.06 2–0 1–1 — -0.09
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 2016 1506 107.2 -0.91 -1.94 0.911 48.2% +59 -42 — 42.1% -0.37 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.28
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 2017 1550 106.4 +0.60 -1.14 1.003 50.3% +49 — — 45.5% -0.36 0–1 0–1 — -0.10
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 2018 1693 125.9 -0.84 -0.13 0.960 49.2% +26 -250 -63 46.7% -0.22 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) 98.7 +0.29
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 2019 1862 140.3 +1.54 +0.91 1.032 50.8% -2 -323 -222 53.6% +0.22 11–6 (65%) 5–5 (50%) 106.5 -2.59
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 2020 1698 103.7 -2.62 -2.51 0.819 45.3% +41 -190 — 20.8% -2.08 1–1 2–3 (40%) — +0.28
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 2021 1700 129.0 +0.81 -0.92 0.963 49.2% +11 -79 — 49.4% -0.04 6–7 (46%) 6–6 (50%) 103.0 -0.71
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 2022 1659 117.2 -1.27 -2.53 0.866 47.2% +49 -54 — 33.3% -0.89 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
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 2023 1647 126.0 -0.31 +1.31 1.028 50.7% +73 -62 — 48.5% +0.12 3–2 (60%) 0–4 (0%) 97.8 -0.35
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 2024 1645 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1862 129.7 0.00 -0.51 0.952 49.0% +25 -149 -151 44.3% -0.36 28–25 (53%) 18–28 (39%) 101.5 -2.22

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.