H2H data updated: 2026-07-25 23:01 UTC
Monica Niculescu vs Svetlana Kuznetsova H2H: 0-1
Svetlana Kuznetsova holds a 1–0 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Svetlana Kuznetsova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Svetlana Kuznetsova won the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics third round W/O.
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ROU
Age 38
Right-Handed
168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
0
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1
1 main draw meetings
RUS
Age 41
Right-Handed
174 cm / 5'9"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2016* | Rio de Janeiro Olympics | Olympics | R32 | Hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | (w/o) | Monica Niculescu | 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 | 1,779 | 177 | 214 | 45.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | #1,203 | #2 | 6,191 | 2,098 | 585 | 322 | 64.5% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
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 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2001 | 2–2 | 50.0% | #266 | 1,519 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2002 | 22–9 | 71.0% | #43 | 1,743 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2003 | 22–16 | 57.9% | #35 | 1,819 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | 2007 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #152 | 1,490 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 57–20 | 74.0% | #5 | 2,030 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | 2008 | 8–15 | 34.8% | #48 | 1,543 | 0 | 0 | 2005 | 29–17 | 63.0% | #18 | 1,871 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 | 2009 | 10–22 | 31.2% | #103 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 | 2006 | 61–20 | 75.3% | #4 | 2,042 | 1 | 8 |
| 22 | 2010 | 6–9 | 40.0% | #82 | 1,574 | 0 | 0 | 2007 | 51–20 | 71.8% | #2 | 1,998 | 1 | 9 |
| 23 | 2011 | 21–15 | 58.3% | #30 | 1,757 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 41–21 | 66.1% | #8 | 1,928 | 1 | 9 |
| 24 | 2012 | 15–23 | 39.5% | #58 | 1,639 | 0 | 0 | 2009 | 41–16 | 71.9% | #3 | 1,987 | 2 | 12 |
| 25 | 2013 | 22–21 | 51.2% | #59 | 1,635 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | 26–16 | 61.9% | #27 | 1,885 | 2 | 13 |
| 26 | 2014 | 22–19 | 53.7% | #46 | 1,687 | 0 | 2 | 2011 | 31–19 | 62.0% | #19 | 1,804 | 2 | 13 |
| 27 | 2015 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #39 | 1,677 | 0 | 2 | 2012 | 13–12 | 52.0% | #71 | 1,776 | 2 | 13 |
| 28 | 2016 | 26–18 | 59.1% | #38 | 1,765 | 0 | 3 | 2013 | 29–18 | 61.7% | #21 | 1,825 | 2 | 13 |
| 29 | 2017 | 10–19 | 34.5% | #77 | 1,609 | 0 | 3 | 2014 | 27–18 | 60.0% | #27 | 1,845 | 2 | 14 |
| 30 | 2018 | 9–15 | 37.5% | #99 | 1,590 | 0 | 3 | 2015 | 26–19 | 57.8% | #25 | 1,842 | 2 | 15 |
| 31 | 2019 | 8–11 | 42.1% | #118 | 1,628 | 0 | 3 | 2016 | 42–21 | 66.7% | #9 | 1,916 | 2 | 17 |
| 32 | 2020 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #144 | 1,580 | 0 | 3 | 2017 | 32–17 | 65.3% | #12 | 1,827 | 2 | 17 |
| 33 | 2021 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #274 | 1,515 | 0 | 3 | 2018 | 6–12 | 33.3% | #106 | 1,710 | 2 | 18 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2019 | 14–13 | 51.9% | #53 | 1,772 | 2 | 18 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 8–7 | 53.3% | #36 | 1,788 | 2 | 18 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 5–9 | 35.7% | #109 | 1,720 | 2 | 18 |