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

Monica Niculescu vs Tamarine Tanasugarn H2H: 0-1

Tamarine Tanasugarn holds a 1–0 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Tamarine Tanasugarn leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Tamarine Tanasugarn won the 2008 Birmingham round of 64 6-3 6-4.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Tamarine Tanasugarn
THA Age 49 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tamarine Tanasugarn #89 6-3 6-4 Monica Niculescu #86 Match data Jun 11, 2008* R64 Birmingham Tier III → 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
Tamarine Tanasugarn #947 #19 1,508 1,825 268 276 49.3% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Tamarine Tanasugarn
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1993 0–1 0.0% #407 1,483 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1994 1–1 50.0% #227 1,493 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1995 2–5 28.6% #213 1,479 0 0
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 1996 9–5 64.3% #75 1,610 0 0
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 1997 18–20 47.4% #47 1,647 0 0
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 1998 20–21 48.8% #37 1,701 0 0
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 1999 8–13 38.1% #71 1,633 0 0
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2000 31–19 62.0% #28 1,792 0 0
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2001 24–21 53.3% #29 1,698 0 0
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2002 32–26 55.2% #28 1,676 0 0
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2003 28–23 54.9% #34 1,694 0 1
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2004 19–25 43.2% #66 1,609 0 1
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 2005 7–16 30.4% #122 1,496 0 1
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 2006 9–7 56.2% #72 1,584 0 1
30 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3 2007 9–18 33.3% #117 1,568 0 1
31 2019 8–10 44.4% #118 1,638 0 3 2008 19–16 54.3% #37 1,684 0 2
32 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,586 0 3 2009 10–12 45.5% #101 1,645 0 3
33 2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,519 0 3 2010 14–9 60.9% #62 1,732 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 2011 4–10 28.6% #94 1,648 0 4
35 — — — — — — — 2012 4–7 36.4% #152 1,595 0 4
38 — — — — — — — 2015 0–1 0.0% #855 1,577 0 4

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 Tamarine Tanasugarn
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1996 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1997 12 11 23 52.2% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1998 15 12 27 55.6% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1999 3 8 11 27.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2000 19 12 31 61.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 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% 2001 18 15 33 54.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 24 16 40 60.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 21 16 37 56.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7%
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2004 13 18 31 41.9% 0 4 4 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2005 3 10 13 23.1% 0 4 4 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2006 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
30 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 7 12 19 36.8% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2019 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 8 12 20 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — —
32 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
33 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 12 5 17 70.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 3 9 12 25.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 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% — 183 185 368 49.7% 12 47 59 20.3% 67 37 104 64.4% 6 7 13 46.2%

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 141/267 of Tamarine Tanasugarn'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 Tamarine Tanasugarn
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%
19 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2003 6/51 2.0 3.0 58.2% 61.2% 49.7% 35.8% 37.7% 56.3% 42.0%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2004 4/44 2.0 4.5 59.8% 53.6% 36.4% 48.4% 51.3% 46.9% 39.9%
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% 2005 9/23 1.8 3.6 58.3% 59.8% 45.3% 40.8% 52.1% 53.8% 48.0%
29 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% 2006 3/16 1.7 2.3 62.1% 59.8% 46.6% 49.0% 41.0% 55.0% 41.7%
30 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4% 2007 21/27 1.4 4.0 59.8% 57.8% 40.3% 47.2% 47.0% 50.7% 40.6%
31 2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2% 2008 30/35 1.1 2.9 62.5% 63.1% 46.1% 61.7% 50.8% 56.7% 42.7%
32 2020 2/2 1.0 1.5 79.6% 49.7% 35.3% 49.4% 42.2% 46.7% 40.2% 2009 20/22 0.8 3.4 65.8% 60.5% 46.3% 57.5% 47.3% 55.3% 42.6%
33 2021 3/3 0.3 1.3 74.9% 47.5% 49.1% 46.0% 50.0% 46.5% 36.7% 2010 22/23 1.0 3.1 68.1% 58.7% 51.5% 55.0% 56.2% 56.1% 48.3%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 14/14 0.7 3.4 63.9% 56.7% 43.6% 34.9% 42.6% 51.9% 40.0%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 11/11 1.0 3.5 64.1% 52.1% 45.1% 43.9% 58.9% 49.2% 41.3%
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 1/1 0.0 4.0 67.2% 51.3% 36.8% 50.0% 50.0% 46.6% 30.9%
Career — 341/394 0.9 1.8 73.4% 56.9% 44.8% 46.4% 50.7% 53.3% 46.5% — 141/544 1.1 3.3 63.2% 59.0% 45.5% 50.7% 49.7% 53.9% 43.0%

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 Tamarine Tanasugarn
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1483 96.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — +0.17
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 1493 103.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.83 1–1 — — +0.06
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1479 101.3 — — — — +23 — — 29.4% -1.53 2–1 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.8 +0.28
19 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 1996 1610 124.2 — — — — +2 — — 64.3% +1.21 0–2 1–3 (25%) — +0.66
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 1997 1648 125.4 — — — — -4 -102 +9 48.3% -0.34 5–6 (45%) 3–2 (60%) 100.9 +1.65
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 1998 1702 138.7 — — — — +13 -199 +25 48.9% -0.10 5–5 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 99.1 +1.91
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 1999 1634 113.0 — — — — -11 -165 +110 40.8% -0.57 3–4 (43%) 3–2 (60%) 99.4 +0.52
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 2000 1792 139.5 — — — — -52 -296 +110 59.5% +0.54 7–4 (64%) 6–7 (46%) 102.9 -1.30
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 2001 1698 135.6 — — — — +14 -272 +291 51.5% +0.09 8–9 (47%) 7–6 (54%) 97.5 +2.28
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 2002 1677 130.8 — — — — +37 -232 +254 52.5% +0.01 15–10 (60%) 7–6 (54%) 101.9 +2.48
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 2003 1695 137.1 +0.58 -0.37 0.961 48.9% +45 -272 +201 54.7% +0.32 7–8 (47%) 5–6 (45%) 97.4 +0.78
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 2004 1610 121.0 -2.76 -1.27 0.751 43.8% -13 -221 +320 45.7% -0.05 2–8 (20%) 3–4 (43%) 92.4 +1.55
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 2005 1497 98.5 -0.83 +0.77 1.037 50.9% -9 -166 +399 30.6% -1.35 2–1 (67%) 0–2 — +0.91
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 2006 1585 113.8 -0.78 -1.37 0.927 47.9% -34 — +318 52.8% +0.56 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 98.4 +0.99
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 2007 1569 117.4 -2.84 -1.65 0.822 45.7% 0 -212 — 29.8% -1.54 4–3 (57%) 2–1 (67%) 103.0 -2.05
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 2008 1684 130.6 +1.07 -0.63 0.987 49.9% -102 — +348 53.2% -0.05 5–4 (56%) 5–1 (83%) 104.5 -1.05
32 2020 1587 99.7 -1.05 +1.06 0.754 43.7% — — — 33.3% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11 2009 1646 112.2 -0.30 -0.53 0.953 49.0% -110 -287 +344 46.9% -0.18 2–3 (40%) 2–1 (67%) 99.3 -0.13
33 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37 2010 1732 129.8 +0.24 +3.07 1.101 52.2% -26 — +172 55.8% +0.65 5–1 (83%) 2–2 (50%) 104.9 -0.51
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1648 112.1 -1.46 -2.12 0.832 45.7% -16 — — 28.6% -1.57 — — — -0.69
35 2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1595 100.2 -3.00 -1.41 0.812 45.8% +29 — — 31.8% -1.59 1–1 1–1 — -0.01
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1577 97.4 -0.66 -2.32 0.578 38.9% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–1 — +0.05
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 — 1825 132.1 -0.71 -0.34 0.932 48.5% -6 -214 +226 48.6% -0.13 77–74 (51%) 52–55 (49%) 98.6 +1.57

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.