H2H data updated: 2026-07-25 23:01 UTC
Monica Niculescu vs Veronica Cepede Royg H2H: 1-0
Monica Niculescu holds a 1–0 lead over Veronica Cepede Royg 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 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics second round 6-2 6-3.
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ROU
Age 38
Right-Handed
168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1
–
0
1 main draw meetings
PAR
Age 34
Right-Handed
163 cm / 5'4"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2016* | Rio de Janeiro Olympics | Olympics | R64 | Hard | Monica Niculescu | 6-2 6-3 | Veronica Cepede Royg | 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 |
| Veronica Cepede Royg | #917 | #73 | 820 | 1,689 | 26 | 44 | 37.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Veronica Cepede Royg | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 19 | 2007 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #152 | 1,490 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2008 | 8–15 | 34.8% | #48 | 1,543 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #195 | 1,491 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2009 | 10–22 | 31.2% | #103 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2010 | 6–9 | 40.0% | #82 | 1,574 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #164 | 1,467 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2011 | 21–15 | 58.3% | #30 | 1,757 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #141 | 1,486 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2012 | 15–23 | 39.5% | #58 | 1,639 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | 6–9 | 40.0% | #129 | 1,522 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2013 | 22–21 | 51.2% | #59 | 1,635 | 0 | 1 | 2017 | 12–14 | 46.2% | #75 | 1,623 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 2014 | 22–19 | 53.7% | #46 | 1,687 | 0 | 2 | 2018 | 4–13 | 23.5% | #138 | 1,559 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 2015 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #39 | 1,677 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2016 | 26–18 | 59.1% | #38 | 1,765 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2017 | 10–19 | 34.5% | #77 | 1,609 | 0 | 3 | 2021 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #194 | 1,490 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 2018 | 9–15 | 37.5% | #99 | 1,590 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2019 | 8–11 | 42.1% | #118 | 1,628 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2020 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #144 | 1,580 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 2021 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #274 | 1,515 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |