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

Monica Niculescu vs Yaroslava Shvedova H2H: 2-2

Monica Niculescu and Yaroslava Shvedova are tied 2–2 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Monica Niculescu leads 2–1 on hard courts, while Yaroslava Shvedova leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Monica Niculescu won the 2014 US Open round of 128 6-7(5) 6-1 7-5.

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Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main-draw meetings
Yaroslava Shvedova
KAZ Age 39 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Monica Niculescu #68 6-7(5) 6-1 7-5 Yaroslava Shvedova #51 Match data Aug 27, 2014* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Yaroslava Shvedova #55 6-7(3) 7-5 6-2 Monica Niculescu #80 Match data Sep 26, 2009* QF Tashkent International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Yaroslava Shvedova #74 6-1 6-0 Monica Niculescu #62 Match data Jun 24, 2009* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Monica Niculescu #70 6-3 3-4 (ret.) Yaroslava Shvedova #100 Match data Oct 3, 2008* R16 Tashkent Tier IV → 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
Yaroslava Shvedova #1,136 #25 1,860 1,753 143 177 44.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Yaroslava Shvedova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2005 1–1 50.0% #292 1,513 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2006 1–2 33.3% #138 1,508 0 0
19 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0 2007 10–14 41.7% #84 1,492 0 1
20 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0 2008 6–13 31.6% #92 1,469 0 1
21 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0 2009 18–17 51.4% #51 1,601 0 1
22 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0 2010 23–22 51.1% #39 1,666 0 1
23 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0 2011 6–13 31.6% #204 1,577 0 1
24 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0 2012 17–13 56.7% #29 1,690 0 1
25 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1 2013 10–15 40.0% #79 1,651 0 1
26 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2 2014 16–15 51.6% #65 1,647 0 1
27 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2 2015 13–14 48.1% #67 1,617 0 1
28 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3 2016 17–17 50.0% #37 1,708 0 1
29 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3 2017 4–10 28.6% #289 1,616 0 1
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 2020 0–1 0.0% — 1,604 0 1
33 2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,519 0 3 2021 1–10 9.1% #434 1,497 0 1

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 Yaroslava Shvedova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 8 9 17 47.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2008 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
21 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2009 8 10 18 44.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
22 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2010 12 14 26 46.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
23 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2011 3 6 9 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 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% 2012 5 8 13 38.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
25 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2013 4 10 14 28.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
26 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2014 6 7 13 46.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
27 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 2015 6 8 14 42.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
28 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2016 12 10 22 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
29 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2017 1 5 6 16.7% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2021 0 7 7 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 143 148 291 49.1% 20 40 60 33.3% 14 23 37 37.8% 2 3 5 40.0% — 71 109 180 39.4% 47 46 93 50.5% 25 22 47 53.2% — — — —

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 277/318 of Yaroslava Shvedova'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 Yaroslava Shvedova
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 3/3 2.3 2.7 45.6% 64.2% 50.7% 16.7% 47.2% 57.7% 46.4%
19 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8% 2007 17/24 2.6 3.4 57.6% 63.5% 44.3% 48.3% 51.3% 54.0% 39.2%
20 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0% 2008 14/19 3.1 2.9 62.5% 60.4% 48.9% 50.9% 42.9% 56.2% 42.2%
21 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8% 2009 33/35 3.5 3.2 60.1% 67.7% 49.4% 54.7% 45.7% 60.4% 44.5%
22 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9% 2010 41/45 3.2 4.4 60.1% 62.0% 43.5% 48.1% 41.2% 54.6% 44.1%
23 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8% 2011 18/19 2.8 3.7 60.4% 60.6% 49.6% 53.0% 52.7% 55.7% 42.9%
24 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3% 2012 26/30 3.2 4.6 60.9% 67.0% 49.4% 56.5% 49.7% 59.9% 47.3%
25 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4% 2013 20/25 1.8 5.8 63.5% 60.8% 42.5% 36.3% 50.2% 53.9% 43.7%
26 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0% 2014 30/31 3.7 4.7 67.1% 63.6% 42.8% 54.7% 52.0% 56.6% 43.7%
27 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1% 2015 22/27 3.9 4.1 70.8% 63.1% 53.3% 52.9% 46.3% 60.4% 37.2%
28 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0% 2016 29/34 3.4 4.0 60.8% 66.9% 44.5% 58.1% 49.7% 57.9% 42.5%
29 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9% 2017 14/14 2.3 2.6 63.8% 60.8% 53.3% 43.1% 46.9% 58.1% 37.1%
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% 2020 1/1 2.0 2.0 69.4% 50.0% 40.0% 37.5% 16.7% 46.9% 35.6%
33 2021 3/3 0.3 1.3 74.9% 47.5% 49.1% 46.0% 50.0% 46.5% 36.7% 2021 9/11 2.4 4.4 61.6% 56.6% 34.9% 42.8% 59.3% 48.3% 41.9%
Career — 341/394 0.9 1.8 73.4% 56.9% 44.8% 46.4% 50.7% 53.3% 46.5% — 277/320 3.1 4.0 62.2% 63.5% 46.5% 50.6% 47.9% 56.9% 42.8%

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 Yaroslava Shvedova
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1514 110.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.25 — — — +0.15
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1509 104.8 -1.22 -0.02 1.098 51.9% — — — 60.0% +0.20 0–1 — — +0.02
19 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 2007 1492 109.2 -1.46 -3.15 0.852 46.6% +41 +11 +77 41.1% -0.72 5–5 (50%) 1–5 (17%) 96.9 +1.01
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 2008 1469 115.8 -0.04 -1.88 0.963 48.9% -8 — +123 40.0% -0.16 3–6 (33%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.13
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 2009 1601 137.0 +3.96 +0.37 1.124 52.2% -57 +30 -5 53.8% +0.55 3–7 (30%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 +1.16
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 2010 1667 129.4 -0.25 +0.48 0.973 49.2% -64 +71 -71 48.5% -0.03 8–5 (62%) 4–3 (57%) 104.8 +0.53
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 2011 1578 115.3 -0.34 -1.96 0.967 49.3% +3 +72 -4 36.8% -0.37 2–2 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.6 -0.35
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 2012 1690 136.2 +3.39 +2.47 1.179 53.1% -98 +77 -21 59.7% +0.82 3–8 (27%) 5–2 (71%) 99.0 -0.23
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 2013 1652 121.8 -0.93 -0.32 0.946 48.5% -128 +125 — 47.2% -0.15 2–5 (29%) 1–3 (25%) 92.7 -0.25
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 2014 1648 124.3 +0.44 +0.21 1.008 50.2% -84 +42 +123 50.0% -0.03 6–6 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 99.1 -0.21
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 2015 1618 122.7 +0.99 -2.74 0.940 49.0% -34 +57 +131 51.6% -0.31 5–7 (42%) 6–6 (50%) 99.3 -0.26
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 2016 1708 136.4 +1.33 -0.04 1.010 50.4% +6 -100 +67 51.4% +0.04 3–3 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 101.9 -0.15
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 2017 1616 115.6 +1.03 -2.59 0.886 47.4% +14 -16 — 37.5% -0.81 2–4 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 99.1 -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 2020 1605 100.0 -0.65 -0.84 0.671 40.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.04
33 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37 2021 1497 103.5 -3.87 -0.08 0.810 45.2% -11 +77 — 13.6% -2.86 1–1 2–0 — +0.48
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 — 1754 131.8 +0.75 -0.43 0.991 49.7% -38 +48 +42 47.4% -0.12 43–60 (42%) 39–42 (48%) 96.3 +0.90

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.