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

Sorana Cirstea vs Monica Niculescu H2H: 4-2

Sorana Cirstea holds a 4–2 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Sorana Cirstea leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Sorana Cirstea won the 2018 Canadian Open first round 3-6 6-4 6-4.

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Sorana Cirstea
Romania Age 36 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 2
6 main-draw meetings
Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Sorana Cirstea #54 3-6 6-4 6-4 Monica Niculescu #69 Match data Aug 8, 2018* R64 Canadian Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Sorana Cirstea #35 6-2 6-3 Monica Niculescu #71 Match data Mar 9, 2018* R128 Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Sorana Cirstea #67 6-4 1-0 (ret.) Monica Niculescu #53 Match data May 25, 2017* R32 Nurnberg International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Monica Niculescu #45 4-6 6-3 6-1 Sorana Cirstea #66 Match data Mar 10, 2017* R128 Indian Wells Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Monica Niculescu #84 3-0 (ret.) Sorana Cirstea #39 Match data Oct 22, 2009* R32 Moscow Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Sorana Cirstea #27 5-7 6-3 6-3 Monica Niculescu #61 Match data Jun 17, 2009* R32 Libéma Open International → 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
Sorana Cirstea #17 #17 2,535 2,023 375 350 51.7% 0 0 0 0 4 4
Monica Niculescu #958 #28 1,960 1,779 179 214 45.5% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Sorana Cirstea Monica Niculescu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2006 0–1 0.0% #353 1,484 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2007 8–6 57.1% #108 1,558 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2008 25–17 59.5% #36 1,746 0 1 — — — — — — —
19 2009 21–24 46.7% #45 1,691 0 1 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0
20 2010 13–23 36.1% #93 1,573 0 1 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0
21 2011 13–16 44.8% #60 1,600 0 1 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0
22 2012 30–27 52.6% #27 1,683 0 1 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0
23 2013 33–26 55.9% #22 1,705 0 1 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0
24 2014 12–21 36.4% #94 1,590 0 1 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0
25 2015 1–4 20.0% #242 1,537 0 1 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1
26 2016 10–12 45.5% #79 1,610 0 1 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2
27 2017 27–21 56.2% #37 1,716 0 1 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2
28 2018 13–21 38.2% #84 1,612 0 1 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3
29 2019 19–15 55.9% #74 1,636 0 1 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3
30 2020 4–8 33.3% #71 1,658 0 1 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3
31 2021 25–18 58.1% #39 1,746 0 2 2019 8–10 44.4% #118 1,638 0 3
32 2022 22–20 52.4% #45 1,693 0 2 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,586 0 3
33 2023 24–21 53.3% #26 1,825 0 2 2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,519 0 3
34 2024 12–16 42.9% #69 1,753 0 2 — — — — — — —
35 2025 28–18 60.9% #43 1,869 0 3 — — — — — — —
36 2026 35–15 70.0% #17 1,987 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 Sorana Cirstea Monica Niculescu
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 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2007 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 11 6 17 64.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 8 14 22 36.4% 10 7 17 58.8% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 7 12 19 36.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2011 7 9 16 43.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2012 22 18 40 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2013 24 17 41 58.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2015 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2016 1 4 5 20.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2017 15 14 29 51.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
28 2018 7 12 19 36.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2019 11 7 18 61.1% 8 7 15 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2020 4 6 10 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2021 11 12 23 47.8% 12 3 15 80.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2019 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2022 14 12 26 53.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 2023 19 14 33 57.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 2024 9 8 17 52.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2025 24 14 38 63.2% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2026 20 8 28 71.4% 12 5 17 70.6% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 227 208 435 52.2% 116 100 216 53.7% 32 40 72 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% — 143 148 291 49.1% 20 40 60 33.3% 14 23 37 37.8% 2 3 5 40.0%

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 663/726 of Sorana Cirstea's and 341/394 of Monica Niculescu'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 Sorana Cirstea Monica Niculescu
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 2007 6/14 1.3 4.8 43.6% 62.9% 41.8% 58.2% 42.9% 50.9% 42.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 32/42 2.8 2.6 55.0% 61.7% 43.3% 53.3% 47.7% 53.3% 41.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 43/45 2.9 2.6 55.6% 63.7% 43.5% 48.6% 48.6% 54.6% 42.3% 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8%
20 2010 33/36 2.5 2.8 55.3% 61.2% 39.5% 47.5% 50.4% 51.2% 40.9% 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0%
21 2011 23/29 1.6 2.9 53.9% 62.8% 43.7% 48.1% 49.7% 53.9% 43.3% 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8%
22 2012 51/57 3.5 3.5 53.5% 65.2% 44.8% 56.7% 45.4% 55.5% 42.3% 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9%
23 2013 56/59 2.4 3.6 55.2% 64.9% 43.5% 49.6% 49.8% 55.3% 43.8% 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8%
24 2014 30/33 2.3 4.3 56.8% 62.7% 43.5% 49.7% 46.8% 54.3% 41.6% 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3%
25 2015 5/5 1.2 4.0 62.9% 62.0% 42.3% 37.5% 43.9% 54.7% 39.8% 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4%
26 2016 22/22 1.7 2.5 58.2% 60.1% 46.4% 44.0% 50.6% 54.7% 44.9% 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0%
27 2017 47/48 2.4 2.7 57.6% 64.8% 45.8% 51.2% 45.7% 56.8% 44.5% 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1%
28 2018 33/34 2.6 3.2 57.5% 60.5% 41.9% 51.3% 47.2% 52.7% 43.4% 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0%
29 2019 34/34 2.3 2.5 60.7% 63.2% 46.6% 51.9% 47.1% 56.6% 45.4% 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9%
30 2020 12/12 2.6 2.8 63.6% 59.1% 46.9% 55.1% 50.5% 54.6% 39.8% 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4%
31 2021 42/43 2.0 2.3 62.3% 64.1% 48.7% 49.7% 48.6% 58.2% 44.3% 2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2%
32 2022 42/42 2.3 2.8 61.1% 63.2% 48.2% 51.4% 53.5% 57.1% 44.3% 2020 2/2 1.0 1.5 79.6% 49.7% 35.3% 49.4% 42.2% 46.7% 40.2%
33 2023 45/45 2.7 2.5 61.6% 65.3% 46.7% 54.1% 48.3% 58.2% 42.9% 2021 3/3 0.3 1.3 74.9% 47.5% 49.1% 46.0% 50.0% 46.5% 36.7%
34 2024 28/28 3.5 2.0 61.9% 62.1% 44.7% 52.4% 38.4% 55.6% 42.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2025 35/46 3.9 2.3 58.1% 68.3% 50.1% 50.6% 51.6% 60.7% 45.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2026 44/52 4.3 2.1 60.5% 68.3% 50.0% 54.7% 48.8% 60.8% 45.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 663/727 2.7 2.8 57.9% 63.9% 45.4% 51.3% 48.2% 56.0% 43.4% — 341/394 0.9 1.8 73.4% 56.9% 44.8% 46.4% 50.7% 53.3% 46.5%

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 Sorana Cirstea Monica Niculescu
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 2006 1485 96.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2007 1559 110.3 -2.17 -1.15 0.870 47.0% -23 +35 — 48.6% -0.51 6–1 (86%) 3–1 (75%) 108.4 +0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 1747 118.7 -1.30 -2.34 0.883 47.5% -43 -123 -113 52.1% -0.26 11–3 (79%) 6–3 (67%) 111.4 -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 1692 126.4 -0.45 -1.30 0.932 48.6% -58 +12 -23 45.5% -0.49 9–6 (60%) 4–5 (44%) 103.2 -0.37 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05
20 2010 1574 113.5 -3.49 -2.02 0.837 46.2% +11 +38 +74 36.3% -1.09 6–3 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 104.2 -0.31 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
21 2011 1600 118.3 -2.47 -0.83 0.941 48.7% +2 +23 +5 47.8% -0.27 3–6 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 97.3 +0.04 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
22 2012 1684 132.4 +0.53 -0.83 0.951 49.1% -3 +6 -81 51.1% -0.17 11–12 (48%) 8–7 (53%) 99.8 -1.71 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
23 2013 1706 135.7 -0.27 +0.48 0.981 49.7% +29 -15 -114 51.2% +0.02 13–4 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 110.2 +2.12 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
24 2014 1590 119.4 -1.32 -1.34 0.911 48.0% +28 +55 — 41.0% -0.56 4–8 (33%) 1–7 (13%) 91.5 +1.31 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
25 2015 1538 96.7 -2.54 -1.68 0.878 46.9% — +61 — 27.3% -1.36 0–1 — — +0.39 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
26 2016 1610 126.0 -0.59 +0.85 0.991 49.9% -41 +61 +66 48.9% -0.08 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — -0.52 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
27 2017 1716 132.6 +0.64 +0.86 1.029 50.7% -70 +16 -7 55.1% +0.24 6–4 (60%) 9–1 (90%) 109.2 -0.63 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
28 2018 1613 124.0 -2.37 -0.01 0.917 48.2% -11 +75 +59 41.8% -0.68 6–7 (46%) 3–2 (60%) 98.8 -0.04 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
29 2019 1637 121.7 -0.44 +1.14 1.047 50.9% +4 +13 — 52.9% +0.44 11–8 (58%) 2–6 (25%) 98.8 +2.04 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 2020 1658 127.1 -1.60 -0.28 0.877 47.8% +21 — — 39.3% -0.96 1–5 (17%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.13 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 2021 1746 137.7 +1.71 +1.43 1.060 51.2% -47 +61 -94 54.3% +0.23 6–4 (60%) 6–3 (67%) 107.5 -0.15 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 2022 1693 141.4 +0.14 +1.66 1.032 50.7% +59 +13 -6 53.1% +0.35 7–7 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 100.0 +0.93 2020 1587 99.7 -1.05 +1.06 0.754 43.7% — — — 33.3% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11
33 2023 1826 151.2 +1.66 +1.58 1.025 50.8% +38 -98 -103 51.4% +0.12 9–8 (53%) 8–6 (57%) 103.7 -2.05 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37
34 2024 1753 140.2 -0.21 +0.26 0.955 49.0% +129 -53 -110 44.6% -0.46 4–5 (44%) 3–5 (38%) 97.1 -0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2025 1869 152.8 +2.88 +1.63 1.157 52.9% +59 -151 — 57.7% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 5–5 (50%) 103.1 -1.22 2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2026 1988 161.2 +3.63 +3.13 1.167 53.1% +25 -62 -346 68.8% +1.33 7–7 (50%) 11–4 (73%) 105.7 -0.81 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2024 140.1 +0.04 +0.32 0.986 49.8% +10 -3 -66 50.5% -0.03 131–110 (54%) 87–73 (54%) 110.1 -0.17 — 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

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.