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

Victoria Azarenka vs Monica Niculescu H2H: 5-0

Victoria Azarenka holds a 5–0 lead over Monica Niculescu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Victoria Azarenka leads 4–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Victoria Azarenka won the 2013 Australian Open round of 128 6-1 6-4.

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Victoria Azarenka
Belarus Age 37 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
5 – 0
5 main-draw meetings
Monica Niculescu
Romania Age 38 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Victoria Azarenka #1 6-1 6-4 Monica Niculescu #49 Match data Jan 16, 2013* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Victoria Azarenka #3 6-2 6-2 Monica Niculescu #34 Match data Oct 23, 2011* F Luxembourg International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Victoria Azarenka #11 6-0 5-7 6-1 Monica Niculescu #93 Match data Sep 1, 2010* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Victoria Azarenka #18 6-0 6-0 Monica Niculescu #66 Match data Oct 17, 2008* R16 Zurich Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Victoria Azarenka #19 6-3 6-2 Monica Niculescu #111 Match data May 15, 2008* R32 Italian Open Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay

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
Victoria Azarenka #455 #1 10,955 2,249 582 268 68.5% 2 10 0 4 5 21
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 Victoria Azarenka Monica Niculescu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2005 3–2 60.0% #152 1,524 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 2006 9–12 42.9% #92 1,570 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2007 30–16 65.2% #30 1,816 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2008 40–20 66.7% #15 1,872 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2009 45–15 75.0% #7 1,940 0 3 2007 0–1 0.0% #152 1,490 0 0
20 2010 42–20 67.7% #10 1,948 0 5 2008 8–15 34.8% #48 1,543 0 0
21 2011 55–18 75.3% #3 2,020 0 8 2009 10–22 31.2% #103 1,522 0 0
22 2012 69–12 85.2% #1 2,178 1 14 2010 6–9 40.0% #82 1,574 0 0
23 2013 43–12 78.2% #2 2,126 2 17 2011 21–15 58.3% #30 1,757 0 0
24 2014 15–9 62.5% #31 1,980 2 17 2012 15–23 39.5% #58 1,639 0 0
25 2015 31–14 68.9% #22 1,985 2 17 2013 22–21 51.2% #59 1,635 0 1
26 2016 24–5 82.8% #13 2,046 2 20 2014 22–19 53.7% #46 1,688 0 2
27 2017 4–2 66.7% #205 2,018 2 20 2015 20–21 48.8% #39 1,676 0 2
28 2018 17–12 58.6% #51 1,892 2 20 2016 26–19 57.8% #38 1,758 0 3
29 2019 21–17 55.3% #50 1,853 2 20 2017 12–19 38.7% #77 1,622 0 3
30 2020 19–6 76.0% #13 1,959 2 21 2018 9–15 37.5% #99 1,591 0 3
31 2021 29–14 67.4% #27 2,010 2 21 2019 8–10 44.4% #118 1,638 0 3
32 2022 24–14 63.2% #26 1,941 2 21 2020 0–2 0.0% #144 1,586 0 3
33 2023 23–21 52.3% #22 1,802 2 21 2021 0–3 0.0% #274 1,519 0 3
34 2024 30–15 66.7% #20 1,900 2 21 — — — — — — —
35 2025 9–12 42.9% #132 1,831 2 21 — — — — — — —

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 Victoria Azarenka 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 %
15 2005 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2006 9 7 16 56.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2007 21 10 31 67.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 22 11 33 66.7% 16 6 22 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 32 10 42 76.2% 9 4 13 69.2% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2010 32 12 44 72.7% 4 6 10 40.0% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2008 6 10 16 37.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2011 32 12 44 72.7% 16 4 20 80.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2009 6 13 19 31.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2012 47 6 53 88.7% 12 4 16 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — 2010 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 2013 32 8 40 80.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 17 9 26 65.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2014 14 7 21 66.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2012 12 15 27 44.4% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
25 2015 19 9 28 67.9% 7 3 10 70.0% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2013 20 14 34 58.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2016 22 2 24 91.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 18 14 32 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2017 — — — — — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2015 10 14 24 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
28 2018 14 7 21 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2016 23 13 36 63.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
29 2019 12 11 23 52.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2017 11 13 24 45.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2020 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2018 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2021 19 9 28 67.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2019 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
32 2022 18 11 29 62.1% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 2023 17 14 31 54.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2021 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
34 2024 20 10 30 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2025 6 7 13 46.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 406 169 575 70.6% 116 66 182 63.7% 60 32 92 65.2% 0 1 1 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 743/846 of Victoria Azarenka'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 Victoria Azarenka 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%
16 2006 9/21 3.4 3.3 58.1% 59.6% 40.0% 46.4% 50.1% 51.3% 43.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2007 37/46 2.3 4.0 59.8% 65.1% 46.3% 57.3% 47.8% 57.7% 47.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 49/60 2.2 2.8 67.1% 68.3% 46.8% 58.0% 54.3% 61.2% 49.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 55/60 1.5 3.2 71.8% 65.3% 45.5% 54.3% 55.0% 59.9% 51.5% 2007 1/1 0.0 4.0 57.4% 45.2% 34.8% 25.0% 100.0% 40.7% 30.8%
20 2010 53/62 1.5 3.8 70.6% 65.5% 44.8% 53.2% 57.4% 59.2% 50.1% 2008 19/23 1.3 1.9 72.5% 54.5% 38.0% 41.9% 45.0% 49.9% 43.0%
21 2011 66/73 1.3 3.2 70.3% 66.5% 47.4% 52.3% 49.7% 60.5% 50.6% 2009 30/32 1.0 1.4 71.6% 55.9% 46.3% 44.0% 48.4% 52.8% 43.8%
22 2012 65/81 1.7 4.1 67.6% 68.9% 48.0% 58.2% 54.9% 62.2% 52.6% 2010 12/15 0.3 1.0 73.4% 53.0% 39.4% 47.7% 45.0% 49.3% 43.9%
23 2013 50/55 1.6 4.9 66.9% 65.9% 41.8% 56.9% 54.0% 58.0% 54.1% 2011 29/36 0.7 1.5 74.9% 55.3% 46.1% 44.2% 60.9% 52.3% 48.8%
24 2014 22/24 2.9 6.0 67.5% 65.6% 39.5% 57.5% 52.4% 57.5% 45.7% 2012 33/38 1.3 1.1 67.1% 58.0% 47.7% 51.8% 46.0% 54.3% 43.3%
25 2015 39/45 2.4 4.4 70.2% 67.9% 48.3% 55.9% 56.0% 61.9% 48.2% 2013 37/43 0.8 1.5 74.6% 59.2% 45.9% 47.0% 52.2% 55.3% 49.4%
26 2016 27/29 2.4 4.4 65.4% 73.5% 46.9% 64.1% 51.5% 64.3% 52.3% 2014 34/41 1.2 3.1 70.2% 60.8% 41.3% 50.8% 59.1% 55.0% 51.0%
27 2017 6/6 3.0 4.3 64.3% 67.5% 49.0% 51.8% 37.2% 60.3% 42.9% 2015 32/41 1.1 2.8 70.4% 60.4% 46.2% 47.8% 43.9% 55.9% 43.1%
28 2018 28/29 2.6 4.0 66.8% 64.3% 42.7% 51.9% 51.6% 57.1% 46.6% 2016 41/46 1.3 1.9 71.6% 57.0% 43.8% 43.2% 51.4% 53.4% 50.0%
29 2019 38/38 3.2 4.2 61.4% 65.0% 44.4% 52.8% 47.9% 57.2% 47.2% 2017 27/31 0.4 1.2 82.8% 52.1% 47.0% 51.7% 49.9% 51.2% 44.9%
30 2020 24/25 2.7 2.5 69.0% 64.4% 45.7% 54.5% 52.5% 58.7% 48.8% 2018 23/24 0.3 1.5 77.6% 55.6% 46.3% 46.4% 51.8% 53.0% 47.4%
31 2021 36/43 3.0 4.7 62.5% 66.2% 44.5% 51.0% 51.2% 57.9% 49.6% 2019 18/18 0.4 1.5 79.1% 56.5% 45.6% 37.0% 46.4% 54.6% 46.2%
32 2022 37/38 2.2 4.7 60.5% 67.3% 44.2% 51.0% 50.2% 57.8% 46.9% 2020 2/2 1.0 1.5 79.6% 49.7% 35.3% 49.4% 42.2% 46.7% 40.2%
33 2023 42/45 3.1 4.5 63.3% 68.1% 45.1% 51.9% 47.7% 59.4% 46.0% 2021 3/3 0.3 1.3 74.9% 47.5% 49.1% 46.0% 50.0% 46.5% 36.7%
34 2024 45/45 2.8 4.1 64.6% 67.2% 44.2% 61.4% 47.6% 59.0% 46.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2025 15/21 2.7 4.1 62.3% 61.4% 43.3% 49.7% 57.0% 54.3% 46.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 743/851 2.2 4.0 66.4% 66.6% 45.3% 55.1% 52.0% 59.4% 49.2% — 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 Victoria Azarenka 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
15 2005 1525 103.3 — — — — +24 — — 50.0% +0.63 — — — +0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2006 1570 128.4 -1.78 -0.93 0.897 47.6% +53 -79 — 46.9% +0.18 2–5 (29%) 2–2 (50%) 99.5 -0.56 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2007 1817 144.9 +1.83 +3.32 1.118 52.3% +2 -215 -230 65.0% +1.17 5–5 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 103.3 -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2008 1873 154.6 +5.10 +4.52 1.274 55.2% -23 -60 -274 69.4% +1.66 5–6 (45%) 5–3 (63%) 100.7 +1.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2009 1940 165.5 +4.27 +7.62 1.283 55.3% +35 -48 -221 74.2% +1.69 6–8 (43%) 10–4 (71%) 101.7 -1.25 2007 1491 98.2 -0.35 +1.13 0.519 36.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05
20 2010 1948 163.1 +3.61 +6.46 1.229 54.3% +50 -169 -123 70.0% +1.62 8–4 (67%) 4–5 (44%) 101.3 +0.88 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 2020 163.1 +4.84 +7.25 1.283 55.2% +14 -108 -106 76.4% +1.97 9–7 (56%) 7–2 (78%) 100.1 -0.87 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 2179 172.2 +6.83 +9.26 1.391 57.1% +14 -159 -139 81.5% +2.40 13–1 (93%) 9–7 (56%) 107.9 -3.63 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 2127 170.4 +3.42 +9.80 1.286 55.8% +45 -52 — 75.2% +1.93 11–4 (73%) 9–1 (90%) 107.2 -1.19 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 1981 145.7 +1.37 +1.88 1.075 51.6% +69 — +2 57.9% +0.70 6–3 (67%) 1–4 (20%) 94.1 +0.19 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 1985 163.4 +3.97 +6.66 1.263 54.8% +4 +65 +22 71.6% +1.60 5–6 (45%) 3–6 (33%) 94.5 -3.58 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 2046 160.1 +5.89 +7.41 1.465 57.8% +75 -18 — 87.3% +2.89 3–0 (100%) 3–0 (100%) 105.1 +0.93 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 2019 110.5 +1.49 -0.08 1.082 50.5% — — -2 53.3% +0.33 3–0 (100%) 1–1 — -0.17 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 1892 145.2 +0.15 +3.55 1.085 51.8% +122 +74 +62 58.6% +0.79 4–2 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 96.8 -0.47 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 1853 151.2 +0.69 +4.19 1.101 52.1% +42 +134 +85 56.1% +0.62 4–8 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 94.5 -3.62 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 1959 158.3 +1.76 +5.63 1.182 53.7% +34 +20 — 69.2% +1.50 4–2 (67%) 3–0 (100%) 104.8 -1.12 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 2010 152.2 +2.04 +6.39 1.179 53.7% +34 +16 +34 69.4% +1.14 8–5 (62%) 4–3 (57%) 98.8 -0.48 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 1941 149.0 +1.08 +3.67 1.112 52.4% +23 +72 — 61.0% +0.79 8–4 (67%) 7–4 (64%) 103.8 +0.63 2020 1587 99.7 -1.05 +1.06 0.754 43.7% — — — 33.3% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11
33 2023 1803 150.1 +2.06 +3.24 1.134 52.6% +64 +108 +178 56.8% +0.84 5–8 (38%) 7–10 (41%) 90.7 +1.56 2021 1519 98.6 -2.42 -0.40 0.685 41.9% — — — 0.0% -3.17 — — — -0.37
34 2024 1900 158.8 +2.22 +3.55 1.126 52.7% +28 +27 +154 64.0% +1.17 12–6 (67%) 6–8 (43%) 101.4 +0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2025 1832 137.2 -1.16 +1.90 1.008 50.1% +50 +34 +224 43.2% -0.42 2–1 (67%) 3–3 (50%) 99.3 -0.03 2023 1531 101.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2249 165.9 +3.19 +5.72 1.211 54.1% +34 -41 -35 68.1% +1.42 123–85 (59%) 92–70 (57%) 101.9 -1.29 — 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.