Monica Niculescu
Niculescu at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) | Romania |
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Residence | Bucharest, Romania |
Born | Slatina, Romania | 25 September 1987
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Turned pro | May 2002 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Călin Stelian Ciorbagiu |
Prize money | US$ 6,091,168 |
Singles | |
Career record | 515–353 (59.3%) |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 28 (27 February 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 136 (16 March 2020) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2011, 2012, 2014) |
French Open | 2R (2014) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2015) |
US Open | 4R (2011) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 2R (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 446–260 (63.2%) |
Career titles | 8 |
Highest ranking | No. 11 (2 April 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 61 (16 March 2020) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2018) |
French Open | QF (2010) |
Wimbledon | F (2017) |
US Open | 3R (2009, 2010, 2016, 2017) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | SF (2019), 31–21 (59.6%) |
Last updated on: 3 February 2020. |
Monica Niculescu (born 25 September 1987) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 28 in February 2012, and has three singles titles to her credit on the WTA Tour since she turned pro in May 2002, the last one coming at the end of 2016, at the BGL Luxembourg Open. Although she was a steady top 30 player for several years and enjoyed relative success in singles, she is also a doubles specialist, where she achieved a career-high ranking of No. 11 in April 2018, after partnering with Grand Slam winner and Olympic medalist Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková at Indian Wells. Her biggest doubles result up to date is reaching her first Grand Slam doubles final at Wimbledon in 2017, alongside Chan Hao-ching. She was also runner-up at three Premier Mandatory events: the 2015 Wuhan Open, with fellow Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu, the 2016 Rogers Cup, with former world No. 1 Simona Halep, and the 2017 Cincinnati Open, partnering former world No. 1 in doubles, Hsieh Su-wei.
She is popular among spectators and other players alike for her unconventional style of play, employing an extreme grip as well as two hands for both her forehand and backhand. She is also best known for her trademark forehand-slice, her winning deamenour and her exceptional shot-making abilities at the net. Niculescu currently holds the Open Era record of highest first serve percentage in a year (91%-in 2011, tied with Sara Errani).[1]
Niculescu has defeated many top-ten opponents throughout her career, having 25 wins against top-ten opponents to date.[1]
Niculescu was born in Slatina, Romania, but moved to Bucharest when she was four. She is currently coached by Călin Stelian Ciorbagiu.[1]
Tennis career[edit]
2002–2005: Junior years[edit]
As a junior, Niculescu had the remarkable gift to win quite easily every final she reached. Thus, before reaching the age of 18, she won eleven ITF singles finals, losing only one set:
- in Bucharest (Aug 2002), 6–1, 7–6 against Tsvetana Pironkova
- in Cavtat (Apr 2003) 6–4, 6–1 against Darija Jurak
- in Timişoara (Aug 2003) 6–2, 6–3 against Veronika Rizhik
- in Albufeira (Feb 2004) 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 against Irina Kotkina
- in Portimão (Feb 2004) 6–4, 7–6 against Nadja Pavić
- in Bucharest (May 2004) 6–2, 6–2 against Simona Matei
- in Iași (Aug 2004) 7–6, 6–0 against Raluca Olaru
- in Cairo (Mar 2005) 6–4, 6–2 against Galina Fokina
- in Ain Alsoukhna (Mar 2005) 6–3, 6–4 against Magdaléna Rybáriková
- in Antalya (May 2005) 6–2, 6–2 against Ekaterina Dzehalevich
- and in Coimbra (Aug 2005) 6–3, 6–1 against Aravane Rezaï.
She also won eight out of 14 ITF finals played in doubles as a junior, in most of them partnered by her older sister, Gabriela Niculescu. She played finals in girls' doubles in Roland Garros (2004, paired with Mădălina Gojnea) and twice in Wimbledon (2004 and 2005, paired with Marina Erakovic).
By the end of 2005, now already a senior player, she was No. 271 in the WTA rankings and No. 4 in Romania.
2006–2008: Constant progress as a senior, top 50[edit]
Niculescu made her WTA debut in 2006 Istanbul, where she won to then junior Sabine Lisicki but could not pass the third qualification round. In 2007, she continued to play many ITF tournaments, and she also played in qualifications in all four Grand Slam and three other WTA tournaments, but only in Dubai she reached the main draw. Still, winning several ITF tournaments and gathering many small points, she finished the year 2007 in top 200.
In 2008, she reached the quarterfinals in Tashkent, and in all four Grand Slam tournaments she reached the first round, with round two reached in Wimbledon. Gathering points constantly on WTA Tour, and also including some smaller successes in ITF tournaments, Niculescu was ranked 48th in the world, and second in Romania, at the end of 2008.
2009: Setback and out of top 100[edit]
Niculescu opened the season at the Brisbane International, where she lost to Tsvetana Pironkova in the first round in three sets.[1] She also lost in the first round of the Moorilla Hobart International to Alona Bondarenko. At the 2009 Australian Open, Niculescu beat Katie O'Brien in the first round, 6–4, 6–4, before losing to Sara Errani in the second, 2–6, 3–6. Alongside Sorana Cîrstea, Niculescu was the 14th seed in women's doubles; they lost to Nathalie Dechy and Mara Santangelo in the second round, 3–6, 3–6.
In the other three Grand Slam events, she did not go past round one of the main draw. Her best results of the year were quarterfinals in Tashkent and Strasbourg.
At the Open GDF Suez held in Paris, Niculescu defeated Timea Bacsinszky in the first round, before losing to eventual champion Amélie Mauresmo in the second. She then took part in the Dubai Tennis Championships. She beat Peng Shuai in the first round in three sets, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, and then lost to world No. 3, Jelena Janković, 3–6, 2–6. Niculescu also partnered Elena Vesnina in doubles, and the two reached the quarterfinals in women's doubles; they lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues and Francesca Schiavone. Niculescu had two consecutive first-round losses, at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells (fell to Anna-Lena Grönefeld) and Sony Ericsson Open in Miami (fell to Tamira Paszek). Partnering Alisa Kleybanova, she reached the quarterfinals at the BNP Paribas Open, where they lost to Maria Kirilenko and Flavia Pennetta. At the Sony Ericsson Open she partnered Kleybanova again, but they lost to second seeds Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual.
Niculescu withdrew from the Andalucía Tennis Experience and Barcelona Ladies Open due to a forearm injury.[1]
At the end of the year, she had slipped out of top 100.
2010: Comeback to top 100, first WTA semifinal[edit]
In 2010, Monica started the season in Auckland, coming from qualifying. In the first round, she lost to fifth seed Virginie Razzano, 5–7, 4–6. In doubles, she partnered Ioana Raluca Olaru, and they defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues and Carla Suárez Navarro, 7–5, 7–5. In the second round, they lost to Cara Black and Liezel Huber, 3–6, 2–6.
At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to Jelena Janković, 4–6, 0–6. In doubles, she partnered Chan Yung-jan and defeated Monique Adamczak and Nicole Kriz, 6–3, 6–1. The pair defeated Alla Kudryavtseva and Ekaterina Makarova in the second round, 6–4, 6–4. In the third round, they lost to sixth seeds Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs, 5–7, 3–6.
Niculescu then played an ITF tournament in Midland, but lost in the first round to Eleni Daniilidou 4–6, 2–6.
In Memphis, she lost in the first round qualifying to Valérie Tétreault. In doubles, she reached the semifinals along with Riza Zalameda, losing to Vania King and Michaëlla Krajicek, 1–6, 4–6.
At Indian Wells, she lost in qualifying to Tamarine Tanasugarn. In doubles, together with Michaëlla Krajicek, she lost in first round to Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Yan Zi, 6–7, 2–6.
In Marbella failed to qualify in singles, but in doubles she partnered Sophie Lefèvre. They defeated Kristina Barrois and Ioana Raluca Olaru in the first round, 6–3, 4–6, [10–7]. However, in the second round, they lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Meghann Shaughnessy, 2–6, 4–6.
She made again her best in Tashkent, where she reached her first WTA semifinals but lost to Elena Vesnina.
Although in the first half of the year she was struggling between ranks 100 and 150, by the middle of the year she reached top 100 again and ended the year as No. 82 in the world, and No. 2 in Romania.
2011: Consistent game, advance to top 30[edit]
At the Australian Open, Niculescu defeated Timea Bacsinszky in straight sets, 6–0, 6–3. Facing off against the 32nd seed, Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria, Niculescu cruised through the match winning 6–4, 6–1. In the third round, she lost to the 2010 French Open champion Francesca Schiavone, 0–6, 6–7.
Niculescu defeated Patricia Mayr-Achleitner in the first round and compatriot Alexandra Dulgheru in the second round, 6–3, 6–0, to advance to the third round of the US Open. In defeating Lucie Šafářová, 6–0, 6–1, Niculescu advanced to the fourth round of a Grand Slam singles competition for the first time in her career, where she lost 4–6, 3–6 to unseeded Angelique Kerber.
At the Tier-1 China Open, she shocked the world with a dominating victory over fourth seed Li Na, 6–4, 6–0 in the first round and advanced to the semifinals, where she lost to eventual runner-up, Andrea Petkovic.
She advanced to her first WTA final at the International tournament in Luxembourg, losing to Victoria Azarenka, 2–6, 2–6. En route to the final, she spent many hours on court with a 6–7, 7–5, 7–6 first-round victory over Karin Knapp, a second-round 7–6, 3–6, 6–1 win over Anabel Medina Garrigues, and a 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 win in three hours over 2010 finalist Anne Keothavong in the semifinals.
The end of the year found her as No. 30 in the world and No. 1 in Romania.
2012: Career high, small setback, still top 60[edit]
At the Australian Open, Niculescu made it to the third round by defeating Alizé Cornet and Pauline Parmentier, but she was defeated by then–world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, 2–6, 2–6.
She reached quarterfinals in Doha, where she lost to Samantha Stosur.
Her best result was again the final in Luxembourg, lost to Venus Williams.
Although in February Niculescu had reached rank No. 28, her career high so far, the inconsistent results during the season made her go down to world No. 58 by the end of the year.
2013: Steady position, first WTA title[edit]
Aside two WTA semifinals in Shenzhen and Monterrey, Niculescu won her first singles WTA title in Florianópolis.
She played in round one of all the Grand Slam events, but lost the games constantly.
Yet, winning enough games and points in WTA tournaments, she kept her top-60 position, finishing the season as No. 59 in the WTA rankings.
2014: Second WTA title, top 50 again[edit]
In all, Niculescu had an improving season, reaching round three at Australian Open, round two at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, quarterfinals in Shenzhen, Hobart and Florianópolis, and semifinals in Bucharest. The best result was her winning the tournament in Guangzhou, as her second WTA title.
Thus, she entered top 50 again by the end of the year.
2015: Tough matches, steady game[edit]
Much of early 2015 was particularly difficult for Niculescu, as she often faced difficult draws. For instance she drew world No. 1 Serena Williams twice in a row in the second round of Indian Wells and Miami. While she managed to test Williams with a 5–7, 5–7 score, she was not able to win a set against her in either match. She also suffered first-round losses at Shenzhen, Hobart, the Australian Open, Dubai, Prague, and the French Open.[1]
Niculescu won the Marseille clay 100K tournament in June. Shortly thereafter, she defeated first-seeded Agnieszka Radwańska 5–7, 6–4, 6–0 at the Nottingham grass tournament to earn a place in the final where she lost to teenager Ana Konjuh 6–1, 4–6, 2–6. All five matches she played went to three sets. She then lost in the first round at Birmingham to the 10th seed, Barbora Strýcová.[1]
Niculescu earned a spot in the fourth round at the Wimbledon Championships for the first time, defeating Monica Puig 5–7, 6–3, 6–1, Jana Čepelová 6–3, 6–3, and Kristýna Plíšková 6–3, 7–5. This is the second time she has made it past the third round at a major. Despite winning the first set of her fourth-round match 6-1 and having a positive head-to-head record against the player, she was defeated by 15th-seeded Timea Bacsinszky, who took the next two sets.[2]
2016: Doubles success[edit]
Niculescu reached a career-high ranking of 16 in doubles in July. She partnered with Sania Mirza to win in New Haven.[3]
2017: Wimbledon doubles final and first WTA 125 series crown[edit]
She started her season at Shenzhen Open with a victory, defeating Zhang Kailin, but she lost her second match to Wang Qiang.
Niculescu also played at Hobart International, where she made it to the final and lost to Elise Mertens, 3–6, 1–6.
At the Australian Open, she lost to Anna Blinkova in the first round. Then, Niculescu played doubles with Abigail Spears, but they lost in the first round to Andrea Petkovic and Mirjana Lučić-Baroni. She won the WTA 125 Series Open at Limoges on 12 November.
2020[edit]
Playing style[edit]
Nicolescu plays right-handed, with powerful topspin backhand and unpredictable forehand slice. She has great volleying ability and great footwork.
Personal life[edit]
Her mother, Cristiana Silvia Niculescu is a pharmaceutical sales representative; her father Mihai Niculescu is an engineer.[1] Niculescu has an older sister, Gabriela, who was a professional tennis player too and attended University of Idaho, after transferring from USC after her junior year.[1]
Monica Niculescu cited Martina Hingis and Andre Agassi as her tennis idols.[1]
Performance timelines[edit]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles[edit]
Current through the suspension of the 2020 WTA Tour.
Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 8–13 | 38% |
French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 1–9 | 10% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | 0 / 12 | 8–12 | 40% |
US Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 9–12 | 43% | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4−4 | 4−4 | 4−4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 46 | 26–46 | 36% |
National representation | ||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | P | 0 / 0 | 1–0 | 100% | |||||||
Premier Mandatory tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | P | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | 40% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 3R | P | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | 44% |
Madrid Open | Not Held | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | A | P | 0 / 6 | 0–6 | 0% | ||
China Open | Not Tier I | A | Q1 | SF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% | |||
Premier 5 tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open | Not Tier I | 2R | 2R | A | Q2 | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | Q2 | A | 0 / 8 | 12–8 | 60% | |
Italian Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | A | P | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% |
Canadian Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | P | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
Cincinnati Open | Not Tier I | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |||
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | |
Career statistics[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 1 | Career total: 214 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 3 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 8 | ||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 8–15 | 10–22 | 6–9 | 21–15 | 15–23 | 22–21 | 22–19 | 20–21 | 26–20 | 11–20 | 9–14 | 8–10 | 0–1 | 3 / 214 | 178–211 | 46% |
Year-end ranking | 222 | 179 | 47 | 101 | 83 | 30 | 58 | 60 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 100 | 78 | 116 | $6,091,168 |
Doubles[edit]
Updated up to end of 2019
Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W-L | ||||
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Grand Slam tournaments[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | SF | 3R | 17–11 | ||||||
French Open | A | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 12–8 | ||||||||
Wimbledon | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | F | 3R | 3R | 17–12 | |||||
US Open | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 12–12 | |||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 4–3 | 58–43 | ||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | A | NH | A | NH | 1R | NH | 0–1 | |||||||||||
Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Open | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 8–11 | ||||||
Miami Open | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | QF | 13–11 | ||||||
Madrid Open | NH | NH | NH | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 4–7 | |||||
China Open | Tier | Tier | Tier | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3–7 | ||||||
Premier-5 tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Dubai | not Premier 5 | QF | A | 2R | NP5 | QF | NP5 | A | NP5 | 1R | 5–4 | ||||||||
Doha | A | QF | NH | NP5 | 1R | A | NP5 | 2R | NP5 | A | NP5 | 3–3 | |||||||
Italian Open | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | SF | 1R | A | 7–6 | ||||||||||
Cincinnati Open | A | 1R | SF | QF | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | 1R | A | 11–10 | |||||
Canadian Open | A | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | A | F | 2R | 1R | A | 9–6 | ||||||||
Tokyo | A | 1R | A | NP5 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||
Wuhan | NH | 1R | F | A | 2R | A | 4–2 | ||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 159 | 131 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 27 | 70 | 38 | 33 | 19 | 23 | 48 | 47 |
Significant finals[edit]
Grand Slam finals[edit]
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[edit]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass | Chan Hao-ching | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina |
0–6, 0–6 |
Premier-Mandatory/Premier-5 finals[edit]
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)[edit]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2015 | Wuhan Open | Hard | Irina-Camelia Begu | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza |
2−6, 3−6 |
Loss | 2016 | Canadian Open | Hard | Simona Halep | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina |
3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 2017 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis |
6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
WTA career finals[edit]
Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)[edit]
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
Tour Championships (0–0) |
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Premier (0–0) |
International (3–5) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2011 | Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg | International | Hard (i) | Victoria Azarenka | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2012 | Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg | International | Hard (i) | Venus Williams | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Mar 2013 | Brasil Tennis Cup, Brasil | International | Hard | Olga Puchkova | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 2–2 | Sep 2014 | Guangzhou Open, China | International | Hard | Alizé Cornet | 6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2015 | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom | International | Grass | Ana Konjuh | 6–1, 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Sep 2016 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard | Lara Arruabarrena | 0–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Oct 2016 | Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg | International | Hard (i) | Petra Kvitová | 6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2017 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | Elise Mertens | 3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 26 (9 titles, 17 runner-ups)[edit]
Legend (pre/post 2009) |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–1) |
Tour Championships (0–0) |
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–3) |
Tier II / Premier (1–4) |
Tier III, IV & V / International (8–9) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2008 | Connecticut Open, United States |
Tier II | Hard | Sorana Cîrstea | Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond |
6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2009 | Hungarian Ladies Open, Hungary |
International | Clay | Alisa Kleybanova | Alona Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko |
6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2009 | Bank of the West Classic, United States |
Premier | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Serena Williams Venus Williams |
1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jan 2010 | Hobart International, Australia |
International | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Květa Peschke Chuang Chia-jung |
6–3, 3–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2010 | Prague Open, Czech Republic |
International | Clay | Ágnes Szávay | Timea Bacsinszky Tathiana Garbin |
5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 1–5 | Jul 2011 | Baku Cup, Azerbaijan |
International | Hard | Galina Voskoboeva | Mariya Koryttseva Tatiana Poutchek |
3–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
Win | 2–5 | Jan 2012 | Hobart International, Australia |
International | Hard | Irina-Camelia Begu | Chuang Chia-jung Marina Erakovic |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–5] |
Loss | 2–6 | Sep 2012 | Guangzhou Open, China |
International | Hard | Jarmila Gajdošová | Tamarine Tanasugarn Zhang Shuai |
6–2, 2–6, [8–10] |
Loss | 2–7 | Oct 2012 | Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg |
International | Hard (i) | Irina-Camelia Begu | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–8 | Jun 2013 | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom |
Premier | Grass | Klára Koukalová | Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik |
3-6, 3-6 |
Win | 3–8 | Jan 2014 | Shenzhen Open, China |
International | Hard | Klára Koukalová | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–8 | Jan 2014 | Hobart International, Australia (2) |
International | Hard | Klára Koukalová | Lisa Raymond Zhang Shuai |
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] |
Loss | 4–9 | Apr 2014 | Katowice Open, Poland |
International | Hard (i) | Klára Koukalová | Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Savchuk |
4–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
Loss | 4–10 | Jan 2015 | Hobart International, Australia |
International | Hard | Vitalia Diatchenko | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–11 | Oct 2015 | Wuhan Open, China |
Premier 5 | Hard | Irina-Camelia Begu | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza |
2−6, 3−6 |
Loss | 4–12 | Oct 2015 | Kremlin Cup, Russia |
Premier | Hard (i) | Irina-Camelia Begu | Daria Kasatkina Elena Vesnina |
3–6, 7–6(9–7), [5–10] |
Win | 5–12 | Jan 2016 | Shenzhen Open, China (2) |
International | Hard | Vania King | Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai |
6−1, 6−4 |
Win | 6–12 | Jul 2016 | Citi Open, United States |
International | Hard | Yanina Wickmayer | Shuko Aoyama Risa Ozaki |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–13 | Jul 2016 | Rogers Cup, Canada |
Premier 5 | Hard | Simona Halep | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina |
3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 7–13 | Aug 2016 | Connecticut Open, United States |
Premier | Hard | Sania Mirza | Kateryna Bondarenko Chuang Chia-jung |
7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–14 | Oct 2016 | Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg |
International | Hard (i) | Patricia Maria Țig | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson |
6–4, 5–7, [9–11] |
Win | 8–14 | Apr 2017 | Ladies Open Biel Bienne, Switzerland |
International | Hard (i) | Hsieh Su-wei | Timea Bacsinszky Martina Hingis |
5–7, 6–3, [10–7] |
Loss | 8–15 | Jul 2017 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom |
Grand Slam | Grass | Chan Hao-ching | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina |
0–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 8–16 | Aug 2017 | Cincinnati Open, United States |
Premier 5 | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis |
6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
Win | 9–16 | Feb 2019 | Hua Hin Championships, Thailand |
International | Hard | Irina-Camelia Begu | Anna Blinkova Wang Yafan |
2–6, 6–1, [12–10] |
Loss | 9–17 | Aug 2019 | Bronx Open, United States |
International | Hard | Margarita Gasparyan | Darija Jurak María José Martínez Sánchez |
5–7, 6–2, [7–10] |
WTA 125K series finals[edit]
Singles: 1 (1 title)[edit]
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2017 | WTA Limoges, France | Hard (i) | Antonia Lottner | 6–4, 6–2 |
ITF Circuit finals[edit]
Singles: 24 (19 titles, 5 runner–ups)[edit]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2002 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Tsvetana Pironkova | 6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 2003 | ITF Cavtat, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Darija Jurak | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 3–0 | Aug 2003 | ITF Timișoara, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Veronica Rizhik | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 4–0 | Feb 2004 | ITF Albufeira, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | Irina Kotkina | 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 |
Win | 5–0 | Feb 2004 | ITF Portimao, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | Nadja Pavic | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 6–0 | May 2004 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Simona Matei | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 7–0 | Aug 2004 | ITF Iași, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Raluca Olaru | 7–6(7–5), 6–0 |
Win | 8–0 | Mar 2005 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Galina Fokina | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 9–0 | Mar 2005 | ITF Ain Sokhna, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 10–0 | May 2005 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 11–0 | Aug 2005 | ITF Coimbra, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Aravane Rezaï | 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 11–1 | Jul 2006 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Yevgenia Savranska | 6-7(4–7), 5–7 |
Loss | 11–2 | Jul 2006 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Magda Mihalache | 0–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 11–3 | Aug 2006 | ITF Coimbra, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Kelly Liggan | 0–6, 6-7(7–9) |
Win | 12–3 | Sep 2007 | ITF Granada, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 13–3 | Oct 2007 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Oxana Lyubtsova | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 14–3 | Nov 2007 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Hwang I-hsuan | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 15–3 | Nov 2007 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Lee Ye-ra | 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 15–4 | Nov 2008 | ITF Kraków, Poland | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Anne Keothavong | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 15–5 | Jul 2010 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | 100,000 | Clay | Mathilde Johansson | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 16–5 | Nov 2012 | ITF Nantes, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Yulia Putintseva | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 17–5 | Jun 2015 | ITF Marseille, France | 100,000 | Clay | Pauline Parmentier | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 18–5 | Nov 2015 | ITF Poitiers, France | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Pauline Parmentier | 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 19–5 | Jun 2019 | ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | Tímea Babos | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Doubles: 37 (21 titles, 16 runner–ups)[edit]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2002 | ITF Bucharest, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Radoslava Topalova Virginia Trifonova |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2002 | ITF Bucharest, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Iveta Gerlová Nina Nittinger |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2003 | ITF Makarska, Croatia |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Stefanie Haidner Daniela Klemenschits |
6–3, 6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Mar 2003 | ITF Makarska, Croatia |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Darija Jurak Maria Jedlicková |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2003 | ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Darija Jurak |
2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2003 | ITF Bucharest, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Anna Bastrikova Elena Vesnina |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Aug 2003 | ITF Timișoara, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Julia Ács Vasilisa Davydova |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–5 | May 2004 | ITF Bucharest, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Lenore Lazaroiu Andra Savu |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 4–5 | Jul 2004 | ITF Bucharest, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | Mădălina Gojnea | Liana Ungur Iris Ichim |
6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 5–5 | Aug 2004 | ITF Târgu Mureș, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Simona Matei Barbara Pócza |
7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 6–5 | Aug 2004 | ITF Iași, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Nadine Schlotterer Eva Valková |
7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 7–5 | Mar 2005 | ITF Cairo, Egypt |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Hanna Andreyeva Valeria Bondarenko |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 8–5 | Mar 2005 | ITF Ain Sokhna, Egypt |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Laura-Ramona Husaru Sarah Raab |
6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 8–6 | Apr 2005 | ITF Civitavecchia, Italy |
25,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Lucie Hradecká Sandra Záhlavová |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9–6 | May 2005 | ITF Antalya, Turkey |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Irina Buryachok Olga Panova |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 10–6 | May 2005 | ITF Antalya, Turkey |
25,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Renata Kucerková Kathrin Woerle |
6–7, 6–0, 6–0 |
Loss | 10–7 | Oct 2005 | ITF Sevilla, Spain |
25,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Sara Errani María José Martínez Sánchez |
2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 10–8 | Apr 2006 | ITF Athens, Greece |
25,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Olga Brózda Margit Rüütel |
6–2, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 11–8 | May 2006 | ITF Bucharest, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Sorana Cîrstea Diana Buzean |
6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 12–8 | Jun 2006 | ITF Bucharest, Romania |
10,000 | Clay | Gabriela Niculescu | Raluca Ciulei Neda Kozic |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 13–8 | Jul 2006 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany |
25,000 | Clay | Renata Voráčová | Eva Fislová Stanislava Hrozenská |
6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–5 |
Win | 14–8 | Jul 2006 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany |
25,000 | Clay | Yevgenia Savranska | Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits |
1–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 15–8 | Sep 2006 | ITF Mestre, Italy |
50,000 | Clay | Renata Voráčová | Margalita Chakhnashvili Tatjana Maria |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Win | 16–8 | Apr 2007 | ITF Putignano, Italy |
25,000 | Hard | Andreja Klepač | Jessica Kirkland Carmen Klaschka |
6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 16–9 | Jul 2006 | ITF Jounieh, Lebanon |
75,000 | Clay | Madalina Gojnea | Tatiana Poutchek Anastasiya Yakimova |
7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 17–9 | Jul 2007 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany |
25,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | Hilary Barte Tatjana Priachin |
6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 17–10 | Jul 2007 | ITF Bucharest, Romania |
25,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Dzehalevich | Sorana Cîrstea Ágnes Szatmári |
6–0, 4–6, ret. |
Loss | 17–11 | Sep 2007 | ITF Madrid, Spain |
25,000 | Clay | Yevgenia Savranska | María José Martínez Sánchez Arantxa Parra Santonja |
6–1, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 17–12 | Jul 2007 | ITF Granada, Spain |
25,000 | Clay | Alexandra Dulgheru | Marta Marrero María José Martínez Sánchez |
4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 18–12 | Nov 2007 | ITF Mount Gambier, Australia |
25,000 | Hard | Antonia Matic | Sophie Ferguson Trudi Musgrave |
5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
Win | 19–12 | Dec 2007 | ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
75,000 | Hard | Marina Erakovic | Yuliana Fedak Anna Lapushchenkova |
7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
Loss | 19–13 | Oct 2008 | ITF Poitiers, France |
100,000 | Hard (i) | Akgul Amanmuradova | Petra Cetkovská Lucie Šafářová |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 19–14 | Oct 2008 | ITF Bratislava, Slovakia |
100,000 | Hard (i) | Akgul Amanmuradova | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká |
6–7(1–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 19–15 | Jul 2010 | ITF Biarritz, France |
100,000 | Clay | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | Sharon Fichman Julia Görges |
5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 20–15 | Jul 2010 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg |
100,000 | Clay | Sharon Fichman | Sophie Lefèvre Laura Thorpe |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 20–16 | Oct 2013 | ITF Poitiers, France |
100,000 | Hard (i) | Christina McHale | Lucie Hradecká Michaëlla Krajicek |
6–7(5–7), 6–2 |
Win | 21–16 | Nov 2015 | ITF Poitiers, France |
100,000 | Hard (i) | Andreea Mitu | Stéphanie Foretz Amandine Hesse |
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), [10–8] |
WTA Tour career earnings[edit]
Year | Grand Slam singles titles |
WTA singles titles |
Total singles titles |
Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
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2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,343 | 493 |
2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,073[permanent dead link] | 433[permanent dead link] |
2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? [1] | ? [2] |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? [3][permanent dead link] | ? [4][permanent dead link] |
2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? [5][permanent dead link] | ? [6][permanent dead link] |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249,035[permanent dead link] | 67[permanent dead link] |
2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315,414 | 67 |
2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251,188 | 77 |
2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 549,493[permanent dead link] | 38[permanent dead link] |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450,393[permanent dead link] | 45[permanent dead link] |
2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 406,372 | 62 |
2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 582,694 | 44 |
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 667,180 | ? [7] |
2016* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335,909 | 37 |
Career* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3,480,360 | 97 |
*as of 23 May 2016
Head-to-head record against top-ten players[edit]
Niculescu's win-loss record against certain players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher is as follows:
Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match | |
No. 1 ranked players | |||||||
Maria Sharapova | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Won (4–6, 6–4, 6–3) at Doha 2018 | |
Victoria Azarenka | 0–5 | 0% | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Loss (1–6, 4–6) at 2013 Australian Open | |
Angelique Kerber | 1–3 | 25% | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (6–0, 1–6, 2-6) at 2013 Linz | |
Kim Clijsters | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | Loss (5–7, 5–7) at 2011 's-Hertogenbosch | |
Ana Ivanovic | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Loss (5–7, 3–6) at 2012 Linz | |
Jelena Janković | 2–5 | 29% | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Win (3-6, 6–4, 7–5) at 2016 Doha | |
Amélie Mauresmo | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (1–6, 2–6) at 2009 Paris | |
Serena Williams | 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (4–6, 1–6) at 2015 Miami | |
Venus Williams | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (2–6, 3–6) at 2012 Luxembourg | |
Caroline Wozniacki | 0–6 | 0% | 0–6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (3–6, 1–6) at 2013 Luxembourg | |
No. 2 ranked players | |||||||
Simona Halep | 0–2 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | Loss (2–6, 6–4, 1–6) at 2014 Bucharest | |
Petra Kvitová | 1–2 | 33% | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Loss (6–2, 6–7(5–7), 2-6) at 2016 Stuttgart | |
Na Li | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (5–7, 6–4, 4–6 ) at 2012 Shenzhen | |
Agnieszka Radwańska | 1–4 | 20% | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | Loss (1–6, 5–7) at 2016 Montréal | |
Vera Zvonareva | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Win (7–5, 3–2 ret.) at 2012 Doha | |
No. 3 ranked players | |||||||
No. 4 ranked players | |||||||
Kimiko Date-Krumm | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Win (6–2, 2–1 ret.) at 2013 Monterrey | |
Francesca Schiavone | 0–4 | 0% | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Loss (3–6, 5–7) at 2012 Stuttgart | |
Samantha Stosur | 0–7 | 0% | 0–7 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (3–6, 2–6) at 2015 Beijing | |
No. 5 ranked players | |||||||
Anna Chakvetadze | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (0–6, 4–6) at 2012 Hobart | |
Sara Errani | 1–4 | 20% | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | Loss (7–5, 1–6, 2-6) at 2015 Bucharest | |
Daniela Hantuchová | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Win (6–1, 6–3) at 2012 Luxembourg | |
Lucie Šafářová | 2–0 | 100% | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Win (6–2, 6–0) at 2012 Beijing | |
No. 6 ranked players | |||||||
Flavia Pennetta | 0–3 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | Loss (1–6, 4–6) at 2015 US Open | |
Carla Suárez Navarro | 0–5 | 0% | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Loss (7–5, 3-6, 4–6) at 2015 Wuhan | |
No. 7 ranked players | |||||||
Marion Bartoli | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (6-2, 3–6, 2–6) at 2011 Indian Wells | |
Karolína Plíšková | 2–1 | 67% | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (4-6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2016 Fed Cup | |
Patty Schnyder | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (1-6, 5–7) at 2008 Montréal | |
Roberta Vinci | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | Loss (3–6, 7–6(7–4), 0-6) at 2012 's-Hertogenbosch | |
No. 8 ranked players | |||||||
Ekaterina Makarova | 1–4 | 20% | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | Loss (7–5, 6-7(3–7), 3-6) at 2014 Indian Wells | |
Alicia Molik | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | Loss (6-4, 6-7(5–7), 0-6) at 2010 Barcelona | |
No. 9 ranked players | |||||||
Timea Bacsinszky | 4–3 | 57% | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | Loss (6-4, 2-6, 1-6) at 2016 Wimbledon | |
Madison Keys | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Win (6–1, 2–6, 7-6(8–6)) at 2013 Washington | |
Andrea Petkovic | 2–3 | 40% | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | Loss (6-0, 6-7(1–7), 3-6) at 2016 Fed Cup | |
No. 10 ranked players | |||||||
Dominika Cibulková | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (4–6, 3-6) at 2008 Los Angeles | |
Maria Kirilenko | 2–2 | 50% | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Loss (3-6, 0-6) at 2012 Dubai | |
Total | 25–79 | 24.04% | 19–59 | 5–14 | 1–6 | – |
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Top-10 wins per season[edit]
Season | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Total |
Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | |
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2011 | |||||||
1. | Li Na | No. 5 | China Open, China | Hard | 1st round | 6–4, 6–0 | |
2012 | |||||||
2. | Vera Zvonareva | No. 8 | Qatar Open, Qatar | Hard | 2nd round | 7–5, 3–2 ret. | |
2016 | |||||||
3. | Petra Kvitová | No. 9 | Fed Cup, Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Hard (i) | RR | 6–3, 6–4 | |
2017 | |||||||
4. | Johanna Konta | No. 7 | China Open, China | Hard | 1st round | 6–1, 6–2 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Monica Niculescu stats at the WTA Tour's official website.
- ^ Wimbledon Draw Ladies Singles 2015 Wimbledon Draw.
- ^ WTATennis Mirza & Niculescu Claim New Haven Crown
- ^ a b "Grand Slam performances - Singles & Doubles".
- ^ "Player & Career Overview".
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Monica Niculescu. |
- Monica Niculescu at the Women's Tennis Association
- Monica Niculescu at the International Tennis Federation
- Monica Niculescu at the Fed Cup
- Monica Niculescu Blog (inactive since 2009)