Career finals
Discipline Type Won Lost Total WR
Singles Grand Slam – – – –
Summer Olympics – – – –
WTA Finals – – – –
WTA 1000 – – – –
WTA Tour 3 5 8 0.38
Total 3 5 8 0.38
Doubles Grand Slam 0 1 1 0.00
Summer Olympics – – – –
WTA Finals – – – –
WTA 1000 0 3 3 0.00
WTA Tour 10 19 29 0.34
Total 10 23 33 0.30
Total 13 28 41 0.32

This is a list of the main career statistics of professional Romanian tennis player Monica Niculescu.

Romanian tennis player Monica Niculescu at the 2021 Open de Limoges.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[1]

Singles

Current through the 2022 French Open.

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 2R 1R 3R 3R 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q1 A 0 / 13 8–13 38%
French Open A A 1R 1R Q3 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R A A 1R Q3 A 0 / 10 1–10 9%
Wimbledon A A 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 4R 2R 1R 1R 2R NH 1R A 0 / 13 8–13 38%
US Open A A 1R 1R 1R 4R 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 3R 1R 1R A Q3 A 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 0–2 0–1 0–0 0 / 48 26–48 35%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH A NH 2R NH A 0 / 0 1–0 100%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] NMS 2R 2R A Q2 QF 2R 3R 1R 3R A 3R Q2 A Q1 A 0 / 8 12–8 60%
Indian Wells Open A A A 1R Q1 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R Q1 NH A A 0 / 9 6–9 40%
Miami Open A A A 1R A 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 4R 1R 3R 3R NH Q1 A 0 / 10 8–10 44%
Madrid Open NH 1R A 1R 1R Q1 1R Q2 1R 1R A A NH A A 0 / 6 0–6 0%
Italian Open A A 2R 1R A A 1R 1R Q2 Q2 1R 1R A A A A A 0 / 6 1–6 14%
Canadian Open A A 2R 1R 1R Q2 A A A A 2R A 1R A NH A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Cincinnati Open NMS A 2R 1R A 2R Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 A A A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[lower-alpha 2] A A A A A A 1R A A 2R A 1R 1R A NH 0 / 4 1–4 20%
China Open NMS A Q1 SF 2R 2R 1R 1R Q2 2R Q1 Q1 NH 0 / 6 7–6 54%
Career statistics
Career 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 0 1 15 22 9 15 23 22 20 21 20 19 15 11 2 3 0 Career total: 218
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 3
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 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 0–2 0–3 0–0 3 / 218 178–215 45%
Year-end ranking 222 179 47 101 83 30 58 60 47 39 39 100 78 116 144 267 $6,525,428

Doubles

Current after the 2023 Dubai Open.

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 2R 3R 2R QF 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R SF 3R 3R 1R A 3R 0 / 14 21–14 60%
French Open A A 2R 3R QF 3R 2R 3R 2R 1R A A A A 2R 3R 2R 1R 0 / 12 16–12 57%
Wimbledon A A 2R 3R 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R F 3R 3R NH 2R 1R 1R 0 / 15 18–15 55%
US Open A A 2R 3R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 3R 2R 1R A QF 1R 1R 0 / 15 15–15 50%
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 3–2 6–4 1–3 2–4 0 / 56 70–56 56%
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics NH A NH A NH 1R NH 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] NMS QF QF A 2R 1R A QF QF 2R A A 1R A 2R 1R QF 0 / 11 12–11 52%
Indian Wells Open A A A QF 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R QF 2R NH A QF 0 / 11 10–12 42%
Miami Open A A A 1R 2R 2R SF 1R 2R QF SF 1R 1R QF NH 1R 1R 0 / 13 13–13 50%
Madrid Open NH 2R A 1R 2R A 2R 1R 1R 2R A A NH 1R A 0 / 8 4–8 33%
Italian Open A A A A A A 1R QF 2R 2R SF 1R A A 2R 1R 1R 0 / 9 8–9 47%
Canadian Open A A 1R 1R SF 2R A A A A F 2R 1R A A A 2R 0 / 9 10–9 53%
Cincinnati Open A A 1R SF QF 1R A 1R 1R 1R QF F 1R A NH A 1R 0 / 10 11–10 52%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[lower-alpha 2] A A A A A A 1R A 1R F A A 2R[lower-alpha 3] A NH 0 / 4 4–3 57%
China Open NMS A A 1R 1R A A 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R NH 0 / 7 3–7 30%
Career statistics
Titles 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Career total: 10
Finals 0 0 1 2 2 1 3 1 3 3 5 3 0 2 1 2 2 0 Career total: 31
Overall win–loss 0–0 3–2 15–16 28–20 28–18 16–20 28–18 10–16 26–16 24–18 32–14 22–15 11–9 19–11 10–6 21–15 21–18 7–5 10 / 321–237 58%
Win %  –  60% 48% 58% 61% 44% 61% 38% 62% 57% 70% 59% 55% 63% 63% 58% 55% 60% Career total: 58%
Year-end ranking 159 131 35 30 30 50 27 70 38 33 19 23 48 47 53 39

Mixed doubles

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 ... 2022 W–L
Australian Open A 1R 1R A A 0–2
French Open A 1R A A A 0–1
Wimbledon 2R 2R A 1R 2–3
US Open 1R A A A 0–1
Win–loss 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–1 2–7

Significant finals

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2017 Wimbledon Grass Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina		 0–6, 0–6

Premier-Mandatory/Premier-5 finals

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2015 Wuhan Open Hard Romania Irina-Camelia Begu Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza		 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2016 Canadian Open Hard Romania Simona Halep Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina		 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2017 Cincinnati Open Hard Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Switzerland Martina Hingis		 6–4, 4–6, [7–10]

WTA career finals

Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (3–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2011 Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg International[lower-alpha 4] Hard (i) Belarus Victoria Azarenka 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2012 Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg International Hard (i) United States Venus Williams 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Mar 2013 Brasil Tennis Cup, Brazil International Hard Russia Olga Puchkova 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win 2–2 Sep 2014 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard France Alizé Cornet 6–4, 6–0
Loss 2–3 Jun 2015 Nottingham Open, United Kingdom International Grass Croatia Ana Konjuh 6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Sep 2016 Korea Open, South Korea International Hard Spain Lara Arruabarrena 0–6, 6–2, 0–6
Win 3–4 Oct 2016 Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg International Hard (i) Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6–4, 6–0
Loss 3–5 Jan 2017 Hobart International, Australia International Hard Belgium Elise Mertens 3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 33 (10 titles, 23 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
WTA 1000 (0–3)
WTA 500 (1–6)
WTA 250 (9–13)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2008 Connecticut Open, United States Tier II[lower-alpha 5] Hard Romania Sorana Cîrstea Czech Republic Květa Peschke
United States Lisa Raymond		 6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
Win 1–1 Jul 2009 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary International Clay Russia Alisa Kleybanova Ukraine Alona Bondarenko
Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko		 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–2 Aug 2009 Bank of the West Classic, United States Premier[lower-alpha 5] Hard Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams		 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jan 2010 Hobart International, Australia International Hard Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung		 6–3, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss 1–4 Jul 2010 Prague Open, Czech Republic International Clay Hungary Ágnes Szávay Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Italy Tathiana Garbin		 5–7, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 1–5 Jul 2011 Baku Cup, Azerbaijan International Hard Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva
Belarus Tatiana Poutchek		 3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 2–5 Jan 2012 Hobart International, Australia International Hard Romania Irina-Camelia Begu Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
New Zealand Marina Erakovic		 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–5]
Loss 2–6 Sep 2012 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard Australia Jarmila Gajdošová Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
China Zhang Shuai		 6–2, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss 2–7 Oct 2012 Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg International Hard (i) Romania Irina-Camelia Begu Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–8 Jun 2013 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom Premier Grass Czech Republic Klára Koukalová Russia Nadia Petrova
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik		 3–6, 3–6
Win 3–8 Jan 2014 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard Czech Republic Klára Koukalová Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok		 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–8 Jan 2014 Hobart International, Australia (2) International Hard Czech Republic Klára Koukalová United States Lisa Raymond
China Zhang Shuai		 6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
Loss 4–9 Apr 2014 Katowice Open, Poland International Hard (i) Czech Republic Klára Koukalová Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer
Ukraine Olga Savchuk		 4–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Loss 4–10 Jan 2015 Hobart International, Australia International Hard Russia Vitalia Diatchenko Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson		 5–7, 3–6
Loss 4–11 Oct 2015 Wuhan Open, China Premier 5[lower-alpha 6] Hard Romania Irina-Camelia Begu Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza		 2–6, 3–6
Loss 4–12 Oct 2015 Kremlin Cup, Russia Premier Hard (i) Romania Irina-Camelia Begu Russia Daria Kasatkina
Russia Elena Vesnina		 3–6, 7–6(9–7), [5–10]
Win 5–12 Jan 2016 Shenzhen Open, China (2) International Hard United States Vania King China Xu Yifan
China Zheng Saisai		 6–1, 6–4
Win 6–12 Jul 2016 Washington Open, United States International Hard Belgium Yanina Wickmayer Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Risa Ozaki		 6–4, 6–3
Loss 6–13 Jul 2016 Canadian Open, Canada Premier 5 Hard Romania Simona Halep Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina		 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 7–13 Aug 2016 Connecticut Open, United States Premier Hard India Sania Mirza Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung		 7–5, 6–4
Loss 7–14 Oct 2016 Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg International Hard (i) Romania Patricia Maria Țig Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson		 6–4, 5–7, [9–11]
Win 8–14 Apr 2017 Open Biel Bienne, Switzerland International Hard (i) Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
Switzerland Martina Hingis		 5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 8–15 Jul 2017 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina		 0–6, 0–6
Loss 8–16 Aug 2017 Cincinnati Open, United States Premier 5 Hard Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Switzerland Martina Hingis		 6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 9–16 Feb 2019 Hua Hin Championships, Thailand International Hard Romania Irina-Camelia Begu Russia Anna Blinkova
China Wang Yafan		 2–6, 6–1, [12–10]
Loss 9–17 Aug 2019 Bronx Open, United States International Hard Russia Margarita Gasparyan Croatia Darija Jurak
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez		 5–7, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss 9–18 Aug 2020 Prague Open, Czech Republic International Clay Romania Raluca Olaru Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková		 2–6, 2–6
Loss 9–19 Mar 2021 Qatar Open, Qatar WTA 500 Hard Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko United States Nicole Melichar
Netherlands Demi Schuurs		 2–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 10–19 Oct 2021 Astana Open, Kazakhstan WTA 250 Hard (i) Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam Russia Angelina Gabueva
Russia Anastasia Zakharova		 6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 10–20 May 2022 Grand Prix Lalla Meryem, Morocco WTA 250 Clay Alexandra Panova Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Makoto Ninomiya		 7–6(9–7), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 10–21 Jun 2022 Nottingham Open, United Kingdom WTA 250 Grass United States Caroline Dolehide Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia
China Zhang Shuai		 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss 10–22 Jun 2023 Bad Homburg Open, Germany WTA 250 Grass Japan Eri Hozumi Brazil Ingrid Gamarra Martins
Lidziya Marozava		 0–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 10–23 Aug 2023 Washington Open, United States WTA 500 Hard Chile Alexa Guarachi Germany Laura Siegemund
Vera Zvonareva		 4–6, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2017 WTA 125 Limoges, France Hard (i) Germany Antonia Lottner 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2021 WTA 125 Angers, France Hard (i) Russia Vera Zvonareva Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková
Belgium Greet Minnen		 6–4, 1–6, [8–10]
Win 1–1 Dec 2021 WTA 125 Limoges, France Hard (i) Russia Vera Zvonareva France Estelle Cascino
France Jessika Ponchet		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jul 2023 WTA 125 Iași, Romania Clay Romania Irina Bara Slovenia Veronika Erjavec
Slovenia Dalila Jakupović		 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Dec 2023 WTA 125 Angers, France Hard (i) Spain Cristina Bucsa Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Alexandra Panova		 6–1, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 24 (19 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (3–2)
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (6–3)
$10,000 tournaments (9–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–2)
Clay (9–3)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2002 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova 6–1, 7–6(4)
Win 2–0 Apr 2003 ITF Cavtat, Croatia 10,000 Clay Croatia Darija Jurak 6–4, 6–1
Win 3–0 Aug 2003 ITF Timișoara, Romania 10,000 Clay Spain Veronica Rizhik 6–2, 6–3
Win 4–0 Feb 2004 ITF Albufeira, Portugal 10,000 Hard Russia Irina Kotkina 6–1, 3–6, 6–0
Win 5–0 Feb 2004 ITF Portimão, Portugal 10,000 Hard Croatia Nadja Pavić 6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 6–0 May 2004 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Simona Matei 6–2, 6–2
Win 7–0 Aug 2004 ITF Iași, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Raluca Olaru 7–6(5), 6–0
Win 8–0 Mar 2005 ITF Cairo, Egypt 10,000 Clay Russia Galina Fokina 6–4, 6–2
Win 9–0 Mar 2005 ITF Ain Sokhna, Egypt 10,000 Clay Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–3, 6–4
Win 10–0 May 2005 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Belarus Ekaterina Dzehalevich 6–2, 6–2
Win 11–0 Aug 2005 ITF Coimbra, Portugal 25,000 Hard France Aravane Rezaï 6–3, 6–1
Loss 11–1 Jul 2006 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 25,000 Clay Ukraine Yevgenia Savranska 6–7(4), 5–7
Loss 11–2 Jul 2006 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay Romania Magda Mihalache 0–6, 1–6
Loss 11–3 Aug 2006 ITF Coimbra, Portugal 25,000 Hard Republic of Ireland Kelly Liggan 0–6, 6–7(7)
Win 12–3 Sep 2007 ITF Granada, Spain 25,000 Hard Spain María Martínez Sánchez 6–3, 6–4
Win 13–3 Oct 2007 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i) Ukraine Oxana Lyubtsova 6–2, 6–0
Win 14–3 Nov 2007 ITF Port Pirie, Australia 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Hwang I-hsuan 6–1, 6–2
Win 15–3 Nov 2007 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia 25,000 Hard South Korea Lee Ye-ra 6–3, 6–1
Loss 15–4 Nov 2008 ITF Warsaw, Poland 100,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Anne Keothavong 6–7(4), 6–4, 3–6
Loss 15–5 Jul 2010 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg 100,000 Clay France Mathilde Johansson 3–6, 3–6
Win 16–5 Nov 2012 ITF Nantes, France 50,000[lower-alpha 7] Hard (i) Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva 6–2, 6–3
Win 17–5 Jun 2015 ITF Marseille, France 100,000 Clay France Pauline Parmentier 6–2, 7–5
Win 18–5 Nov 2015 ITF Vienne, France 100,000 Hard (i) France Pauline Parmentier 7–5, 6–2
Win 19–5 Jun 2019 ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass Hungary Tímea Babos 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles: 38 (22 titles, 16 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (3–4)
$80,000 tournaments (1–1)
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (6–6)
$10,000 tournaments (11–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (17–13)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2002 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Bulgaria Radoslava Topalova
Bulgaria Virginia Trifonova		 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2002 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová
Germany Nina Nittinger		 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Mar 2003 ITF Makarska, Croatia 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Austria Stefanie Haidner
Austria Daniela Klemenschits		 6–3, 6–7(7), 4–6
Win 2–2 Mar 2003 ITF Makarska, Croatia 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Croatia Darija Jurak
Slovakia Maria Jedlicková		 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Apr 2003 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Croatia Darija Jurak		 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Aug 2003 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Russia Anna Bastrikova
Russia Elena Vesnina		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–5 Aug 2003 ITF Timișoara, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Hungary Julia Ács
Russia Vasilisa Davydova		 4–6, 3–6
Win 3–5 May 2004 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Romania Lenore Lazaroiu
Romania Andra Savu		 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–5 Jul 2004 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Mădălina Gojnea Romania Liana Ungur
United States Iris Ichim		 6–4, 6–1
Win 5–5 Aug 2004 ITF Târgu Mureș, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Romania Simona Matei
Hungary Barbara Pócza		 7–5, 6–1
Win 6–5 Aug 2004 ITF Iași, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Austria Nadine Schlotterer
Czech Republic Eva Valková		 7–5, 6–1
Win 7–5 Mar 2005 ITF Cairo, Egypt 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Ukraine Hanna Andreyeva
Ukraine Valeria Bondarenko		 6–2, 6–3
Win 8–5 Mar 2005 ITF Ain Sokhna, Egypt 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Romania Laura-Ramona Husaru
Germany Sarah Raab		 6–1, 6–1
Loss 8–6 Apr 2005 ITF Civitavecchia, Italy 25,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Sandra Záhlavová		 4–6, 3–6
Win 9–6 May 2005 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Ukraine Irina Buryachok
Russia Olga Panova		 6–3, 6–4
Win 10–6 May 2005 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Czech Republic Renata Kucerková
Germany Kathrin Wörle		 6–7(0), 6–0, 6–0
Loss 10–7 Oct 2005 ITF Sevilla, Spain 25,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Italy Sara Errani
Spain María Martínez Sánchez		 2–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 10–8 Apr 2006 ITF Athens, Greece 25,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Poland Olga Brózda
Estonia Margit Rüütel		 6–2, 4–6, 2–6
Win 11–8 May 2006 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Romania Diana Buzean		 6–3, 6–0
Win 12–8 Jun 2006 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Gabriela Niculescu Romania Raluca Ciulei
Serbia Neda Kozić		 6–2, 6–1
Win 13–8 Jul 2006 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 25,000 Clay Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Slovakia Eva Fislová
Slovakia Stanislava Hrozenská		 6–2, 6–7(4), 7–5
Win 14–8 Jul 2006 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay Ukraine Yevgenia Savranska Austria Daniela Klemenschits
Austria Sandra Klemenschits		 1–6, 6–0, 6–1
Win 15–8 Sep 2006 ITF Mestre, Italy 50,000 Clay Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Georgia (country) Margalita Chakhnashvili
Germany Tatjana Maria		 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win 16–8 Apr 2007 ITF Putignano, Italy 25,000 Hard Slovenia Andreja Klepač United States Jessica Kirkland
Germany Carmen Klaschka		 6–2, 7–5
Loss 16–9 Jul 2006 ITF Jounieh, Lebanon 75,000[lower-alpha 8] Clay Romania Mădălina Gojnea Belarus Tatiana Poutchek
Belarus Anastasiya Yakimova		 7–5, 6–0
Win 17–9 Jul 2007 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay Belarus Ekaterina Dzehalevich United States Hilary Barte
Germany Tatjana Priachin		 6–4, 7–5
Loss 17–10 Jul 2007 ITF Bucharest, Romania 25,000 Clay Belarus Ekaterina Dzehalevich Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Romania Ágnes Szatmári		 6–0, 4–6, ret.
Loss 17–11 Sep 2007 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Clay Ukraine Yevgenia Savranska Spain María Martínez Sánchez
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja		 6–1, 6–7(4)
Loss 17–12 Jul 2007 ITF Granada, Spain 25,000 Clay Romania Alexandra Dulgheru Spain Marta Marrero
Spain María Martínez Sánchez		 4–6, 1–6
Win 18–12 Nov 2007 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia 25,000 Hard Germany Antonia Matic Australia Sophie Ferguson
Australia Trudi Musgrave		 5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 19–12 Dec 2007 ITF Dubai, UAE 75,000 Hard New Zealand Marina Erakovic Ukraine Yuliana Fedak
Russia Anna Lapushchenkova		 7–6(1), 6–4
Loss 19–13 Oct 2008 ITF Vienne, France 100,000 Hard (i) Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 19–14 Oct 2008 ITF Trnava, Slovakia 100,000 Hard (i) Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká		 6–7(1), 1–6
Loss 19–15 Jul 2010 ITF Biarritz, France 100,000 Clay Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino Canada Sharon Fichman
Germany Julia Görges		 5–7, 4–6
Win 20–15 Jul 2010 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg 100,000 Clay Canada Sharon Fichman France Sophie Lefèvre
France Laura Thorpe		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 20–16 Oct 2013 ITF Vienne, France 100,000 Hard (i) United States Christina McHale Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek		 6–7(5), 6–2
Win 21–16 Nov 2015 ITF Vienne, France 100,000 Hard (i) Romania Andreea Mitu France Stéphanie Foretz
France Amandine Hesse		 6–7(5), 7–6(2), [10–8]
Win 22–16 Jun 2021 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass Romania Elena-Gabriela Ruse Australia Priscilla Hon
Australia Storm Sanders		 7–5, 7–5

WTA Tour career earnings

Current after the 2022 US Open

YearGrand Slam
titles[lower-alpha 9]		WTA
titles[lower-alpha 9]		Total
titles[lower-alpha 9]		Earnings ($)Money list rank
2007 0 0 0 249,035 67
2008 0 0 0 249,035 67
2009 0 1 1 315,414 67
2010 0 0 0 251,188 77
2011 0 0 0 549,493 38
2012 0 1 1 450,393 45
2013 0 1 1 406,372 62
2014 0 3 3 582,694 44
2015 0 0 0 667,180 49
2016 0 3 3 789,710 41
2017 0 2 2 672,948 48
2018 0 0 0 496,099 73
2019 0 1 1 427,648 101
2020 0 0 0 211,457 119
2021 0 1 1 306,013 123
2022 0 0 0 105,114 253
Career 0 13 13 6,630,542 98

Record against other players

Record against top 10 players

  • Niculescu's win–loss record against certain players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher is as follows. Active players are in boldface:[2]
Player Record Win% Hard Clay Grass Carpet Last match
No. 1 ranked players
Russia Maria Sharapova 1–0 100% 1–0 – – – Won (4–6, 6–4, 6–3) at 2018 Doha
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 2–1 67% 2–1 – – – Lost (4–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2016 Fed Cup
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 1–1 50% 1–1 – – – Won (7–6(7–0), 4–6, 6–2) at 2019 Miami
Serbia Jelena Janković 3–5 38% 3–4 0–1 – – Won (6–2, 6–3) at 2017 Hobart
Germany Angelique Kerber 1–3 25% 1–2 – – 0–1 Lost (6–0, 1–6, 2–6) at 2013 Linz
Belarus Victoria Azarenka 0–5 0% 0–4 0–1 – – Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2013 Australian Open
Belgium Kim Clijsters 0–1 0% – – 0–1 – Lost (5–7, 5–7) at 2011 's-Hertogenbosch
Romania Simona Halep 0–2 0% – 0–2 – – Lost (2–6, 6–4, 1–6) at 2014 Bucharest
Serbia Ana Ivanovic 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2012 Linz
France Amélie Mauresmo 0–1 0% – – – 0–1 Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2009 Paris
Japan Naomi Osaka 0–1 0% – – 0–1 – Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2018 Wimbledon
United States Serena Williams 0–2 0% 0–2 – – – Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2015 Miami
United States Venus Williams 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2012 Luxembourg
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 0–10 0% 0–9 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2019 Miami
No. 2 ranked players
Russia Vera Zvonareva 3–1 75% 2–1 1–0 – – Won (6–0, 3–6, 6–3) at 2020 French Open Qualifying
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 2–2 50% 2–0 0–1 0–1 – Won (6–4, 6–0) at 2016 Luxembourg
China Li Na 1–1 50% 1–1 – – – Lost (5–7, 6–4, 4–6 ) at 2012 Shenzhen
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 1–4 20% 0–4 – 1–0 – Lost (1–6, 5–7) at 2016 Montréal
Estonia Anett Kontaveit 0–1 0% – 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 1–6) at 2017 French Open
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 0–2 0% 0–1 – 0–1 – Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2021 Wimbledon
No. 3 ranked players
Ukraine Elina Svitolina 1–0 100% 1–0 – – – Won (6–0, 6–0) at 2013 Indian Wells
United States Sloane Stephens 1–3 25% 0–2 1–1 – – Lost (7–6(7–1), 3–6, 0–4, ret.) at 2018 Miami
No. 4 ranked players
Tunisia Ons Jabeur 2–0 100% 2–0 – – – Won (4–6, 7–6(7–0), 6–4) at 2018 Hong Kong
France Caroline Garcia 1–0 100% – 1–0 – – Won (6–2, 6–2) at 2016 Stuttgart
United Kingdom Johanna Konta 2–1 67% 1–1 – 1–0 – Won (6–1, 6–2) at 2017 Beijing
Netherlands Kiki Bertens 2–2 50% 2–1 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2017 Wuhan
Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm 1–1 50% 1–1 – – – Won (6–2, 2–1, ret.) at 2013 Monterrey
Italy Francesca Schiavone 1–4 20% 1–3 0–1 – – Won (3–6, 7–5, 6–4) at 2016 Luxembourg
Switzerland Belinda Bencic 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (6–7(7–9), 3–6) at 2017 Poitiers
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 0–2 0% 0–2 – – – Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2018 Wuhan
United States Sofia Kenin 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (6–7(5–7), 6–4, 2–6) at 2018 Wuhan Qualifying
Australia Samantha Stosur 0–7 0% 0–7 – – – Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2015 Beijing
No. 5 ranked players
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 1–0 100% 1–0 – – – Won (6–1, 6–3) at 2012 Luxembourg
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 2–0 100% 2–0 – – – Won (6–0, 6–2) at 2019 Shenzhen
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 2–0 100% 2–0 – – – Won (6–2, 6–0) at 2012 Beijing
Russia Anna Chakvetadze 1–1 50% 1–1 – – – Lost (0–6, 4–6) at 2012 Hobart
Italy Sara Errani 1–4 20% 1–2 0–2 – – Lost (7–5, 1–6, 2–6) at 2015 Bucharest
No. 6 ranked players
Italy Flavia Pennetta 0–3 0% 0–2 – 0–1 – Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2015 US Open
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 0–5 0% 0–3 0–1 – 0–1 Lost (7–5, 3–6, 4–6) at 2015 Wuhan
No. 7 ranked players
United States Madison Keys 1–0 100% 1–0 – – – Won (6–1, 2–6, 7–6(8–6)) at 2013 Washington
Italy Roberta Vinci 1–1 50% 1–0 – 0–1 – Won (6–0, 6–4) at 2018 Indian Wells
France Marion Bartoli 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (6–2, 3–6, 2–6) at 2011 Indian Wells
Switzerland Patty Schnyder 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (1–6, 5–7) at 2008 Montréal
No. 8 ranked players
Russia Ekaterina Makarova 1–4 20% 0–3 1–1 – – Lost (7–5, 6–7(3–7), 3–6) at 2014 Indian Wells
Australia Alicia Molik 0–1 0% – 0–1 – – Lost (6–4, 6–7(5–7), 0–6) at 2010 Barcelona
United States Danielle Collins 0–1 0% – 0–1 – – Lost (6–2, 2–6, 1–6) at 2020 French Open
No. 9 ranked players
Germany Andrea Petkovic 4–3 57% 1–2 2–1 1–0 – Won (2–6, 6–2, 7–5) at 2019 Wimbledon
Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 4–4 50% 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2017 Indian Wells
Germany Julia Görges 2–3 40% 2–2 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2017 Washington, D.C.
United States CoCo Vandeweghe 1–2 33% 1–1 – 0–1 – Won (6–4, 6–1) at 2016 Miami
No. 10 ranked players
France Kristina Mladenovic 3–0 100% 3–0 – – – Won (6–3, 6–2) at 2017 US Open
Russia Maria Kirilenko 2–2 50% 2–2 – – – Lost (3–6, 0–6) at 2012 Dubai
Total 52–104 33% 40–72
(36%)		 8–20
(29%)		 3–9
(25%)		 1–3
(25%)		 current through the 2022 French Open

Top-10 wins

Season 2011 2012 ... 2016 2017 Total
Wins 1 1 1 1 4
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score MNR
2011
1. China Li Na No. 5 China Open Hard 1R 6–4, 6–0 No. 57
2012
2. Russia Vera Zvonareva No. 8 Qatar Open Hard 2R 7–5, 3–2, ret. No. 31
2016
3. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová No. 9 Fed Cup, Romania Hard (i) RR 6–3, 6–4 No. 37
2017
4. United Kingdom Johanna Konta No. 7 China Open Hard 1R 6–1, 6–2 No. 65

Notes

  1. 1 2 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. 1 2 In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  3. ↑ Niculescu and her doubles partner withdrew during tournament, that is not counted as loss.
  4. ↑ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  5. 1 2 The WTA Tier II tournaments were reclassified as WTA Premier tournaments in 2009 and later as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.
  6. ↑ The WTA Premier 5 & Mandatory tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  7. ↑ The $50,000 ITF tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.
  8. ↑ The $75,000 ITF tournaments were reclassified as $75,000 in 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 Includes singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles.

References

  1. ↑ "Monica Niculescu [ROU] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
  2. ↑ "Niculescu H2H". WTA Tennis.
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