Monica Niculescu career statistics

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

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 12 19 29 0.34
Total 12 23 35 0.30
Total 13 28 41 0.32
Romanian tennis player Monica Niculescu at the 2021 Open de Limoges.

Performance timelines

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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

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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[a] 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[b] 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

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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 NH 0 / 2 1–2 33%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] 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 1R 0 / 2 10–13 43%
Miami Open A A A 1R 2R 2R SF 1R 2R QF SF 1R 1R QF NH 1R 1R 2R 0 / 14 14–14 50%
Madrid Open NH 2R A 1R 2R A 2R 1R 1R 2R A A NH 1R A QF 0 / 9 6–9 40%
Italian Open A A A A A A 1R QF 2R 2R SF 1R A A 2R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 10 9–10 47%
Canadian Open A A 1R 1R SF 2R A A A A F 2R 1R A A A 2R 1R 0 / 10 10–10 50%
Cincinnati Open A A 1R SF QF 1R A 1R 1R 1R QF F 1R A NH A 1R A 0 / 10 11–10 52%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[b] A A A A A A 1R A 1R F A A 2R[c] A NH 0 / 4 4–3 57%
China Open NMS A A 1R 1R A A 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R NH 2R 0 / 8 4–8 33%
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 47 41

Mixed doubles

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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

Grand Slam tournament finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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

Other significant finals

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Premier-Mandatory/Premier-5 tournaments

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Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
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 Tour finals

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

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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[d] 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, Brazil 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: 35 (12 titles, 23 runner-ups)

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Grand Slam (0–1)
WTA 1000 (0–3)
WTA 500 (3–6)
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[e] Hard   Sorana Cîrstea   Květa Peschke
  Lisa Raymond
6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
Win 1–1 Jul 2009 Budapest Grand Prix, 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[e] 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[f] 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 Washington Open, United States International Hard   Yanina Wickmayer   Shuko Aoyama
  Risa Ozaki
6–4, 6–3
Loss 6–13 Jul 2016 Canadian Open, 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 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]
Loss 9–18 Aug 2020 Prague Open, Czech Republic International Clay   Raluca Olaru   Lucie Hradecká
  Kristýna Plíšková
2–6, 2–6
Loss 9–19 Mar 2021 Qatar Ladies Open, Qatar WTA 500 Hard   Jeļena Ostapenko   Nicole Melichar
  Demi Schuurs
2–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 10–19 Oct 2021 Astana Open, Kazakhstan WTA 250 Hard (i)   Anna-Lena Friedsam   Angelina Gabueva
  Anastasia Zakharova
6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 10–20 May 2022 Grand Prix Lalla Meryem, Morocco WTA 250 Clay   Alexandra Panova   Eri Hozumi
  Makoto Ninomiya
7–6(9–7), 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 10–21 Jun 2022 Nottingham Open, United Kingdom WTA 250 Grass   Caroline Dolehide   Beatriz Haddad Maia
  Zhang Shuai
6–7(2–7), 3–6
Loss 10–22 Jun 2023 Bad Homburg Open, Germany WTA 250 Grass   Eri Hozumi   Ingrid Martins
  Lidziya Marozava
0–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 10–23 Aug 2023 Washington Open, United States WTA 500 Hard   Alexa Guarachi   Laura Siegemund
  Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 4–6
Win 11–23 May 2024 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France WTA 500 Clay   Cristina Bucșa   Asia Muhammad
  Aldila Sutjiadi
3–6, 6-4, [10-6]
Win 12–23 Aug 2024 Monterrey Open, Mexico WTA 500 Hard   Guo Hanyu   Alexandra Panova
  Giuliana Olmos
3-6, 6-3, [10-4]

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2021 Open Angers, France Hard (i)   Vera Zvonareva   Tereza Mihalíková
  Greet Minnen
6–4, 1–6, [8–10]
Win 1–1 Dec 2021 Open de Limoges, France Hard (i)   Vera Zvonareva   Estelle Cascino
  Jessika Ponchet
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jul 2023 Iași Open, Romania Clay   Irina Bara   Veronika Erjavec
  Dalila Jakupović
4–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Dec 2023 Open Angers, France Hard (i)   Cristina Bucsa   Anna Danilina
  Alexandra Panova
6–1, 6–3
Loss 2–3 May 2024 Paris Challenger, France Clay   Zhu Lin   Aldila Sutjiadi
  Asia Muhammad
6–7, 6–4, [9–11]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 24 (19 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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$100,000 tournaments (3–2)
$50,000 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   Tsvetana Pironkova 6–1, 7–6(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 Portimão, Portugal 10,000 Hard   Nadja Pavić 6–4, 7–6(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(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), 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)
Win 12–3 Sep 2007 ITF Granada, Spain 25,000 Hard   María 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 Warsaw Cup, Poland 100,000 Hard (i)   Anne Keothavong 6–7(4), 6–4, 3–6
Loss 15–5 Jul 2010 Pétange Open, Luxembourg 100,000 Clay   Mathilde Johansson 3–6, 3–6
Win 16–5 Nov 2012 Open Nantes, France 50,000 Hard (i)   Yulia Putintseva 6–2, 6–3
Win 17–5 Jun 2015 Open de Marseille, France 100,000 Clay   Pauline Parmentier 6–2, 7–5
Win 18–5 Nov 2015 Internationaux de Poitiers, France 100,000 Hard (i)   Pauline Parmentier 7–5, 6–2
Win 19–5 Jun 2019 Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass   Tímea Babos 6–2, 4–6, 6–3

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

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (3–4)
$75,000 tournaments (1–1)
$50,000 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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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), 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 Wörle
6–7(0), 6–0, 6–0
Loss 10–7 Oct 2005 ITF Sevilla, Spain 25,000 Clay   Gabriela Niculescu   Sara Errani
  María Martínez Sánchez
2–6, 6–7(5)
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 Kozić
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), 7–5
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 Save Cup Mestre, Italy 50,000 Clay   Renata Voráčová   Margalita Chakhnashvili
  Tatjana Malek
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 Open, Lebanon 75,000 Clay   Mădălina 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 Martínez Sánchez
  Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–1, 6–7(4)
Loss 17–12 Jul 2007 ITF Granada, Spain 25,000 Clay   Alexandra Dulgheru   Marta Marrero
  María 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 Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE 75,000 Hard   Marina Erakovic   Yuliana Fedak
  Anna Lapushchenkova
7–6(1), 6–4
Loss 19–13 Oct 2008 Internationaux de de Poitiers, France 100,000 Hard (i)   Akgul Amanmuradova   Petra Cetkovská
  Lucie Šafářová
4–6, 4–6
Loss 19–14 Oct 2008 Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia 100,000 Hard (i)   Akgul Amanmuradova   Andrea Hlaváčková
  Lucie Hradecká
6–7(1), 1–6
Loss 19–15 Jul 2010 Open de Biarritz, France 100,000 Clay   Lourdes Domínguez Lino   Sharon Fichman
  Julia Görges
5–7, 4–6
Win 20–15 Jul 2010 Pétange Open, Luxembourg 100,000 Clay   Sharon Fichman   Sophie Lefèvre
  Laura Thorpe
6–4, 6–2
Loss 20–16 Oct 2013 Internationaux de de Poitiers, France 100,000 Hard (i)   Christina McHale   Lucie Hradecká
  Michaëlla Krajicek
6–7(5), 6–2
Win 21–16 Nov 2015 Internationaux de de Poitiers, France 100,000 Hard (i)   Andreea Mitu   Stéphanie Foretz
  Amandine Hesse
6–7(5), 7–6(2), [10–8]
Win 22–16 Jun 2021 Nottingham Trophy, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass   Elena-Gabriela Ruse   Priscilla Hon
  Storm Sanders
7–5, 7–5

WTA Tour career earnings

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Current after the 2022 US Open

Year Grand Slam
titles
[g]
WTA
titles[g]
Total
titles[g]
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
2023 0 0 0 250,000 50
2024 0 0 0 155,00
Career 0 13 13 6,630,542 98

Wins against top 10 players

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

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c Includes singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles.

References

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  1. ^ "Monica Niculescu [ROU] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.