Elise Mertens vs Monica Niculescu Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
E. Mertens vs M. Niculescu

Elise Mertens

BEL

3

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.79m

Height

1.68m

C. Rank

687

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$9.7M

Career Money

$2.9M

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed both sides)

Monica Niculescu

ROU

3

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.79m

Height

1.68m

C. Rank

687

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$9.7M

Career Money

$2.9M

Right-handed (Two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed both sides)

Head-to-head: Mertens 3 - 0 Niculescu

They have played 6 sets in total, with Elise Mertens winning 6 and Monica Niculescu winning 0. The last match between Elise Mertens and Monica Niculescu was at the Wimbledon - London, 04-07-2019, Round: R2, Surface: Grass, with Elise Mertens getting the victory 7-5 6-0.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Mertens	3
Niculescu	0

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(R2) Wimbledon - London(07-04-19)

Stats

Elise Mertens

Monica Niculescu

(QF) Hobart International - Hobart(01-11-18)

Stats

Elise Mertens

w/o

Monica Niculescu

(R1) Swiss Women's Championship - Biel(04-10-17)

Stats

Elise Mertens

Monica Niculescu

E. Mertens vs M. Niculescu H2H Profile

E. Mertens	Stats	M. Niculescu
$9,729,516	Career Prize Money	$2,875,657
63.17% (482-281)	Career Total W/L	57.09% (475-357)
1	Grass	0
1	Hard	0
1	Indoor	0
21	Titles	16
3	Total H2H Matches	0
64.29% (36-20)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)
2	YTD Titles	0

E. Mertens vs M. Niculescu Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Elise Mertens has won 40.53% of points on their second serve, while Monica Niculescu has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Elise Mertens, in recent form, has won 50.13% of their opponent's second serve points, while Monica Niculescu has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 27.24% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Elise Mertens has saved 52.51% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Monica Niculescu has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Elise Mertens has won 64.29% of matches played (W/L 36/20), with Monica Niculescu winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Elise Mertens has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 65% (W/L 279/149), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 56% (W/L 42/33). Monica Niculescu has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 65% (W/L 92/58), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 33/30).
Player level: In the last year, Elise Mertens has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 74.07% of matches (W/L 20/7), where as Monica Niculescu has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 3 times before with Elise Mertens winning 3 times and Monica Niculescu being victorious 0 times. They have played 6 sets in total, with Elise Mertens winning 6 and Monica Niculescu winning 0.
The last match between Elise Mertens and Monica Niculescu was at the Wimbledon - London, 04-07-2019, Round: R2, Surface: Grass, with Elise Mertens getting the victory 7-5 6-0.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:21:40.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Elise Mertens has played against opponents with an average rank of 65.7 while Monica Niculescu has played against players with an average rank of 0.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Elise Mertens has won 41% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Monica Niculescu has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Elise Mertens has converted 33.13% of breakpoint opportunities, and Monica Niculescu has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Elise Mertens vs Monica Niculescu Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

E. Mertens vs M. Niculescu H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

E. Mertens	Stats	M. Niculescu
3	H2H Matches Won	0
6	Sets Won	0
37	Games Won	13
7	Aces (Total)	0
9	Total Double Faults	3
1:21:40	Average Match Time	1:21:40
61% (101/165)	1st Serve %	82% (140/171)
74% (75/101)	1st Serve Win %	47% (66/140)
50% (32/64)	2nd Serve Win %	39% (12/31)
52% (15/29)	Break Pts Won %	20% (3/15)
54% (93/171)	Return Points Win %	35% (58/165)
100% (3/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/3)
100% (3/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/3)

Recent Performance Stats

E. Mertens Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Japan Open - Osaka - 13-10-2025
R2 Tereza ValentovaT. Valentova	L	6-4 6-1	Stats
R1 Cristina BucsaC. Bucsa	W	7-6(5) 6-3	Stats
Wuhan Open - Wuhan - 06-10-2025
R2 Belinda BencicB. Bencic	L	w/o	Stats
R1 Polina KudermetovaP. Kudermetova	W	7-6(5) 6-3	Stats
China Open - Beijing - 22-09-2025
R2 Mccartney KesslerM. Kessler	L	6-2 6-4	Stats

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M. Niculescu Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara - 18-09-2023
Q3 Ann LiA. Li	L	w/o	Stats
Q1 Katrina ScottK. Scott	W	7-6(6) 6-1	Stats
Astana Open - Nur-Sultan - 27-09-2021
Q3 Natalia VikhlyantsevaN. Vikhlyantseva	L	w/o	Stats
Q1 Emily Webley-SmithE. Webley-Smith	W	6-1 6-1	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 30-08-2021
Q3 Dalma GalfiD. Galfi	L	6-1 6-3	Stats

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E. Mertens vs M. Niculescu Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

E. Mertens	Stats	M. Niculescu
63.17% (482/281)	YTD Win/Loss	57.30% (475/354)
60.73% (1061/686)	Sets Win/Loss	56.79% (1091/830)
55.12% (8716/7096)	Games Win/Loss	53.45% (9260/8066)
65.19% (279/149)	Hard Win/Loss	57.18% (223/167)
62.15% (110/67)	Clay Win/Loss	56.42% (123/95)
61.45% (51/32)	Indoor Hard W/L	60.76% (96/62)
56.00% (42/33)	Grass Win/Loss	52.38% (33/30)
0.26	Aces Per Game	0.06
2003	Aces Total	541
0.35	Double Faults Per Game	0.13
2688	Total Double Faults	1068
1:18:36	Average Match Time	1:2:2
407.17	Average Opponent Rank	95.41
59% (23575/40031)	1st Serve %	73% (29793/40616)
66% (15671/23575)	1st Serve Win %	57% (17068/29793)
45% (7451/16447)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (4870/10822)
48% (2541/5330)	Break Points Won % (Total)	50% (2816/5656)
46% (19062/41409)	Return Points Win %	48% (19729/41227)
67.48% (83/40)	Slam W/L	49.11% (55/57)
51.11% (69/66)	Masters W/L	51.20% (85/81)
64.29% (9/5)	Cups W/L	60.00% (9/6)
62.68% (173/103)	Main Tour W/L	53.92% (158/135)
61.48% (83/52)	Challenger W/L	68.44% (154/71)
81.25% (65/15)	Futures W/L	77.78% (14/4)
63% (474/751)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	58% (468/812)
63% (5/8)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	20% (1/5)
47% (70/150)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (75/148)
55% (119/218)	Deciding Set Win %	47% (127/271)
88% (482/422)	1st Set Won, Won Match	81% (497/404)
12% (482/59)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	18% (497/90)
20% (281/57)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	21% (331/68)