Monica Niculescu vs Heather Watson Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
M. Niculescu vs H. Watson

Monica Niculescu

ROU

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.68m

Height

1.70m

687

C. Rank

267

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.9M

Career Money

$2.7M

Right-handed (two-handed both sides)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Heather Watson

GBR

1

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.68m

Height

1.70m

687

C. Rank

267

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.9M

Career Money

$2.7M

Right-handed (two-handed both sides)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Niculescu 1 - 2 Watson

They have played 8 sets in total, with Monica Niculescu winning 3 and Heather Watson winning 5. The last match between Heather Watson and Monica Niculescu was at the Coupe Banque Nationale - Quebec City, 10-09-2018, Round: R1, Surface: I.hard, with Heather Watson getting the victory 7-5 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Niculescu	1
Watson	2

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(R1) Coupe Banque Nationale - Quebec City(09-10-18)

Stats

Heather Watson

Monica Niculescu

(R2) BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells(03-11-16)

Stats

Monica Niculescu

Heather Watson

(R2) Hobart International - Hobart(01-14-16)

Stats

Heather Watson

Monica Niculescu

M. Niculescu vs H. Watson H2H Profile

M. Niculescu	Stats	H. Watson
$2,875,657	Career Prize Money	$2,704,519
57.09% (475-357)	Career Total W/L	54.43% (436-365)
1	Hard	1
0	Indoor	1
16	Titles	12
1	Total H2H Matches	2
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	25.00% (1-3)

M. Niculescu vs H. Watson Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Monica Niculescu has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Heather Watson has won 43.76%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Monica Niculescu, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Heather Watson has won 49.49%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 27.76% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Monica Niculescu has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Heather Watson has saved 45.61% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Monica Niculescu has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Heather Watson winning 43.75% (W/L 14/18) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Monica Niculescu has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 61% (W/L 92/58), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 33/30). Heather Watson has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 61% (W/L 77/46), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 49% (W/L 58/60).
Player level: In the last year, Monica Niculescu has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), where as Heather Watson has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 64.29% of matches (W/L 9/5). 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 Monica Niculescu winning 1 times and Heather Watson being victorious 2 times. They have played 8 sets in total, with Monica Niculescu winning 3 and Heather Watson winning 5.
The last match between Monica Niculescu and Heather Watson was at the Coupe Banque Nationale - Quebec City, 10-09-2018, Round: R1, Surface: I.hard, with Heather Watson getting the victory 7-5 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:34:49.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Monica Niculescu and Heather Watson have played a deciding set 2 times, with Monica Niculescu winning 1 times and Heather Watson 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 2 tiebreaks against each other with Monica Niculescu winning 1, and Heather Watson 1.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Monica Niculescu has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Heather Watson has played against players with an average rank of 161.25.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Monica Niculescu has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Heather Watson has won 60% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Monica Niculescu has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Heather Watson has converted 32.18% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Monica Niculescu vs Heather Watson Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

M. Niculescu vs H. Watson H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

M. Niculescu	Stats	H. Watson
1	H2H Matches Won	2
3	Sets Won	5
37	Games Won	44
3	Aces (Total)	13
12	Total Double Faults	10
2:34:49	Average Match Time	2:34:49
63% (160/253)	1st Serve %	63% (205/323)
59% (95/160)	1st Serve Win %	59% (120/205)
39% (36/93)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (56/118)
33% (14/43)	Break Pts Won %	55% (17/31)
46% (147/323)	Return Points Win %	48% (122/253)
33% (1/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	67% (2/3)
50% (1/2)	Deciding Set Win %	50% (1/2)
50% (1/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
50% (1/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	50% (1/2)

Recent Performance Stats

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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H. Watson Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
Q1 Ekaterine GorgodzeE. Gorgodze	L	3-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
Q1 Anastasia ZakharovaA. Zakharova	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
Eupago Porto Open - Porto - 14-07-2025
R1 Angelina VoloshchukA. Voloshchuk	L	6-4 ret.	Stats
Wimbledon - London - 30-06-2025
R1 Clara TausonC. Tauson	L	2-6 6-4 6-3	Stats
Rothesay International - Eastbourne - 23-06-2025
Q3 Kamilla RakhimovaK. Rakhimova	L	6-4 6-1	Stats

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M. Niculescu vs H. Watson Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

M. Niculescu	Stats	H. Watson
57.30% (475/354)	YTD Win/Loss	54.43% (436/365)
56.79% (1091/830)	Sets Win/Loss	53.35% (996/871)
53.45% (9260/8066)	Games Win/Loss	51.98% (9088/8395)
57.18% (223/167)	Hard Win/Loss	53.77% (228/196)
56.42% (123/95)	Clay Win/Loss	49.15% (58/60)
60.76% (96/62)	Indoor Hard W/L	64.12% (84/47)
52.38% (33/30)	Grass Win/Loss	51.56% (66/62)
0.06	Aces Per Game	0.28
541	Aces Total	2428
0.13	Double Faults Per Game	0.27
1068	Total Double Faults	2324
1:2:2	Average Match Time	1:26:19
506.93	Average Opponent Rank	443.93
73% (29793/40616)	1st Serve %	60% (30138/50443)
57% (17068/29793)	1st Serve Win %	65% (19664/30138)
45% (4870/10822)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (9127/20294)
50% (2816/5656)	Break Points Won % (Total)	45% (2686/5914)
48% (19729/41227)	Return Points Win %	44% (22126/50162)
49.11% (55/57)	Slam W/L	42.99% (46/61)
51.20% (85/81)	Masters W/L	44.96% (58/71)
60.00% (9/6)	Cups W/L	65.71% (23/12)
53.92% (158/135)	Main Tour W/L	51.91% (163/151)
68.44% (154/71)	Challenger W/L	66.67% (138/69)
77.78% (14/4)	Futures W/L	88.89% (8/1)
58% (468/812)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	54% (431/792)
20% (1/5)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (1/1)
51% (75/148)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (104/207)
47% (127/271)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (144/272)
81% (497/404)	1st Set Won, Won Match	85% (420/358)
18% (497/90)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	15% (420/61)
21% (331/68)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (381/77)