Monica Niculescu vs Nao Hibino Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

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M. Niculescu vs N. Hibino

Monica Niculescu

ROU

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.68m

Height

1.63m

687

C. Rank

173

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.9M

Career Money

$1.6M

Right-handed (two-handed both sides)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Nao Hibino

JPN

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.68m

Height

1.63m

687

C. Rank

173

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.9M

Career Money

$1.6M

Right-handed (two-handed both sides)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Niculescu 2 - 0 Hibino

They have played 5 sets in total, with Monica Niculescu winning 4 and Nao Hibino winning 1. The last match between Monica Niculescu and Nao Hibino was at the Shenzhen Open - Shenzhen, 30-12-2018, Round: Q3, Surface: Hard, with Monica Niculescu getting the victory 6-2 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Niculescu	2
Hibino	0

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(Q3) Shenzhen Open - Shenzhen(12-30-18)

Stats

Monica Niculescu

Nao Hibino

(R1) Citi Open - Washington(08-02-17)

Stats

Monica Niculescu

Nao Hibino

M. Niculescu vs N. Hibino H2H Profile

M. Niculescu	Stats	N. Hibino
$2,875,657	Career Prize Money	$1,614,842
57.09% (475-357)	Career Total W/L	54.44% (405-339)
2	Hard	0
16	Titles	13
2	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	22.22% (2-7)

M. Niculescu vs N. Hibino 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 Nao Hibino has won 39.25%. 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 Nao Hibino has won 49.40%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 36.72% 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 Nao Hibino has saved 48.36% 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 Nao Hibino winning 48.00% (W/L 24/26) 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). Nao Hibino has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 61% (W/L 290/222), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 45% (W/L 55/66).
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 Nao Hibino has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 55.00% of matches (W/L 11/9). 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 2 times before with Monica Niculescu winning 2 times and Nao Hibino being victorious 0 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Monica Niculescu winning 4 and Nao Hibino winning 1.
The last match between Monica Niculescu and Nao Hibino was at the Shenzhen Open - Shenzhen, 30-12-2018, Round: Q3, Surface: Hard, with Monica Niculescu getting the victory 6-2 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:47:2.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Monica Niculescu has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Nao Hibino has played against players with an average rank of 221.08.
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 Nao Hibino has won 54% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Monica Niculescu has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Nao Hibino has converted 41.34% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

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M. Niculescu vs N. Hibino H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

M. Niculescu	Stats	N. Hibino
2	H2H Matches Won	0
4	Sets Won	1
27	Games Won	19
1	Aces (Total)	1
3	Total Double Faults	13
1:47:2	Average Match Time	1:47:2
81% (112/138)	1st Serve %	55% (94/172)
62% (69/112)	1st Serve Win %	53% (50/94)
54% (14/26)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (39/78)
41% (11/27)	Break Pts Won %	64% (7/11)
48% (83/172)	Return Points Win %	40% (55/138)
100% (2/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/2)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

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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N. Hibino Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Chennai Open - Chennai - 27-10-2025
R1 Mia PohankovaM. Pohankova	L	7-5 6-1	Stats
Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo - 20-10-2025
Q1 Cristina BucsaC. Bucsa	L	6-3 6-1	Stats
Japan Open - Osaka - 13-10-2025
R1 Olga DanilovicO. Danilovic	L	6-4 1-6 6-2	Stats
W100 Incheon - 22-09-2025
F Eunhye LeeE. Lee	W	7-5 7-6(2)	Stats
SF Sara SaitoS. Saito	W	6-4 6-1	Stats

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M. Niculescu vs N. Hibino Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

M. Niculescu	Stats	N. Hibino
57.30% (475/354)	YTD Win/Loss	54.44% (405/339)
56.79% (1091/830)	Sets Win/Loss	52.93% (903/803)
53.45% (9260/8066)	Games Win/Loss	51.50% (8023/7555)
57.18% (223/167)	Hard Win/Loss	56.64% (290/222)
56.42% (123/95)	Clay Win/Loss	45.45% (55/66)
60.76% (96/62)	Indoor Hard W/L	57.78% (26/19)
52.38% (33/30)	Grass Win/Loss	51.52% (34/32)
0.06	Aces Per Game	0.13
541	Aces Total	1016
0.13	Double Faults Per Game	0.21
1068	Total Double Faults	1602
1:2:2	Average Match Time	1:12:45
504.99	Average Opponent Rank	481.19
73% (29793/40616)	1st Serve %	65% (25642/39277)
57% (17068/29793)	1st Serve Win %	61% (15531/25642)
45% (4870/10822)	2nd Serve Win %	46% (6318/13632)
50% (2816/5656)	Break Points Won % (Total)	47% (2277/4794)
48% (19729/41227)	Return Points Win %	45% (17671/39513)
49.11% (55/57)	Slam W/L	47.56% (39/43)
51.20% (85/81)	Masters W/L	42.42% (28/38)
60.00% (9/6)	Cups W/L	56.25% (9/7)
53.92% (158/135)	Main Tour W/L	48.82% (103/108)
68.44% (154/71)	Challenger W/L	59.41% (202/138)
77.78% (14/4)	Futures W/L	82.76% (24/5)
58% (468/812)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	54% (398/732)
20% (1/5)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	40% (2/5)
51% (75/148)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	57% (87/152)
47% (127/271)	Deciding Set Win %	56% (125/222)
81% (497/404)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (382/329)
18% (497/90)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (382/51)
21% (331/68)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (362/73)