Polona Hercog vs Monica Niculescu Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
P. Hercog vs M. Niculescu

Polona Hercog

SLO

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.85m

Height

1.68m

882

C. Rank

687

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.4M

Career Money

$2.9M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed both sides)

Monica Niculescu

ROU

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.85m

Height

1.68m

882

C. Rank

687

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.4M

Career Money

$2.9M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed both sides)

Head-to-head: Hercog 2 - 1 Niculescu

They have played 7 sets in total, with Polona Hercog winning 5 and Monica Niculescu winning 2. The last match between Polona Hercog and Monica Niculescu was at the Bucharest Open - Bucharest, 13-07-2016, Round: R2, Surface: Clay, with Polona Hercog getting the victory 6-4 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Hercog	2
Niculescu	1

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(R2) Bucharest Open - Bucharest(07-13-16)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Monica Niculescu

(R1) Shenzhen Open - Shenzhen(01-05-15)

Stats

Polona Hercog

Monica Niculescu

(QF) Bucharest Open - Bucharest(07-11-14)

Stats

Monica Niculescu

Polona Hercog

P. Hercog vs M. Niculescu H2H Profile

P. Hercog	Stats	M. Niculescu
$2,443,410	Career Prize Money	$2,875,657
57.62% (480-353)	Career Total W/L	57.09% (475-357)
1	Clay	1
1	Hard	0
22	Titles	16
2	Total H2H Matches	1
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

P. Hercog vs M. Niculescu Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Polona Hercog has won 44.77% 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 Polona Hercog, in recent form, has won 47.94% of their opponent's second serve points, while Monica Niculescu has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 30.86% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Polona Hercog has saved 45.00% 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 Polona Hercog has won 36.36% of matches played (W/L 4/7), with Monica Niculescu winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Polona Hercog has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 68% (W/L 318/152), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 44% (W/L 114/144). Monica Niculescu has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 68% (W/L 92/58), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 33/30).
Player level: In the last year, Polona Hercog has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 44.44% of matches (W/L 4/5), 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 Polona Hercog winning 2 times and Monica Niculescu being victorious 1 times. They have played 7 sets in total, with Polona Hercog winning 5 and Monica Niculescu winning 2.
The last match between Polona Hercog and Monica Niculescu was at the Bucharest Open - Bucharest, 13-07-2016, Round: R2, Surface: Clay, with Polona Hercog getting the victory 6-4 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:51:38.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Polona Hercog has played against opponents with an average rank of 274.27 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, Polona Hercog has won 33% 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, Polona Hercog has converted 35.48% 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.

Polona Hercog vs Monica Niculescu Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

P. Hercog vs M. Niculescu H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

P. Hercog	Stats	M. Niculescu
2	H2H Matches Won	1
5	Sets Won	2
39	Games Won	28
7	Aces (Total)	0
8	Total Double Faults	7
1:51:38	Average Match Time	1:51:38
65% (142/219)	1st Serve %	78% (162/207)
58% (83/142)	1st Serve Win %	52% (85/162)
51% (39/77)	2nd Serve Win %	42% (19/45)
55% (16/29)	Break Pts Won %	55% (11/20)
50% (103/207)	Return Points Win %	44% (97/219)
67% (2/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	33% (1/3)
0% (0/1)	Deciding Set Win %	100% (1/1)
100% (2/2)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/2)

Recent Performance Stats

P. Hercog Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
LP Open by IND - Colina - 17-11-2025
Q3 Valeriya StrakhovaV. Strakhova	W	6-1 6-0	Stats
Tucuman Open - Tucuman - 03-11-2025
R1 Mayar SherifM. Sherif	L	7-6(4) 7-6(6)	Stats
Cali Open - Cali - 27-10-2025
R1 Tina Nadine SmithT. Nadine	L	6-3 6-4	Stats
Engie Open - Florianopolis - 20-10-2025
R1 Julia RieraJ. Riera	L	6-7(2) 6-4 6-2	Stats
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
Q1 Tessah AndrianjafitrimoT. Andrianjafitrimo	L	5-7 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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P. Hercog vs M. Niculescu Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

P. Hercog	Stats	M. Niculescu
57.68% (477/350)	YTD Win/Loss	57.30% (475/354)
56.17% (1060/827)	Sets Win/Loss	56.79% (1091/830)
52.58% (9070/8179)	Games Win/Loss	53.45% (9260/8066)
44.19% (114/144)	Hard Win/Loss	57.18% (223/167)
67.66% (318/152)	Clay Win/Loss	56.42% (123/95)
44.00% (22/28)	Indoor Hard W/L	60.76% (96/62)
46.94% (23/26)	Grass Win/Loss	52.38% (33/30)
0.21	Aces Per Game	0.06
1780	Aces Total	541
0.25	Double Faults Per Game	0.13
2094	Total Double Faults	1068
1:11:37	Average Match Time	1:2:2
478.15	Average Opponent Rank	506.71
60% (26861/44782)	1st Serve %	73% (29793/40616)
65% (17363/26861)	1st Serve Win %	57% (17068/29793)
47% (8508/17916)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (4870/10822)
48% (2450/5157)	Break Points Won % (Total)	50% (2816/5656)
43% (19661/45293)	Return Points Win %	48% (19729/41227)
40.22% (37/55)	Slam W/L	49.11% (55/57)
51.94% (67/62)	Masters W/L	51.20% (85/81)
53.85% (7/6)	Cups W/L	60.00% (9/6)
51.54% (151/142)	Main Tour W/L	53.92% (158/135)
70.30% (187/79)	Challenger W/L	68.44% (154/71)
82.35% (28/6)	Futures W/L	77.78% (14/4)
57% (466/812)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	58% (468/812)
100% (2/2)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	20% (1/5)
52% (90/173)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (75/148)
53% (129/244)	Deciding Set Win %	47% (127/271)
85% (472/403)	1st Set Won, Won Match	81% (497/404)
14% (472/66)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	18% (497/90)
20% (355/71)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	21% (331/68)