Sorana Cirstea vs Monica Niculescu Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Cirstea vs M. Niculescu

Sorana Cirstea

ROU

5

Win

Played

4

Win

Age

1.76m

Height

1.68m

C. Rank

687

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$7.0M

Career Money

$2.9M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed both sides)

Monica Niculescu

ROU

5

Win

Played

4

Win

Age

1.76m

Height

1.68m

C. Rank

687

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$7.0M

Career Money

$2.9M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed both sides)

Head-to-head: Cirstea 5 - 4 Niculescu

They have played 21 sets in total, with Sorana Cirstea winning 11 and Monica Niculescu winning 10. The last match between Sorana Cirstea and Monica Niculescu was at the Rogers Cup - Montreal, 07-08-2018, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Sorana Cirstea getting the victory 3-6 6-4 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Cirstea	5
Niculescu	4

Last 9 H2H Matches:

(R1) Rogers Cup - Montreal(08-07-18)

Stats

Sorana Cirstea

Monica Niculescu

(R1) BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells(03-08-18)

Stats

Sorana Cirstea

Monica Niculescu

(R1) Nurnberger Versicherungscup - Nurnberg(05-21-17)

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Sorana Cirstea

Monica Niculescu

S. Cirstea vs M. Niculescu H2H Profile

S. Cirstea	Stats	M. Niculescu
$6,996,828	Career Prize Money	$2,875,657
55.90% (559-441)	Career Total W/L	57.09% (475-357)
2	Clay	0
1	Grass	0
2	Hard	2
0	Indoor	2
13	Titles	16
5	Total H2H Matches	4
60.87% (28-18)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)
1	YTD Titles	0

S. Cirstea vs M. Niculescu Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Sorana Cirstea has won 37.16% 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 Sorana Cirstea, in recent form, has won 45.05% of their opponent's second serve points, while Monica Niculescu has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 29.13% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Sorana Cirstea has saved 49.03% 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 Sorana Cirstea has won 60.00% of matches played (W/L 30/20), with Monica Niculescu winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Sorana Cirstea has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 60% (W/L 194/127), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 45% (W/L 36/44). Monica Niculescu has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 60% (W/L 92/58), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 33/30).
Player level: In the last year, Sorana Cirstea has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 67.86% of matches (W/L 19/9), 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 9 times before with Sorana Cirstea winning 5 times and Monica Niculescu being victorious 3 times. They have played 21 sets in total, with Sorana Cirstea winning 11 and Monica Niculescu winning 10.
The last match between Sorana Cirstea and Monica Niculescu was at the Rogers Cup - Montreal, 07-08-2018, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Sorana Cirstea getting the victory 3-6 6-4 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:53:39.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Sorana Cirstea and Monica Niculescu have played a deciding set 4 times, with Sorana Cirstea winning 3 times and Monica Niculescu 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Sorana Cirstea has played against opponents with an average rank of 99.66 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, Sorana Cirstea has won 58% 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, Sorana Cirstea has converted 41.89% 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.

Sorana Cirstea vs Monica Niculescu Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Cirstea vs M. Niculescu H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Cirstea	Stats	M. Niculescu
5	H2H Matches Won	3
11	Sets Won	10
91	Games Won	94
10	Aces (Total)	3
11	Total Double Faults	9
0:53:39	Average Match Time	0:53:39
59% (280/477)	1st Serve %	73% (295/402)
57% (161/280)	1st Serve Win %	55% (161/295)
44% (86/197)	2nd Serve Win %	46% (49/107)
59% (30/51)	Break Pts Won %	55% (32/58)
48% (192/402)	Return Points Win %	48% (230/477)
63% (5/8)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	38% (3/8)
75% (3/4)	Deciding Set Win %	25% (1/4)
67% (2/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	50% (3/6)
33% (1/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	50% (3/6)
50% (3/6)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	33% (1/3)

Recent Performance Stats

S. Cirstea Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong - 27-10-2025
QF Leylah Annie FernandezL. Annie	L	6-4 6-4	Stats
R2 Ajla TomljanovicA. Tomljanovic	W	4-6 6-4 6-3	Stats
R1 Dalma GalfiD. Galfi	W	7-5 6-3	Stats
Japan Open - Osaka - 13-10-2025
SF Leylah Annie FernandezL. Annie	L	6-1 2-6 6-4	Stats
QF Viktorija GolubicV. Golubic	W	6-2 2-6 6-2	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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S. Cirstea vs M. Niculescu Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Cirstea	Stats	M. Niculescu
56.07% (559/438)	YTD Win/Loss	57.30% (475/354)
54.08% (1246/1058)	Sets Win/Loss	56.79% (1091/830)
51.39% (10916/10325)	Games Win/Loss	53.45% (9260/8066)
56.40% (273/211)	Hard Win/Loss	57.18% (223/167)
60.44% (194/127)	Clay Win/Loss	56.42% (123/95)
50.00% (56/56)	Indoor Hard W/L	60.76% (96/62)
45.00% (36/44)	Grass Win/Loss	52.38% (33/30)
0.19	Aces Per Game	0.06
2007	Aces Total	541
0.22	Double Faults Per Game	0.13
2319	Total Double Faults	1068
1:4:38	Average Match Time	1:2:2
423.98	Average Opponent Rank	506.82
58% (32978/56861)	1st Serve %	73% (29793/40616)
64% (21015/32978)	1st Serve Win %	57% (17068/29793)
45% (10852/23883)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (4870/10822)
46% (3037/6650)	Break Points Won % (Total)	50% (2816/5656)
44% (24601/55824)	Return Points Win %	48% (19729/41227)
51.72% (75/70)	Slam W/L	49.11% (55/57)
48.53% (99/105)	Masters W/L	51.20% (85/81)
64.71% (11/6)	Cups W/L	60.00% (9/6)
54.23% (237/200)	Main Tour W/L	53.92% (158/135)
68.18% (105/49)	Challenger W/L	68.44% (154/71)
80.00% (32/8)	Futures W/L	77.78% (14/4)
56% (547/979)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	58% (468/812)
67% (2/3)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	20% (1/5)
55% (123/223)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (75/148)
57% (184/324)	Deciding Set Win %	47% (127/271)
87% (517/449)	1st Set Won, Won Match	81% (497/404)
13% (517/67)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	18% (497/90)
22% (479/105)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	21% (331/68)