Monica
Niculescu

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (4): 2017 - 125/Limoges; 2016 - Luxembourg; 2014 - Guangzhou; 2013 - Florianopolis.
Finalist (5): 2017 - Hobart; 2016 - Seoul; 2015 - Nottingham; 2012 - Luxembourg; 2011 - Luxembourg.

DOUBLES
Winner (11): 2024 - Monterrey (w/Guo), Strasbourg (w/Bucsa); 2021 - Nur-Sultan (w/Friedsam); 2019 - Hua Hin (w/Begu); 2017 - Biel/Bienne (w/Hsieh); 2016 - Shenzhen (w/King), Washington DC (w/Wickmayer), New Haven (w/Mirza); 2014 - Shenzhen, Hobart (both w/Koukalova); 2012 - Hobart (w/Begu); 2009 - Budapest (w/Kleybanova).
Finalist (25): 2025 - Hobart (w/Stollar); 2024 - Osaka (w/Bucsa); 2023 - Bad Homburg (w/Hozumi), Washington DC (w/Guarachi); 2022 - Nottingham (w/Dolehide); Rabat (w/Panova); 2021 - Doha (w/Ostapenko); 2020 - Prague (w/Olaru); 2019 - Bronx (w/Gasparyan); 2017 - Wimbledon (w/H. Chan), Cincinnati (w/Hsieh); 2016 - Montréal (w/Halep), Luxembourg (w/Tig); 2015 - Hobart (w/Diatchenko), Wuhan, Moscow (both w/Begu); 2014 - Katowice (w/Koukalova); 2013 - Eastbourne (w/Koukalova); 2012 - Guangzhou (w/Gajdosova), Luxembourg (w/Begu); 2011 - Baku (w/Voskoboeva); 2010 - Hobart (w/Y.Chan), Prague (w/Szavay); 2009 - Stanford (w/Y.Chan); 2008 - New Haven (w/Cirstea).


WTA 125 TITLES
DOUBLES (1): 2024 - Hong Kong (w/Ruse).
Finalist (2): 2024 - Angers (w/Ruse), Paris (w/Zhu).

ADDITIONAL
Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2004-08, 2011, 2014-16, 2019.

Career in Review

Only Tour-level appearances in singles last season were 1r exits at Australian Open and Roland Garros. Was also R-Up in doubles at Prague w/Olaru

Best singles results in 2019 were QF run at Shenzhen and 3r showing at Miami; also won doubles title at Hua Hin (w/Begu)

Injury interrupted 2018 season was highlighted by QF runs at Hobart (as qualifier, l. eventual champion Mertens) and Taipei City (l. Lisicki)

Also reached 3r at 2018 Miami (d. No.17 seed Rybarikova in 2r, l. eventual champion Stephens)

Missed entire 2018 clay season due to a left calf injury, returning at the ITF grass event at Southsea, Great Britain

In doubles, advanced to semifinals of 2018 Australian Open (w/Begu), lost to Makarova/Vesnina

Highlight of 2017 was finishing runner-up at Hobart (l. Mertens); has reached at least one singles final seven years running (2011-17). Also reached QF at Washington DC (l. Goerges), 3r at US Open (l. Brady) and won WTA 125K title at Limoges (d. Lottner in F)

In doubles appeared in first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon 2017 (w/H.Chan, l. Makarova/Vesnina) and won Biel (w/Hsieh)

During 2017 Asian swing, passed US$5 million in career prize money

Won third WTA singles title of career at 2016 Luxembourg, defeating Kvitova in final for eleventh career win over a Top 10 opponent. Career record in singles finals stands at 3-5

Posted three wins against Top 20 ranked players in 2016 - defeated No.20 Jankovic at Doha, No.9 Kvitova in Fed Cup play-offs vs. Czech Republic and No.11 Kvitova at Luxembourg. Ended 2016 at No.39 in rankings

Made Top 100 debut on May 19, 2008 and entered Top 50 on November 10, 2008. Achieved career-high ranking of No.28 on February 27, 2012

Best win by ranking came over No.6 Li at 2011 Beijing

On ITF Circuit, winner of 18 singles titles and 22 doubles titles

Made WTA main draw debut at 2007 Dubai