Aryna Sabalenka vs Monica NiculescuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka
#1 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 4–0
🇷🇴Monica Niculescu
Unranked · 38 yrs · Right-Handed
270wAryna Sabalenka and Monica Niculescu have met 2 times since 2018; Aryna Sabalenka leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Shenzhen in 2018 on hard. Sabalenka has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Sabalenka has taken 4 sets to Niculescu's 0. Their most recent meeting: Aryna Sabalenka won at Wimbledon - London (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sabalenka | Niculescu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Aryna Sabalenka | Monica Niculescu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 84% | 42/50 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 70% | 7/10 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 15/60 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 69% | 41/59 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | — | ||
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 12/19 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 45/49 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 86% | 42/49 | — | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sabalenka 2, Niculescu 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sabalenka
💥 Big Hitter
Niculescu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 57% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 826 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Aryna Sabalenka.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jun 28, 2021
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 1st Round
Jan 3, 2018
Shenzhen
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sabalenka | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.16 | - |
| ROI % | -26.5% | - |
| Units P/L | -3.97u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sabalenka | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 5 | — |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | — |
| Route | CAN → POL | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sara Bejlek
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 20
Xinyu Wang
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 19
Talia Gibson
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Ekaterina Alexandrova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 4th Round
Aug 9
Shuai Zhang
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Moyuka Uchijima
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Naomi Osaka
Wimbledon - London · 4th Round
Jul 5
Jelena Ostapenko
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round
Jul 3
Aryna Sabalenka
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 28
Jil Teichmann
Phillip Island Trophy - Melbourne · 2nd Round
Feb 15
Laura Siegemund
Gippsland Trophy - Melbourne · 1st Round
Feb 1
Danielle Collins
French Open - Paris · 1st Round
Sep 29
Andrea Lazaro Garcia
Prague Open - Prague · 2nd Round
Aug 31
Panna Udvardy
Prague Open - Prague · 1st Round
Aug 30
Alize Cornet
Australian Open - Melbourne · 1st Round
Jan 21
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Limoges · Round of 32
Dec 18
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 60–60 matches
| Metric | Sabalenka | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 83% | - |
| Sets won | 79% | - |
| Games won | 59% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sabalenka | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sabalenka | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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