🇧🇪Elise Mertens
#21 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 6–0
🇷🇴Monica Niculescu
#9999 · 38 yrs · Right-Handed
Elise Mertens and Monica Niculescu have met 3 times since 2017; Elise Mertens leads 3–0. Their most recent meeting: Elise Mertens won at Wimbledon (2019).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Mertens
💥 Big Hitter
Niculescu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 63% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,180 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Elise Mertens.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Mertens | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–7 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.39 | - |
| ROI % | +49.9% | - |
| Units P/L | +8.48u | - |
Last five matches per player
Naomi Osaka
Bad Homburg WTA ·
Jun 23
Alexandra Eala
Bad Homburg WTA ·
Jun 22
Nikola Bartunkova
Berlin ·
Jun 17
Liudmila Samsonova
Berlin ·
Jun 15
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 11
Bianca Andreescu
Hertogenbosch ·
Jun 8
Maja Chwalinska
French Open ·
May 28
Maja Chwalinska
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 25
Aryna Sabalenka
Wimbledon · Round of 128
Jun 28
Jil Teichmann
Phillip Island Trophy · Round of 32
Feb 13
Laura Siegemund
Gippsland Trophy · Round of 64
Jan 31
Danielle Collins
Roland Garros · Round of 128
Sep 28
Alize Cornet
Australian Open · Round of 128
Jan 20
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Limoges · Round of 32
Dec 16
Margarita Gasparyan
Luxembourg · Round of 16
Oct 14
Nigina Abduraimova
Tashkent · Round of 32
Sep 23
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 41–41 matches
| Metric | Mertens | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | - |
| Sets won | 60% | - |
| Games won | 55% | - |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Mertens | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 2 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Mertens | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
