Kirsten Flipkens vs Monica NiculescuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇧🇪Kirsten Flipkens
Unranked · 40 yrs · Right-Handed
12w6 meetings · sets 6–7
🇷🇴Monica Niculescu
Unranked · 38 yrs · Right-Handed
270wKirsten Flipkens and Monica Niculescu have met 6 times since 2015; they are level 3–3. Their first meeting came at Antwerp in 2015 on hard. On hard courts they are level 3–3. Flipkens has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Flipkens has taken 6 sets to Niculescu's 7. Their most recent meeting: Kirsten Flipkens won at Budapest (2018).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Flipkens | Niculescu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kirsten Flipkens | Monica Niculescu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 0% | 0/1 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | — | ||
| Goes to a deciding set | 100% | 1/1 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | — | ||
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | — | ||
| Tiebreak sets won | — | — | ||
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 1/1 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 0% | 0/1 | — | |
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: 5 of 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Flipkens 2, Niculescu 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Flipkens
💥 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 Kirsten Flipkens.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Feb 21, 2018
Budapest
H Hard · Round of 32
Feb 11, 2017
Fed Cup WG2 R1: ROU vs BEL
H Hard · Round Robin
Jan 12, 2017
Hobart
H Hard · Round of 16
Oct 19, 2016
Luxembourg
H Hard · Round of 32
Apr 9, 2015
Katowice
H Hard · Round of 16
Feb 11, 2015
Antwerp
H Hard · Round of 32
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alena Kovackova
Bundesliga - women · -
Jun 7
Simona Halep
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jun 30
Jaimee Fourlis
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 28
Viktoriya Tomova
Viking International - Eastbourne · 3rd Round
Jun 22
Elise Mertens
Viking International - Eastbourne · 2nd Round
Jun 21
Maryna Zanevska
Viking International - Eastbourne · 1st Round
Jun 20
Shelby Rogers
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · Quarterfinals
Jun 10
Ann Li
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · 2nd Round
Jun 9
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 · 1–1 matches
| Metric | Flipkens | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 100% | - |
| Sets won | 67% | - |
| Games won | 56% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Flipkens | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 2 | 2 |
| BJK Cup | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Flipkens | Niculescu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 3 |
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