_(29827657216).jpg) Niculescu at the 2016 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Romania |
|---|---|
| Residence | Bucharest, Romania |
| Born | 25 September 1987 Slatina, Romania |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | May 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
| Coach | Călin Stelian Ciorbagiu |
| Prize money | US$7,026,283 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 531–367 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA Tour, 1 WTA Challenger, 19 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 28 (27 February 2012) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2011, 2012, 2014) |
| French Open | 2R (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2015) |
| US Open | 4R (2011) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 555–346 |
| Career titles | 12 WTA Tour, 2 WTA Challenger, 22 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (2 April 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 33 (11 November 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2018) |
| French Open | QF (2010) |
| Wimbledon | F (2017) |
| US Open | QF (2021) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | SF (2019) Record 33–23 |
| Last updated on: 11 November 2024. | |
Monica Niculescu (born 25 September 1987) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as No. 28 in singles and No. 11 in doubles. She has won three singles and ten doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour, as well as 19 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
She was ranked within the top 30 for several years in singles. Niculescu entered the Grand Slam doubles final at Wimbledon 2017 tournament, together with Chan Hao-ching. She reached the quarterfinals in doubles in all Grand Slam championships. In WTA 1000[a] tournaments, she got into three finals (doubles), six semifinals (five in doubles), and 12 quarterfinals (11 in doubles). In singles, her best Grand Slam performance is reaching round four, which she did at the 2011 US Open and 2015 Wimbledon Championships.
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