Monica Niculescu

Monica Niculescu
Niculescu at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceBucharest, Romania
Born (1987-09-25) 25 September 1987 (age 37)
Slatina, Romania
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned proMay 2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed both sides)
CoachCălin Stelian Ciorbagiu
Prize moneyUS$7,011,577
Singles
Career record531–367
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 28 (27 February 2012)
Current rankingNo. 950 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2011, 2012, 2014)
French Open2R (2014)
Wimbledon4R (2015)
US Open4R (2011)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record545–340
Career titles12
Highest rankingNo. 11 (2 April 2018)
Current rankingNo. 38 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2018)
French OpenQF (2010)
WimbledonF (2017)
US OpenQF (2021)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Team competitions
Fed CupSF (2019)
Record 33–22
Last updated on: 30 July 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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