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Grand Slam Record
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Highest Finish
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Roland Garros
Wimbledon
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Latest Player News
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Czech teen Noskova fends off Sun in Monterrey, claims first WTA title
2024 Monterrey • August 25, 2024 -
Keys cruises past Collins to win Strasbourg title
2024 Strasbourg • May 25, 2024 -
Burel comes back to defeat Paquet in Angers for first WTA 125 title
2023 Angers 125 • December 10, 2023 -
Van Uytvanck defeats Bogdan to win Limoges 125, aims for Top 30 in 2022
2021 Limoges 125 • December 19, 2021 -
Vote: October 2021 doubles shot of the month
Shot of the month • November 2, 2021 -
Van Uytvanck preserves perfect final record, beats Putintseva to win 5th…
2021 Nur-Sultan • October 2, 2021 -
Barty, Osaka headline Tokyo Olympics after entry list finalized
Tokyo Olympics • July 19, 2021 -
Sabalenka, Swiatek pass unorthodox tests in Niculescu, Hsieh at Wimbledon
2021 Wimbledon • June 28, 2021
More on Niculescu...
Personal
Coached by Calin Ciorbagiu
Mother is Cristiana and father is Mihai (both engineers); sister is Gabriela
Enjoys music, shopping, movies and fashion
Favorite cities are Bucharest and New York
Favorite player is Agassi; admires Federer and Nadal
Favorite movie is Gladiator; favorite TV show is Friends.
Career Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (4): 2017 - 125/Limoges; 2016 - Luxembourg; 2014 - Guangzhou; 2013 - Florianopolis.
Finalist (5): 2017 - Hobart; 2016 - Seoul; 2015 - Nottingham; 2012 - Luxembourg; 2011 - Luxembourg.
DOUBLES
Winner (12): 2024 - Monterrey (w/Guo), Strasbourg (w/Bucsa); 2021 - Nur-Sultan (w/Friedsam); 2019 - Hua Hin (w/Begu); 2017 - Biel/Bienne (w/Hsieh); 2016 - Shenzhen (w/King), Washington DC (w/Wickmayer), New Haven (w/Mirza); 2014 - Shenzhen, Hobart (both w/Koukalova); 2012 - Hobart (w/Begu); 2009 - Budapest (w/Kleybanova).
Finalist (24): 2024 - Osaka (w/Bucsa); 2023 - Bad Homburg (w/Hozumi), Washington DC (w/Guarachi); 2022 - Nottingham (w/Dolehide); Rabat (w/Panova); 2021 - Doha (w/Ostapenko); 2020 - Prague (w/Olaru); 2019 - Bronx (w/Gasparyan); 2017 - Wimbledon (w/H. Chan), Cincinnati (w/Hsieh); 2016 - Montréal (w/Halep), Luxembourg (w/Tig); 2015 - Hobart (w/Diatchenko), Wuhan, Moscow (both w/Begu); 2014 - Katowice (w/Koukalova); 2013 - Eastbourne (w/Koukalova); 2012 - Guangzhou (w/Gajdosova), Luxembourg (w/Begu); 2011 - Baku (w/Voskoboeva); 2010 - Hobart (w/Y.Chan), Prague (w/Szavay); 2009 - Stanford (w/Y.Chan); 2008 - New Haven (w/Cirstea).
ADDITIONAL
Romanian Fed Cup Team, 2004-08, 2011, 2014-16, 2019.
Career in Review
Only Tour-level appearances in singles last season were 1r exits at Australian Open and Roland Garros. Was also R-Up in doubles at Prague w/Olaru
Best singles results in 2019 were QF run at Shenzhen and 3r showing at Miami; also won doubles title at Hua Hin (w/Begu)
Injury interrupted 2018 season was highlighted by QF runs at Hobart (as qualifier, l. eventual champion Mertens) and Taipei City (l. Lisicki)
Also reached 3r at 2018 Miami (d. No.17 seed Rybarikova in 2r, l. eventual champion Stephens)
Missed entire 2018 clay season due to a left calf injury, returning at the ITF grass event at Southsea, Great Britain
In doubles, advanced to semifinals of 2018 Australian Open (w/Begu), lost to Makarova/Vesnina
Highlight of 2017 was finishing runner-up at Hobart (l. Mertens); has reached at least one singles final seven years running (2011-17). Also reached QF at Washington DC (l. Goerges), 3r at US Open (l. Brady) and won WTA 125K title at Limoges (d. Lottner in F)
In doubles appeared in first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon 2017 (w/H.Chan, l. Makarova/Vesnina) and won Biel (w/Hsieh)
During 2017 Asian swing, passed US$5 million in career prize money
Won third WTA singles title of career at 2016 Luxembourg, defeating Kvitova in final for eleventh career win over a Top 10 opponent. Career record in singles finals stands at 3-5
Posted three wins against Top 20 ranked players in 2016 - defeated No.20 Jankovic at Doha, No.9 Kvitova in Fed Cup play-offs vs. Czech Republic and No.11 Kvitova at Luxembourg. Ended 2016 at No.39 in rankings
Made Top 100 debut on May 19, 2008 and entered Top 50 on November 10, 2008. Achieved career-high ranking of No.28 on February 27, 2012
Best win by ranking came over No.6 Li at 2011 Beijing
On ITF Circuit, winner of 18 singles titles and 22 doubles titles
Made WTA main draw debut at 2007 Dubai
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Best Grand Slam Result
Highest Finish
Australian Open
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Wimbledon
US Open
W/L | 8/13 | 1/10 | 8/13 | 9/12 |
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2021 |
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R128
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2020 |
R128
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R128
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-
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-
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2019 |
R128
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R64
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R128
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2018 |
R128
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R128
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R128
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2017 |
R128
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R128
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R128
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R32
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2016 |
R64
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R128
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R64
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R32
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2015 |
R128
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R128
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R16
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R64
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2014 |
R32
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R64
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R128
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R64
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2013 |
R128
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R128
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R128
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R128
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2012 |
R32
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R128
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R128
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R128
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2011 |
R32
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R128
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R64
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R16
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2010 |
R128
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R64
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R128
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2009 |
R64
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R128
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R128
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R128
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2008 |
R128
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R128
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R64
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R128
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Sorry, we couldn't find any stats data for this year.
* For purposes of the player profile, individual player stats are cumulative for the calendar year and not calculated using a minimum match requirement.
No Rankings Data Available
Date | Top Rank by Year | Year-end Ranking | ||
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2024 | 942 | |||
2023 | 922 | 944 | ||
2022 | 273 | |||
2021 | 144 | 267 | ||
2020 | 125 | 144 | ||
2019 | 88 | 116 | ||
2018 | 58 |