NICULESCU Monica

Date of Birth: 25 Sep 1987

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.68/5'6''

Place of birth: SLATINA

Birth Country:

Romania

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Tennis	Women's Doubles ROU Niculescu / Olaru	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
3rd on Court 5	Ariake Tennis Park Court 5	Women's Doubles Second Round ROU Niculescu / Olaru 6³ 5 AUS Perez / Stosur 7 7	Finished
2nd on Court 11	Ariake Tennis Park Court 11	Women's Doubles First Round TPE Chan / Chan 5 6 [6] ROU Niculescu / Olaru 7 1 [10]	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Grand Slams

	Aus Open		Roland Garros		Wimbledon		US Open
Year	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles
2021	-	R64	-	R16	R128	R32	-	-
2020	R128	R16	R128	R32	-	-	-	-
2019	R128	R16	-	-	R64	R16	R128	R64
2018	R128	SF	-	-	R128	R16	R128	R32
2017	R128	R64	R128	-	R128	RU	R32	R16
2016	R64	R64	R128	-	R64	R64	R32	R16
2015	R128	R32	R128	R64	R16	R32	R64	R32
2014	R32	R32	R64	R32	R128	R32	R64	R32
2013	R128	R16	R128	R16	R128	R64	R128	R64
2012	R32	QF	R128	R32	R128	R32	R128	R64
2011	R32	R32	R128	R16	R64	R32	R16	R64
2010	R128	R16	-	QF	R64	R32	R128	R16
2009	R64	R32	R128	R16	R128	R16	R128	R16
2008	R128	-	R128	R32	R64	R32	R128	R32

2021 Tournament Results - Doubles

Result
Winner	-
Runner-up	Doha
Semifinal	St. Petersburg

Olympic Games - Singles
2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R64	Won	CEPEDE ROYG Veronica (PAR)	6-2, 6-3
R32	Lost	KUZNETSOVA Svetlana (RUS)

Olympic Games - Doubles
2016 Rio de Janeiro, BRA - Partner: BEGU Irina

Phase	Result	Opponent	Result
R32	Lost	CHAN Hao-Ching / CHAN Latisha (TPE)	7-5, 4-6, 3-6

Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128

Moni (Facebook page, 17 Jun 2021)

Listening to music, shopping, watching movies, fashion. (wtatennis.com, 14 Jun 2021)

Languages spoken:

English, Romanian

Calin Stelian Ciorbagiu [personal], ROU, from 2004

Right (wtatennis.com, 14 Jun 2021)

Sporting relatives:

Her older sister Gabriela was a professional tennis player. (wtatennis.com, 17 Jun 2012)

Turned professional in 2002

She took up tennis at age four. (si.com, 13 Mar 2015)

Her mother didn't want her to stay indoors in front of her computer, and told her to choose a sport. "My mum was always watching [tennis] and the tennis club was two minutes from our house." (si.com, 13 Mar 2015)

US tennis player Andre Agassi, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. (wtatennis.com, 14 Jun 2021)

In April 2016 she won the Women's Tennis Association [WTA] Shot of the Month. (wtatennis.com, 06 May 2016)

General Interest

General
FOREHAND SLICE
Her forehand slice shot is an unconventional aspect of her style of play. "I was playing normal [until] maybe around nine years old I started to change. The players were hitting so hard and I didn't have a coach, so I just played how it came that day. So I started to play like this and I was winning and I was European champion. It was working and I stayed with it. I did these shots, I don't know why. Now I'm unique and everybody knows me this way. I tried so many times to play with more topspin but I came back to this way because I love it. I feel comfortable. I feel relaxed when I can hit many balls without any pressure. You have to love it because you have to run a lot with the slice because you don't hit many winners. So I try to do more with my backhand, try to play different, and fight for every ball. It does not mean I don't work the topspin. I do it in practice and many situations." (si.com, 13 Mar 2015; wtatennis.com, 22 Jun 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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