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Elena-Gabriela Ruse (born 6 November 1997) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 51 in singles and 32 in doubles. She won her maiden WTA Tour singles title at the 2021 Hamburg European Open. She has also won six singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
![]() Ruse at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Bucharest, Romania |
Born | Bucharest | 6 November 1997
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $2,104,772 |
Singles | |
Career record | 286–179 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 51 (23 May 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 122 (26 August 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2022) |
French Open | 1R (2022) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2018, 2019, 2022, 2024) |
US Open | 3R (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 152–94 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 11 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 32 (8 May 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 61 (26 August 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2023) |
French Open | SF (2024) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2024) |
US Open | QF (2021) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 2-2 |
Last updated on: 15 July 2024. |
Junior career
edit2012–2015
editRuse won two junior singles titles and eight junior doubles titles. The biggest title of her junior career was the Grade-1 Canadian Open Junior Championships, where she beat Katie Swan in the final. Ruse also reached the semifinals of the 2014 Wimbledon girls' singles event in 2014 and the final of Eddie Herr. On the ITF Junior Circuit, she had a career-high combined ranking of 7, achieved on 18 May 2015.
Professional career
edit2015–2016: Rise up the rankings, WTA Tour debut
editWhen Ruse finished her junior career, she still did not have a professional ranking.
In July 2015, Ruse made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcard at the Bucharest Open in the doubles event, partnering Jaqueline Cristian. She also received a wildcard into the qualifying draw in singles at the same tournament and beat Alexandra Cadanțu in the first round. She lost her next match to Maria Sakkari. She reached semifinals at $10k events in Bucharest and Antalya.
In December 2015, Ruse won her first professional singles title at Antalya, beating Ekaterine Gorgodze in the final. She finished 2015 with a year-end ranking of No. 642 in singles and No. 575 in doubles.
In January 2016, she qualified for the $25k event in Sunrise, beating former top-30 player Laura Robson along the way, and reached the quarterfinals. After that event, she won ten singles matches and eight doubles matches in a row and won two singles and two doubles titles at $10k events in Antalya. In March, Ruse reached two straight finals at $10k events in Hammamet, Tunisia. She lost the first one to Claudia Giovine in straight sets, snapping her 14-match winning streak in singles, and in the second one she beat Julia Grabher. At the end of April, Ruse qualified for a $25k event in Chiasso, Switzerland and reached the semifinals, where she lost to fellow qualifier Amanda Carreras.
After taking time off for her high school graduation, Ruse returned to competition in June at the $50k event in Essen, Germany. As the last direct acceptance, Ruse shocked top seed Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three sets for her first win over a top-100 player. Due to rain delays in Essen, she had to play her second-round match the same day and lost in straight sets to qualifier Olga Sáez Larra.
2018–2019: Grand Slam singles debut at Wimbledon, first WTA Tour doubles final
editRuse qualified for her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships.
She reached her first WTA tournament final at the 2019 Bucharest Open, partnering again with Jaqueline Cristian; they were defeated by Viktória Kužmová and Kristýna Plíšková in the championship match.
2021: Maiden WTA Tour title, WTA 1000 & top 100 debuts, US Open quarterfinal in doubles
editShe made her WTA 1000 debut at the Indian Wells Open as a qualifier.
Ruse won her maiden WTA Tour singles title at the Hamburg European Open, defeating Andrea Petkovic in the final. As a result of this successful run, she climbed 65 positions and entered the top 150 in singles at a new career-high of world No. 133.[1] Following her run in Hamburg, Ruse reached a second consecutive final later that month, at the Palermo Ladies Open; however, she lost it in straight sets to Danielle Collins.[2]
She made her US Open debut as a qualifier, but lost in the first round to Markéta Vondroušová.[3] At the same tournament she reached her first major doubles quarterfinal partnering Monica Niculescu.
She reached another new career-high of No. 83 in the world on 18 October 2021, and finished the year ranked No. 85.[4]
2022: Major debuts at Australian & French Opens, top-10 win & career-high singles ranking
editIn Dubai she qualified into the main draw and defeated world No. 5 and third seed Paula Badosa for her first top-10 win.
She reached a new career-high ranking of No. 51, on 23 May 2022.
2023: Australian Open doubles semifinal, first singles final since 2021
editIn doubles at the Australian Open, she reached the semifinals partnering Marta Kostyuk. She reached the second round at the Monterrey Open as a qualifier, defeating Mérida Open champion Camila Giorgi.
She qualified for her only major of the season, in singles at the US Open.[5] At the same tournament in doubles, she reached the third round with Kostyuk. Ranked No. 188, she reached her first final in more than two years and for the season as a wildcard at the Transylvania Open.[6]
2024: Major singles third round & doubles semifinal, top 10 win & back to top 100 in singles
editAt the 2024 French Open, she reached the doubles semifinals for the first time at this major, partnering again Marta Kostyuk, with wins over ninth seeds Leylah Fernandez and Erin Routliffe, and then Mirra Andreeva and Vera Zvonareva by walkover.[7]
She reached the semifinals at the WTA 125 Ladies Hamburg Open defeating two seeds en-route, eighth seed Laura Pigossi and second seed Tamara Korpatsch, and returned to the top 125 in the rankings on 12 August 2024.[8]
Ranked No. 122, she qualified for the main draw at the US Open defeating Julia Grabher and then upsetting eight seed Barbora Krejčíková, her second top 10 win, to reach the third round of a Major for the first time in her career.[9][10] She lost to 26th seed Paula Badosa in the third round after a deciding set tiebreak.[11]
Performance timelines
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[12]
Singles
editAfter the 2024 Italian Open.
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | 2R | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | Q3 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0 / 10 | 4–10 | 29% |
National representation | ||||||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup[a] | A | A | A | A | QR[b] | A | A | 0 / 0 | 1–1 | 50% | ||
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[c] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
China Open | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% | |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 8 | Career total: 45 | |||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 3 | |||
Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 7–10 | 6–6 | 0 / 21 | 16–22 | 42% | |
Clay win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 8–2 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 1 / 17 | 12–16 | 43% | |
Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% | |
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 11–6 | 9–19 | 7–8 | 1 / 45 | 31–45 | 41% | |
Year-end ranking[d] | 254 | 265 | 243 | 182 | 177 | 85 | 104 | 125 | $1,657,396 |
Doubles
editCurrent through the 2024 French Open.
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 3R | SF | 0 / 3 | 9–3 | 75% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 9–4 | 6–2 | 0 / 9 | 21–11 | 66% |
National representation | |||||||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup[a] | A | A | A | A | A | QR[b] | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[c] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 2R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | SF | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
China Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | Career total: 34 | |||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | |||
Overall W–L | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 8–4 | 0–2 | 6–4 | 7–8 | 17–10 | 0 / 34 | 42–33 | 56% | |
Year-end ranking | 575 | 250 | 285 | 200 | 119 | 124 | 99 | 93 | 37 |
WTA Tour finals
editSingles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 2021 | Hamburg European Open, Germany | WTA 250 | Clay | Andrea Petkovic | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2021 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | WTA 250 | Clay | Danielle Collins | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2023 | Transylvania Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | Tamara Korpatsch | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2019 | Bucharest Open, Romania |
International[e] | Clay | Jaqueline Cristian | Viktória Kužmová Kristýna Plíšková |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Dec 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Ekaterine Gorgodze | 1–6, 7–6(3), 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Feb 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Josephine Boualem | 7–6(3), 0–6, 6–1 |
Win | 3–0 | Feb 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Nina Potočnik | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–1 | Mar 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | Claudia Giovine | 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 4–1 | Apr 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | Julia Grabher | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2016 | Open de Touraine, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Maryna Zanevska | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–2 | Aug 2017 | ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Chiara Scholl | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 6–2 | Aug 2017 | ITF Arad, Romania | 15,000 | Clay | Nina Potočnik | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 6–3 | Mar 2019 | Yokohama Challenger, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Greet Minnen | 4–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 20 (11 titles, 9 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2015 | ITF Arad, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Jaqueline Cristian | Andreea Ghițescu Katarína Strešnáková |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2015 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Oana Georgeta Simion | Diana Buzean Cristina Dinu |
0–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Dec 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Julie Noe | Alona Fomina Christina Shakovets |
6–7(4), 2–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Feb 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Petia Arshinkova | Eleni Daniilidou Arina Folts |
7–6(0), 6–4 |
Win | 3–2 | Feb 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Dasha Ivanova | Adrijana Lekaj Viktoriya Tomova |
7–6(1), 6–1 |
Win | 4–2 | Apr 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | Katharina Hobgarski | Ola Abou Zekry Snehadevi Reddy |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–3 | Jun 2016 | Bredeney Ladies Open, Germany | 50,000 | Clay | Elyne Boeykens | Laura Pous Tió Anne Schäfer |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Aug 2017 | ITF Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Eva Wacanno | Martina Di Giuseppe Anna-Giulia Remondina |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 6–3 | Sep 2017 | ITF Mamaia, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | Anastasiya Komardina | Dea Herdželaš Oana Georgeta Simion |
3–6, 6–1, [10–6] |
Loss | 6–4 | Sep 2017 | Sofia Cup, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | Jaqueline Adina Cristian Anastasiya Komardina |
3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 6–5 | Oct 2017 | Open de Touraine, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Jaqueline Cristian | Sarah Beth Grey Samantha Murray |
6–7(3), 3–6 |
Win | 7–5 | Sep 2018 | Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland | 60,000 | Clay | Andreea Mitu | Laura Pigossi Maryna Zanevska |
4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Loss | 7–6 | Sep 2018 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Jaqueline Cristian | Cristina Dinu Aymet Uzcategui |
6–7(3), 2–6 |
Loss | 7–7 | Jan 2019 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Andreea Mitu | Cornelia Lister Renata Voráčová |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 7–8 | Feb 2019 | Open de l'Isère, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Andreea Mitu | Estelle Cascino Elixane Lechemia |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–8 | Jan 2020 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Jaqueline Cristian | Raluca Șerban Ekaterine Gorgodze |
7–6(6), 6–7(4), [10–8] |
Win | 9–8 | Oct 2020 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Jaqueline Cristian | Maia Lumsden Melis Sezer |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 9–9 | May 2021 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Xenia Knoll | Anna Bondár Kimberley Zimmermann |
6–7(5), 2–6 |
Win | 10–9 | Jun 2021 | Nottingham Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | Monica Niculescu | Priscilla Hon Storm Sanders |
7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 11–9 | Jun 2024 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | Kristina Mladenovic | Quinn Gleason Tang Qianhui |
6–2, 6–2 |
Head-to-head records
editRecord against top 10 players
edit- She has a 1–3 (25%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Result | W–L | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Rank | H2H |
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Loss | 0–1 | Elina Svitolina | No. 6 | Chicago Open, United States | Hard | 3R | 3–6, 3–6 | No. 98 | |
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Loss | 0–2 | Anett Kontaveit | No. 7 | Sydney International, Australia | Hard | 2R | 3–6, 1–6 | No. 82 | |
Win | 1–2 | Paula Badosa | No. 5 | Dubai Championships, UAE | Hard | 1R | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 | No. 59 | |
Loss | 1–3 | Iga Świątek | No. 1 | Italian Open, Italy | Clay | 2R | 3–6, 0–6 | No. 57 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- ^ a b Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ 2015: WTA Ranking-642.
- ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
References
edit- ^ "Mertens back to doubles No.1, Muguruza returns to Top 10 following Wimbledon". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Top seed Collins defeats Ruse in Palermo to capture first WTA title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "US Open Women's Singles Draw".
- ^ "Elena-Gabriela Ruse | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Meet the 2023 US Open Qualifiers usopen.org
- ^ "Korpatsch triumphs in Cluj-Napoca for first career title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Fernandez, Routliffe lose to Kostyuk, Ruse in third round of French Open". SportsNet.ca. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Rankings Watch: Anisimova back inside Top 50, Shnaider cracks Top 20". 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Ruse upsets Wimbledon champ Krejcikova in second round of US Open". WTA. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Open: Elena-Gabriela Ruse ousts Wimbledon champ Barbora Krejcikova". NBC Sports. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Zheng puts tearful memory to rest with US Open revenge; Badosa escapes Ruse". WTATennis. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Elena-Gabriela Ruse [ROU] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.