Elena-Gabriela Ruse (born 6 November 1997) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 51 and a doubles ranking of No. 32 achieved in May 2022 and 2023 respectively.

Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceBucharest, Romania
Born (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997 (age 27)
Bucharest
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,167,192
Singles
Career record301–186
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 51 (23 May 2022)
Current rankingNo. 122 (9 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2022)
French Open1R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2018, 2019, 2022, 2024)
US Open3R (2024)
Doubles
Career record159–94
Career titles2 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 32 (8 May 2023)
Current rankingNo. 56 (9 December 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2023)
French OpenSF (2024)
Wimbledon3R (2024)
US OpenQF (2021)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2-3
Last updated on: 9 December 2024.

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.

Junior career

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2012–2015

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Ruse 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

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2015–2016: Rise up the rankings, WTA Tour debut

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When 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

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Ruse 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

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She 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 Grand Slam 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

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In 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

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In 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

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At 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 eighth 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] She returned to the top 100 in the singles rankings at world No. 93 on 23 September 2024.[citation needed]

Alongside Monica Niculescu, she won the doubles at the Hong Kong 125 Open in October, defeating Nao Hibino and Makoto Ninomiya in the final.[12] Partnering Monica Niculescu, Ruse won the doubles title at the WTA 125 Open Angers Arena Loire, defeating Belinda Bencic and Celine Naef in the final.[13]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

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.[14]

Singles

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After the 2024 Italian Open.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
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

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Current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
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

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Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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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Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

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Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (5–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (6–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–0)
$50/60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$25,000 tournaments (3–5)
$10,000 tournaments (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (7–6)
Grass (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

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Record against top 10 players

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  • 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
2021
Loss 0–1   Elina Svitolina No. 6 Chicago Open, United States Hard 3R 3–6, 3–6 No. 98
2022
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

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  1. ^ a b Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ a b Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 2015: WTA Ranking-642.
  5. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Mertens back to doubles No.1, Muguruza returns to Top 10 following Wimbledon". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Top seed Collins defeats Ruse in Palermo to capture first WTA title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. ^ "US Open Women's Singles Draw".
  4. ^ "Elena-Gabriela Ruse | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ^ Meet the 2023 US Open Qualifiers usopen.org
  6. ^ "Korpatsch triumphs in Cluj-Napoca for first career title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Fernandez, Routliffe lose to Kostyuk, Ruse in third round of French Open". SportsNet.ca. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Rankings Watch: Anisimova back inside Top 50, Shnaider cracks Top 20". 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Ruse upsets Wimbledon champ Krejcikova in second round of US Open". WTA. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  10. ^ "U.S. Open: Elena-Gabriela Ruse ousts Wimbledon champ Barbora Krejcikova". NBC Sports. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Zheng puts tearful memory to rest with US Open revenge; Badosa escapes Ruse". WTATennis. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Tomljanovic battles past Tauson to claim WTA 125 Hong Kong title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Chwalinska triumphs; Parks defeats Bencic at this week's WTA 125 events". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Elena-Gabriela Ruse [ROU] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
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