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Virginia Ruzici

ROU Born Jan 31, 1955 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1972–1987

Virginia Ruzici represented Romania on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 16. TennisDB's records show a 455–274 record in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1972 through 1987 and 19 recorded singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is also incomplete.

Peak singles rank
16 (Apr 2, 1984)
Elo peak
2125 (97th percentile)
Singles record
455–274 (62.4%)
Singles titles
19
Prize money
$1,183,728

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Virginia Ruzici's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nathalie Tauziat #27 5-7 1-6 L H2H Match data Oct 15, 1987* R32 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 Carpet
Alexia Dechaume Balleret 6-2 4-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Oct 8, 1987* R32 Athens WTA 250 Clay
Tine Scheuer Larsen 1-6 6-2 5-7 L H2H Match data Jul 10, 1987* R16 Bastad WTA 250 Clay
Susan Mascarin #173 6-3 6-3 W H2H Match data Jul 9, 1987* R32 Bastad WTA 250 Clay
Eva Krapl #132 5-7 7-5 4-6 L H2H Match data May 28, 1987* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay

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Virginia Ruzici's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Chris Evert 0 23 23 Apr 13, 1985 H2H
Wendy Turnbull 6 7 13 Aug 29, 1985 H2H
Mima Jausovec 9 4 13 Jul 21, 1985 H2H
Tracy Austin 0 13 13 Mar 23, 1983 H2H
Joanne Russell 9 3 12 Oct 24, 1985 H2H

Singles Titles (19)

Virginia Ruzici singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
197419 2 — — — 2 — Bucharest, Stuttgart
197520 1 — — — 1 — South Orange
197722 1 — — — 1 — Oldsmar
197823 4 1 — — 3 — Brighton, Gstaad, Kitzbuhel, Roland Garros
198025 4 — — — 4 — Bastad, Gstaad, Kitzbuhel, Salt Lake City
198126 1 — — — 1 — Nassau
198227 4 — — — 4 — Indianapolis, Kitzbuhel, Monte Carlo, Orange
198328 1 — — — 1 — Detroit
198530 1 — — — 1 — Bregenz
Total 19 1 — — 18 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Virginia Ruzici career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1972170110.0%——
197318491330.8%——
19741920183852.6%——
197520771450.0%——
19762130205060.0%——
19772223214452.3%——
19782359268569.4%——
19792452277965.8%——
19802573269973.7%——
19812658308865.9%——
19822749217070.0%——
19832827174461.4%——
19842921234447.7%1944
19853027194658.7%4848
1986310220.0%41185
198732571241.7%168143
Career45527472962.4%——

Career Results by Surface

Virginia Ruzici career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197217 ———————————————— 0110.0%
197318 ————14520.0%0220.0%33650.0% 491330.8%
197419 0220.0%1672369.6%0330.0%25728.6% 20183852.6%
197520 0110.0%741163.6%0110.0%0110.0% 771450.0%
197621 ————28124070.0%25728.6%0330.0% 30205060.0%
197722 45944.4%931275.0%0110.0%10122245.5% 23214452.3%
197823 1492360.9%1942382.6%62875.0%16112759.3% 59268569.4%
197924 1061662.5%1462070.0%1361968.4%1592462.5% 52277965.8%
198025 1451973.7%2753284.4%851361.5%24113568.6% 73269973.7%
198126 551050.0%2783577.1%741163.6%16132955.2% 58308865.9%
198227 1051566.7%2452982.8%21366.7%1181957.9% 49217070.0%
198328 33650.0%1192055.0%31475.0%1041471.4% 27174461.4%
198429 26825.0%1372065.0%11250.0%591435.7% 21234447.7%
198530 761353.8%1762373.9%12333.3%25728.6% 27194658.7%
198631 0110.0%————————0110.0% 0220.0%
198732 0110.0%551050.0%————0110.0% 571241.7%
Career—695512455.6%2188530371.9%43347755.8%1149621054.3%45527472962.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Virginia Ruzici career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198429 24633.3%15616.7%1041471.4%00—— 13132650.0%
198530 0550.0%00——15616.7%00—— 110119.1%
198631 00——00——00——0110.0% 0110.0%
198732 00——0110.0%11250.0%12333.3% 24633.3%
Career 291118.2%16714.3%12102254.5%13425.0% 16284436.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 44/729 (6.0%) of Virginia Ruzici's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Virginia Ruzici advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1972 17 1484 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.15
1973 18 1494 102.8 — — — — +96 -24 — 33.3% -1.19 0–1 0–1 — +1.11
1974 19 1647 134.9 — — — — -93 +57 -167 56.8% +0.64 4–2 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 102.5 +0.45
1975 20 1686 122.9 — — — — — +81 — 51.6% -0.10 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.21
1976 21 1798 142.1 — — — — -256 +110 -320 58.1% +0.62 9–8 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 100.1 -2.30
1977 22 1921 148.4 — — — — -144 +42 — 50.0% +0.01 11–3 (79%) 1–0 — -5.19
1978 23 2093 158.9 — — — — -38 -56 -464 66.3% +1.06 14–6 (70%) 14–6 (70%) 111.1 -8.28
1979 24 1976 151.5 — — — — +51 +40 -194 63.7% +0.92 15–10 (60%) 6–5 (55%) 103.9 -2.80
1980 25 2032 158.1 — — — — +33 +161 -225 69.9% +1.37 14–9 (61%) 10–7 (59%) 101.0 -6.12
1981 26 1921 159.2 — — — — -20 +290 -69 62.6% +0.85 13–7 (65%) 9–6 (60%) 102.2 -7.10
1982 27 1985 156.7 — — — — -60 +261 -118 68.6% +1.30 9–11 (45%) 11–6 (65%) 98.3 -4.30
1983 28 1906 143.9 — — — — +20 +136 -21 60.4% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 +2.52
1984 29 1781 144.4 — — — — -45 +179 — 51.0% +0.29 4–10 (29%) 3–7 (30%) 87.0 -0.86
1985 30 1787 140.6 — — — — -88 +215 +67 57.4% +0.63 7–4 (64%) 4–1 (80%) 102.6 -0.06
1986 31 1735 90.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.00 0–1 — — +0.42
1987 32 1658 111.9 — — — — — +211 — 46.4% -0.14 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +1.28
Career 2125 154.9 — — — — -27 +141 -198 61.0% +0.79 108–81 (57%) 70–52 (57%) 104.0 -4.25

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Virginia Ruzici Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
197318 —R64R64— 0–2 (0%)
197419 —R32R64R64 1–3 (25%)
197520 —R32R128R64 1–3 (25%)
197621 —SFR128QF 8–3 (73%)
197722 ——R64R16 3–2 (60%)
197823 —WQFQF 14–2 (88%)
197924 R32QFR16— 5–3 (62%)
198025 QFFR64R16 11–4 (73%)
198126 R64QFQFR32 9–4 (69%)
198227 —QFR16R16 8–3 (73%)
198328 —R32R16R128 5–3 (62%)
198429 —R16R64R32 6–3 (67%)
198530 —R128R64R128 1–3 (25%)
198732 —R64—— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 2–3
(40%)
32–12
(73%)
18–13
(58%)
21–11
(66%)
73–39
(65%)

WTA 500

Virginia Ruzici WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ADEDLBWASAMEBERCANPORCHALOSORLSTRSYDSYD W-L
Win %
197419 ——R32—————————— 0–1 (0%)
197621 ———————————R32QF 2–2 (50%)
197722 ——R32————R16R32———— 1–3 (25%)
197823 ——QF———SFR32R32———— 5–4 (56%)
197924 F—R32—SF—R32—QF——QF— 11–6 (65%)
198025 QF————FSFQFQF———QF 15–6 (71%)
198126 —————R32SFBR————R16 10–4 (71%)
198227 —————QFR16R32————— 5–3 (62%)
198328 ——————SFQF————— 5–2 (71%)
198429 ———R64R16—R32R16—R16——— 4–5 (44%)
198530 —R32—QFR64R16R32QF————— 10–6 (62%)
198732 ——————R32———QF—— 2–2 (50%)
W-L 6–2
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
2–4
(33%)
3–2
(60%)
5–3
(62%)
10–4
(71%)
13–9
(59%)
14–8
(64%)
4–4
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
6–3
(67%)
70–44
(61%)

WTA 250

Virginia Ruzici WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ATLBADBARBUCCINDALEASGSTHAMHOUKITMADMCMELNAPNWPITASOFSTOSTUTKYVIEAMEAMSATHBIRBOCBOSBOUBREBRICANCARCHICLUDEEDENDETDUREASEASEDIFORHARHILHILHOLJACKANKEYLANLASLONLONLUGMAHMANMARMINMISMONNASOAKOKLOLDORAORLPALPERPERPHIPHOPORPRIRICSALSANSANSÃOSARSEASEASOUTALTAMZUR W-L
Win %
197217 ——————————————————————————————————F——————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
197318 ————————————QF———R64——QF——————————————————QF——R16———————————R64——————————————————R16————————————— 4–7 (36%)
197419 ——QFW—R32—————SF——QFR64R32——W———————————QFQF————R16———R16R16————QF————R16——————R32—————————————————————————— 19–14 (58%)
197520 ————————R16———————R32———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32——R32——W——— 6–4 (60%)
197621 ——F——R32R64—SF—FSF—R32R32—R16——————————R32R16——SF————————————R16———————R16——————————————————————————————SF—— 20–15 (57%)
197722 R16————R16———R32———————BR———————————————R16———QF————————R32—————BR—————R16—————W—————R16R16————R16QFR32——R16———— 19–16 (54%)
197823 R16————R16R16WFR32W———R16—F———QF——————R16——WF—R32———R32————————R16—R32—————————QF———————————BR——————————————— 38–17 (69%)
197924 ——————R16——QFQF——SFQF—QF—SF——SF————————QF——R16———F————————QF————————SF——————QF———————R32R32—————————QF——QF— 36–18 (67%)
198025 —W———R32R32W—QFW———R16———SF———SFF———QF——QF————QF—QF—————————————R16———R32——————R16——————F—————W—————QF———— 47–16 (75%)
198126 ————QFBR————SF———F———————SF————QF——R32——R16—R32—R16——RR———————SF—RR———FQF—————W———F——R16F——————————————R32— 39–22 (64%)
198227 ———————F——W—W—W———————R16———————QF——R32—QF—QF——R16———————QF—————SF——————FQF——W———R32————QF——————QF——QF— 36–15 (71%)
198328 ——————————————SF———————R32———————R16——————W—————R16——————————R32QFR16QF————————QFR32—R16———————————————— 17–11 (61%)
198429 —————QF———R32——————————R16——————R32——QF——R32——R32——R32———————————————R64R32SF————R32——————QF———————————————R32 11–14 (44%)
198530 ——QF——R32———————————————————R32———WR16——————————————QF———————————R32——QF————————————R32——————F————R32 16–10 (62%)
198631 ——————————————————————————R128————————————————————————————————————R32—————————————————————— 0–2 (0%)
198732 —R16——————————————R32———————R32————————————————————————R128———————————————————————————————————— 2–4 (33%)
W-L 2–2
(50%)
5–1
(83%)
6–3
(67%)
3–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
7–9
(44%)
5–4
(56%)
7–1
(88%)
8–3
(73%)
4–5
(44%)
19–3
(86%)
2–2
(50%)
5–1
(83%)
3–2
(60%)
19–7
(73%)
0–1
(0%)
10–7
(59%)
0–1
(0%)
6–2
(75%)
5–1
(83%)
2–2
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
7–4
(64%)
4–1
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
5–5
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
15–7
(68%)
9–3
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
3–6
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
4–3
(57%)
0–1
(0%)
18–7
(72%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–3
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
4–3
(57%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
2–4
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
7–3
(70%)
7–5
(58%)
1–2
(33%)
6–3
(67%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
5–1
(83%)
5–4
(56%)
0–1
(0%)
5–0
(100%)
5–1
(83%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
12–5
(71%)
4–4
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
4–0
(100%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
7–4
(64%)
4–0
(100%)
3–1
(75%)
4–3
(57%)
0–2
(0%)
310–186
(62%)

WTA Finals

Virginia Ruzici WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge COLWTA W-L
Win %
197823 BR— 2–3 (40%)
198328 —R16 0–1 (0%)
198429 —R16 0–1 (0%)
W-L 2–3
(40%)
0–2
(0%)
2–5
(29%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
16
Career-high date
Apr 2, 1984
First Top 100
Jan 2, 1984
First Top 50
Jan 2, 1984
First Top 20
Jan 2, 1984
First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

Virginia Ruzici ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
198429212317252422212523364144
198530—48——————————
19863144444261585484109136185185—
198732————168151139136138137142143
198833142144142144213268264—————

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is also incomplete; recorded win-loss totals, surface splits and head-to-head counts may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Virginia Ruzici's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Mima Jausovec SLO #23 2,092 585 339 246 57.9% $933,926 7 1 0 1972–1988 Rivalries Match log
Alycia Moulton USA #18 1,918 274 145 129 52.9% $468,748 3 0 0 1978–1988 Rivalries Match log
Sandra Cecchini ITA #15 1,936 517 300 217 58.0% $1,319,152 11 0 0 1981–1998 Rivalries Match log
Laura Arraya PER #14 1,922 474 270 204 57.0% $1,005,589 10 0 0 1981–1993 Rivalries Match log
Rosalyn Fairbank USA #15 1,932 646 336 310 52.0% $1,701,944 1 0 0 1978–1995 Rivalries Match log
Greer Stevens RSA #10 2,118 230 139 91 60.4% — 5 0 0 1973–1980 Rivalries Match log
Bonnie Gadusek USA #10 2,076 283 189 94 66.8% $504,238 8 0 0 1980–1987 Rivalries Match log
Pam Casale USA #14 1,944 315 168 147 53.3% — 0 0 0 1980–1990 Rivalries Match log
Melissa Gurney USA #17 1,884 124 63 61 50.8% $185,616 2 0 0 1984–1989 Rivalries Match log
Kate Gompert USA #18 1,871 166 85 81 51.2% $187,076 0 0 0 1980–1990 Rivalries Match log
Eva Pfaff GER #17 1,902 357 155 202 43.4% $771,379 0 0 0 1977–1992 Rivalries Match log
Anne White USA #19 1,847 228 110 118 48.2% $411,022 1 0 0 1978–1990 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Virginia Ruzici born?
Virginia Ruzici was born on January 31, 1955.
Which country did Virginia Ruzici represent?
Virginia Ruzici represented Romania in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Virginia Ruzici?
Virginia Ruzici is 173 cm / 5'8".
Does Virginia Ruzici use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Virginia Ruzici uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Virginia Ruzici left-handed or right-handed?
Virginia Ruzici plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Virginia Ruzici won?
Virginia Ruzici has won 1 Grand Slam singles title. The most recent was Roland Garros in 1978.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Virginia Ruzici won?
TennisDB does not group any of Virginia Ruzici's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Virginia Ruzici won?
TennisDB records 19 WTA singles titles for Virginia Ruzici across all categories. The most recent was Bregenz in 1985.
What is Virginia Ruzici's highest WTA ranking?
Virginia Ruzici's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 16, first achieved on April 2, 1984.
What is Virginia Ruzici's career win-loss record?
Virginia Ruzici has 455 wins and 274 losses (62.4%) in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1972 through 1987.
How much career prize money has Virginia Ruzici earned?
Virginia Ruzici has earned at least $1,183,728 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Virginia Ruzici's career appear in TennisDB?
Virginia Ruzici appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1972 through 1987.
On which surface does Virginia Ruzici have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Virginia Ruzici's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 71.9% (218–85).
Who has Virginia Ruzici faced most often?
Virginia Ruzici's most frequent opponent is Chris Evert, with a head-to-head record of 0–23 across 23 meetings.