How old is Virginia Ruzici?

Virginia Ruzici is 71 years old, born on January 31, 1955.

Which country is Virginia Ruzici from?

Virginia Ruzici is from Romania.

How tall is Virginia Ruzici?

Virginia Ruzici is 173 cm / 5'8".

Is Virginia Ruzici left-handed or right-handed?

Virginia Ruzici plays right-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Virginia Ruzici won?

Virginia Ruzici has won 1 Grand Slam title. The most recent was Roland Garros in 1978.

How many WTA 1000 titles has Virginia Ruzici won?

Virginia Ruzici has not won a WTA 1000 title.

How many WTA titles has Virginia Ruzici won?

Virginia Ruzici has won 20 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title 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 a career WTA singles record of 458 wins and 274 losses (62.6%).

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.

When did Virginia Ruzici play professional tennis?

Virginia Ruzici turned professional in 1972 and was active through 1987.

What is Virginia Ruzici's best surface?

Virginia Ruzici's best surface is clay court with a 71.9% win rate (218W-85L).

Who is Virginia Ruzici's biggest rival?

Virginia Ruzici's most frequent opponent is Chris Evert, with a head-to-head record of 0–23 across 23 meetings.

Virginia Ruzici

ROU Age 71 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed Pro 1972–1987

Peak ranking

16 (Apr 2, 1984)

Elo peak

2122 (96.6%ile)

Career record

458–274 (62.6%)

Career titles

Prize money

$1,183,728

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Oct 15, 1987*	Filderstadt	WTA 250	R32	Carpet	Nathalie Tauziat #27	5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data
Oct 8, 1987*	Athens	WTA 250	R32	Clay	Alexia Dechaume Balleret	6-2 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jul 10, 1987*	Bastad	WTA 250	R16	Clay	Tine Scheuer Larsen	1-6 6-2 5-7	L	H2H	Match data
Jul 9, 1987*	Bastad	WTA 250	R32	Clay	Susan Mascarin #173	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 28, 1987*	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	R64	Clay	Eva Krapl #132	5-7 7-5 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
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

Titles (20)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	WTA 1000	500	250	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1974	19	2	—	—	1	1	—	Bucharest , Stuttgart
1975	20	1	—	—	—	1	—	South Orange
1977	22	1	—	—	—	1	—	Oldsmar
1978	23	4	1	—	—	3	—	Brighton , Gstaad , Kitzbuhel , Roland Garros
1980	25	4	—	—	—	4	—	Bastad , Gstaad , Kitzbuhel , Salt Lake City
1981	26	2	—	—	—	2	—	Bucharest University Games , Nassau
1982	27	4	—	—	—	4	—	Indianapolis , Kitzbuhel , Monte Carlo , Orange
1983	28	1	—	—	—	1	—	Detroit
1985	30	1	—	—	—	1	—	Bregenz
Total		20	1	—	1	18	—

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1972	17	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1973	18	4	9	13	30.8%	—	—
1974	19	20	18	38	52.6%	—	—
1975	20	7	7	14	50.0%	—	—
1976	21	30	20	50	60.0%	—	—
1977	22	23	21	44	52.3%	—	—
1978	23	59	26	85	69.4%	—	—
1979	24	52	27	79	65.8%	—	—
1980	25	73	26	99	73.7%	—	—
1981	26	61	30	91	67.0%	—	—
1982	27	49	21	70	70.0%	—	—
1983	28	27	17	44	61.4%	—	—
1984	29	21	23	44	47.7%	19	44
1985	30	27	19	46	58.7%	48	48
1986	31	0	2	2	0.0%	41	185
1987	32	5	7	12	41.7%	168	143
Career		458	274	732	62.6%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1972	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1973	18	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	4	9	13	30.8%
1974	19	0	2	2	0.0%	16	7	23	69.6%	0	3	3	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	20	18	38	52.6%
1975	20	0	1	1	0.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	7	14	50.0%
1976	21	—	—	—	—	28	12	40	70.0%	2	5	7	28.6%	0	3	3	0.0%	30	20	50	60.0%
1977	22	4	5	9	44.4%	9	3	12	75.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	10	12	22	45.5%	23	21	44	52.3%
1978	23	14	9	23	60.9%	19	4	23	82.6%	6	2	8	75.0%	16	11	27	59.3%	59	26	85	69.4%
1979	24	10	6	16	62.5%	14	6	20	70.0%	13	6	19	68.4%	15	9	24	62.5%	52	27	79	65.8%
1980	25	14	5	19	73.7%	27	5	32	84.4%	8	5	13	61.5%	24	11	35	68.6%	73	26	99	73.7%
1981	26	5	5	10	50.0%	27	8	35	77.1%	7	4	11	63.6%	16	13	29	55.2%	61	30	91	67.0%
1982	27	10	5	15	66.7%	24	5	29	82.8%	2	1	3	66.7%	11	8	19	57.9%	49	21	70	70.0%
1983	28	3	3	6	50.0%	11	9	20	55.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	10	4	14	71.4%	27	17	44	61.4%
1984	29	2	6	8	25.0%	13	7	20	65.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	5	9	14	35.7%	21	23	44	47.7%
1985	30	7	6	13	53.8%	17	6	23	73.9%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	5	7	28.6%	27	19	46	58.7%
1986	31	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1987	32	0	1	1	0.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	5	7	12	41.7%
Career	—	69	55	124	55.6%	218	85	303	71.9%	43	34	77	55.8%	114	96	210	54.3%	458	274	732	62.6%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1984	29	2	4	6	33.3%	1	5	6	16.7%	11	4	15	73.3%	0	0	—	—	14	13	27	51.9%
1985	30	0	6	6	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	6	8	14	42.9%	0	0	—	—	8	17	25	32.0%
1986	31	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1987	32	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%
Career		2	10	12	16.7%	3	9	12	25.0%	18	13	31	58.1%	2	3	5	40.0%	25	35	60	41.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 60/732 (8.2%) of Virginia Ruzici's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1972	17	1484	40	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	19	100	—	0	0	—
1973	18	1494	55	69	18	—	33.3%	-1.21	58	33	—	0	1	—
1974	19	1651	85	55	86	14	56.8%	+0.64	79	40	67	3	5	38
1975	20	1688	85	—	90	—	51.6%	-0.07	81	13	33	1	0	—
1976	21	1796	90	10	94	4	58.1%	+0.69	75	45	53	4	3	57
1977	22	1918	95	84	93	—	50.0%	-0.12	95	19	79	1	0	—
1978	23	2094	99	94	98	74	66.3%	+1.14	93	56	70	14	6	70
1979	24	1966	97	95	94	89	63.7%	+1.00	85	70	60	6	5	55
1980	25	2028	99	98	99	93	69.9%	+1.47	96	73	61	10	7	59
1981	26	1921	98	92	99	92	63.8%	+1.00	96	59	65	9	6	60
1982	27	1982	98	94	99	90	68.6%	+1.48	91	68	45	11	6	65
1983	28	1906	93	93	95	91	60.4%	+0.94	75	39	60	3	4	43
1984	29	1781	86	83	94	—	51.0%	+0.44	84	17	29	3	7	30
1985	30	1787	90	77	96	88	57.4%	+0.67	73	35	64	4	1	80
1986	31	1735	85	—	—	—	20.0%	-3.42	9	0	—	0	0	—
1987	32	1658	81	—	93	—	46.4%	-0.11	39	14	25	1	1	—
Career		1880	92	89	94	75	61.1%	+0.73	84	47	57	70	52	57

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1973	18	—	R64	R64	—
1974	19	—	R32	R64	R64
1975	20	—	R32	R128	R64
1976	21	—	SF	R128	QF
1977	22	—	—	R64	R16
1978	23	—	W	QF	QF
1979	24	R32	QF	R16	—
1980	25	QF	F	R64	R16
1981	26	R64	QF	QF	R32
1982	27	—	QF	R16	R16
1983	28	—	R32	R16	R128
1984	29	—	R16	R64	R32
1985	30	—	R128	R64	R128
1987	32	—	R64	—	—

WTA 1000

Season	Age	CIN	DLB	MAD	ROM	MON
1973	18	—	—	—	R64	—
1974	19	—	—	SF	R32	—
1975	20	—	—	—	R32	—
1976	21	—	—	—	R16	—
1978	23	—	—	—	F	F
1979	24	—	—	—	QF	—
1980	25	—	—	—	—	F
1981	26	QF	—	—	—	—
1982	27	—	—	—	—	QF
1985	30	—	R32	—	—	—
1987	32	—	—	—	R32	—

WTA 500

Season	Age	ADE	STU	WAS	BER	LOS	STR	SYD
1973	18	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—
1974	19	—	W	—	—	—	—	—
1976	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32
1977	22	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—
1978	23	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—
1979	24	F	—	—	SF	QF	—	QF
1980	25	QF	—	—	—	QF	—	QF
1981	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16
1984	29	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—
1985	30	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—
1987	32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—

WTA 250

Season	Age	ATL	BAD	BAR	BUC	DAL	EAS	GST	HAM	HOU	KIT	MAD	MC	MEL	NAP	NWP	STO	TKY	VIE	WAS	AME	AMS	ATH	BIR	BOC	BOS	BOU	BRE	BRI	CAR	CHI	CLU	DEE	DEN	DET	DUR	EAS	EAS	EDI	FIL	FOR	HAR	HIL	HIL	HOL	JAC	KAN	KEY	LAN	LAS	LON	LON	LUG	MAH	MAN	MAR	MIN	MIS	MON	NAS	NEW	OAK	OKL	OLD	ORA	ORL	PAL	PAL	PER	PER	PHI	PHO	POR	PRI	RIC	SAL	SAN	SAN	SAO	SAR	SEA	SEA	SOU	TAL	TAM	TOR	ZUR
1972	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1973	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1974	19	—	—	QF	W	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—
1975	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	W	—	—	—	—
1976	21	—	—	F	—	R32	R64	—	SF	—	F	SF	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	SF	—
1977	22	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—
1978	23	R16	—	—	—	R16	R16	W	F	R32	W	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	W	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	24	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	SF	QF	—	SF	—	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—
1980	25	—	W	—	—	R32	R32	W	—	QF	W	—	—	—	R16	—	SF	—	—	—	SF	F	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—
1981	26	—	—	—	W	SF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	RR	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	SF	—	RR	—	—	—	F	QF	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	R16	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—
1982	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	W	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	QF	—	QF	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	QF	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—
1983	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	29	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32
1985	30	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	W	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	R16	R32
1986	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

WTA Finals

Season	Age	WTA
1983	28	R16
1984	29	R16

Data coverage note: WTA ranking data is unavailable before 1983 from any current source. Weeks at #1, year-end finishes, and peak ranking for this player's early career may be incomplete or absent.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

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

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1984	29	21	23	17	25	24	22	21	25	23	36	41	44
1985	30	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	31	44	44	42	61	58	54	84	109	136	185	185	—
1987	32	—	—	—	—	168	151	139	136	138	137	142	143
1988	33	142	144	142	144	213	268	264	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Grand Slams	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Billie Jean King	—	13	2,402	9	72	844	684	160	81.0%	1968-1983	Match log
Dianne Fromholtz	AUS	19	2,167	0	22	748	466	282	62.3%	1971-1990	Match log
Mima Jausovec	SLO	23	2,088	1	7	585	339	246	57.9%	1972-1988	Match log
Rosalyn Fairbank	USA	15	1,933	0	1	645	336	309	52.1%	1978-1995	Match log
Sandra Cecchini	ITA	15	1,937	0	11	514	299	215	58.2%	1981-1998	Match log
Laura Arraya	PER	14	1,922	0	10	474	270	204	57.0%	1981-1993	Match log
Betsy Nagelsen	USA	25	1,885	0	6	590	266	324	45.1%	1972-1994	Match log
Larisa Savchenko	URS	13	1,926	0	2	477	238	239	49.9%	1983-1999	Match log
Gigi Fernandez	USA	17	1,912	0	2	444	227	217	51.1%	1982-1997	Match log
Anne Minter	AUS	23	1,876	0	5	442	219	223	49.5%	1979-1993	Match log
Patty Fendick	USA	19	1,883	0	3	361	199	162	55.1%	1982-1995	Match log
Terry Phelps	USA	20	1,869	0	1	359	188	171	52.4%	1982-1990	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Virginia Ruzici?: Virginia Ruzici is 71 years old, born on January 31, 1955.
Which country is Virginia Ruzici from?: Virginia Ruzici is from Romania.
How tall is Virginia Ruzici?: Virginia Ruzici is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is Virginia Ruzici left-handed or right-handed?: Virginia Ruzici plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Virginia Ruzici won?: Virginia Ruzici has won 1 Grand Slam title. The most recent was Roland Garros in 1978.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Virginia Ruzici won?: Virginia Ruzici has not won a WTA 1000 title.
How many WTA titles has Virginia Ruzici won?: Virginia Ruzici has won 20 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title 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 a career WTA singles record of 458 wins and 274 losses (62.6%).
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.
When did Virginia Ruzici play professional tennis?: Virginia Ruzici turned professional in 1972 and was active through 1987.
What is Virginia Ruzici's best surface?: Virginia Ruzici's best surface is clay court with a 71.9% win rate (218W-85L).
Who is Virginia Ruzici's biggest rival?: Virginia Ruzici's most frequent opponent is Chris Evert, with a head-to-head record of 0–23 across 23 meetings.