H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs Maria Sakkari H2H: 0-1

Maria Sakkari holds a 1–0 lead over Elena-Gabriela Ruse in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Maria Sakkari leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Maria Sakkari won the 2025 Qatar Open first round 4-6 6-3 4-0.

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Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Romania Age 28 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Maria Sakkari
Greece Age 31 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Maria Sakkari #29 4-6 6-3 4-0 (ret.) Elena-Gabriela Ruse #112 Match data Feb 9, 2025 R64 Qatar Open WTA 1000 Hard

Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Elena-Gabriela Ruse #64 #51 1,127 1,879 63 84 42.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Maria Sakkari #35 #3 5,085 2,034 266 211 55.8% 0 1 0 0 1 2

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Elena-Gabriela Ruse Maria Sakkari
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2016 0–1 0.0% #266 1,489 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2017 1–1 50.0% #243 1,499 0 0 2015 0–1 0.0% #169 1,479 0 0
20 2018 1–4 20.0% #251 1,515 0 0 2016 5–12 29.4% #98 1,497 0 0
21 2019 2–4 33.3% #185 1,575 0 0 2017 18–17 51.4% #53 1,681 0 0
22 2020 0–1 0.0% #159 1,596 0 0 2018 22–24 47.8% #41 1,682 0 0
23 2021 11–6 64.7% #87 1,733 0 1 2019 29–22 56.9% #23 1,801 0 1
24 2022 9–19 32.1% #117 1,644 0 1 2020 20–11 64.5% #22 1,884 0 1
25 2023 7–8 46.7% #128 1,718 0 1 2021 38–20 65.5% #6 1,955 0 1
26 2024 5–7 41.7% #121 1,712 0 1 2022 40–23 63.5% #6 1,919 0 1
27 2025 13–15 46.4% #88 1,738 0 1 2023 35–24 59.3% #9 1,883 0 2
28 2026 14–18 43.8% #64 1,825 0 1 2024 21–15 58.3% #32 1,838 0 2
29 — — — — — — — 2025 20–25 44.4% #52 1,782 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 2026 18–17 51.4% #35 1,820 0 2

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Elena-Gabriela Ruse Maria Sakkari
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2017 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2018 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 2016 2 9 11 18.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2019 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2017 9 7 16 56.3% 5 8 13 38.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
22 2020 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2018 15 17 32 46.9% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 2021 2 4 6 33.3% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — 2019 11 13 24 45.8% 13 5 18 72.2% 5 4 9 55.6%
24 2022 7 10 17 41.2% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 2020 18 9 27 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
25 2023 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2021 28 15 43 65.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2024 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2022 25 14 39 64.1% 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6%
27 2025 4 10 14 28.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2023 26 17 43 60.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1%
28 2026 5 10 15 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 2024 10 7 17 58.8% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 11 16 27 40.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 13 9 22 59.1% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0%
Career — 26 45 71 36.6% 25 26 51 49.0% 12 13 25 48.0% — 168 134 302 55.6% 69 50 119 58.0% 29 27 56 51.8%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 137/147 of Elena-Gabriela Ruse's and 452/476 of Maria Sakkari's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Elena-Gabriela Ruse Maria Sakkari
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 2016 1/1 0.0 4.0 59.3% 58.3% 48.5% 50.0% 16.7% 54.3% 32.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2017 2/2 0.5 3.0 67.1% 67.2% 52.5% 60.0% 40.3% 62.4% 45.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2018 5/5 2.0 6.4 59.0% 61.7% 40.7% 51.0% 31.7% 52.9% 40.6% 2016 17/17 2.2 1.9 70.8% 59.0% 39.3% 49.2% 38.2% 53.2% 43.5%
21 2019 6/6 3.2 7.2 57.4% 64.9% 40.0% 55.8% 47.3% 53.9% 42.8% 2017 34/35 2.0 2.3 66.5% 59.8% 45.7% 47.5% 48.3% 55.0% 43.1%
22 2020 1/1 2.0 12.0 50.6% 67.5% 20.5% 40.0% 44.4% 44.3% 49.3% 2018 45/46 2.5 3.8 58.6% 63.6% 47.3% 54.1% 49.5% 56.8% 42.6%
23 2021 16/17 2.1 4.2 52.6% 61.1% 44.3% 56.9% 41.0% 53.2% 47.9% 2019 51/51 4.0 4.1 58.3% 65.3% 47.4% 54.0% 48.7% 58.1% 44.7%
24 2022 28/28 2.7 6.4 54.3% 59.8% 39.8% 47.1% 52.0% 50.3% 43.6% 2020 31/31 4.6 3.9 60.8% 67.5% 50.3% 52.5% 44.3% 60.6% 43.3%
25 2023 15/15 2.1 3.7 60.1% 62.8% 45.1% 51.3% 45.3% 55.7% 45.2% 2021 51/58 4.3 3.8 56.7% 70.7% 47.6% 60.0% 45.4% 60.6% 44.7%
26 2024 12/12 3.1 4.8 56.3% 66.5% 45.0% 48.5% 46.9% 57.1% 43.8% 2022 63/63 4.1 3.7 58.5% 68.7% 49.4% 56.8% 43.5% 60.7% 43.4%
27 2025 20/28 3.4 5.3 57.1% 63.8% 42.7% 50.7% 44.8% 54.6% 44.2% 2023 59/59 3.7 3.3 59.6% 67.2% 48.5% 61.6% 44.4% 59.5% 43.0%
28 2026 31/32 3.5 4.4 54.5% 63.6% 43.5% 46.2% 41.9% 54.5% 41.7% 2024 32/36 3.3 3.4 59.1% 68.5% 46.1% 58.0% 46.4% 59.4% 42.9%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 35/45 3.0 3.5 60.2% 63.2% 46.5% 50.3% 42.9% 56.3% 42.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 34/35 2.9 2.4 61.6% 64.1% 51.0% 52.1% 52.4% 58.6% 42.2%
Career — 137/147 2.8 5.1 55.9% 62.8% 42.8% 49.8% 44.8% 53.8% 43.8% — 452/477 3.5 3.4 60.1% 65.9% 47.7% 55.1% 46.0% 58.5% 43.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Elena-Gabriela Ruse Maria Sakkari
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 2016 1490 98.7 -0.62 -1.13 0.716 45.6% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2017 1500 110.1 +1.92 +0.08 1.209 53.2% — — — 50.0% +1.00 — — — +0.02 2015 1480 95.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.33
20 2018 1516 104.7 -1.81 -0.97 0.863 46.9% — -56 — 35.7% -1.07 1–3 (25%) — — -0.26 2016 1498 118.0 -1.88 -0.74 0.929 48.0% -42 +76 — 39.5% -0.84 2–7 (22%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.27
21 2019 1576 112.4 -1.50 -0.43 0.929 48.6% — — +127 40.0% -0.53 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 98.1 +0.04 2017 1682 121.4 -0.82 -0.68 0.959 49.1% -31 -161 -2 50.0% -0.47 7–5 (58%) 6–2 (75%) 106.7 +0.44
22 2020 1596 103.9 -0.65 -1.59 0.886 46.8% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.16 2018 1683 137.5 +0.35 +0.12 0.988 50.0% -28 -6 -50 50.0% -0.06 4–8 (33%) 6–3 (67%) 99.9 +0.34
23 2021 1734 130.5 -1.03 +3.03 1.022 50.4% -61 -36 — 57.1% +0.17 3–0 (100%) 3–2 (60%) 106.0 -1.45 2019 1802 145.4 +1.49 +2.58 1.067 51.3% -77 +60 -130 54.6% +0.29 10–9 (53%) 6–6 (50%) 103.4 -0.39
24 2022 1645 129.0 -4.15 +1.25 0.878 46.9% +43 -2 +6 35.8% -1.05 5–6 (45%) 4–3 (57%) 99.8 -1.74 2020 1885 152.6 +2.80 +1.40 1.098 51.8% +7 -62 — 61.8% +0.51 7–7 (50%) 9–1 (90%) 106.7 +0.50
25 2023 1719 130.0 -0.54 +1.50 1.019 50.3% +17 -31 — 47.2% -0.11 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +0.07 2021 1955 163.4 +4.17 +3.15 1.135 52.3% +3 -36 — 64.3% +0.98 8–11 (42%) 5–8 (38%) 94.2 -1.76
26 2024 1712 125.1 -0.24 +0.71 1.021 50.3% +7 +61 — 46.7% -0.13 2–4 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.75 2022 1919 155.0 +3.75 +1.73 1.104 51.9% +44 +18 -164 61.6% +0.74 12–12 (50%) 7–10 (41%) 93.6 +1.65
27 2025 1739 136.2 -1.30 +0.87 0.973 49.3% -39 +49 +93 47.6% -0.05 4–4 (50%) 2–7 (22%) 96.0 -1.51 2023 1884 156.5 +2.61 +1.63 1.060 51.1% +44 +25 -123 55.9% +0.47 12–8 (60%) 6–8 (43%) 99.9 +0.82
28 2026 1826 140.2 -1.37 -0.09 0.917 48.1% -76 -77 +97 45.1% -0.45 3–4 (43%) 4–1 (80%) 101.3 -2.57 2024 1839 149.7 +2.38 +0.63 1.058 51.4% +92 +66 -85 58.4% +0.87 4–5 (44%) 2–4 (33%) 97.5 +2.20
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1782 142.5 +0.02 -0.02 0.982 49.5% +21 +84 -66 44.4% -0.39 5–5 (50%) 7–6 (54%) 99.1 -1.36
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1820 146.8 +1.96 +0.37 1.021 50.5% +45 +1 -112 50.6% +0.12 6–5 (55%) 4–6 (40%) 98.2 +0.37
Career — 1880 134.9 -1.66 +0.87 0.948 48.8% -15 -15 +85 44.2% -0.40 22–26 (46%) 17–18 (49%) 97.9 -5.52 — 2034 152.6 +1.91 +1.20 1.046 50.9% +11 +8 -103 55.0% +0.30 77–82 (48%) 59–56 (51%) 99.5 +0.60

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.