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

Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs Polona Hercog H2H: 0-1

Polona Hercog holds a 1–0 lead over Elena-Gabriela Ruse in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Polona Hercog leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Polona Hercog won the 2018 Bucharest first round 2-6 6-2 6-3.

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Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Romania Age 28 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Polona Hercog
Slovenia Age 35 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Polona Hercog #90 2-6 6-2 6-3 Elena-Gabriela Ruse #182 Match data Jul 19, 2018* R32 Bucharest International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. 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
Polona Hercog #236 #35 1,605 1,767 170 214 44.3% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Polona Hercog
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 2007 0–1 0.0% #375 1,488 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2008 0–2 0.0% #245 1,470 0 0
18 2016 0–1 0.0% #266 1,489 0 0 2009 6–8 42.9% #68 1,501 0 0
19 2017 1–1 50.0% #243 1,499 0 0 2010 26–24 52.0% #47 1,633 0 0
20 2018 1–4 20.0% #251 1,515 0 0 2011 27–25 51.9% #36 1,698 0 1
21 2019 2–4 33.3% #185 1,575 0 0 2012 14–21 40.0% #76 1,665 0 2
22 2020 0–1 0.0% #159 1,596 0 0 2013 10–10 50.0% #65 1,673 0 2
23 2021 11–6 64.7% #87 1,733 0 1 2014 12–16 42.9% #97 1,638 0 2
24 2022 9–19 32.1% #117 1,644 0 1 2015 19–23 45.2% #73 1,606 0 2
25 2023 7–8 46.7% #128 1,718 0 1 2016 10–18 35.7% #143 1,558 0 2
26 2024 5–7 41.7% #121 1,712 0 1 2017 2–2 50.0% #101 1,571 0 2
27 2025 13–15 46.4% #88 1,738 0 1 2018 15–19 44.1% #85 1,623 0 2
28 2026 14–18 43.8% #64 1,825 0 1 2019 19–21 47.5% #49 1,715 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 2020 6–8 42.9% #49 1,684 0 3
30 — — — — — — — 2021 4–15 21.1% #134 1,589 0 3
35 — — — — — — — 2026 0–1 0.0% #236 1,563 0 3

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 Polona Hercog
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 1 4 5 20.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — —
19 2017 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 13 13 26 50.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2018 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2011 10 14 24 41.7% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 2019 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2012 4 12 16 25.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2020 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2013 7 8 15 46.7% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2021 2 4 6 33.3% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — — — — — 2014 3 8 11 27.3% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
24 2022 7 10 17 41.2% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2015 10 15 25 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
25 2023 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2016 1 8 9 11.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
26 2024 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2017 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2025 4 10 14 28.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2018 4 9 13 30.8% 10 7 17 58.8% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
28 2026 5 10 15 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2019 6 14 20 30.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 2 8 10 20.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 26 45 71 36.6% 25 26 51 49.0% 12 13 25 48.0% — — — — — 62 117 179 34.6% 97 75 172 56.4% 11 21 32 34.4% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 352/384 of Polona Hercog'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 Polona Hercog
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%
16 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 1/1 6.0 5.0 69.5% 58.5% 36.1% 41.7% 80.0% 51.7% 39.4%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 1/2 0.0 5.0 84.0% 47.1% 23.1% 41.7% 62.5% 43.2% 45.7%
18 2016 1/1 0.0 4.0 59.3% 58.3% 48.5% 50.0% 16.7% 54.3% 32.7% 2009 13/14 2.1 2.8 61.8% 62.6% 45.1% 51.3% 42.4% 55.6% 39.8%
19 2017 2/2 0.5 3.0 67.1% 67.2% 52.5% 60.0% 40.3% 62.4% 45.5% 2010 46/50 2.2 2.7 62.0% 64.2% 48.6% 54.1% 48.1% 58.3% 42.8%
20 2018 5/5 2.0 6.4 59.0% 61.7% 40.7% 51.0% 31.7% 52.9% 40.6% 2011 46/52 2.6 2.7 65.1% 62.0% 48.8% 53.0% 47.3% 57.5% 41.9%
21 2019 6/6 3.2 7.2 57.4% 64.9% 40.0% 55.8% 47.3% 53.9% 42.8% 2012 33/35 2.2 2.4 60.0% 62.3% 44.3% 46.0% 48.7% 54.8% 40.5%
22 2020 1/1 2.0 12.0 50.6% 67.5% 20.5% 40.0% 44.4% 44.3% 49.3% 2013 14/20 2.7 2.5 66.6% 64.4% 51.1% 53.5% 45.6% 60.1% 42.5%
23 2021 16/17 2.1 4.2 52.6% 61.1% 44.3% 56.9% 41.0% 53.2% 47.9% 2014 24/28 3.0 2.8 57.1% 63.5% 46.2% 54.4% 38.9% 55.9% 39.8%
24 2022 28/28 2.7 6.4 54.3% 59.8% 39.8% 47.1% 52.0% 50.3% 43.6% 2015 37/42 2.8 3.1 63.8% 65.6% 52.4% 50.3% 53.0% 60.8% 40.6%
25 2023 15/15 2.1 3.7 60.1% 62.8% 45.1% 51.3% 45.3% 55.7% 45.2% 2016 26/28 2.0 3.4 58.7% 59.2% 43.1% 50.2% 52.7% 52.7% 43.8%
26 2024 12/12 3.1 4.8 56.3% 66.5% 45.0% 48.5% 46.9% 57.1% 43.8% 2017 4/4 3.8 3.8 60.4% 66.7% 48.5% 45.5% 48.2% 59.6% 45.1%
27 2025 20/28 3.4 5.3 57.1% 63.8% 42.7% 50.7% 44.8% 54.6% 44.2% 2018 34/34 3.2 3.9 55.6% 63.3% 48.9% 62.2% 37.8% 56.8% 41.5%
28 2026 31/32 3.5 4.4 54.5% 63.6% 43.5% 46.2% 41.9% 54.5% 41.7% 2019 39/40 3.5 4.3 55.9% 67.1% 48.4% 54.9% 46.8% 58.6% 40.7%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 14/14 2.1 3.4 56.8% 63.2% 46.7% 52.4% 53.1% 55.6% 44.0%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 19/19 3.4 3.6 55.4% 63.7% 43.6% 44.1% 34.2% 55.0% 39.2%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 1/1 0.0 1.0 37.5% 100.0% 40.0% — — 62.5% 14.3%
Career — 137/147 2.8 5.1 55.9% 62.8% 42.8% 49.8% 44.8% 53.8% 43.8% — 352/384 2.7 3.2 60.1% 63.7% 47.5% 52.3% 46.3% 57.1% 41.4%

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 Polona Hercog
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1489 100.3 -2.72 -1.27 0.816 46.1% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.06
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1470 102.5 -2.06 -1.94 0.805 44.4% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18
18 2016 1490 98.7 -0.62 -1.13 0.716 45.6% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.07 2009 1501 106.8 +0.29 -3.10 0.898 48.1% -40 +89 — 40.6% -0.53 3–1 (75%) 1–2 (33%) 102.8 +0.08
19 2017 1500 110.1 +1.92 +0.08 1.209 53.2% — — — 50.0% +1.00 — — — +0.02 2010 1634 130.1 +2.35 -0.89 1.024 50.4% -68 +49 — 50.0% +0.14 4–8 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.6 -0.18
20 2018 1516 104.7 -1.81 -0.97 0.863 46.9% — -56 — 35.7% -1.07 1–3 (25%) — — -0.26 2011 1699 128.3 +1.64 -2.16 0.985 49.5% -94 +106 -139 51.3% +0.03 9–6 (60%) 5–8 (38%) 100.2 -0.20
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 2012 1666 121.2 -0.89 -2.18 0.897 47.5% -100 +153 — 40.3% -0.94 4–3 (57%) 3–4 (43%) 101.7 -1.34
22 2020 1596 103.9 -0.65 -1.59 0.886 46.8% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.16 2013 1674 131.4 +2.50 +0.02 1.065 51.3% -74 +126 — 52.2% +0.52 2–6 (25%) 1–6 (14%) 91.8 -0.86
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 2014 1639 121.6 -0.49 -2.45 0.903 48.0% -47 +97 -116 43.5% -0.42 5–3 (63%) 3–5 (38%) 100.2 -1.81
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 2015 1606 121.6 +1.66 -0.91 1.034 50.7% -33 +93 -84 49.5% -0.03 5–14 (26%) 4–5 (44%) 91.7 +0.24
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 2016 1559 116.5 -2.35 +0.40 0.926 48.3% -25 +109 -113 42.4% -0.37 2–5 (29%) 4–1 (80%) 98.5 -1.05
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 2017 1571 105.5 +0.03 -1.29 1.118 51.8% — — -87 50.0% +0.60 1–1 0–2 — +0.25
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 2018 1624 119.4 -0.20 -1.09 0.959 49.0% -61 +57 -123 45.8% -0.32 3–5 (38%) 3–4 (43%) 97.3 -0.53
28 2026 1826 140.2 -1.37 -0.09 0.917 48.1% -76 -76 +97 45.1% -0.45 3–4 (43%) 4–1 (80%) 101.3 -2.57 2019 1715 133.2 +1.87 -1.25 0.983 49.7% -111 +63 -107 47.9% -0.16 8–10 (44%) 6–10 (38%) 98.0 -0.38
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1685 125.8 +0.14 +0.43 0.991 50.0% -59 +53 — 48.5% -0.03 1–4 (20%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.33
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1590 121.5 -0.67 -1.96 0.871 46.9% -38 +130 — 30.4% -1.39 2–6 (25%) 0–4 (0%) 92.6 -1.36
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1573 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1581 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1577 99.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1620 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1564 99.1 -0.36 -0.84 0.381 40.0% — — — — — — — — -0.19
Career — 1880 134.9 -1.66 +0.87 0.948 48.8% -15 -14 +85 44.2% -0.40 22–26 (46%) 17–18 (49%) 97.9 -5.52 — 1767 129.3 +0.66 -1.31 0.965 49.2% -68 +90 -110 46.2% -0.23 49–74 (40%) 32–56 (36%) 87.4 -1.91

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.