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

Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs Simona Halep H2H: 0-3

Simona Halep holds a 3–0 lead over Elena-Gabriela Ruse in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Simona Halep leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2022 Dubai Tennis Championships second round 6-3 6-2.

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Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Romania Age 28 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main-draw meetings
Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Simona Halep #23 6-3 6-2 Elena-Gabriela Ruse #59 Match data Feb 17, 2022* R16 Dubai Tennis Championships WTA 500 Hard
Simona Halep #20 6-2 6-1 Elena-Gabriela Ruse #87 Match data Jan 7, 2022* R16 Melbourne 1 WTA 250 Hard
Simona Halep #18 6-1 6-2 Elena-Gabriela Ruse #85 Match data Oct 28, 2021* R32 Transylvania Open WTA 250 Hard

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
Simona Halep #873 #1 8,290 2,120 449 201 69.1% 2 9 1 3 9 24

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 Simona Halep
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2016 0–1 0.0% #266 1,489 0 0 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0
19 2017 1–1 50.0% #243 1,499 0 0 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,591 0 0
20 2018 1–4 20.0% #251 1,515 0 0 2012 23–24 48.9% #47 1,691 0 0
21 2019 2–4 33.3% #185 1,575 0 0 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,003 0 6
22 2020 0–1 0.0% #159 1,596 0 0 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,995 0 8
23 2021 11–6 64.7% #87 1,733 0 1 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,934 0 11
24 2022 9–19 32.1% #117 1,644 0 1 2016 43–16 72.9% #4 1,980 0 14
25 2023 7–8 46.7% #128 1,718 0 1 2017 45–18 71.4% #1 1,988 0 15
26 2024 5–7 41.7% #121 1,712 0 1 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,013 1 18
27 2025 13–15 46.4% #88 1,738 0 1 2019 39–17 69.6% #4 1,942 2 19
28 2026 14–18 43.8% #64 1,825 0 1 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,060 2 22
29 — — — — — — — 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 2,002 2 22
30 — — — — — — — 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 2,030 2 24
32 — — — — — — — 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,953 2 24
33 — — — — — — — 2025 0–1 0.0% — 1,926 2 24

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 Simona Halep
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 %
18 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 0 3 3 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — —
19 2017 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 10 12 22 45.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 2018 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2012 14 14 28 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2019 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2013 28 10 38 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2020 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 23 11 34 67.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2021 2 4 6 33.3% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — — — — — — 2015 41 10 51 80.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
24 2022 7 10 17 41.2% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2016 25 12 37 67.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
25 2023 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2017 21 13 34 61.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
26 2024 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2018 28 8 36 77.8% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2025 4 10 14 28.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2019 21 13 34 61.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
28 2026 5 10 15 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2020 10 2 12 83.3% 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 20 10 30 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 23 7 30 76.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 3 14 78.6% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 26 45 71 36.6% 25 26 51 49.0% 12 13 25 48.0% — — — — — 264 128 392 67.3% 138 52 190 72.6% 47 18 65 72.3% 0 3 3 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 575/649 of Simona Halep'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 Simona Halep
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% 2010 14/16 2.1 3.6 61.8% 57.8% 51.1% 56.0% 57.5% 55.3% 46.1%
19 2017 2/2 0.5 3.0 67.1% 67.2% 52.5% 60.0% 40.3% 62.4% 45.5% 2011 35/38 1.5 4.1 62.3% 60.2% 43.3% 47.7% 49.8% 53.8% 43.5%
20 2018 5/5 2.0 6.4 59.0% 61.7% 40.7% 51.0% 31.7% 52.9% 40.6% 2012 42/47 1.1 3.2 66.2% 57.6% 45.9% 52.4% 51.2% 53.5% 44.3%
21 2019 6/6 3.2 7.2 57.4% 64.9% 40.0% 55.8% 47.3% 53.9% 42.8% 2013 57/67 1.9 3.0 66.6% 63.1% 48.5% 55.7% 59.5% 58.3% 49.4%
22 2020 1/1 2.0 12.0 50.6% 67.5% 20.5% 40.0% 44.4% 44.3% 49.3% 2014 53/64 2.4 3.2 60.5% 66.8% 50.7% 54.1% 56.9% 60.4% 48.8%
23 2021 16/17 2.1 4.2 52.6% 61.1% 44.3% 56.9% 41.0% 53.2% 47.9% 2015 48/65 2.2 3.5 66.3% 66.5% 51.9% 52.0% 53.6% 61.4% 47.1%
24 2022 28/28 2.7 6.4 54.3% 59.8% 39.8% 47.1% 52.0% 50.3% 43.6% 2016 51/59 1.8 2.0 66.5% 64.3% 51.4% 48.5% 54.4% 60.0% 51.1%
25 2023 15/15 2.1 3.7 60.1% 62.8% 45.1% 51.3% 45.3% 55.7% 45.2% 2017 58/63 1.5 2.3 68.2% 64.3% 48.2% 58.8% 50.3% 59.2% 48.0%
26 2024 12/12 3.1 4.8 56.3% 66.5% 45.0% 48.5% 46.9% 57.1% 43.8% 2018 55/57 2.0 2.6 65.6% 64.8% 48.3% 50.1% 54.4% 59.2% 50.2%
27 2025 20/28 3.4 5.3 57.1% 63.8% 42.7% 50.7% 44.8% 54.6% 44.2% 2019 52/56 1.6 2.5 69.2% 63.9% 48.6% 52.0% 53.8% 59.5% 49.3%
28 2026 31/32 3.5 4.4 54.5% 63.6% 43.5% 46.2% 41.9% 54.5% 41.7% 2020 26/26 2.1 2.9 69.2% 66.6% 45.2% 58.2% 56.0% 60.0% 51.0%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 34/37 2.5 2.6 65.5% 66.5% 49.0% 62.5% 51.7% 60.4% 47.9%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 48/52 2.7 3.3 61.9% 70.5% 49.9% 57.7% 56.3% 62.6% 50.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 2/2 3.5 5.5 62.1% 64.2% 38.2% 63.6% 65.0% 54.4% 36.8%
Career — 137/147 2.8 5.1 55.9% 62.8% 42.8% 49.8% 44.8% 53.8% 43.8% — 575/650 2.0 2.9 65.5% 64.5% 48.7% 54.0% 54.3% 59.0% 48.4%

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 Simona Halep
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 2010 1552 129.6 0.00 +1.23 1.032 50.6% -45 +75 — 51.5% +0.21 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 97.4 -1.14
19 2017 1500 110.1 +1.92 +0.08 1.209 53.2% — — — 50.0% +1.00 — — — +0.02 2011 1591 119.2 -1.38 -0.51 0.942 48.7% -11 -33 +7 42.9% -0.57 4–6 (40%) 4–5 (44%) 99.6 -1.08
20 2018 1516 104.7 -1.81 -0.97 0.863 46.9% — -56 — 35.7% -1.07 1–3 (25%) — — -0.26 2012 1692 138.7 -0.77 +1.06 0.953 49.0% -14 +1 -148 46.4% -0.43 6–3 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 103.4 -2.97
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 2013 2004 156.1 +2.96 +5.04 1.187 53.8% -37 -132 -335 68.5% +1.57 16–4 (80%) 4–8 (33%) 108.5 -1.35
22 2020 1596 103.9 -0.65 -1.59 0.886 46.8% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.16 2014 1995 160.2 +4.78 +5.18 1.233 54.4% -39 +30 -224 71.0% +1.79 12–6 (67%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.24
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 2015 1935 159.6 +3.29 +5.15 1.221 54.1% +59 +10 -196 69.9% +1.42 15–6 (71%) 2–5 (29%) 100.7 +1.13
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 2016 1980 160.5 +3.61 +7.88 1.277 55.4% -3 +44 -186 68.0% +1.42 9–5 (64%) 3–7 (30%) 97.1 -0.14
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 2017 1988 158.5 +3.09 +5.20 1.176 53.5% -32 +153 -98 67.6% +1.18 13–8 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 102.4 -2.46
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 2018 2013 158.0 +2.58 +7.16 1.230 54.5% -33 +166 -139 71.9% +1.61 15–4 (79%) 4–4 (50%) 103.5 +0.15
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 2019 1942 158.9 +3.03 +6.58 1.216 54.2% -38 +198 +94 66.7% +1.28 13–8 (62%) 8–4 (67%) 101.3 -0.27
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 2020 2060 156.1 +3.23 +6.77 1.275 55.4% -69 +148 — 78.6% +1.82 6–0 (100%) 5–1 (83%) 107.1 -0.67
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 2002 155.1 +3.53 +4.37 1.207 54.0% +7 +165 — 67.6% +1.45 6–2 (75%) 4–0 (100%) 105.0 -0.60
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 2031 152.9 +5.00 +6.61 1.339 56.0% +4 +66 +191 75.5% +1.85 7–5 (58%) 1–3 (25%) 95.1 +0.32
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1953 108.2 0.00 +0.37 0.808 46.3% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1926 95.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — 0.00
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 — 2120 160.6 +2.79 +5.10 1.182 53.6% -12 +61 -59 66.1% +1.21 122–61 (67%) 54–56 (49%) 102.1 -1.49

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.