H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Elena Rybakina vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse H2H: 3-0

Elena Rybakina holds a 3–0 lead over Elena-Gabriela Ruse in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Elena Rybakina leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Elena Rybakina won the 2026 Madrid Open second round 4-6 6-3 7-5.

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Elena Rybakina
Kazakhstan Age 27 Right-Handed 184 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Romania Age 28 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Rybakina #2 4-6 6-3 7-5 Elena-Gabriela Ruse #71 Match data Apr 24, 2026 R64 Madrid Open WTA 1000 Clay
Elena Rybakina #4 6-3 6-1 Elena-Gabriela Ruse #152 Match data Jul 3, 2024* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Elena Rybakina #18 6-4 7-5 Elena-Gabriela Ruse #57 Match data Mar 25, 2022* R64 Miami Open WTA 1000 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 Rybakina #2 #2 8,705 2,249 308 129 70.5% 2 2 1 6 2 13
Elena-Gabriela Ruse #64 #51 1,127 1,879 63 84 42.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Rybakina Elena-Gabriela Ruse
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2017 0–1 0.0% #435 1,540 0 0 2016 0–1 0.0% #266 1,489 0 0
19 2018 3–2 60.0% #182 1,568 0 0 2017 1–1 50.0% #243 1,499 0 0
20 2019 23–10 69.7% #37 1,756 0 1 2018 1–4 20.0% #251 1,515 0 0
21 2020 29–11 72.5% #19 1,874 0 2 2019 2–4 33.3% #185 1,575 0 0
22 2021 32–22 59.3% #14 1,866 0 2 2020 0–1 0.0% #159 1,596 0 0
23 2022 38–22 63.3% #21 1,904 1 3 2021 11–6 64.7% #87 1,733 0 1
24 2023 46–17 73.0% #4 2,025 1 5 2022 9–19 32.1% #117 1,644 0 1
25 2024 42–13 76.4% #6 2,070 1 8 2023 7–8 46.7% #128 1,718 0 1
26 2025 53–18 74.6% #5 2,171 1 11 2024 5–7 41.7% #121 1,712 0 1
27 2026 42–13 76.4% #2 2,128 2 13 2025 13–15 46.4% #88 1,739 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 2026 14–18 43.8% #64 1,824 0 1

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 Rybakina Elena-Gabriela Ruse
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 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 2018 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2017 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 2019 12 6 18 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 2018 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
21 2020 22 8 30 73.3% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2019 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 2021 20 16 36 55.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 7 3 10 70.0% 2020 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2022 23 15 38 60.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 2021 2 4 6 33.3% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
24 2023 32 12 44 72.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2022 7 10 17 41.2% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2024 24 9 33 72.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 2023 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 2025 39 12 51 76.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2024 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2026 29 7 36 80.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 2025 4 10 14 28.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 5 10 15 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 3 8 62.5%
Career — 203 87 290 70.0% 68 26 94 72.3% 37 16 53 69.8% — 26 45 71 36.6% 25 26 51 49.0% 12 13 25 48.0%

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 400/439 of Elena Rybakina's and 137/147 of Elena-Gabriela Ruse'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 Rybakina Elena-Gabriela Ruse
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 2017 1/1 2.0 2.0 61.6% 50.9% 57.6% 53.9% 50.0% 53.5% 31.8% 2016 1/1 0.0 4.0 59.3% 58.3% 48.5% 50.0% 16.7% 54.3% 32.7%
19 2018 5/5 3.4 4.8 62.1% 63.3% 44.2% 55.3% 50.1% 55.5% 43.5% 2017 2/2 0.5 3.0 67.1% 67.2% 52.5% 60.0% 40.3% 62.4% 45.5%
20 2019 33/33 3.6 3.0 58.5% 68.8% 51.2% 56.1% 51.2% 61.4% 45.5% 2018 5/5 2.0 6.4 59.0% 61.7% 40.7% 51.0% 31.7% 52.9% 40.6%
21 2020 39/40 4.9 3.4 59.8% 70.7% 49.6% 60.2% 46.7% 62.2% 43.3% 2019 6/6 3.2 7.2 57.4% 64.9% 40.0% 55.8% 47.3% 53.9% 42.8%
22 2021 46/54 6.1 3.3 57.6% 73.4% 49.6% 58.1% 48.3% 63.2% 42.8% 2020 1/1 2.0 12.0 50.6% 67.5% 20.5% 40.0% 44.4% 44.3% 49.3%
23 2022 55/60 6.7 2.7 56.1% 73.3% 53.0% 56.1% 42.5% 64.2% 41.8% 2021 16/17 2.1 4.2 52.6% 61.1% 44.3% 56.9% 41.0% 53.2% 47.9%
24 2023 60/63 7.6 3.0 56.9% 74.5% 49.3% 59.3% 44.7% 63.7% 43.9% 2022 28/28 2.7 6.4 54.3% 59.8% 39.8% 47.1% 52.0% 50.3% 43.6%
25 2024 53/55 6.8 2.6 61.6% 73.9% 47.9% 59.5% 47.6% 63.9% 45.7% 2023 15/15 2.1 3.7 60.1% 62.8% 45.1% 51.3% 45.3% 55.7% 45.2%
26 2025 55/72 7.3 3.0 57.2% 76.0% 51.8% 64.8% 45.4% 65.8% 43.4% 2024 12/12 3.1 4.8 56.3% 66.5% 45.0% 48.5% 46.9% 57.1% 43.8%
27 2026 53/56 5.9 2.8 59.3% 73.1% 52.2% 59.7% 48.6% 64.5% 42.4% 2025 20/28 3.4 5.3 57.1% 63.8% 42.7% 50.7% 44.8% 54.6% 44.2%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 31/32 3.5 4.4 55.9% 63.4% 43.5% 46.2% 41.9% 54.5% 41.7%
Career — 400/439 6.3 3.0 58.3% 73.1% 50.5% 59.3% 46.6% 63.7% 43.5% — 137/147 2.8 5.1 56.2% 62.7% 42.8% 49.8% 44.8% 53.8% 43.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Rybakina Elena-Gabriela Ruse
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 2017 1541 106.5 +0.17 -1.75 0.683 44.3% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.10 2016 1490 98.7 -0.62 -1.13 0.716 45.6% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.07
19 2018 1568 116.3 -1.53 +1.92 0.978 49.8% +44 — — 54.5% +0.27 1–0 2–1 (67%) — -0.11 2017 1500 110.1 +1.92 +0.08 1.209 53.2% — — — 50.0% +1.00 — — — +0.02
20 2019 1757 132.5 +3.24 +1.67 1.179 53.3% -47 -58 -31 65.3% +1.17 7–3 (70%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.32 2018 1516 104.7 -1.81 -0.97 0.863 46.9% — -56 — 35.7% -1.07 1–3 (25%) — — -0.26
21 2020 1875 147.2 +4.32 +0.59 1.145 52.7% -14 -104 — 68.5% +1.08 9–5 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — +0.37 2019 1576 112.4 -1.50 -0.43 0.929 48.6% — — +127 40.0% -0.53 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.04
22 2021 1866 151.0 +5.80 +0.56 1.165 53.1% -24 -47 -11 61.7% +0.85 6–10 (38%) 6–13 (32%) — +0.11 2020 1596 103.9 -0.65 -1.59 0.886 46.8% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.16
23 2022 1905 152.2 +6.27 -0.63 1.167 52.5% -4 -89 +122 63.1% +0.92 10–10 (50%) 13–10 (57%) — +1.31 2021 1734 130.5 -1.03 +3.03 1.022 50.4% -61 -36 — 57.1% +0.17 3–0 (100%) 3–2 (60%) — -1.45
24 2023 2026 167.3 +7.04 +2.34 1.210 53.8% +35 -91 +26 71.5% +1.29 11–9 (55%) 15–5 (75%) — -1.22 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%) — -1.74
25 2024 2071 166.5 +6.78 +3.55 1.264 54.5% +35 +5 +84 71.2% +1.52 14–6 (70%) 6–9 (40%) — +0.07 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
26 2025 2172 167.3 +8.24 +1.21 1.267 54.3% +51 -83 -21 69.5% +1.49 15–10 (60%) 14–10 (58%) — +0.89 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
27 2026 2129 171.8 +7.17 +1.27 1.193 53.3% +141 -18 -92 71.1% +1.38 13–7 (65%) 6–6 (50%) — -1.02 2025 1739 136.3 -1.30 +0.87 0.973 49.3% -40 +49 +93 47.6% -0.05 4–4 (50%) 2–7 (22%) — -1.51
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1825 140.0 -1.36 -0.12 0.917 48.1% -76 -81 +92 45.1% -0.45 3–4 (43%) 4–1 (80%) — -2.56
Career — 2249 164.2 +6.24 +1.35 1.197 53.4% +28 -58 +21 67.7% +1.21 86–61 (59%) 75–63 (54%) 102.9 +0.43 — 1879 134.9 -1.66 +0.86 0.948 48.8% -16 -15 +83 44.2% -0.40 22–26 (46%) 17–18 (49%) 97.9 -5.51

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.