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

Emma Navarro vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse H2H: 2-1

Emma Navarro holds a 2–1 lead over Elena-Gabriela Ruse in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Emma Navarro leads 2–0 on hard courts, while Elena-Gabriela Ruse leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Elena-Gabriela Ruse won the 2026 Bad Homburg Open quarterfinal 6-4 6-2.

United States Age 25 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
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3 main-draw meetings
Romania Age 28 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena-Gabriela Ruse #105 6-4 6-2 Emma Navarro #24 Match data Jun 25, 2026 QF Bad Homburg Open WTA 500 Grass
Emma Navarro #19 6-4 7-5 Elena-Gabriela Ruse #80 Match data Feb 16, 2026 R64 Dubai Tennis Championships WTA 1000 Hard
Emma Navarro #17 6-3 7-6(0) Elena-Gabriela Ruse #98 Match data Sep 27, 2025 R64 China 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
Emma Navarro #27 #8 4,009 1,993 118 86 57.8% 0 0 0 2 1 3
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 Emma Navarro Elena-Gabriela Ruse
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2019 0–1 0.0% #494 1,475 0 0 2016 0–1 0.0% #266 1,489 0 0
19 2020 0–1 0.0% #466 1,468 0 0 2017 1–1 50.0% #243 1,499 0 0
20 2021 2–3 40.0% #242 1,481 0 0 2018 1–4 20.0% #251 1,515 0 0
21 2022 1–3 25.0% #149 1,534 0 0 2019 2–4 33.3% #185 1,575 0 0
22 2023 16–14 53.3% #32 1,735 0 0 2020 0–1 0.0% #159 1,596 0 0
23 2024 45–22 67.2% #8 1,914 0 1 2021 11–6 64.7% #87 1,733 0 1
24 2025 30–24 55.6% #15 1,855 0 2 2022 9–19 32.1% #117 1,644 0 1
25 2026 24–18 57.1% #27 1,911 0 3 2023 7–8 46.7% #128 1,718 0 1
26 2024 5–7 41.7% #121 1,712 0 1
27 2025 13–15 46.4% #88 1,738 0 1
28 2026 14–18 43.8% #64 1,825 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 Emma Navarro 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 2019 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 2017 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2021 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2018 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
21 2022 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2019 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 2023 7 7 14 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2020 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2024 30 13 43 69.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 2021 2 4 6 33.3% 9 2 11 81.8%
24 2025 17 14 31 54.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 2022 7 10 17 41.2% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2026 10 12 22 45.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 2023 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2024 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 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 64 50 114 56.1% 29 23 52 55.8% 25 13 38 65.8% 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 186/204 of Emma Navarro'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 Emma Navarro 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 2019 1/1 0.0 1.0 55.4% 45.7% 40.5% 56.3% 41.7% 43.4% 46.4% 2016 1/1 0.0 4.0 59.3% 58.3% 48.5% 50.0% 16.7% 54.3% 32.7%
19 2020 1/1 1.0 7.0 59.8% 60.5% 43.1% 76.0% 27.3% 53.5% 40.2% 2017 2/2 0.5 3.0 67.1% 67.2% 52.5% 60.0% 40.3% 62.4% 45.5%
20 2021 5/5 1.2 3.6 60.6% 57.1% 41.1% 53.4% 50.9% 51.0% 45.0% 2018 5/5 2.0 6.4 59.0% 61.7% 40.7% 51.0% 31.7% 52.9% 40.6%
21 2022 4/4 1.0 3.8 59.1% 50.9% 48.4% 44.7% 52.5% 50.3% 36.2% 2019 6/6 3.2 7.2 57.4% 64.9% 40.0% 55.8% 47.3% 53.9% 42.8%
22 2023 30/30 1.2 2.8 61.0% 61.9% 49.3% 48.2% 48.1% 56.9% 44.7% 2020 1/1 2.0 12.0 50.6% 67.5% 20.5% 40.0% 44.4% 44.3% 49.3%
23 2024 64/67 1.2 2.2 65.7% 64.7% 48.2% 52.2% 48.7% 59.3% 45.5% 2021 16/17 2.1 4.2 52.6% 61.1% 44.3% 56.9% 41.0% 53.2% 47.9%
24 2025 41/54 1.4 3.4 62.4% 63.6% 48.2% 55.1% 51.7% 58.0% 47.8% 2022 28/28 2.7 6.4 54.3% 59.8% 39.8% 47.1% 52.0% 50.3% 43.6%
25 2026 40/42 4.4 4.0 58.0% 67.6% 45.9% 60.3% 43.5% 58.5% 43.2% 2023 15/15 2.1 3.7 60.1% 62.8% 45.1% 51.3% 45.3% 55.7% 45.2%
26 —/— 2024 12/12 3.1 4.8 56.3% 66.5% 45.0% 48.5% 46.9% 57.1% 43.8%
27 —/— 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 54.5% 63.6% 43.5% 46.2% 41.9% 54.5% 41.7%
Career 186/204 1.9 3.0 62.2% 64.0% 47.6% 53.9% 48.1% 57.9% 45.2% 137/147 2.8 5.1 55.9% 62.8% 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 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 Emma Navarro 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 2019 1475 102.2 -2.76 +0.02 0.819 44.7% 0.0% -2.00 -0.03 2016 1490 98.7 -0.62 -1.13 0.716 45.6% 0.0% -2.50 -0.07
19 2020 1468 102.1 -2.13 -0.47 0.865 47.8% 33.3% -1.67 0–1 -0.04 2017 1500 110.1 +1.92 +0.08 1.209 53.2% 50.0% +1.00 +0.02
20 2021 1482 104.5 -1.53 -1.10 0.919 48.2% +33 40.0% -0.70 0–1 +0.31 2018 1516 104.7 -1.81 -0.97 0.863 46.9% -56 35.7% -1.07 1–3 (25%) -0.26
21 2022 1535 104.7 -1.06 -1.72 0.729 43.8% 14.3% -3.14 0–1 1–0 +0.07 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
22 2023 1736 136.8 -0.24 +1.20 1.037 50.9% -36 -75 -72 51.5% +0.23 4–4 (50%) 4–1 (80%) 104.1 -0.14 2020 1596 103.9 -0.65 -1.59 0.886 46.8% 0.0% -2.00 0–1 +0.16
23 2024 1914 158.4 +2.88 +2.77 1.120 52.4% +5 -63 -70 61.0% +0.92 18–9 (67%) 6–8 (43%) 105.7 -0.23 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
24 2025 1856 149.2 +1.22 +4.15 1.137 52.8% +1 -70 +89 55.4% +0.42 10–12 (45%) 8–9 (47%) 96.1 +2.46 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
25 2026 1911 139.7 +1.64 +0.57 1.041 50.9% -95 -73 +58 55.2% +0.35 11–10 (52%) 5–6 (45%) 98.8 +0.47 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 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 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
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
Career 1994 149.9 +1.48 +2.12 1.073 51.6% -21 -61 +16 55.4% +0.45 43–37 (54%) 24–25 (49%) 100.9 +1.41 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

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.