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Evonne Goolagong vs Virginia Ruzici H2H: 1-0

Evonne Goolagong holds a 1–0 lead over Virginia Ruzici in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Evonne Goolagong leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Evonne Goolagong won the 1978 Wimbledon quarterfinal 7-5 6-3.

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Evonne Goolagong
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Virginia Ruzici
ROU Age 71 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Evonne Goolagong 7-5 6-3 Virginia Ruzici Match data Jul 7, 1978* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Evonne Goolagong #85 #1 — 2,481 736 159 82.2% 7 0 2 8 68 85
Virginia Ruzici #264 #16 5 2,123 455 274 62.4% 1 0 0 1 17 19

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 Evonne Goolagong Virginia Ruzici
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1968 9–4 69.2% — 1,578 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 1969 13–8 61.9% — 1,631 0 3 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0
18 1970 74–19 79.6% — 2,001 0 13 1973 4–9 30.8% — 1,493 0 0
19 1971 94–15 86.2% — 2,177 2 26 1974 20–18 52.6% — 1,647 0 2
20 1972 89–10 89.9% — 2,244 2 39 1975 7–7 50.0% — 1,686 0 3
21 1973 105–15 87.5% — 2,298 2 51 1976 30–20 60.0% — 1,797 0 3
22 1974 64–11 85.3% — 2,351 3 59 1977 23–21 52.3% — 1,919 0 4
23 1975 53–14 79.1% #5 2,260 4 63 1978 59–26 69.4% — 2,092 1 8
24 1976 57–6 90.5% #2 2,436 5 70 1979 52–27 65.8% — 1,974 1 8
25 1977 20–1 95.2% — 2,446 6 74 1980 73–26 73.7% — 2,031 1 12
26 1978 47–9 83.9% #3 2,400 6 80 1981 58–30 65.9% — 1,919 1 13
27 1979 53–11 82.8% #4 2,387 6 84 1982 49–21 70.0% — 1,983 1 17
28 1980 38–19 66.7% #5 2,215 7 85 1983 27–17 61.4% — 1,905 1 18
29 1981 5–3 62.5% — 2,188 7 85 1984 21–23 47.7% #44 1,780 1 18
30 1982 6–6 50.0% — 2,086 7 85 1985 27–19 58.7% #48 1,786 1 19
31 1983 9–7 56.2% — 1,968 7 85 1986 0–2 0.0% #185 1,734 1 19
32 — — — — — — — 1987 5–7 41.7% #143 1,657 1 19
33 1985 0–1 0.0% — 1,938 7 85 — — — — — — —

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 Evonne Goolagong Virginia Ruzici
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 1968 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1969 — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 — — — — 46 9 55 83.6% 26 10 36 72.2% — — — — 1973 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
19 1971 8 2 10 80.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 36 5 41 87.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 1974 0 2 2 0.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
20 1972 6 0 6 100.0% 33 3 36 91.7% 47 6 53 88.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1973 8 2 10 80.0% 57 7 64 89.1% 36 5 41 87.8% 4 1 5 80.0% 1976 — — — — 28 12 40 70.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1974 3 2 5 60.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 37 5 42 88.1% 10 1 11 90.9% 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5%
23 1975 2 1 3 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 21 3 24 87.5% 22 7 29 75.9% 1978 14 9 23 60.9% 19 4 23 82.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 16 11 27 59.3%
24 1976 1 1 2 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 13 2 15 86.7% 38 2 40 95.0% 1979 10 6 16 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 15 9 24 62.5%
25 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 20 0 20 100.0% — — — — 1980 14 5 19 73.7% 27 5 32 84.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 24 11 35 68.6%
26 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 20 1 21 95.2% 26 5 31 83.9% 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 27 8 35 77.1% 7 4 11 63.6% 16 13 29 55.2%
27 1979 14 3 17 82.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 17 2 19 89.5% 8 1 9 88.9% 1982 10 5 15 66.7% 24 5 29 82.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 8 19 57.9%
28 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 11 2 13 84.6% 19 13 32 59.4% 1983 3 3 6 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 10 4 14 71.4%
29 1981 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1984 2 6 8 25.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 9 14 35.7%
30 1982 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 1985 7 6 13 53.8% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
31 1983 — — — — 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
33 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 45 16 61 73.8% 235 48 283 83.0% 306 58 364 84.1% 146 37 183 79.8% — 69 55 124 55.6% 218 85 303 71.9% 43 34 77 55.8% 114 96 210 54.3%

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 Evonne Goolagong Virginia Ruzici
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 1968 1579 113.7 — — — — — +22 -16 65.5% +1.31 2–1 (67%) — — +0.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1969 1631 119.0 — — — — — +3 -2 62.2% +0.87 1–2 (33%) — — +2.49 1972 1484 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.15
18 1970 2002 148.5 — — — — — +43 -34 73.1% +1.82 18–4 (82%) — — -2.81 1973 1494 102.8 — — — — +96 -24 — 33.3% -1.19 0–1 0–1 — +0.98
19 1971 2177 163.9 — — — — -178 +39 +100 80.0% +2.29 19–8 (70%) 9–4 (69%) 110.4 -4.23 1974 1647 134.9 — — — — -93 +57 -167 56.8% +0.64 4–2 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 102.5 +1.04
20 1972 2245 167.1 — — — — -99 +89 +77 85.6% +2.86 10–4 (71%) 8–4 (67%) 103.9 -4.28 1975 1686 122.9 — — — — — +81 — 51.6% -0.10 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.38
21 1973 2299 171.3 — — — — -145 +134 +109 83.3% +2.75 13–5 (72%) 9–5 (64%) 102.6 -6.12 1976 1797 142.1 — — — — -255 +110 -321 58.1% +0.62 9–8 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 100.1 -1.76
22 1974 2351 167.4 — — — — -72 +43 +91 78.5% +2.12 17–7 (71%) 11–5 (69%) 104.6 -5.92 1977 1920 148.2 — — — — -145 +43 — 50.0% +0.01 11–3 (79%) 1–0 — -5.12
23 1975 2261 167.4 — — — — -54 +112 +127 74.1% +1.80 10–5 (67%) 6–3 (67%) 103.7 -5.65 1978 2092 158.8 — — — — -38 -54 -463 66.3% +1.06 14–6 (70%) 14–6 (70%) 111.1 -7.09
24 1976 2436 178.6 — — — — +145 -77 -22 86.5% +2.94 6–1 (86%) 5–3 (63%) 106.2 -6.86 1979 1975 151.3 — — — — +50 +39 -193 63.7% +0.92 15–10 (60%) 6–5 (55%) 103.9 -3.12
25 1977 2447 165.4 — — — — — — +85 87.2% +3.19 4–1 (80%) 1–0 — -0.55 1980 2032 157.7 — — — — +31 +158 -224 69.9% +1.37 14–9 (61%) 10–7 (59%) 101.1 -5.80
26 1978 2400 169.9 — — — — +62 — +135 81.4% +2.45 7–2 (78%) 9–4 (69%) 102.4 -1.73 1981 1919 158.9 — — — — -19 +290 -67 62.6% +0.85 13–7 (65%) 9–6 (60%) 102.2 -6.70
27 1979 2388 168.5 — — — — +66 -113 +142 80.0% +2.27 11–2 (85%) 4–3 (57%) 100.8 -4.29 1982 1984 156.4 — — — — -61 +260 -118 68.6% +1.30 9–11 (45%) 11–6 (65%) 98.3 -4.11
28 1980 2215 171.5 — — — — +110 +2 +349 66.9% +1.37 5–7 (42%) 6–7 (46%) 90.5 -5.70 1983 1905 143.8 — — — — +21 +136 -21 60.4% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 +2.73
29 1981 2188 131.2 — — — — — — +292 58.8% +0.35 1–0 1–0 — -0.64 1984 1781 144.3 — — — — -45 +178 — 51.0% +0.29 4–10 (29%) 3–7 (30%) 87.0 -0.89
30 1982 2087 128.7 — — — — — — +197 53.6% +0.25 3–3 (50%) 1–0 — -1.16 1985 1786 140.6 — — — — -87 +216 +68 57.4% +0.63 7–4 (64%) 4–1 (80%) 102.6 -0.16
31 1983 1968 127.4 — — — — — +111 — 51.4% +0.14 3–0 (100%) 1–0 — +0.01 1986 1735 90.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.00 0–1 — — +0.44
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1658 111.9 — — — — — +211 — 46.4% -0.14 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +0.99
33 1985 1939 94.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2482 169.9 — — — — +9 +59 +94 77.8% +2.19 130–52 (71%) 71–38 (65%) 111.0 -5.27 — 2123 154.7 — — — — -27 +141 -197 61.0% +0.79 108–81 (57%) 70–52 (57%) 104.0 -3.86

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.