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

Jelena Ostapenko vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse H2H: 1-1

Jelena Ostapenko and Elena-Gabriela Ruse are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Jelena Ostapenko won the 2026 Italian Open second round 2-6 6-2 6-3.

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Jelena Ostapenko
Latvia Age 29 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Romania Age 28 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jelena Ostapenko #36 2-6 6-2 6-3 Elena-Gabriela Ruse #67 Match data May 7, 2026 R64 Italian Open WTA 1000 Clay
Elena-Gabriela Ruse #87 4-6 6-4 6-1 Jelena Ostapenko #23 Match data Apr 10, 2026 QF Linz Open WTA 500 Clay

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
Jelena Ostapenko #32 #5 5,611 2,022 293 219 57.2% 1 0 0 5 3 9
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 Jelena Ostapenko Elena-Gabriela Ruse
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2014 1–1 50.0% #271 1,505 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2015 6–5 54.5% #84 1,563 0 0 2016 0–1 0.0% #266 1,489 0 0
19 2016 20–24 45.5% #44 1,587 0 0 2017 1–1 50.0% #243 1,499 0 0
20 2017 43–20 68.3% #7 1,904 1 2 2018 1–4 20.0% #251 1,515 0 0
21 2018 23–21 52.3% #22 1,764 1 2 2019 2–4 33.3% #185 1,575 0 0
22 2019 25–26 49.0% #45 1,796 1 3 2020 0–1 0.0% #159 1,596 0 0
23 2020 8–7 53.3% #44 1,794 1 3 2021 11–6 64.7% #87 1,733 0 1
24 2021 31–19 62.0% #28 1,885 1 4 2022 9–19 32.1% #117 1,644 0 1
25 2022 31–19 62.0% #18 1,842 1 5 2023 7–8 46.7% #128 1,718 0 1
26 2023 38–22 63.3% #13 1,904 1 6 2024 5–7 41.7% #121 1,712 0 1
27 2024 29–18 61.7% #15 1,821 1 8 2025 13–15 46.4% #88 1,738 0 1
28 2025 17–19 47.2% #23 1,768 1 9 2026 14–18 43.8% #64 1,825 0 1
29 2026 21–18 53.8% #32 1,806 1 9 — — — — — — —

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 Jelena Ostapenko 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 %
17 2014 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2015 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 2016 13 16 29 44.8% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 2017 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 2017 22 14 36 61.1% 16 4 20 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2018 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
21 2018 13 15 28 46.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 7 2 9 77.8% 2019 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 2019 18 16 34 52.9% 3 7 10 30.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2020 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2020 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2021 2 4 6 33.3% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
24 2021 18 13 31 58.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 8 2 10 80.0% 2022 7 10 17 41.2% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2022 22 13 35 62.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 2023 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 2023 23 16 39 59.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 2 10 80.0% 2024 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2024 18 10 28 64.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2025 4 10 14 28.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 2025 8 14 22 36.4% 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2026 5 10 15 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 3 8 62.5%
29 2026 9 11 20 45.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 174 147 321 54.2% 63 47 110 57.3% 56 25 81 69.1% — 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 477/514 of Jelena Ostapenko'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 Jelena Ostapenko 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%
17 2014 2/2 2.5 7.5 50.3% 64.2% 40.8% 59.2% 46.9% 52.5% 47.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2015 4/11 2.3 8.8 51.3% 68.6% 37.4% 46.0% 55.6% 53.2% 42.9% 2016 1/1 0.0 4.0 59.3% 58.3% 48.5% 50.0% 16.7% 54.3% 32.7%
19 2016 41/44 3.2 6.0 55.9% 63.9% 44.3% 46.5% 47.3% 55.3% 47.0% 2017 2/2 0.5 3.0 67.1% 67.2% 52.5% 60.0% 40.3% 62.4% 45.5%
20 2017 57/63 3.0 6.0 52.4% 66.3% 44.4% 52.2% 49.7% 55.7% 47.9% 2018 5/5 2.0 6.4 59.0% 61.7% 40.7% 51.0% 31.7% 52.9% 40.6%
21 2018 41/44 3.2 6.0 53.7% 62.2% 43.2% 44.4% 53.4% 53.9% 45.0% 2019 6/6 3.2 7.2 57.4% 64.9% 40.0% 55.8% 47.3% 53.9% 42.8%
22 2019 50/51 2.6 8.5 54.2% 65.5% 40.4% 49.4% 49.8% 53.8% 44.9% 2020 1/1 2.0 12.0 50.6% 67.5% 20.5% 40.0% 44.4% 44.3% 49.3%
23 2020 15/15 2.1 6.7 56.0% 63.0% 42.4% 52.5% 56.4% 54.3% 47.8% 2021 16/17 2.1 4.2 52.6% 61.1% 44.3% 56.9% 41.0% 53.2% 47.9%
24 2021 48/50 2.3 4.9 59.2% 65.5% 44.8% 47.2% 51.4% 57.3% 47.9% 2022 28/28 2.7 6.4 54.3% 59.8% 39.8% 47.1% 52.0% 50.3% 43.6%
25 2022 50/50 3.3 4.5 58.7% 65.7% 46.0% 51.8% 50.2% 57.5% 45.7% 2023 15/15 2.1 3.7 60.1% 62.8% 45.1% 51.3% 45.3% 55.7% 45.2%
26 2023 59/60 3.9 4.8 57.7% 67.9% 44.8% 53.0% 51.2% 58.0% 45.4% 2024 12/12 3.1 4.8 56.3% 66.5% 45.0% 48.5% 46.9% 57.1% 43.8%
27 2024 46/47 4.2 5.5 58.2% 67.2% 44.3% 53.9% 47.3% 57.6% 44.9% 2025 20/28 3.4 5.3 57.1% 63.8% 42.7% 50.7% 44.8% 54.6% 44.2%
28 2025 26/38 3.8 6.3 56.3% 64.1% 42.6% 45.4% 52.0% 54.8% 44.0% 2026 31/32 3.5 4.4 54.5% 63.6% 43.5% 46.2% 41.9% 54.5% 41.7%
29 2026 38/39 3.6 5.9 57.5% 68.9% 39.9% 53.8% 55.6% 56.7% 44.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 477/514 3.2 5.9 56.3% 65.8% 43.5% 50.2% 50.8% 56.1% 45.9% — 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 Jelena Ostapenko 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
17 2014 1506 102.9 -0.95 -1.08 0.989 49.6% — — — 50.0% 0.00 — 0–1 — +0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2015 1564 113.6 -0.38 -0.84 0.917 48.0% +1 — — 51.9% +0.15 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — +0.31 2016 1490 98.7 -0.62 -1.13 0.716 45.6% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.07
19 2016 1587 129.6 -0.26 +3.66 1.052 51.1% -18 -56 +58 47.0% -0.01 5–9 (36%) 6–2 (75%) 100.1 +0.42 2017 1500 110.1 +1.92 +0.08 1.209 53.2% — — — 50.0% +1.00 — — — +0.02
20 2017 1905 140.7 -0.06 +4.38 1.081 51.7% -121 -14 -156 61.0% +0.69 19–7 (73%) 8–7 (53%) 113.0 -0.70 2018 1516 104.7 -1.81 -0.97 0.863 46.9% — -56 — 35.7% -1.07 1–3 (25%) — — -0.26
21 2018 1765 135.8 -1.97 +1.80 0.976 49.4% -46 +60 +98 52.5% -0.15 5–6 (45%) 11–3 (79%) 104.3 +1.89 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 2019 1797 138.3 -2.06 +2.13 0.973 49.4% -6 -63 +57 49.5% -0.12 10–7 (59%) 6–2 (75%) 105.6 +0.41 2020 1596 103.9 -0.65 -1.59 0.886 46.8% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.16
23 2020 1795 129.8 -1.03 +3.31 1.046 51.1% -14 -42 — 50.0% +0.33 1–1 0–2 — -0.12 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 2021 1886 145.5 +0.96 +4.80 1.122 52.4% -58 -102 +128 60.3% +0.78 10–10 (50%) 6–4 (60%) 101.7 -0.11 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 2022 1842 151.3 +0.61 +3.32 1.076 51.7% +25 -134 +215 56.9% +0.71 12–8 (60%) 5–6 (45%) 97.1 +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 2023 1905 154.5 +1.65 +2.98 1.082 51.8% -12 -121 +196 58.2% +0.74 19–11 (63%) 5–6 (45%) 106.0 -0.43 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 2024 1821 149.7 +0.73 +1.92 1.057 51.4% +46 -10 +294 58.3% +0.57 9–5 (64%) 7–3 (70%) 103.5 +1.64 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 2025 1769 150.6 -1.17 +1.25 0.972 49.2% -34 +155 — 45.8% +0.11 7–4 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 99.3 +0.73 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 -2.56
29 2026 1807 143.7 -0.48 +1.17 1.030 50.5% -68 +101 +265 54.9% +0.32 7–8 (47%) 2–3 (40%) 98.1 +2.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2022 149.7 -0.12 +2.85 1.045 51.0% -27 -7 +135 54.9% +0.40 107–78 (58%) 60–44 (58%) 108.9 +1.21 — 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 -5.51

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.