# Jessica Pegula vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/jessica-pegula-vs-elena-gabriela-ruse?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:6&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:156
Tour: WTA

Jessica Pegula holds a 1–0 lead over Elena-Gabriela Ruse in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jessica Pegula leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jessica Pegula won the 2026 US Open first round 6-3 6-2.

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## Overall
- Jessica Pegula: 1 wins
- Elena-Gabriela Ruse: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Jessica Pegula 1 - 0 Elena-Gabriela Ruse

## By tournament category
- Grand Slam: Jessica Pegula 1 - 0 Elena-Gabriela Ruse

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Jessica Pegula | 2166 | 162.6 | 3.69 | 3.31 | 1.155 | 52.9% | 41 | -155 | -186 | 63.1% | 0.91 | 94-56 (63%) | 57-48 (54%) | 0.26 |
| Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 1879 | 134.9 | -1.66 | 0.86 | 0.948 | 48.8% | -15 | -15 | 83 | 44.2% | -0.4 | 22-26 (46%) | 17-18 (49%) | -5.52 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2026-08-30 | US Open | Grand Slam | R128 | Hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-3 6-2 |

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