H2H data updated: 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC

Karolina Muchova vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse H2H: 2-0

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

Czech Republic Age 30 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Romania Age 28 Right-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karolina Muchova #11 6-4 6-4 Elena-Gabriela Ruse #105 Match data Jun 26, 2026 SF Bad Homburg Open WTA 500 Grass
Karolina Muchova #151 6-4 6-1 Elena-Gabriela Ruse #116 Match data Jan 6, 2023* R16 ASB Classic WTA 250 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
Karolina Muchova #7 #6 5,168 2,128 182 92 66.4% 0 1 0 1 1 3
Elena-Gabriela Ruse #60 #51 1,127 1,879 66 86 43.4% 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 Karolina Muchova Elena-Gabriela Ruse
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 2016 0–1 0.0% #266 1,489 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2017 1–1 50.0% #243 1,499 0 0
20 2017 0–1 0.0% #267 1,481 0 0 2018 1–4 20.0% #251 1,515 0 0
21 2018 2–1 66.7% #144 1,524 0 0 2019 2–4 33.3% #185 1,576 0 0
22 2019 27–13 67.5% #21 1,862 0 1 2020 0–1 0.0% #159 1,596 0 0
23 2020 7–8 46.7% #27 1,811 0 1 2021 11–6 64.7% #87 1,734 0 1
24 2021 18–11 62.1% #32 1,876 0 1 2022 9–19 32.1% #117 1,644 0 1
25 2022 8–9 47.1% #151 1,797 0 1 2023 7–8 46.7% #128 1,718 0 1
26 2023 36–14 72.0% #8 2,010 0 1 2024 5–7 41.7% #121 1,712 0 1
27 2024 21–8 72.4% #22 2,040 0 1 2025 13–15 46.4% #88 1,738 0 1
28 2025 23–15 60.5% #19 1,955 0 1 2026 17–20 45.9% #60 1,806 0 1
29 2026 40–12 76.9% #7 2,074 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Karolina Muchova 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
20 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2018 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
21 2018 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 2019 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 2019 18 9 27 66.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% 2020 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2020 7 7 14 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2021 2 4 6 33.3% 9 2 11 81.8% — — — —
24 2021 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 2022 7 10 17 41.2% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2022 5 4 9 55.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2023 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
26 2023 26 10 36 72.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2024 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2024 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 2025 4 10 14 28.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7%
28 2025 20 11 31 64.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2026 8 12 20 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 3 8 62.5%
29 2026 23 7 30 76.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 125 60 185 67.6% 35 19 54 64.8% 22 13 35 62.9% — 29 47 76 38.2% 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 256/277 of Karolina Muchova's and 142/152 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 Karolina Muchova 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 1/1 0.0 4.0 59.3% 58.3% 48.5% 50.0% 16.7% 54.3% 32.7%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 2/2 0.5 3.0 67.1% 67.2% 52.5% 60.0% 40.3% 62.4% 45.5%
20 2017 1/1 3.0 5.0 62.1% 59.3% 39.4% 36.4% 36.4% 51.7% 42.7% 2018 5/5 2.0 6.4 59.0% 61.7% 40.7% 51.0% 31.7% 52.9% 40.6%
21 2018 3/3 4.7 1.3 63.0% 64.8% 55.1% 67.9% 50.5% 61.3% 43.1% 2019 6/6 3.2 7.2 57.4% 64.9% 40.0% 55.8% 47.3% 53.9% 42.8%
22 2019 39/40 4.3 1.9 64.5% 68.2% 49.6% 57.3% 43.4% 61.6% 43.6% 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 3.7 2.7 64.7% 68.4% 49.8% 49.5% 43.0% 61.9% 39.5% 2021 16/17 2.1 4.2 52.6% 61.1% 44.3% 56.9% 41.0% 53.2% 47.9%
24 2021 27/30 3.9 2.3 63.6% 66.2% 48.6% 54.0% 49.0% 59.8% 43.1% 2022 28/28 2.7 6.4 54.3% 59.8% 39.8% 47.1% 52.0% 50.3% 43.6%
25 2022 16/17 2.5 2.9 63.2% 64.9% 46.2% 52.5% 43.4% 58.2% 40.8% 2023 15/15 2.1 3.7 60.1% 62.8% 45.1% 51.3% 45.3% 55.7% 45.2%
26 2023 49/50 3.4 2.4 63.5% 68.1% 52.0% 57.8% 50.2% 61.9% 46.4% 2024 12/12 3.1 4.8 56.3% 66.5% 45.0% 48.5% 46.9% 57.1% 43.8%
27 2024 26/29 3.5 2.1 61.0% 71.9% 49.6% 63.4% 48.6% 63.3% 45.7% 2025 20/28 3.4 5.3 57.1% 63.8% 42.7% 50.7% 44.8% 54.6% 44.2%
28 2025 28/39 4.0 2.0 61.4% 66.7% 49.4% 51.6% 43.0% 60.4% 42.5% 2026 36/37 3.3 4.5 54.3% 63.6% 43.8% 47.2% 42.8% 54.6% 43.0%
29 2026 52/53 3.6 1.7 63.7% 71.4% 50.2% 58.7% 49.2% 63.7% 43.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 256/277 3.7 2.1 63.3% 68.6% 49.9% 56.6% 47.0% 61.7% 43.8% — 142/152 2.8 5.1 55.8% 62.8% 42.8% 49.9% 44.9% 53.9% 44.0%

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 Karolina Muchova 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1490 98.7 -0.62 -1.13 0.716 45.6% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.07
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1500 110.1 +1.92 +0.08 1.209 53.2% — — — 50.0% +1.00 — — — +0.02
20 2017 1482 98.4 -0.48 +0.41 0.885 47.0% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.19 2018 1516 104.8 -1.81 -0.97 0.863 46.9% — -56 — 35.7% -1.07 1–3 (25%) — — -0.26
21 2018 1525 117.0 +2.68 +3.73 1.111 52.1% +20 — — 57.1% +0.28 1–0 — — -0.03 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 1863 149.7 +4.39 +1.62 1.137 52.3% -18 -252 -154 63.2% +0.85 9–6 (60%) 7–4 (64%) 107.0 -1.26 2020 1596 103.9 -0.65 -1.59 0.886 46.8% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — 0–1 — +0.16
23 2020 1812 136.7 +2.75 -2.06 1.036 50.3% +11 — — 48.6% -0.37 2–3 (40%) 4–0 (100%) — 0.00 2021 1734 130.6 -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 1877 142.7 +2.64 +0.85 1.073 51.2% +17 -213 -63 63.5% +0.84 7–4 (64%) 3–5 (38%) 102.3 -0.48 2022 1645 129.0 -4.15 +1.25 0.878 46.9% +43 -1 +6 35.8% -1.05 5–6 (45%) 4–3 (57%) 99.8 -1.74
25 2022 1797 133.2 +0.85 +0.23 0.974 49.7% +44 -108 — 55.6% 0.00 2–4 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 100.5 -1.46 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 2010 161.2 +5.02 +3.97 1.220 54.0% +17 -101 — 66.7% +1.08 12–8 (60%) 11–8 (58%) 106.5 -1.64 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 2041 157.3 +5.42 +3.17 1.246 53.9% +53 -137 -256 73.7% +1.47 3–4 (43%) 5–1 (83%) 101.0 -0.52 2025 1739 136.2 -1.28 +0.87 0.973 49.3% -39 +49 +95 47.6% -0.05 4–4 (50%) 2–7 (22%) 96.0 -1.45
28 2025 1955 158.0 +3.13 +0.38 1.072 51.2% +81 -96 -221 58.1% +0.46 9–9 (50%) 8–6 (57%) 96.3 +0.77 2026 1806 141.9 -1.56 +1.00 0.946 48.7% -62 -59 +112 47.0% -0.28 4–5 (44%) 5–1 (83%) 101.5 -2.84
29 2026 2074 162.3 +5.85 +1.71 1.206 53.4% +19 -159 -38 68.3% +1.00 14–2 (88%) 10–0 (100%) 116.0 -1.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2129 160.9 +4.23 +1.75 1.144 52.5% +28 -152 -109 63.6% +0.78 59–41 (59%) 53–26 (67%) 113.5 -2.06 — 1879 135.4 -1.70 +1.11 0.955 48.9% -16 -11 +91 44.7% -0.36 23–27 (46%) 18–18 (50%) 98.2 -5.48

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.