# Magda Linette vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/magda-linette-vs-elena-gabriela-ruse?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:138&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:156
Tour: WTA

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

## Overall
- Magda Linette: 0 wins
- Elena-Gabriela Ruse: 1 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Magda Linette 0 - 1 Elena-Gabriela Ruse

## By tournament category
- WTA 1000: Magda Linette 0 - 1 Elena-Gabriela Ruse

## Surface results by age
Completed main-draw results by court surface. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison.

| Age | Player | Season | Surface | W-L | M | Win % |
| ---: | :--- | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 18 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2016 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2017 | Clay | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 20 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2018 | Clay | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 20 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2018 | Grass | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Magda Linette | 2013 | Hard | 3-1 | 4 | 75.0% |
| 21 | Magda Linette | 2013 | Clay | 1-1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 21 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2019 | Hard | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2019 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2019 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 22 | Magda Linette | 2014 | Hard | 2-4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 22 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2020 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Magda Linette | 2015 | Hard | 8-8 | 16 | 50.0% |
| 23 | Magda Linette | 2015 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Magda Linette | 2015 | Grass | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 23 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2021 | Hard | 2-4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 23 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2021 | Clay | 9-2 | 11 | 81.8% |
| 24 | Magda Linette | 2016 | Hard | 10-12 | 22 | 45.5% |
| 24 | Magda Linette | 2016 | Clay | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Magda Linette | 2016 | Grass | 0-3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2022 | Hard | 7-10 | 17 | 41.2% |
| 24 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2022 | Clay | 1-6 | 7 | 14.3% |
| 24 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2022 | Grass | 1-3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 25 | Magda Linette | 2017 | Hard | 10-15 | 25 | 40.0% |
| 25 | Magda Linette | 2017 | Clay | 6-5 | 11 | 54.5% |
| 25 | Magda Linette | 2017 | Grass | 1-3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 25 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2023 | Hard | 6-6 | 12 | 50.0% |
| 25 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2023 | Clay | 1-3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 26 | Magda Linette | 2018 | Hard | 11-10 | 21 | 52.4% |
| 26 | Magda Linette | 2018 | Clay | 2-5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 26 | Magda Linette | 2018 | Grass | 0-2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 26 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2024 | Hard | 2-4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| 26 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2024 | Clay | 3-2 | 5 | 60.0% |
| 26 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2024 | Grass | 0-1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 27 | Magda Linette | 2019 | Hard | 22-12 | 34 | 64.7% |
| 27 | Magda Linette | 2019 | Clay | 2-5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 27 | Magda Linette | 2019 | Grass | 2-2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 27 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2025 | Hard | 4-10 | 14 | 28.6% |
| 27 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2025 | Clay | 5-3 | 8 | 62.5% |
| 27 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2025 | Grass | 4-2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| Career | Magda Linette | - | Hard | 150-155 | 305 | 49.18032786885246% |
| Career | Magda Linette | - | Clay | 50-50 | 100 | 50.0% |
| Career | Magda Linette | - | Grass | 21-28 | 49 | 42.857142857142854% |
| Career | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | - | Hard | 26-43 | 69 | 37.68115942028985% |
| Career | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | - | Clay | 25-27 | 52 | 48.07692307692308% |
| Career | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | - | Grass | 12-13 | 25 | 48.0% |

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## Performance progression by age
Detailed serve and return statistics available for 423/456 of Magda Linette's and 136/147 of Elena-Gabriela Ruse's main draw matches.

Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. The canonical HTML page contains the complete comparison.

| Age | Player | Season | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% |
| ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 18 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2016 | 1/1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 59.3% | 58.3% | 48.5% | 50.0% | 16.7% | 54.3% | 32.7% |
| 19 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2017 | 2/2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 67.1% | 67.2% | 52.5% | 60.0% | 40.3% | 62.4% | 45.5% |
| 20 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2018 | 5/5 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 59.0% | 61.7% | 40.7% | 51.0% | 31.7% | 52.9% | 40.6% |
| 21 | Magda Linette | 2013 | 4/6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 72.3% | 53.8% | 53.4% | 29.2% | 46.4% | 54.1% | 42.2% |
| 21 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2019 | 6/6 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 57.4% | 64.9% | 40.0% | 55.8% | 47.3% | 53.9% | 42.8% |
| 22 | Magda Linette | 2014 | 4/6 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 57.4% | 64.6% | 42.5% | 71.4% | 31.7% | 55.7% | 43.7% |
| 22 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2020 | 1/1 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 50.6% | 67.5% | 20.5% | 40.0% | 44.4% | 44.3% | 49.3% |
| 23 | Magda Linette | 2015 | 10/20 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 63.7% | 62.2% | 50.9% | 51.9% | 48.3% | 58.0% | 40.1% |
| 23 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2021 | 16/17 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 52.6% | 61.1% | 44.3% | 56.9% | 41.0% | 53.2% | 47.9% |
| 24 | Magda Linette | 2016 | 25/26 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 62.7% | 62.0% | 44.8% | 47.4% | 37.4% | 55.3% | 39.1% |
| 24 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2022 | 28/28 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 54.3% | 59.8% | 39.8% | 47.1% | 52.0% | 50.3% | 43.6% |
| 25 | Magda Linette | 2017 | 40/40 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 67.9% | 63.5% | 46.3% | 43.8% | 40.5% | 57.7% | 41.5% |
| 25 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2023 | 16/16 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 59.2% | 62.3% | 45.0% | 50.1% | 44.5% | 55.2% | 44.5% |
| 26 | Magda Linette | 2018 | 30/30 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 63.5% | 62.1% | 46.1% | 50.1% | 47.8% | 55.9% | 42.4% |
| 26 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2024 | 12/12 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 56.3% | 66.5% | 45.0% | 48.5% | 46.9% | 57.1% | 43.8% |
| 27 | Magda Linette | 2019 | 43/45 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 57.5% | 66.3% | 48.5% | 54.4% | 51.0% | 58.8% | 43.5% |
| 27 | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 2025 | 20/28 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 57.1% | 63.8% | 42.7% | 50.7% | 44.8% | 54.6% | 44.2% |
| Career | Magda Linette | - | 423/456 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 62.5% | 64.2% | 47.1% | 50.7% | 44.8% | 57.6% | 41.6% |
| Career | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | - | 136/147 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 56.2% | 62.9% | 42.9% | 49.9% | 45.0% | 54.0% | 44.0% |

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## 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 |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Magda Linette | 1864 | 136.5 | 0.92 | -0.83 | 0.982 | 49.7% | 0 | -63 | -139 | 48.1% | -0.16 | 82-79 (51%) | 70-48 (59%) | 0.35 |
| Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 1880 | 134.3 | -1.52 | 1.0 | 0.956 | 48.9% | -9 | -23 | 77 | 44.5% | -0.38 | 22-26 (46%) | 17-18 (49%) | -4.86 |

## Meeting history (last 20)
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2026-08-13 | Cincinnati Open | R128 | Hard | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 6-0 6-3 |

## Career rivalries
### Magda Linette

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Yulia Putintseva | 6-2 | 8 | 2023-09-23 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/magda-linette-vs-yulia-putintseva?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:138&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:151) |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | 5-2 | 7 | 2026-02-17 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/ekaterina-alexandrova-vs-magda-linette?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:11&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:138) |
| Daria Kasatkina | 3-4 | 7 | 2024-10-11 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/daria-kasatkina-vs-magda-linette?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:88&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:138) |
| Victoria Azarenka | 2-4 | 6 | 2024-05-10 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/magda-linette-vs-victoria-azarenka?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:138&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:446) |
| Alison Riske-Amritraj | 2-4 | 6 | 2022-06-23 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/magda-linette-vs-alison-riske-amritraj?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:138&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:98759) |

### Elena-Gabriela Ruse

| Opponent | W-L | M | Last played | H2H |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | :--- | :--- |
| Barbora Krejcikova | 1-3 | 4 | 2026-06-12 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/elena-gabriela-ruse-vs-barbora-krejcikova?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:156&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:263) |
| Elise Mertens | 1-3 | 4 | 2026-06-11 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/elise-mertens-vs-elena-gabriela-ruse?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:61&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:156) |
| Magdalena Frech | 2-2 | 4 | 2026-05-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/elena-gabriela-ruse-vs-magdalena-frech?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:156&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:222) |
| Emma Navarro | 1-2 | 3 | 2026-06-25 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/emma-navarro-vs-elena-gabriela-ruse?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:15&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:156) |
| Elena Rybakina | 0-3 | 3 | 2026-04-24 | [H2H](https://tennis-db.com/wta/rivalries/elena-rybakina-vs-elena-gabriela-ruse?player1_id=balldontlie_wta:5&player2_id=balldontlie_wta:156) |

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