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

Margaret Court vs Virginia Ruzici H2H: 2-0

Margaret Court holds a 2–0 lead over Virginia Ruzici in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Margaret Court leads 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Margaret Court won the 1977 Minneapolis round of 16 6-4 6-4.

AUS Age 84 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 0
2 main-draw meetings
ROU Age 71 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Margaret Court 6-4 6-4 Virginia Ruzici Match data Jan 28, 1977* R16 Minneapolis WTA 250 Carpet
Margaret Court 2-6 6-1 7-5 Virginia Ruzici Match data Jan 13, 1977* R32 Hollywood WTA 250 Carpet

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
Margaret Court #6 2,520 613 64 90.5% 11 0 0 4 78 93
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 Margaret Court Virginia Ruzici
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1972 0–1 0.0% 1,484 0 0
18 1973 4–9 30.8% 1,493 0 0
19 1974 20–18 52.6% 1,647 0 2
20 1975 7–7 50.0% 1,686 0 3
21 1976 30–20 60.0% 1,797 0 3
22 1977 23–21 52.3% 1,919 0 4
23 1978 59–26 69.4% 2,092 1 8
24 1979 52–27 65.8% 1,974 1 8
25 1968 103–12 89.6% 2,039 0 13 1980 73–26 73.7% 2,031 1 12
26 1969 103–6 94.5% 2,236 3 32 1981 58–30 65.9% 1,919 1 13
27 1970 114–6 95.0% 2,355 7 54 1982 49–21 70.0% 1,983 1 17
28 1971 56–4 93.3% 2,369 8 63 1983 27–17 61.4% 1,905 1 18
29 1972 57–6 90.5% 2,400 8 72 1984 21–23 47.7% #44 1,780 1 18
30 1973 105–7 93.8% 2,489 11 90 1985 27–19 58.7% #48 1,786 1 19
31 1974 12–2 85.7% 2,461 11 91 1986 0–2 0.0% #185 1,734 1 19
32 1975 40–13 75.5% #6 2,280 11 92 1987 5–7 41.7% #143 1,657 1 19
33 1976 7–1 87.5% 2,289 11 93
34 1977 16–7 69.6% 2,268 11 93

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 Margaret Court 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 %
18 1973 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
19 1974 0 2 2 0.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
20 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1976 28 12 40 70.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5%
23 1978 14 9 23 60.9% 19 4 23 82.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 16 11 27 59.3%
24 1979 10 6 16 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 15 9 24 62.5%
25 1968 16 1 17 94.1% 19 3 22 86.4% 50 7 57 87.7% 18 1 19 94.7% 1980 14 5 19 73.7% 27 5 32 84.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 24 11 35 68.6%
26 1969 14 2 16 87.5% 32 3 35 91.4% 57 1 58 98.3% 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 27 8 35 77.1% 7 4 11 63.6% 16 13 29 55.2%
27 1970 10 1 11 90.9% 37 2 39 94.9% 58 3 61 95.1% 9 0 9 100.0% 1982 10 5 15 66.7% 24 5 29 82.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 8 19 57.9%
28 1971 11 0 11 100.0% 12 1 13 92.3% 33 3 36 91.7% 1983 3 3 6 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 10 4 14 71.4%
29 1972 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 14 1 15 93.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 1984 2 6 8 25.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 9 14 35.7%
30 1973 11 1 12 91.7% 26 2 28 92.9% 30 3 33 90.9% 38 1 39 97.4% 1985 7 6 13 53.8% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
31 1974 3 1 4 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1975 8 2 10 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 2 9 77.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 1976 7 1 8 87.5%
34 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 13 5 18 72.2%
Career 85 11 96 88.5% 149 19 168 88.7% 265 22 287 92.3% 114 12 126 90.5% 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 Margaret Court 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
17 1972 1484 97.2 0.0% -3.00 +0.15
18 1973 1494 102.8 +96 -24 33.3% -1.19 0–1 0–1 +0.98
19 1974 1647 134.9 -93 +57 -167 56.8% +0.64 4–2 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 102.5 +1.04
20 1975 1686 122.9 +81 51.6% -0.10 1–2 (33%) 1–0 +0.38
21 1976 1797 142.1 -255 +110 -321 58.1% +0.62 9–8 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 100.1 -1.76
22 1977 1920 148.2 -145 +43 50.0% +0.01 11–3 (79%) 1–0 -5.12
23 1978 2092 158.8 -38 -54 -463 66.3% +1.06 14–6 (70%) 14–6 (70%) 111.1 -7.09
24 1979 1975 151.3 +50 +39 -193 63.7% +0.92 15–10 (60%) 6–5 (55%) 103.9 -3.12
25 1968 2040 150.5 +188 -205 +56 85.6% +2.92 11–6 (65%) -1.63 1980 2032 157.7 +31 +158 -224 69.9% +1.37 14–9 (61%) 10–7 (59%) 101.1 -5.80
26 1969 2236 164.8 +59 -84 +189 88.7% +3.22 14–4 (78%) -2.85 1981 1919 158.9 -19 +290 -67 62.6% +0.85 13–7 (65%) 9–6 (60%) 102.2 -6.70
27 1970 2355 173.5 +48 -52 +213 90.7% +3.49 12–5 (71%) 1–3 (25%) 97.1 -4.22 1982 1984 156.4 -61 +260 -118 68.6% +1.30 9–11 (45%) 11–6 (65%) 98.3 -4.11
28 1971 2369 169.0 +30 -26 +160 88.2% +3.13 7–0 (100%) 6–2 (75%) 108.0 -1.84 1983 1905 143.8 +21 +136 -21 60.4% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 +2.73
29 1972 2400 174.0 +195 -94 +121 88.1% +3.13 5–1 (83%) 3–2 (60%) 102.9 -4.05 1984 1781 144.3 -45 +178 51.0% +0.29 4–10 (29%) 3–7 (30%) 87.0 -0.89
30 1973 2489 175.9 +187 -49 +77 86.9% +2.92 22–4 (85%) 13–5 (72%) 109.4 -3.54 1985 1786 140.6 -87 +216 +68 57.4% +0.63 7–4 (64%) 4–1 (80%) 102.6 -0.16
31 1974 2462 149.5 +158 +109 75.9% +2.14 3–0 (100%) 0–1 -0.89 1986 1735 90.3 20.0% -3.00 0–1 +0.44
32 1975 2280 167.2 +119 +62 +182 75.7% +1.94 4–5 (44%) 4–1 (80%) 95.4 -3.42 1987 1658 111.9 +211 46.4% -0.14 1–3 (25%) 1–1 +0.99
33 1976 2290 137.7 +202 77.8% +1.83 2–0 1–1 -0.88
34 1977 2268 150.4 +124 67.3% +1.31 6–1 (86%) 4–1 (80%) 102.9 -2.67
Career 2521 171.5 +142 -72 +145 86.0% +2.95 86–26 (77%) 32–16 (67%) 109.0 -3.90 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.