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Virginia Ruzici vs Anne Smith H2H: 5-2

Virginia Ruzici holds a 5–2 lead over Anne Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Virginia Ruzici leads 3–2 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Anne Smith won the 1981 Tampa round of 32 6-3 7-6.

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Virginia Ruzici
ROU Age 71 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
5 – 2
7 main-draw meetings
Anne Smith
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Anne Smith 6-3 7-6 Virginia Ruzici Match data Oct 8, 1981* R32 Tampa WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Ruzici 4-6 7-6 6-1 Anne Smith Match data Aug 19, 1981* R64 Canadian Open WTA 500 Hard
Anne Smith 6-2 6-2 Virginia Ruzici Match data Sep 19, 1980* R16 Las Vegas WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Ruzici 6-3 3-6 6-3 Anne Smith Match data Aug 15, 1980* QF Canadian Open WTA 500 Hard
Virginia Ruzici 6-4 6-7 6-4 Anne Smith Match data Dec 7, 1979* R16 Sydney WTA 500 Grass
Virginia Ruzici 3-6 6-2 6-2 Anne Smith Match data Nov 3, 1979* QF Stockholm WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Ruzici 6-4 6-1 Anne Smith Match data Jan 19, 1979* R16 Houston 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
Virginia Ruzici #264 #16 5 2,123 455 274 62.4% 1 0 0 1 17 19
Anne Smith — — — 2,051 221 173 56.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Virginia Ruzici Anne Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0 1977 8–3 72.7% — 1,634 0 1
18 1973 4–9 30.8% — 1,493 0 0 1978 14–7 66.7% — 1,776 0 2
19 1974 20–18 52.6% — 1,647 0 2 1979 28–28 50.0% — 1,849 0 2
20 1975 7–7 50.0% — 1,686 0 3 1980 21–21 50.0% — 1,866 0 2
21 1976 30–20 60.0% — 1,797 0 3 1981 36–25 59.0% — 1,936 0 2
22 1977 23–21 52.3% — 1,919 0 4 1982 27–19 58.7% — 1,899 0 2
23 1978 59–26 69.4% — 2,092 1 8 1983 11–9 55.0% — 1,898 0 2
24 1979 52–27 65.8% — 1,974 1 8 1984 1–2 33.3% — 1,874 0 2
25 1980 73–26 73.7% — 2,031 1 12 1985 10–4 71.4% — 1,900 0 3
26 1981 58–30 65.9% — 1,919 1 13 1986 8–13 38.1% — 1,718 0 3
27 1982 49–21 70.0% — 1,983 1 17 1987 15–9 62.5% — 1,785 0 3
28 1983 27–17 61.4% — 1,905 1 18 1988 8–8 50.0% — 1,777 0 3
29 1984 21–23 47.7% #44 1,780 1 18 1989 10–6 62.5% — 1,850 0 3
30 1985 27–19 58.7% #48 1,786 1 19 1990 16–14 53.3% — 1,827 0 3
31 1986 0–2 0.0% #185 1,734 1 19 1991 8–5 61.5% — 1,821 0 3
32 1987 5–7 41.7% #143 1,657 1 19 — — — — — — —

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 Virginia Ruzici Anne Smith
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 0 5 100.0%
18 1973 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1978 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 5 4 9 55.6%
19 1974 0 2 2 0.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1979 9 6 15 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 11 13 24 45.8%
20 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1980 7 5 12 58.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 11 19 42.1%
21 1976 — — — — 28 12 40 70.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 1981 7 4 11 63.6% 4 5 9 44.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 11 27 59.3%
22 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5% 1982 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 17 13 30 56.7%
23 1978 14 9 23 60.9% 19 4 23 82.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 16 11 27 59.3% 1983 5 2 7 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 6 12 50.0%
24 1979 10 6 16 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 15 9 24 62.5% 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
25 1980 14 5 19 73.7% 27 5 32 84.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 24 11 35 68.6% 1985 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
26 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 27 8 35 77.1% 7 4 11 63.6% 16 13 29 55.2% 1986 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
27 1982 10 5 15 66.7% 24 5 29 82.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 8 19 57.9% 1987 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7%
28 1983 3 3 6 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1988 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
29 1984 2 6 8 25.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 1989 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 7 3 10 70.0%
30 1985 7 6 13 53.8% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1990 6 6 12 50.0% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
31 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 69 55 124 55.6% 218 85 303 71.9% 43 34 77 55.8% 114 96 210 54.3% — 67 49 116 57.8% 20 24 44 45.5% 37 27 64 57.8% 88 73 161 54.7%

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 Virginia Ruzici Anne Smith
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 1977 1634 138.6 — — — — +87 — — 70.4% +1.74 2–3 (40%) — — +1.53
18 1973 1494 102.8 — — — — +96 -24 — 33.3% -1.19 0–1 0–1 — +0.98 1978 1777 139.8 — — — — +30 — — 68.3% +1.39 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 101.7 +0.88
19 1974 1647 134.9 — — — — -93 +57 -167 56.8% +0.64 4–2 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 102.5 +1.04 1979 1849 152.6 — — — — -9 -187 -232 48.5% -0.04 13–9 (59%) 7–6 (54%) 108.4 -3.77
20 1975 1686 122.9 — — — — — +81 — 51.6% -0.10 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.38 1980 1866 144.9 — — — — -31 -177 -216 47.8% -0.08 6–4 (60%) 4–5 (44%) 101.9 -5.69
21 1976 1797 142.1 — — — — -255 +110 -321 58.1% +0.62 9–8 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 100.1 -1.76 1981 1936 153.7 — — — — +39 -231 -156 57.9% +0.56 9–9 (50%) 5–9 (36%) 98.6 -4.67
22 1977 1920 148.2 — — — — -145 +43 — 50.0% +0.01 11–3 (79%) 1–0 — -5.12 1982 1899 156.9 — — — — +43 -216 -37 60.2% +0.58 5–8 (38%) 4–3 (57%) 97.2 -0.82
23 1978 2092 158.8 — — — — -38 -54 -463 66.3% +1.06 14–6 (70%) 14–6 (70%) 111.1 -7.09 1983 1898 139.9 — — — — +42 — — 51.1% +0.02 5–2 (71%) 1–2 (33%) 100.5 -2.37
24 1979 1975 151.3 — — — — +50 +39 -193 63.7% +0.92 15–10 (60%) 6–5 (55%) 103.9 -3.12 1984 1875 92.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — 0–1 — -0.29
25 1980 2032 157.7 — — — — +31 +158 -224 69.9% +1.37 14–9 (61%) 10–7 (59%) 101.1 -5.80 1985 1900 131.1 — — — — — -248 -3 64.5% +0.90 3–0 (100%) 2–0 — -1.34
26 1981 1919 158.9 — — — — -19 +290 -67 62.6% +0.85 13–7 (65%) 9–6 (60%) 102.2 -6.70 1986 1719 120.9 — — — — +23 -56 — 40.9% -0.36 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.98
27 1982 1984 156.4 — — — — -61 +260 -118 68.6% +1.30 9–11 (45%) 11–6 (65%) 98.3 -4.11 1987 1786 131.9 — — — — +7 — +60 60.0% +0.69 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — +0.68
28 1983 1905 143.8 — — — — +21 +136 -21 60.4% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 +2.73 1988 1778 135.5 — — — — +14 — — 50.0% +0.21 1–1 0–2 — -0.68
29 1984 1781 144.3 — — — — -45 +178 — 51.0% +0.29 4–10 (29%) 3–7 (30%) 87.0 -0.89 1989 1851 140.5 — — — — -6 — — 58.3% +0.50 3–1 (75%) 3–1 (75%) 105.0 -0.03
30 1985 1786 140.6 — — — — -87 +216 +68 57.4% +0.63 7–4 (64%) 4–1 (80%) 102.6 -0.16 1990 1828 147.1 — — — — -8 — +19 53.7% +0.49 3–4 (43%) 5–3 (63%) 98.2 -1.19
31 1986 1735 90.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.00 0–1 — — +0.44 1991 1822 132.5 — — — — 0 — — 60.7% +0.46 1–1 3–1 (75%) — +0.30
32 1987 1658 111.9 — — — — — +211 — 46.4% -0.14 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +0.99 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2123 154.7 — — — — -27 +141 -197 61.0% +0.79 108–81 (57%) 70–52 (57%) 104.0 -3.86 — 2051 154.3 — — — — +14 -189 -73 54.9% +0.38 58–49 (54%) 38–35 (52%) 106.1 -4.21

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.