H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Virginia Ruzici vs Barbara Potter H2H: 2-3

Barbara Potter holds a 3–2 lead over Virginia Ruzici in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Barbara Potter leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Barbara Potter won the 1985 Zurich round of 32 6-2 7-6.

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Virginia Ruzici
ROU Age 71 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main-draw meetings
Barbara Potter
USA Age 64 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Barbara Potter 6-2 7-6 Virginia Ruzici Match data Oct 31, 1985* R32 Zurich WTA 250 Hard
Barbara Potter 5-7 6-3 6-2 Virginia Ruzici Match data Dec 18, 1982* R16 East Rutherford WTA 250 Hard
Barbara Potter 2-6 6-3 6-3 Virginia Ruzici Match data Jan 30, 1981* R16 Chicago WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Ruzici 6-2 6-3 Barbara Potter Match data Sep 13, 1980* SF Salt Lake City WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Ruzici 6-4 3-6 12-10 Barbara Potter Match data Jun 21, 1979* R32 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass

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
Barbara Potter #112 #8 63 2,096 299 190 61.1% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Barbara Potter
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1978 4–7 36.4% — 1,533 0 0
17 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0 1979 8–22 26.7% — 1,620 0 0
18 1973 4–9 30.8% — 1,493 0 0 1980 23–21 52.3% — 1,864 0 0
19 1974 20–18 52.6% — 1,647 0 2 1981 47–23 67.1% #10 1,941 0 0
20 1975 7–7 50.0% — 1,686 0 3 1982 43–22 66.2% #8 1,997 0 2
21 1976 30–20 60.0% — 1,797 0 3 1983 28–20 58.3% — 1,850 0 2
22 1977 23–21 52.3% — 1,919 0 4 1984 35–17 67.3% #12 1,952 0 2
23 1978 59–26 69.4% — 2,092 1 8 1985 31–16 66.0% #15 1,899 0 3
24 1979 52–27 65.8% — 1,974 1 8 1986 14–10 58.3% #26 1,881 0 3
25 1980 73–26 73.7% — 2,031 1 12 1987 25–13 65.8% #12 1,895 0 4
26 1981 58–30 65.9% — 1,919 1 13 1988 36–14 72.0% #10 1,918 0 5
27 1982 49–21 70.0% — 1,983 1 17 1989 5–5 50.0% #106 1,844 0 5
28 1983 27–17 61.4% — 1,905 1 18 — — — — — — —
29 1984 21–23 47.7% #44 1,780 1 18 — — — — — — —
30 1985 27–19 58.7% #48 1,786 1 19 — — — — — — —
31 1986 0–2 0.0% #185 1,734 1 19 — — — — — — —
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 Barbara Potter
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 8 11 27.3%
18 1973 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1980 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 15 13 28 53.6%
19 1974 0 2 2 0.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1981 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 27 14 41 65.9%
20 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 28 10 38 73.7%
21 1976 — — — — 28 12 40 70.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 10 8 18 55.6%
22 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5% 1984 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — 11 4 15 73.3% 17 9 26 65.4%
23 1978 14 9 23 60.9% 19 4 23 82.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 16 11 27 59.3% 1985 12 4 16 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
24 1979 10 6 16 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 15 9 24 62.5% 1986 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
25 1980 14 5 19 73.7% 27 5 32 84.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 24 11 35 68.6% 1987 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8%
26 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 27 8 35 77.1% 7 4 11 63.6% 16 13 29 55.2% 1988 25 9 34 73.5% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1982 10 5 15 66.7% 24 5 29 82.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 8 19 57.9% 1989 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
28 1983 3 3 6 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 10 4 14 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1984 2 6 8 25.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 9 14 35.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1985 7 6 13 53.8% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 89 54 143 62.2% 5 8 13 38.5% 68 39 107 63.6% 137 89 226 60.6%

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 Barbara Potter
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1533 114.2 — — — — +62 — +55 35.7% -1.14 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +1.22
17 1972 1484 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.15 1979 1620 143.0 — — — — +30 -114 -40 30.3% -0.89 4–6 (40%) 1–8 (11%) 95.5 -1.88
18 1973 1494 102.8 — — — — +96 -24 — 33.3% -1.19 0–1 0–1 — +0.98 1980 1864 154.9 — — — — +9 — -289 54.5% +0.43 3–10 (23%) 5–4 (56%) 96.7 -0.89
19 1974 1647 134.9 — — — — -93 +57 -167 56.8% +0.64 4–2 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 102.5 +1.04 1981 1941 150.3 — — — — -3 — -143 63.1% +0.79 12–7 (63%) 9–10 (47%) 101.8 -1.85
20 1975 1686 122.9 — — — — — +81 — 51.6% -0.10 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.38 1982 1997 162.5 — — — — +57 — -125 63.3% +0.89 10–7 (59%) 12–14 (46%) 102.4 -2.63
21 1976 1797 142.1 — — — — -255 +110 -321 58.1% +0.62 9–8 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 100.1 -1.76 1983 1851 139.2 — — — — +53 -245 +13 58.6% +0.77 6–9 (40%) 8–8 (50%) 93.1 +1.42
22 1977 1920 148.2 — — — — -145 +43 — 50.0% +0.01 11–3 (79%) 1–0 — -5.12 1984 1952 157.5 — — — — -8 — -14 67.0% +1.24 3–7 (30%) 8–4 (67%) 94.3 -1.32
23 1978 2092 158.8 — — — — -38 -54 -463 66.3% +1.06 14–6 (70%) 14–6 (70%) 111.1 -7.09 1985 1900 142.4 — — — — -8 -289 +64 61.9% +0.74 8–7 (53%) 12–5 (71%) 102.4 +0.26
24 1979 1975 151.3 — — — — +50 +39 -193 63.7% +0.92 15–10 (60%) 6–5 (55%) 103.9 -3.12 1986 1881 145.2 — — — — +12 — — 56.1% +0.37 4–5 (44%) 5–4 (56%) 100.5 -2.11
25 1980 2032 157.7 — — — — +31 +158 -224 69.9% +1.37 14–9 (61%) 10–7 (59%) 101.1 -5.80 1987 1895 145.4 — — — — +28 — — 64.3% +0.85 6–4 (60%) 7–2 (78%) 102.9 +1.54
26 1981 1919 158.9 — — — — -19 +290 -67 62.6% +0.85 13–7 (65%) 9–6 (60%) 102.2 -6.70 1988 1919 147.3 — — — — +6 — +51 71.4% +1.21 4–8 (33%) 12–3 (80%) 100.4 +1.81
27 1982 1984 156.4 — — — — -61 +260 -118 68.6% +1.30 9–11 (45%) 11–6 (65%) 98.3 -4.11 1989 1845 116.8 — — — — -10 — — 52.2% -0.09 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 96.3 +0.54
28 1983 1905 143.8 — — — — +21 +136 -21 60.4% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 +2.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1984 1781 144.3 — — — — -45 +178 — 51.0% +0.29 4–10 (29%) 3–7 (30%) 87.0 -0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1985 1786 140.6 — — — — -87 +216 +68 57.4% +0.63 7–4 (64%) 4–1 (80%) 102.6 -0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1986 1735 90.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.00 0–1 — — +0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 2096 155.7 — — — — +17 -225 -44 59.9% +0.67 65–74 (47%) 81–65 (55%) 98.8 -0.80

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.