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Virginia Ruzici holds a 3–1 lead over Christiane Jolissaint in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Virginia Ruzici leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Christiane Jolissaint won the 1984 Charleston Open round of 16 6-1 7-5.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christiane Jolissaint | 6-1 7-5 | Virginia Ruzici | Match data | Apr 13, 1984* | R16 | Charleston Open | WTA 500 | Clay |
| Virginia Ruzici | 6-3 6-0 | Christiane Jolissaint | Match data | May 7, 1981* | R32 | Perugia | WTA 250 | Clay |
| Virginia Ruzici | 6-3 7-5 | Christiane Jolissaint | Match data | Oct 30, 1980* | R32 | Stockholm | WTA 250 | Carpet |
| Virginia Ruzici | 6-3 6-2 | Christiane Jolissaint | Match data | Oct 17, 1980* | R16 | Deerfield Beach | 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.
| 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 | — | #16 | 5 | 2,125 | 455 | 274 | 62.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 |
| Christiane Jolissaint | — | — | — | 1,754 | 95 | 131 | 42.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Christiane Jolissaint | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,484 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 5–6 | 45.5% | — | 1,500 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1972 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,484 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | 0–3 | 0.0% | — | 1,478 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1973 | 4–9 | 30.8% | — | 1,493 | 0 | 0 | 1980 | 11–22 | 33.3% | — | 1,539 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1974 | 20–18 | 52.6% | — | 1,647 | 0 | 2 | 1981 | 5–5 | 50.0% | — | 1,570 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1975 | 7–7 | 50.0% | — | 1,686 | 0 | 3 | 1982 | 7–8 | 46.7% | — | 1,562 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1976 | 30–20 | 60.0% | — | 1,797 | 0 | 3 | 1983 | 14–12 | 53.8% | — | 1,697 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1977 | 23–21 | 52.3% | — | 1,921 | 0 | 4 | 1984 | 15–20 | 42.9% | — | 1,689 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1978 | 59–26 | 69.4% | — | 2,093 | 1 | 8 | 1985 | 17–18 | 48.6% | — | 1,719 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1979 | 52–27 | 65.8% | — | 1,976 | 1 | 8 | 1986 | 6–16 | 27.3% | — | 1,638 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1980 | 73–26 | 73.7% | — | 2,032 | 1 | 12 | 1987 | 9–9 | 50.0% | — | 1,627 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1981 | 58–30 | 65.9% | — | 1,921 | 1 | 13 | 1988 | 6–11 | 35.3% | — | 1,574 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1982 | 49–21 | 70.0% | — | 1,985 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1983 | 27–17 | 61.4% | — | 1,906 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1984 | 21–23 | 47.7% | #44 | 1,781 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1985 | 27–19 | 58.7% | — | 1,786 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1986 | 0–2 | 0.0% | — | 1,735 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1987 | 5–7 | 41.7% | #143 | 1,658 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Christiane Jolissaint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1980 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% |
| 19 | 1974 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 16 | 7 | 23 | 69.6% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 1981 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1982 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1976 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 12 | 40 | 70.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1983 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1977 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.5% | 1984 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 23 | 1978 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 60.9% | 19 | 4 | 23 | 82.6% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 16 | 11 | 27 | 59.3% | 1985 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 24 | 1979 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 15 | 9 | 24 | 62.5% | 1986 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 25 | 1980 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 27 | 5 | 32 | 84.4% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 24 | 11 | 35 | 68.6% | 1987 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 26 | 1981 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 27 | 8 | 35 | 77.1% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 16 | 13 | 29 | 55.2% | 1988 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 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% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | — | 23 | 34 | 57 | 40.4% | 31 | 36 | 67 | 46.3% | 28 | 37 | 65 | 43.1% | 9 | 22 | 31 | 29.0% |
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 | Christiane Jolissaint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1484 | 98.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -2.33 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.36 |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1500 | 100.3 | — | — | — | — | — | +53 | +18 | 45.5% | -0.27 | — | 1–3 (25%) | — | +1.56 |
| 17 | 1972 | 1484 | 97.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | +0.15 | 1979 | 1478 | 103.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.3% | -2.86 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | -0.27 |
| 18 | 1973 | 1494 | 102.8 | — | — | — | — | +96 | -24 | — | 33.3% | -1.19 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +1.11 | 1980 | 1540 | 127.3 | — | — | — | — | -8 | -22 | +8 | 35.5% | -1.15 | 5–5 (50%) | 6–4 (60%) | 102.3 | -1.83 |
| 19 | 1974 | 1647 | 134.9 | — | — | — | — | -93 | +57 | -167 | 56.8% | +0.64 | 4–2 (67%) | 3–5 (38%) | 102.5 | +0.45 | 1981 | 1570 | 115.3 | — | — | — | — | — | -40 | — | 50.0% | +0.30 | — | — | — | +0.13 |
| 20 | 1975 | 1686 | 122.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +81 | — | 51.6% | -0.10 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–0 | — | +0.21 | 1982 | 1563 | 115.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +37 | -27 | 50.0% | +0.15 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–2 (33%) | 96.7 | +1.44 |
| 21 | 1976 | 1798 | 142.1 | — | — | — | — | -256 | +110 | -320 | 58.1% | +0.62 | 9–8 (53%) | 4–3 (57%) | 100.1 | -2.30 | 1983 | 1697 | 135.8 | — | — | — | — | -112 | +39 | -121 | 54.2% | +0.29 | 3–4 (43%) | 4–2 (67%) | 103.2 | -0.73 |
| 22 | 1977 | 1921 | 148.4 | — | — | — | — | -144 | +42 | — | 50.0% | +0.01 | 11–3 (79%) | 1–0 | — | -5.19 | 1984 | 1690 | 124.4 | — | — | — | — | -171 | +43 | +5 | 43.0% | -0.67 | 7–4 (64%) | 3–2 (60%) | 105.4 | +0.53 |
| 23 | 1978 | 2093 | 158.9 | — | — | — | — | -38 | -56 | -464 | 66.3% | +1.06 | 14–6 (70%) | 14–6 (70%) | 111.1 | -8.28 | 1985 | 1720 | 124.9 | — | — | — | — | -100 | -4 | -38 | 49.4% | -0.11 | 4–5 (44%) | 4–5 (44%) | 100.9 | -0.79 |
| 24 | 1979 | 1976 | 151.5 | — | — | — | — | +51 | +40 | -194 | 63.7% | +0.92 | 15–10 (60%) | 6–5 (55%) | 103.9 | -2.80 | 1986 | 1638 | 115.2 | — | — | — | — | -12 | +12 | -28 | 28.8% | -1.44 | 5–3 (63%) | 1–5 (17%) | 98.2 | -1.79 |
| 25 | 1980 | 2032 | 158.1 | — | — | — | — | +33 | +161 | -225 | 69.9% | +1.37 | 14–9 (61%) | 10–7 (59%) | 101.0 | -6.12 | 1987 | 1628 | 115.6 | — | — | — | — | +9 | -22 | +39 | 45.0% | -0.63 | 4–0 (100%) | 1–0 | — | +1.42 |
| 26 | 1981 | 1921 | 159.2 | — | — | — | — | -20 | +290 | -69 | 62.6% | +0.85 | 13–7 (65%) | 9–6 (60%) | 102.2 | -7.10 | 1988 | 1574 | 99.1 | — | — | — | — | -13 | +24 | +53 | 34.1% | -1.22 | 5–2 (71%) | 2–3 (40%) | 102.4 | +0.52 |
| 27 | 1982 | 1985 | 156.7 | — | — | — | — | -60 | +261 | -118 | 68.6% | +1.30 | 9–11 (45%) | 11–6 (65%) | 98.3 | -4.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 1983 | 1906 | 143.9 | — | — | — | — | +20 | +136 | -21 | 60.4% | +0.91 | 6–4 (60%) | 3–4 (43%) | 98.3 | +2.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1984 | 1781 | 144.4 | — | — | — | — | -45 | +179 | — | 51.0% | +0.29 | 4–10 (29%) | 3–7 (30%) | 87.0 | -0.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1985 | 1787 | 140.6 | — | — | — | — | -88 | +215 | +67 | 57.4% | +0.63 | 7–4 (64%) | 4–1 (80%) | 102.6 | -0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1986 | 1735 | 90.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -3.00 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1987 | 1658 | 111.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +211 | — | 46.4% | -0.14 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–1 | — | +1.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2125 | 154.9 | — | — | — | — | -27 | +141 | -198 | 61.0% | +0.79 | 108–81 (57%) | 70–52 (57%) | 104.0 | -4.25 | — | 1755 | 125.7 | — | — | — | — | -61 | +20 | -7 | 42.6% | -0.59 | 34–28 (55%) | 24–27 (47%) | 104.4 | +0.24 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Evert | 0 | 23 | 23 | Apr 13, 1985 | H2H |
| Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 7 | 13 | Aug 29, 1985 | H2H |
| Mima Jausovec | 9 | 4 | 13 | Jul 21, 1985 | H2H |
| Tracy Austin | 0 | 13 | 13 | Mar 23, 1983 | H2H |
| Joanne Russell | 9 | 3 | 12 | Oct 24, 1985 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zina Garrison | 0 | 5 | 5 | Oct 9, 1986 | H2H |
| Helena Sukova | 1 | 3 | 4 | Jan 18, 1987 | H2H |
| Elise Burgin | 4 | 0 | 4 | Nov 29, 1985 | H2H |
| Chris Evert | 0 | 4 | 4 | May 24, 1984 | H2H |
| Virginia Ruzici | 1 | 3 | 4 | Apr 13, 1984 | H2H |