H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC
Virginia Ruzici holds a 9–3 lead over Joanne Russell in their WTA head-to-head. Across 12 main-draw meetings, Virginia Ruzici leads 4–1 on carpet and 4–0 on clay. Most recently, Virginia Ruzici won the 1985 Brighton round of 32 6-2 6-3.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Ruzici | 6-2 6-3 | Joanne Russell | Match data | Oct 24, 1985* | R32 | Brighton | WTA 250 | Carpet |
| Joanne Russell | 6-1 6-1 | Virginia Ruzici | Match data | Oct 28, 1984* | QF | Brighton | WTA 250 | Carpet |
| Virginia Ruzici | 6-3 7-6 | Joanne Russell | Match data | Jan 26, 1984* | R32 | Marco Island | WTA 250 | Clay |
| Virginia Ruzici | 6-0 3-6 6-3 | Joanne Russell | Match data | Nov 25, 1981* | R64 | Sydney International | WTA 500 | Grass |
| Virginia Ruzici | 7-6 6-1 | Joanne Russell | Match data | Oct 31, 1981* | QF | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | WTA 250 | Carpet |
| Virginia Ruzici | 6-4 3-6 6-1 | Joanne Russell | Match data | Aug 1, 1981* | SF | Orange | WTA 250 | Clay |
| Virginia Ruzici | 6-3 | Joanne Russell | Match data | Apr 12, 1981* | BR | Hilton Head | WTA 250 | Clay |
| Virginia Ruzici | 6-3 6-2 | Joanne Russell | Match data | Nov 15, 1980* | SF | Amsterdam | WTA 250 | Carpet |
| Joanne Russell | 6-2 3-6 6-4 | Virginia Ruzici | Match data | Jun 27, 1980* | R64 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Virginia Ruzici | 6-7 7-6 6-2 | Joanne Russell | Match data | Aug 10, 1979* | R16 | Indianapolis | WTA 250 | Clay |
| Virginia Ruzici | 7-6 4-6 6-3 | Joanne Russell | Match data | Mar 9, 1978* | R32 | Dallas | WTA 250 | Carpet |
| Joanne Russell | 7-6 6-3 | Virginia Ruzici | Match data | Dec 3, 1976* | R32 | Sydney | WTA 500 | 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.
| 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 |
| Joanne Russell | — | — | — | 1,936 | 203 | 199 | 50.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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 | Joanne Russell | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | 1972 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,484 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1973 | 4–9 | 30.8% | — | 1,493 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | 3–2 | 60.0% | — | 1,544 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1974 | 20–18 | 52.6% | — | 1,647 | 0 | 2 | 1974 | 5–2 | 71.4% | — | 1,579 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 1975 | 7–7 | 50.0% | — | 1,686 | 0 | 3 | 1975 | 17–12 | 58.6% | — | 1,691 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | 1976 | 30–20 | 60.0% | — | 1,797 | 0 | 3 | 1976 | 16–14 | 53.3% | — | 1,817 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 1977 | 23–21 | 52.3% | — | 1,919 | 0 | 4 | 1977 | 19–16 | 54.3% | — | 1,880 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | 1978 | 59–26 | 69.4% | — | 2,092 | 1 | 8 | 1978 | 13–16 | 44.8% | — | 1,859 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | 1979 | 52–27 | 65.8% | — | 1,974 | 1 | 8 | 1979 | 6–10 | 37.5% | — | 1,777 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | 1980 | 73–26 | 73.7% | — | 2,031 | 1 | 12 | 1980 | 30–22 | 57.7% | — | 1,874 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 1981 | 58–30 | 65.9% | — | 1,919 | 1 | 13 | 1981 | 27–23 | 54.0% | — | 1,807 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 1982 | 49–21 | 70.0% | — | 1,983 | 1 | 17 | 1982 | 20–22 | 47.6% | — | 1,825 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | 1983 | 27–17 | 61.4% | — | 1,905 | 1 | 18 | 1983 | 11–11 | 50.0% | — | 1,799 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | 1984 | 21–23 | 47.7% | #44 | 1,780 | 1 | 18 | 1984 | 27–17 | 61.4% | — | 1,838 | 0 | 5 |
| 30 | 1985 | 27–19 | 58.7% | #48 | 1,786 | 1 | 19 | 1985 | 7–20 | 25.9% | — | 1,613 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | 1986 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #185 | 1,734 | 1 | 19 | 1986 | 2–10 | 16.7% | — | 1,534 | 0 | 5 |
| 32 | 1987 | 5–7 | 41.7% | #143 | 1,657 | 1 | 19 | 1987 | 0–2 | 0.0% | — | 1,514 | 0 | 5 |
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 | Joanne Russell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 18 | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1973 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 1974 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 16 | 7 | 23 | 69.6% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 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% | 1975 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 21 | 1976 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 12 | 40 | 70.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1976 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% |
| 22 | 1977 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45.5% | 1977 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% |
| 23 | 1978 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 60.9% | 19 | 4 | 23 | 82.6% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 16 | 11 | 27 | 59.3% | 1978 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% |
| 24 | 1979 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 13 | 6 | 19 | 68.4% | 15 | 9 | 24 | 62.5% | 1979 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 25 | 1980 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73.7% | 27 | 5 | 32 | 84.4% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 24 | 11 | 35 | 68.6% | 1980 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 12 | 9 | 21 | 57.1% |
| 26 | 1981 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 27 | 8 | 35 | 77.1% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 16 | 13 | 29 | 55.2% | 1981 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 12 | 10 | 22 | 54.5% |
| 27 | 1982 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 24 | 5 | 29 | 82.8% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 1982 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 13 | 12 | 25 | 52.0% |
| 28 | 1983 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 1983 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 29 | 1984 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 1984 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 77.8% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% |
| 30 | 1985 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 17 | 6 | 23 | 73.9% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 1985 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% |
| 31 | 1986 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1986 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 32 | 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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% | — | 45 | 43 | 88 | 51.1% | 50 | 48 | 98 | 51.0% | 22 | 25 | 47 | 46.8% | 68 | 75 | 143 | 47.6% |
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 | Joanne Russell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| 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 | 1973 | 1544 | 116.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58.3% | +0.92 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | -0.40 |
| 19 | 1974 | 1647 | 134.9 | — | — | — | — | -93 | +57 | -167 | 56.8% | +0.64 | 4–2 (67%) | 3–5 (38%) | 102.5 | +1.04 | 1974 | 1580 | 104.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +12 | — | 62.5% | +0.50 | 2–0 | 2–1 (67%) | — | +1.32 |
| 20 | 1975 | 1686 | 122.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +81 | — | 51.6% | -0.10 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–0 | — | +0.38 | 1975 | 1691 | 132.4 | — | — | — | — | -81 | -39 | — | 58.0% | +0.36 | 5–6 (45%) | 8–3 (73%) | 106.8 | -1.38 |
| 21 | 1976 | 1797 | 142.1 | — | — | — | — | -255 | +110 | -321 | 58.1% | +0.62 | 9–8 (53%) | 4–3 (57%) | 100.1 | -1.76 | 1976 | 1817 | 140.3 | — | — | — | — | -129 | -143 | -154 | 49.2% | +0.11 | 5–2 (71%) | 2–2 (50%) | 106.2 | -2.22 |
| 22 | 1977 | 1920 | 148.2 | — | — | — | — | -145 | +43 | — | 50.0% | +0.01 | 11–3 (79%) | 1–0 | — | -5.12 | 1977 | 1880 | 149.5 | — | — | — | — | -95 | -101 | -215 | 53.8% | +0.50 | 4–4 (50%) | 2–4 (33%) | 98.8 | -3.20 |
| 23 | 1978 | 2092 | 158.8 | — | — | — | — | -38 | -54 | -463 | 66.3% | +1.06 | 14–6 (70%) | 14–6 (70%) | 111.1 | -7.09 | 1978 | 1859 | 147.6 | — | — | — | — | -125 | -32 | -151 | 46.4% | -0.07 | 5–6 (45%) | 1–4 (20%) | 97.6 | -3.77 |
| 24 | 1979 | 1975 | 151.3 | — | — | — | — | +50 | +39 | -193 | 63.7% | +0.92 | 15–10 (60%) | 6–5 (55%) | 103.9 | -3.12 | 1979 | 1777 | 131.2 | — | — | — | — | -82 | +73 | -117 | 41.9% | -0.71 | 2–1 (67%) | 3–2 (60%) | 101.9 | -2.29 |
| 25 | 1980 | 2032 | 157.7 | — | — | — | — | +31 | +158 | -224 | 69.9% | +1.37 | 14–9 (61%) | 10–7 (59%) | 101.1 | -5.80 | 1980 | 1874 | 145.9 | — | — | — | — | -53 | -41 | -188 | 50.0% | +0.13 | 16–2 (89%) | 4–4 (50%) | 113.8 | -4.24 |
| 26 | 1981 | 1919 | 158.9 | — | — | — | — | -19 | +290 | -67 | 62.6% | +0.85 | 13–7 (65%) | 9–6 (60%) | 102.2 | -6.70 | 1981 | 1808 | 138.5 | — | — | — | — | +27 | +22 | -108 | 51.3% | -0.02 | 13–8 (62%) | 5–4 (56%) | 103.6 | -2.37 |
| 27 | 1982 | 1984 | 156.4 | — | — | — | — | -61 | +260 | -118 | 68.6% | +1.30 | 9–11 (45%) | 11–6 (65%) | 98.3 | -4.11 | 1982 | 1825 | 141.7 | — | — | — | — | +47 | -82 | -41 | 44.9% | -0.29 | 10–8 (56%) | 3–4 (43%) | 98.5 | -2.29 |
| 28 | 1983 | 1905 | 143.8 | — | — | — | — | +21 | +136 | -21 | 60.4% | +0.91 | 6–4 (60%) | 3–4 (43%) | 98.3 | +2.73 | 1983 | 1799 | 134.2 | — | — | — | — | +55 | -16 | — | 49.0% | -0.25 | 4–3 (57%) | 4–3 (57%) | 101.8 | -2.15 |
| 29 | 1984 | 1781 | 144.3 | — | — | — | — | -45 | +178 | — | 51.0% | +0.29 | 4–10 (29%) | 3–7 (30%) | 87.0 | -0.89 | 1984 | 1839 | 128.3 | — | — | — | — | +82 | -129 | -110 | 57.8% | +0.28 | 9–5 (64%) | 9–3 (75%) | 105.8 | +2.75 |
| 30 | 1985 | 1786 | 140.6 | — | — | — | — | -87 | +216 | +68 | 57.4% | +0.63 | 7–4 (64%) | 4–1 (80%) | 102.6 | -0.16 | 1985 | 1614 | 112.0 | — | — | — | — | +49 | +13 | +71 | 26.3% | -1.05 | 2–1 (67%) | 0–6 (0%) | 95.4 | +0.04 |
| 31 | 1986 | 1735 | 90.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -3.00 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.44 | 1986 | 1535 | 105.7 | — | — | — | — | +62 | +35 | — | 30.0% | -1.47 | 1–5 (17%) | 2–1 (67%) | 95.4 | -0.07 |
| 32 | 1987 | 1658 | 111.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +211 | — | 46.4% | -0.14 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–1 | — | +0.99 | 1987 | 1515 | 97.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.00 | — | — | — | +0.11 |
| Career | — | 2123 | 154.7 | — | — | — | — | -27 | +141 | -197 | 61.0% | +0.79 | 108–81 (57%) | 70–52 (57%) | 104.0 | -3.86 | — | 1937 | 143.7 | — | — | — | — | -13 | -35 | -119 | 48.7% | -0.06 | 79–52 (60%) | 45–42 (52%) | 108.6 | -5.03 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Ruzici | 3 | 9 | 12 | Oct 24, 1985 | H2H |
| Chris Evert | 0 | 11 | 11 | Aug 12, 1983 | H2H |
| Martina Navratilova | 1 | 10 | 11 | Jul 2, 1982 | H2H |
| Mima Jausovec | 2 | 7 | 9 | Dec 11, 1982 | H2H |
| Betsy Nagelsen | 3 | 5 | 8 | Jan 23, 1986 | H2H |