H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Virginia Ruzici vs Joanne Russell H2H: 9-3

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 third round 6-2 6-3.

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Virginia Ruzici
ROU Age 71 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
9 – 3
12 main draw meetings
Joanne Russell
Age 71

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 24, 1985* Brighton WTA 250 R32 Carpet Virginia Ruzici #48 6-2 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data
Oct 28, 1984* Brighton WTA 250 QF Carpet Joanne Russell 6-1 6-1 Virginia Ruzici #32 Match data
Jan 26, 1984* Marco Island WTA 250 R32 Clay Virginia Ruzici #21 6-3 7-6 Joanne Russell Match data
Nov 25, 1981* Sydney WTA 500 R64 Grass Virginia Ruzici 6-0 3-6 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data
Oct 31, 1981* Filderstadt WTA 250 QF Carpet Virginia Ruzici 7-6 6-1 Joanne Russell Match data
Aug 1, 1981* Orange WTA 250 SF Clay Virginia Ruzici 6-4 3-6 6-1 Joanne Russell Match data
Apr 6, 1981 Hilton Head WTA 250 BR Clay Virginia Ruzici 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data
Nov 15, 1980* Amsterdam WTA 250 SF Carpet Virginia Ruzici 6-3 6-2 Joanne Russell Match data
Jun 27, 1980* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Joanne Russell 6-2 3-6 6-4 Virginia Ruzici Match data
Aug 10, 1979* Indianapolis WTA 250 R16 Clay Virginia Ruzici 6-7 7-6 6-2 Joanne Russell Match data
Mar 9, 1978* Dallas WTA 250 R32 Carpet Virginia Ruzici 7-6 4-6 6-3 Joanne Russell Match data
Dec 3, 1976* Sydney WTA 500 R32 Grass Joanne Russell 7-6 6-3 Virginia Ruzici Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Virginia Ruzici #264 #16 5 2,121 458 274 62.6% 1 0 0 1 18 20
Joanne Russell — — — 1,935 203 199 50.5% 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 Joanne Russell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 4–9 30.8% — 1,494 0 0 1973 3–2 60.0% — 1,544 0 0
19 1974 20–18 52.6% — 1,651 0 2 1974 5–2 71.4% — 1,582 0 1
20 1975 7–7 50.0% — 1,687 0 3 1975 17–12 58.6% — 1,693 0 2
21 1976 30–20 60.0% — 1,796 0 3 1976 16–14 53.3% — 1,837 0 2
22 1977 23–21 52.3% — 1,918 0 4 1977 19–16 54.3% — 1,884 0 2
23 1978 59–26 69.4% — 2,093 1 8 1978 13–16 44.8% — 1,859 0 2
24 1979 52–27 65.8% — 1,966 1 8 1979 6–10 37.5% — 1,776 0 3
25 1980 73–26 73.7% — 2,027 1 12 1980 30–22 57.7% — 1,872 0 3
26 1981 61–30 67.0% — 1,920 1 14 1981 27–23 54.0% — 1,809 0 3
27 1982 49–21 70.0% — 1,982 1 18 1982 20–22 47.6% — 1,825 0 3
28 1983 27–17 61.4% — 1,905 1 19 1983 11–11 50.0% — 1,797 0 3
29 1984 21–23 47.7% #44 1,780 1 19 1984 27–17 61.4% — 1,838 0 5
30 1985 27–19 58.7% #48 1,786 1 20 1985 7–20 25.9% — 1,613 0 5
31 1986 0–2 0.0% #185 1,734 1 20 1986 2–10 16.7% — 1,534 0 5
32 1987 5–7 41.7% #143 1,658 1 20 1987 0–2 0.0% — 1,514 0 5