H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Virginia Ruzici vs Katerina Maleeva H2H: 0-2

Katerina Maleeva holds a 2–0 lead over Virginia Ruzici in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Katerina Maleeva leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Katerina Maleeva won the 1985 Hilversum quarterfinal 7-5 7-5.

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Virginia Ruzici
ROU Age 71 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Katerina Maleeva
BUL Age 57 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Katerina Maleeva #48 7-5 7-5 Virginia Ruzici Match data Nov 9, 1985* QF Hilversum WTA 250 Carpet
Katerina Maleeva #55 6-3 6-3 Virginia Ruzici Match data Apr 7, 1985* F Seabrook Island WTA 250 Clay

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
Katerina Maleeva #456 #6 116 2,067 326 187 63.5% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Katerina Maleeva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1984 2–2 50.0% #93 1,528 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1985 30–20 60.0% #28 1,814 0 2
17 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0 1986 24–20 54.5% #29 1,837 0 2
18 1973 4–9 30.8% — 1,493 0 0 1987 35–15 70.0% #13 1,948 0 4
19 1974 20–18 52.6% — 1,647 0 2 1988 36–17 67.9% #11 1,989 0 5
20 1975 7–7 50.0% — 1,686 0 3 1989 32–11 74.4% #15 1,924 0 8
21 1976 30–20 60.0% — 1,797 0 3 1990 47–16 74.6% #6 2,045 0 9
22 1977 23–21 52.3% — 1,919 0 4 1991 35–16 68.6% #11 1,968 0 10
23 1978 59–26 69.4% — 2,092 1 8 1992 31–19 62.0% #16 1,897 0 10
24 1979 52–27 65.8% — 1,974 1 8 1993 28–17 62.2% #22 1,897 0 10
25 1980 73–26 73.7% — 2,031 1 12 1994 20–16 55.6% #36 1,865 0 11
26 1981 58–30 65.9% — 1,919 1 13 1995 1–11 8.3% #302 1,678 0 11
27 1982 49–21 70.0% — 1,983 1 17 1996 5–7 41.7% #231 1,684 0 11
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 Katerina Maleeva
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 6 7 13 46.2% 16 7 23 69.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 6 5 11 54.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 9 9 18 50.0%
18 1973 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1987 13 4 17 76.5% 16 5 21 76.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 5 11 54.5%
19 1974 0 2 2 0.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1988 22 8 30 73.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
20 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1989 19 5 24 79.2% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — —
21 1976 — — — — 28 12 40 70.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 1990 19 6 25 76.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 4 13 69.2%
22 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5% 1991 23 6 29 79.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
23 1978 14 9 23 60.9% 19 4 23 82.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 16 11 27 59.3% 1992 14 6 20 70.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
24 1979 10 6 16 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 15 9 24 62.5% 1993 11 7 18 61.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 3 11 72.7%
25 1980 14 5 19 73.7% 27 5 32 84.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 24 11 35 68.6% 1994 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
26 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 27 8 35 77.1% 7 4 11 63.6% 16 13 29 55.2% 1995 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1982 10 5 15 66.7% 24 5 29 82.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 8 19 57.9% 1996 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 146 69 215 67.9% 101 62 163 62.0% 19 12 31 61.3% 60 44 104 57.7%

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 Katerina Maleeva
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1529 101.1 — — — — +67 — — 33.3% -1.33 — — — +0.05
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1814 134.0 — — — — -111 -26 -204 58.3% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 4–7 (36%) 101.9 +0.01
17 1972 1484 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.15 1986 1838 143.3 — — — — -45 -31 -198 54.1% +0.50 5–5 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 97.8 -2.35
18 1973 1494 102.8 — — — — +96 -24 — 33.3% -1.19 0–1 0–1 — +0.98 1987 1948 160.2 — — — — -21 -10 — 69.8% +1.71 2–6 (25%) 4–6 (40%) 95.2 -0.20
19 1974 1647 134.9 — — — — -93 +57 -167 56.8% +0.64 4–2 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 102.5 +1.04 1988 1989 160.1 — — — — +20 -68 -325 63.3% +1.34 10–4 (71%) 5–5 (50%) 101.8 -1.95
20 1975 1686 122.9 — — — — — +81 — 51.6% -0.10 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.38 1989 1925 137.9 — — — — +49 -9 — 69.5% +1.44 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 97.1 +2.60
21 1976 1797 142.1 — — — — -255 +110 -321 58.1% +0.62 9–8 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 100.1 -1.76 1990 2046 166.9 — — — — 0 -25 -291 72.1% +1.66 8–4 (67%) 7–3 (70%) 105.6 -1.83
22 1977 1920 148.2 — — — — -145 +43 — 50.0% +0.01 11–3 (79%) 1–0 — -5.12 1991 1969 154.4 — — — — +54 -23 -195 68.2% +1.44 2–7 (22%) 3–7 (30%) 87.8 +4.53
23 1978 2092 158.8 — — — — -38 -54 -463 66.3% +1.06 14–6 (70%) 14–6 (70%) 111.1 -7.09 1992 1897 153.5 — — — — +63 -53 -38 60.4% +0.89 6–5 (55%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +4.07
24 1979 1975 151.3 — — — — +50 +39 -193 63.7% +0.92 15–10 (60%) 6–5 (55%) 103.9 -3.12 1993 1897 158.4 — — — — +46 -36 — 61.2% +0.84 6–9 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 97.3 +1.03
25 1980 2032 157.7 — — — — +31 +158 -224 69.9% +1.37 14–9 (61%) 10–7 (59%) 101.1 -5.80 1994 1866 142.3 — — — — +23 -58 — 54.3% +0.42 5–6 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 94.9 +0.16
26 1981 1919 158.9 — — — — -19 +290 -67 62.6% +0.85 13–7 (65%) 9–6 (60%) 102.2 -6.70 1995 1678 110.1 — — — — +95 +57 — 17.9% -2.39 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — -0.64
27 1982 1984 156.4 — — — — -61 +260 -118 68.6% +1.30 9–11 (45%) 11–6 (65%) 98.3 -4.11 1996 1685 133.5 — — — — +100 -3 — 42.3% +0.15 1–1 0–4 (0%) — -0.39
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 — 2067 158.1 — — — — +17 -28 -205 61.8% +0.97 58–59 (50%) 43–54 (44%) 89.3 +1.00

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.