H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Virginia Wade vs Virginia Ruzici H2H: 9-3

Virginia Wade holds a 9–3 lead over Virginia Ruzici in their WTA head-to-head. Across 12 main-draw meetings, Virginia Wade leads 4–1 on carpet and 4–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Virginia Ruzici won the 1984 Roland Garros round of 128 3-6 6-3 6-3.

GBR Age 81 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
9 3
12 main-draw meetings
ROU Age 71 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Ruzici #24 3-6 6-3 6-3 Virginia Wade #52 Match data May 30, 1984* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Virginia Ruzici 6-1 7-5 Virginia Wade Match data Aug 28, 1981* R16 Mahwah WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Wade 7-5 7-5 Virginia Ruzici Match data Jan 27, 1979* QF Hollywood WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Wade 7-6(3) 6-3 Virginia Ruzici Match data Nov 19, 1978* BR Colgate Series Championships WTA Finals Hard
Virginia Ruzici 6-3 6-4 Virginia Wade Match data Oct 21, 1978* QF Brighton WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 3-0 (ret.) Virginia Ruzici Match data Apr 1, 1978* BR Philadelphia WTA 250 Hard
Virginia Wade 6-1 6-0 Virginia Ruzici Match data Dec 12, 1977* SF London WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-3 6-1 Virginia Ruzici Match data Mar 4, 1977* R16 San Francisco WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-2 6-1 Virginia Ruzici Match data Feb 27, 1977* QF Detroit WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-2 6-4 Virginia Ruzici Match data Nov 5, 1976* R16 London WTA 250 Carpet
Virginia Wade 6-2 6-3 Virginia Ruzici Match data Jun 16, 1976* R64 Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass
Virginia Wade 6-2 6-2 Virginia Ruzici Match data Jan 9, 1975* R32 San Francisco 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.

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 Wade #138 #2 2,326 865 313 73.4% 3 0 0 2 48 53
Virginia Ruzici #264 #16 5 2,123 455 274 62.4% 1 0 0 1 17 19

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 Wade Virginia Ruzici
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1972 0–1 0.0% 1,484 0 0
18 1973 4–9 30.8% 1,493 0 0
19 1974 20–18 52.6% 1,647 0 2
20 1975 7–7 50.0% 1,686 0 3
21 1976 30–20 60.0% 1,797 0 3
22 1968 85–19 81.7% 1,940 1 4 1977 23–21 52.3% 1,919 0 4
23 1969 82–18 82.0% 2,122 1 11 1978 59–26 69.4% 2,092 1 8
24 1970 69–22 75.8% 2,090 1 16 1979 52–27 65.8% 1,974 1 8
25 1971 63–14 81.8% 2,177 1 24 1980 73–26 73.7% 2,031 1 12
26 1972 76–24 76.0% 2,145 2 29 1981 58–30 65.9% 1,919 1 13
27 1973 63–16 79.7% 2,163 2 35 1982 49–21 70.0% 1,983 1 17
28 1974 60–16 78.9% 2,202 2 40 1983 27–17 61.4% 1,905 1 18
29 1975 65–14 82.3% #2 2,324 2 46 1984 21–23 47.7% #44 1,780 1 18
30 1976 48–17 73.8% #3 2,266 2 48 1985 27–19 58.7% #48 1,786 1 19
31 1977 50–18 73.5% #4 2,272 3 50 1986 0–2 0.0% #185 1,734 1 19
32 1978 69–25 73.4% #4 2,251 3 53 1987 5–7 41.7% #143 1,657 1 19
33 1979 51–26 66.2% #8 2,069 3 53
34 1980 30–21 58.8% 1,872 3 53
35 1981 25–21 54.3% 1,820 3 53
36 1982 6–13 31.6% 1,746 3 53
37 1983 10–9 52.6% 1,787 3 53
38 1984 6–11 35.3% #61 1,728 3 53
39 1985 7–9 43.8% #62 1,711 3 53

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 Wade Virginia Ruzici
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 %
18 1973 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
19 1974 0 2 2 0.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
20 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1976 28 12 40 70.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1968 22 5 27 81.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 22 4 26 84.6% 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5%
23 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 18 6 24 75.0% 26 6 32 81.3% 18 2 20 90.0% 1978 14 9 23 60.9% 19 4 23 82.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 16 11 27 59.3%
24 1970 8 1 9 88.9% 21 7 28 75.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 20 7 27 74.1% 1979 10 6 16 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 15 9 24 62.5%
25 1971 13 3 16 81.3% 19 4 23 82.6% 14 4 18 77.8% 17 3 20 85.0% 1980 14 5 19 73.7% 27 5 32 84.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 24 11 35 68.6%
26 1972 6 1 7 85.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 29 8 37 78.4% 26 8 34 76.5% 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 27 8 35 77.1% 7 4 11 63.6% 16 13 29 55.2%
27 1973 12 2 14 85.7% 14 6 20 70.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 19 2 21 90.5% 1982 10 5 15 66.7% 24 5 29 82.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 8 19 57.9%
28 1974 13 2 15 86.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 14 5 19 73.7% 23 6 29 79.3% 1983 3 3 6 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 10 4 14 71.4%
29 1975 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 9 1 10 90.0% 24 4 28 85.7% 1984 2 6 8 25.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 9 14 35.7%
30 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 33 10 43 76.7% 1985 7 6 13 53.8% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
31 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 1 11 90.9% 26 12 38 68.4% 1986 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1978 29 7 36 80.6% 12 3 15 80.0% 28 15 43 65.1% 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
33 1979 19 8 27 70.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 3 12 75.0% 22 13 35 62.9%
34 1980 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 3 7 57.1% 20 11 31 64.5%
35 1981 8 4 12 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 13 10 23 56.5%
36 1982 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
37 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
38 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 4 6 33.3%
39 1985 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 195 63 258 75.6% 149 67 216 69.0% 206 68 274 75.2% 313 115 428 73.1% 69 55 124 55.6% 218 85 303 71.9% 43 34 77 55.8% 114 96 210 54.3%

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 Wade Virginia Ruzici
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
19 1974 1647 134.9 -93 +57 -167 56.8% +0.64 4–2 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 102.5 +1.04
20 1975 1686 122.9 +81 51.6% -0.10 1–2 (33%) 1–0 +0.38
21 1976 1797 142.1 -255 +110 -321 58.1% +0.62 9–8 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 100.1 -1.76
22 1968 1941 139.9 +231 -179 -48 76.3% +2.05 16–6 (73%) -3.62 1977 1920 148.2 -145 +43 50.0% +0.01 11–3 (79%) 1–0 -5.12
23 1969 2123 150.9 +277 -251 -28 79.4% +2.10 10–8 (56%) -6.09 1978 2092 158.8 -38 -54 -463 66.3% +1.06 14–6 (70%) 14–6 (70%) 111.1 -7.09
24 1970 2091 154.6 +193 -118 +28 71.2% +1.54 13–7 (65%) 3–2 (60%) 101.5 -9.67 1979 1975 151.3 +50 +39 -193 63.7% +0.92 15–10 (60%) 6–5 (55%) 103.9 -3.12
25 1971 2177 159.9 +99 -65 -32 77.7% +2.05 15–5 (75%) 10–1 (91%) 110.7 -4.40 1980 2032 157.7 +31 +158 -224 69.9% +1.37 14–9 (61%) 10–7 (59%) 101.1 -5.80
26 1972 2146 164.1 +197 -62 +12 73.6% +1.91 9–9 (50%) 4–7 (36%) 93.0 -6.10 1981 1919 158.9 -19 +290 -67 62.6% +0.85 13–7 (65%) 9–6 (60%) 102.2 -6.70
27 1973 2163 164.2 +178 -120 +32 77.2% +2.30 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 95.9 -3.17 1982 1984 156.4 -61 +260 -118 68.6% +1.30 9–11 (45%) 11–6 (65%) 98.3 -4.11
28 1974 2203 161.1 +186 -154 -74 75.6% +1.87 13–7 (65%) 10–4 (71%) 100.5 -7.22 1983 1905 143.8 +21 +136 -21 60.4% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 +2.73
29 1975 2324 169.2 +73 -200 -121 76.2% +1.83 16–4 (80%) 5–8 (38%) 102.4 -6.74 1984 1781 144.3 -45 +178 51.0% +0.29 4–10 (29%) 3–7 (30%) 87.0 -0.89
30 1976 2267 165.3 +93 -21 66.7% +1.12 14–6 (70%) 7–7 (50%) 98.8 -6.74 1985 1786 140.6 -87 +216 +68 57.4% +0.63 7–4 (64%) 4–1 (80%) 102.6 -0.16
31 1977 2273 169.3 +19 -205 +88 71.6% +1.68 8–2 (80%) 5–5 (50%) 104.2 -7.33 1986 1735 90.3 20.0% -3.00 0–1 +0.44
32 1978 2252 167.0 +51 +76 70.0% +1.40 16–8 (67%) 11–8 (58%) 101.2 -6.47 1987 1658 111.9 +211 46.4% -0.14 1–3 (25%) 1–1 +0.99
33 1979 2070 163.2 +32 -41 +200 67.1% +1.16 5–8 (38%) 9–3 (75%) 96.6 -3.31
34 1980 1873 153.0 +108 +111 +320 55.6% +0.31 10–9 (53%) 10–8 (56%) 92.3 -1.39
35 1981 1821 137.9 +64 +114 +265 53.7% +0.38 10–8 (56%) 3–7 (30%) 92.4 -0.06
36 1982 1747 125.1 +79 +77 +259 34.8% -1.15 4–4 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 96.8 -2.86
37 1983 1788 124.5 +12 +1 +221 48.9% -0.20 5–2 (71%) 4–1 (80%) 103.2 -0.60
38 1984 1729 127.2 +32 +204 41.9% -0.84 3–6 (33%) 1–1 -0.64
39 1985 1711 118.5 +4 -4 +186 44.4% -0.72 4–2 (67%) 1–2 (33%) 100.6 -0.46
Career 2327 162.6 +117 -111 +35 70.0% +1.48 179–106 (63%) 88–71 (55%) 97.5 -6.60 2123 154.7 -27 +141 -197 61.0% +0.79 108–81 (57%) 70–52 (57%) 104.0 -3.86

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.