H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 08:25 UTC

Wendy Turnbull vs Virginia Ruzici H2H: 7-6

Wendy Turnbull holds a 7–6 lead over Virginia Ruzici in their WTA head-to-head. Across 13 main-draw meetings, Virginia Ruzici leads 3–2 on carpet and 3–1 on clay. Most recently, Wendy Turnbull won the 1985 US Open first round 6-4 6-1.

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Wendy Turnbull
AUS Age 73 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"
H2H
7 – 6
13 main draw meetings
Virginia Ruzici
ROU Age 71 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 29, 1985* US Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Wendy Turnbull #5 6-4 6-1 Virginia Ruzici #48 Match data
Mar 23, 1984* Dallas WTA 250 R16 Carpet Virginia Ruzici #17 6-3 6-0 Wendy Turnbull #9 Match data
Oct 7, 1983* Detroit WTA 250 QF Carpet Virginia Ruzici 6-1 6-2 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Nov 27, 1981* Sydney WTA 500 R16 Grass Wendy Turnbull 6-3 6-2 Virginia Ruzici Match data
Jun 5, 1980* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Virginia Ruzici 6-2 6-0 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Dec 1, 1979* Melbourne WTA 250 SF Grass Wendy Turnbull 6-4 2-6 6-2 Virginia Ruzici Match data
May 19, 1979* Vienna WTA 250 QF Clay Virginia Ruzici 6-4 6-2 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Feb 25, 1979* Detroit WTA 250 F Carpet Wendy Turnbull 7-5 1-6 7-6 Virginia Ruzici Match data
Jan 13, 1978* Hollywood WTA 250 R16 Carpet Wendy Turnbull 6-2 6-1 Virginia Ruzici Match data
Jan 2, 1978 Washington WTA 250 R32 Carpet Virginia Ruzici 6-1 1-6 7-6 Wendy Turnbull Match data
Oct 14, 1977* Phoenix WTA 250 R16 Hard Wendy Turnbull 6-0 6-2 Virginia Ruzici Match data
Jul 18, 1976* Kitzbuhel WTA 250 F Clay Wendy Turnbull 6-4 5-7 6-3 Virginia Ruzici Match data
May 20, 1976* Hamburg WTA 250 R32 Clay Virginia Ruzici 6-2 6-2 Wendy Turnbull 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
Wendy Turnbull #346 #3 38 2,181 585 330 63.9% 0 0 0 2 16 18
Virginia Ruzici #264 #16 5 2,121 458 274 62.6% 1 0 0 1 18 20

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 Wendy Turnbull Virginia Ruzici
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,476 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 0–3 0.0% — 1,453 0 0 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
18 1971 1–3 25.0% — 1,452 0 0 1973 4–9 30.8% — 1,494 0 0
19 1972 24–13 64.9% — 1,650 0 4 1974 20–18 52.6% — 1,651 0 2
20 1973 33–20 62.3% — 1,744 0 7 1975 7–7 50.0% — 1,687 0 3
21 1974 16–14 53.3% — 1,648 0 7 1976 30–20 60.0% — 1,796 0 3
22 1975 13–15 46.4% — 1,713 0 7 1977 23–21 52.3% — 1,918 0 4
23 1976 27–21 56.2% — 1,846 0 10 1978 59–26 69.4% — 2,093 1 8
24 1977 31–20 60.8% — 2,041 0 10 1979 52–27 65.8% — 1,966 1 8
25 1978 54–23 70.1% — 2,064 0 10 1980 73–26 73.7% — 2,027 1 12
26 1979 62–27 69.7% — 2,071 0 12 1981 61–30 67.0% — 1,920 1 14
27 1980 69–26 72.6% — 2,135 0 14 1982 49–21 70.0% — 1,982 1 18
28 1981 45–23 66.2% — 2,050 0 15 1983 27–17 61.4% — 1,905 1 19
29 1982 47–20 70.1% — 2,070 0 17 1984 21–23 47.7% #44 1,780 1 19
30 1983 47–18 72.3% — 2,063 0 18 1985 27–19 58.7% #48 1,786 1 20
31 1984 37–16 69.8% #5 2,022 0 18 1986 0–2 0.0% #185 1,734 1 20
32 1985 36–18 66.7% #5 1,960 0 18 1987 5–7 41.7% #143 1,658 1 20
33 1986 17–15 53.1% #18 1,864 0 18 — — — — — — —
34 1987 20–16 55.6% #23 1,779 0 18 — — — — — — —
35 1988 4–13 23.5% #135 1,651 0 18 — — — — — — —
36 1989 2–4 33.3% #266 1,631 0 18 — — — — — — —