Elena-Gabriela Ruse

Elena-Gabriela Ruse (born 6 November 1997) is a Romanian tennis player.

Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Ruse at Wimbledon 2019
Country (sports) Romania
ResidenceBucharest, Romania
Born (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997
Bucharest, Romania
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight-handed
(two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 306,818
Singles
Career record171–100 (63.1%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 159 (14 December 2020)
Current rankingNo. 162 (1 February 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2020)
French OpenQ3 (2020)
Wimbledon1R (2018, 2019)
US OpenQ3 (2019)
Doubles
Career record103–58 (64.0%)
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 109 (12 August 2019)
Current rankingNo. 129 (1 February 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open JuniorQF (2014)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2014)
US Open Junior1R (2014)
Last updated on: 9 March 2020.

She has career-high WTA rankings of 159 in singles and 109 in doubles. Ruse had a career-high ITF combined juniors ranking of 7, achieved on 18 May 2015. She made the semifinals of the 2014 Wimbledon girls' singles event.

Ruse made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 BRD Bucharest Open in the doubles event, partnering Jaqueline Cristian.

Tennis career

2012–2015: Junior career

Ruse won two junior singles titles and eight junior doubles titles. The biggest title of her junior career was the Grade-1 Canadian Open Junior Championships, where she beat Katie Swan in the final. Ruse also reached the semifinals of Junior Wimbledon in 2014 and the final of Eddie Herr.

2015–2016: Rise up the professional ranks

When Ruse finished her junior career, she still did not have a professional ranking. In July 2015, she received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the 2015 BRD Bucharest Open and beat Alexandra Cadantu in the first round. She lost her next match to Maria Sakkari. She reached semifinals at $10k events in Bucharest and Antalya and finished 2015 with a year-end ranking of 642 in singles and 575 in doubles.

In November 2015, Ruse won her first professional singles title at a $10k event in Antalya, beating Ekaterine Gorgodze in the final. In January 2016, she qualified for the $25k event in Sunrise, beating former top-30 player Laura Robson along the way, and reached the quarterfinals. After that event, she won ten singles matches and eight doubles matches in a row and won two singles and two doubles titles at $10k events in Antalya. In March, Ruse reached two straight finals at $10k events in Hammamet, Tunisia. She lost the first one to Claudia Giovine in straight sets, snapping her 14-match winning streak in singles, and in the second one she beat Julia Grabher. At the end of April, Ruse qualified for a $25k event in Chiasso, Switzerland and reached the semifinals, where she lost to fellow qualifier Amanda Carreras.

After taking time off for her high school graduation, Ruse returned to competition in June at a $50k event in Essen, Germany. As the last direct acceptance, Ruse shocked top seed Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three sets for her first win over a top-100 player. Due to rain delays in Essen, Ruse had to play her second-round match the same day and lost in straight sets to Spanish qualifier Olga Sáez Larra.

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament201820192020W–LWin %
Australian Open A A Q3 0–0   
French Open A A Q3 0–0   
Wimbledon 1R 1R NH 0–2 0%
US Open Q1 Q3 A 0–0   
Win–Loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 0%

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2019 Bucharest Open, Romania International Clay Jaqueline Cristian Viktória Kužmová
Kristýna Plíšková
4–6, 6–7(3–7)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (6–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Ekaterine Gorgodze 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 2–0 Feb 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Josephine Boualem 7–6(7–3), 0–6, 6–1
Win 3–0 Feb 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Nina Potočnik 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 3–1 Mar 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Claudia Giovine 4–6, 0–6
Win 4–1 Apr 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Julia Grabher 6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–2 Oct 2016 Open de Touraine, France 50,000 Hard (i) Maryna Zanevska 3–6, 3–6
Win 5–2 Aug 2017 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany 25,000 Clay Chiara Scholl 6–1, 6–2
Win 6–2 Aug 2017 ITF Arad, Romania 15,000 Clay Nina Potočnik 6–4, 6–1
Loss 6–3 Mar 2019 Keio Challenger Yokohama, Japan 25,000 Hard Greet Minnen 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (7–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2015 ITF Arad, Romania 10,000 Clay Jaqueline Cristian Andreea Ghițescu
Katarína Strešnáková
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Aug 2015 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Oana Georgeta Simion Diana Buzean
Cristina Dinu
0–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Dec 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Julie Noe Alona Fomina
Christina Shakovets
6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win 2–2 Feb 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Petia Arshinkova Eleni Daniilidou
Arina Folts
7–6(7–0), 6–4
Win 3–2 Feb 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Dasha Ivanova Adrijana Lekaj
Viktoriya Tomova
7–6(7–1), 6–1
Win 4–2 Apr 2016 ITF Hammamet. Tunisia 10,000 Clay Katharina Hobgarski Ola Abou Zekry
Snehadevi Reddy
6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Jun 2016 Bredeney Ladies Open, Germany 50,000 Clay Elyne Boeykens Laura Pous Tió
Anne Schäfer
2–6, 3–6
Win 5–3 Aug 2017 ITF Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary 25,000 Clay Eva Wacanno Martina Di Giuseppe
Anna-Giulia Remondina
6–3, 6–1
Win 6–3 Sep 2017 ITF Mamaia, Romania 25,000 Clay Anastasiya Komardina Dea Herdželaš
Oana Georgeta Simion
3–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Loss 6–4 Sep 2017 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Valentini
Grammatikopoulou
Jaqueline Adina Cristian
Anastasiya Komardina
3–6, 0–6
Loss 6–5 Oct 2017 Open de Touraine, France 25,000 Hard (i) Jaqueline Cristian Sarah Beth Grey
Samantha Murray
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 7–5 Sep 2018 Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland 60,000 Clay Andreea Mitu Laura Pigossi
Maryna Zanevska
4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 7–6 Sep 2018 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Jaqueline Cristian Cristina Dinu
Aymet Uzcategui
6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss 7–7 Jan 2019 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France 60,000 Hard (i) Andreea Mitu Cornelia Lister
Renata Voráčová
1–6, 2–6
Loss 7–8 Feb 2019 ITF Grenoble, France 25,000 Hard (i) Andreea Mitu Estelle Cascino
Elixane Lechemia
2–6, 2–6
Win 8–8 Jan 2020 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France 60,000 Hard (i) Jaqueline Cristian Raluca Șerban
Ekaterine Gorgodze
7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), [10–8]
Win 9–8 Oct 2020 ITF Istanbul,
Turkey
25,000 Hard (i) Jaqueline Cristian Maia Lumsden
Melis Sezer
6–3, 6–4
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